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drank Ola'a Oolong by The Tea Haus
1759 tasting notes

I christened my Gawain today… and what a bang to break it open with!! this was SO good.
Fruity and light, and sweet without any additives whatsoever. I taste pineapple and mango, with a more natural tea honey coming out in later infusions. Just wow.
I’m not ready to write up a full on, per-steep review… but I will soon!
Big BIG thank you to the kind owner of Tea Haus for this sample <3

Bonnie

I want more info…you are teasing us! I love pineapple! Wah!

Indigobloom

LOL patience m’dear :)
It seems I need to do proper gawain sessions when I don’t have a sore throat… and when there is nobody else in the house. Shhhhhh, the girl needs silence! ha. yes I am a tea diva.

Bonnie

Yes you are! Shush! The Diva speaks!

Kittenna

Haha, I need silence to do a proper tea review as well! I have to turn off my music when I’m writing something :P Otherwise I can’t concentrate well enough.

Indigobloom

takes a bow Thank you Bonnie ;)
Krystaleyn: come to think of it, I can have some soft music playing… but nothing too distracting! I usually end up having tasting sessions in between cleaning bouts of house cleaning so I have to change what’s playing… or else I’d end up singing into my mop handle all afternoon :P

Kittenna

Hahahahaha, that gives me an amusing image! I suppose I could probably have soft instrumental music playing, but it’s probably an isolation of the senses sort of thing. Like if my ears are being assaulted, it takes away from the attention I can put towards taste and smell. I’m tired, I hope that makes sense.

Indigobloom

Oh it totally makes sense… but there are times when I also need music (and tea!) to focus me! or help me drown out the noisy cube monkeys at my office :P

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Bonnie

I want more info…you are teasing us! I love pineapple! Wah!

Indigobloom

LOL patience m’dear :)
It seems I need to do proper gawain sessions when I don’t have a sore throat… and when there is nobody else in the house. Shhhhhh, the girl needs silence! ha. yes I am a tea diva.

Bonnie

Yes you are! Shush! The Diva speaks!

Kittenna

Haha, I need silence to do a proper tea review as well! I have to turn off my music when I’m writing something :P Otherwise I can’t concentrate well enough.

Indigobloom

takes a bow Thank you Bonnie ;)
Krystaleyn: come to think of it, I can have some soft music playing… but nothing too distracting! I usually end up having tasting sessions in between cleaning bouts of house cleaning so I have to change what’s playing… or else I’d end up singing into my mop handle all afternoon :P

Kittenna

Hahahahaha, that gives me an amusing image! I suppose I could probably have soft instrumental music playing, but it’s probably an isolation of the senses sort of thing. Like if my ears are being assaulted, it takes away from the attention I can put towards taste and smell. I’m tired, I hope that makes sense.

Indigobloom

Oh it totally makes sense… but there are times when I also need music (and tea!) to focus me! or help me drown out the noisy cube monkeys at my office :P

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Let’s see… I’m a tea and workout fanatic, I work in HR, and most of my friends consider me to be an egg. White on the outside, Asian on the inside :)
-from philosophy to food, I love it all
Otherwise, what you see is what you get! I can be very straightforward and yet shy.

Also, I’ve started taking tea sommelier classes and it is an absolute blast! Well, so far I’ve only finished the first out of eight courses, but I am really looking forward to the next one.

Anyhow, if your curious as to how I rate things, this is how I work…

0-25
Like eating dirt, or some other unsanitary indelicacy that mentioning in my profile here would likely get me banned.
I don’t think I’ve found cause to banish a tea to the wasteland yet though so who knows what it’d inspire ;P

25-50
You know that expression “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”? I imagine drinking that water would be terrible enough to warrant this rating!
I’d never make my enemy drink this, but perhaps I’d throw it at them. Good thing I don’t have any enemies!

50-70
This is “tea”?? I tried finishing the cup… but my body rejected it. There may be others who enjoy this tea, but it’s beyond me!

70-80
I tried liking it, and I can almost get there! I certainly don’t hate it, but something is holding me back. Allergies? Men in white suits? who knows… certainly not me!

80-90
Lovely tea! Not my all time fave but close. I likely wouldn’t repurchase, but may decide to based on many factors: price, accessibility, whether it fills a “tea gap”, medicinal applications, and how often I crave it.
Every once in awhile I find the sweet spot that bumps these up to 90+. Those are the days I need to buy a lotto ticket!

90-95
Sweet Camellia! this is realllly good tea! Don’t talk to me until I’ve finished my cup…

95-100
Tea of the gods. I would do anything to get my hands on more of this liquid gold!

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