90

So… looks away shamefully
I’ve done something that I never imagined doing, something that six months ago, I would have decried with all of my tea might.
But… well, it’s made me happy, it’s brought me those fleeting sips of heaven that I crave so desperately!!
Yup, I added sugar, and plenty of it, to my oolong. AND milk. Yup, and I stand by it! it’s brought the standard of my tea experiences up to a tolerable level of badness.
It seems to work here because well, since I can’t taste the natural sweetness in teas, adding sugar just brings it back to how it normally tastes, for me anyhow. and the milk, ehhh that was simply an inspired decision. It tastes just like a simple red rose tea this way. Hey, I’ll take what I can get! pretty darn great when compared to nothing at all…
Not so much as the cup cools, it kinda gets gross then… but when hot, holy yummm :)
Anyhow, I hope everyone here is well. Miss you all xx

Plunkybug

I routinely add sugar and milk to teas. Not all tolerate milk, but I find they all benefit from a little sugar. Sometimes I add a lot. I’ve got a bit of sweet tooth. ;)

Indigobloom

Oh I add milk n sugar to black and rooibos all the time! but an oolong? this is my first time :)
I try to watch my sugar intake, diabetes runs strong in my family *sighs

Plunkybug

Oolongs I do both ways…sometimes, just with sugar, sometimes milk and sugar. I think it depends on how dark the brew is. I have definitely got to go easier on the sugar though, as I am having tea a lot more frequently these days, and it adds up fast.

Jillian

I think milk and sugar thing would work better with a dark oolong like this rather than a green one like a Alishan – which tend to be plenty sweet on their own.

Indigobloom

I used to add alot more sugar actually, but over time I got used to adding less and less. Until this tastebudless thing happened lol
I’ve never tried an Alishan, it sounds rare…

Jillian

Not particularly rare, although higher grades can certainly be harder to get your hands on. Here’s a link to an Alishan on Adagio’s site that’ll tell you a bit more about it: http://www.adagio.com/oolong/ali_shan.html

Indigobloom

ohhh I’m afraid to look! I can’t buy anymore til I can taste again. Til then, I’m wasting my tea by drinking it, essentially, so I stick to the cheap stuff :S

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Plunkybug

I routinely add sugar and milk to teas. Not all tolerate milk, but I find they all benefit from a little sugar. Sometimes I add a lot. I’ve got a bit of sweet tooth. ;)

Indigobloom

Oh I add milk n sugar to black and rooibos all the time! but an oolong? this is my first time :)
I try to watch my sugar intake, diabetes runs strong in my family *sighs

Plunkybug

Oolongs I do both ways…sometimes, just with sugar, sometimes milk and sugar. I think it depends on how dark the brew is. I have definitely got to go easier on the sugar though, as I am having tea a lot more frequently these days, and it adds up fast.

Jillian

I think milk and sugar thing would work better with a dark oolong like this rather than a green one like a Alishan – which tend to be plenty sweet on their own.

Indigobloom

I used to add alot more sugar actually, but over time I got used to adding less and less. Until this tastebudless thing happened lol
I’ve never tried an Alishan, it sounds rare…

Jillian

Not particularly rare, although higher grades can certainly be harder to get your hands on. Here’s a link to an Alishan on Adagio’s site that’ll tell you a bit more about it: http://www.adagio.com/oolong/ali_shan.html

Indigobloom

ohhh I’m afraid to look! I can’t buy anymore til I can taste again. Til then, I’m wasting my tea by drinking it, essentially, so I stick to the cheap stuff :S

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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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