1024 Tasting Notes
Ooh yes, very good.
Finally trying the last of the many guayusas I got in my first Butiki order. Some of them I love, others I don’t fancy at all. I held onto this one for a while to give me a bit of time between guayusas and I’m so glad to add it to the YUM pile (as opposed to the much smaller but still existent blech pile).
And it’s a great day for it, too—chilly cold and a “Sunday” for me, curled up on the couch and watching the entire second season of Vikings. Well played, self.
Preparation
Oh, boo. Picked snooze for my bedtime tea last night, I have three different sleepy herbal teas at my bedside tea station… overkill? Nah. Anyway, I had a bit of an upset tummy last night and I think it decided the hibiscus was a bit too bitter.
Why do people put hibiscus in sleepy teas, anyway? Riddle me this.
Chilly cold night, and I spent too long outside because once I rode home from work I realised I didn’t have my keys on me. My back door closes without a key to lock it and that’s how I head out of a morning. Every morning before today I’ve had my keys in my bag. Sigh. I knew it’d happen eventually, I guess, but I didn’t really have that $170 locksmith fee handy.
Rats.
Anyway.
A final cup of this blend and the latest episode of Catfish make me feel a little better.
Bye, Maple Pecan oolong :(
Oops, I’ve only had this Monstrositea sample as a cold brew. Never mind, I’m getting some more for free thanks to my reviews this month!
Dang this is lovely. I’m drinking a 3hr cold brew right now and it’s so light and fruity and beautiful. I have an overnight second steep to try when I get home today, and I got a bit overexcited and went for a third cold brew as well, I’ll leave that 24hrs and see how it goes, I think.
YUM
Threw the last of this into a cold steep overnight because it was so nice the last time. A little green bitterness coming through but it was a long steep and a heavy amount of tea!
As much as I’ve enjoyed it, I probably won’t restock it because of the green—and there are plenty of other flavoured blacks out there along a similar line to this one.
This one was from the Mr. Earl June 2014 box, btw. As much as I’ve enjoyed the luxury of getting two tea subscriptions each month, I’m letting this one go for a little while—after three months I’m more impressed with the monthly range from Monstrositea so we’ll see how long I can go with just one subscription….
