I need to clean out my tea cupboard at home. After spending so much time checking out reviews, etc, on this site, I decided I should probably be drinking tea instead of reading about it. I wanted to drink some tea so badly that I went with the first decaf I laid my hands on. This was it.
I’ve been into tea, at some level, since college with a first tin of loose tea brought back by my parents from Oxford. My love of tea increased with a visit to Boston and a chance cup at Tealuxe. Since then I’ve only gotten more interested in tea and have developed more of an appreciation for it.
tea rating guide
(updated 12/2010)
100: a perfect cuppa. these are the teas I’ll keep in my cupboard and tend to be one per type of tea.
90-99: will definitely get more of this tea
80-89: likely to get more and perhaps it will become a favorite with time
70-79: very good, depending on my mood or the season
60-69: wouldn’t actively try to get this tea, but also wouldn’t avoid it in a tea shop or restaurant
50-59: run-of-the-mill tea for me
40-49: decent, would hit the spot in some moods, but probably wouldn’t purchase it for my cupboard
30-39: okay, will try again, maybe
20-29: meh. I’d try this tea again if no other were available
10-19: drinkable, but a forced cup
0-9: didn’t even finish the cup
Seattle, WA
Hey, I almost always drink tea WHILE reading Steepster. Can’t help it. It’s too inspiring. :)
Hah, sometimes I decide to peek at the site and get sucked in without meaning to. Then I realize that I’m not drinking tea. OR working.