This was my first “real tea” that wasn’t an offering by David’s tea, so I was pretty excited to try it.
Despite a steeping mishap this morning (those always seem to occur, despite all my hopes and preparation), this made a pretty decent cup. Given that I don’t quite yet have the vocabulary to really describe tea, I have to say that it definitely tasted “black”, a bit woody, and appropriately strong. I added in a bit of sugar and milk, but this did not at all detract from the smoothness of the tea, and its very, very slight astringency actually lends itself to being a really good tea if you aren’t even in a “tea mood”.
But then I made it to take to work in my timolino and found that it wasn’t nearly as strong. I attribute this to the fact that there’s simply more water, plus I don’t like the timolino’s steeping basket nearly as much, as I don’t find my teas to be as flavourful in the travel mug—how do you guys prepare tea in your travel mug differently from the way you prepare in a cup? any recommendations for keeping the flavour strong? should I shake it a great deal to help things “circulate”?
In other (amazing amazing) news, I received my butiki order in the mail yesterday! I am over the moon about this, and can’t wait to try them!

Lala

How big is your travel mug? It may be that your travel mug is bigger than your normal tea cup so you may need to double up n the amount of tea that you use.
I find that different tea vessel impart different tastes. So tea from your travel mug will almost always taste different than tea from a porcelain Chinese tea cup.

keychange

Hmmm, that’s kind of unfortunate. My travel mug is 12 oz, and I usually have about 8 to 10 or so in my actual teacup. It might be the basket infuser in the mug, though; I really wish it were deeper, and that there were holes in the bottom of it.

Lala

You can try infusing the tea in. Different vessel then transferring it into your travel mug and see if that makes a difference in taste.

ifjuly

such timing—i was JUST contemplating doing an order with art of tea for the first time and was wondering about this one.

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Lala

How big is your travel mug? It may be that your travel mug is bigger than your normal tea cup so you may need to double up n the amount of tea that you use.
I find that different tea vessel impart different tastes. So tea from your travel mug will almost always taste different than tea from a porcelain Chinese tea cup.

keychange

Hmmm, that’s kind of unfortunate. My travel mug is 12 oz, and I usually have about 8 to 10 or so in my actual teacup. It might be the basket infuser in the mug, though; I really wish it were deeper, and that there were holes in the bottom of it.

Lala

You can try infusing the tea in. Different vessel then transferring it into your travel mug and see if that makes a difference in taste.

ifjuly

such timing—i was JUST contemplating doing an order with art of tea for the first time and was wondering about this one.

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.

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