Pure Green Tea

It’s free at the office so that’s why I’ve been drinking it…

This tea is certainly nothing to write home about, it’s a standard Chinese green tea and nothing I would bother to keep for my personal stash.

I know this is a terrible thing to admit on Steepster, but my tea obsession seems to be winding down a bit. For one thing I’ve discovered I can drink coffee again in the mornings on some days because my heartburn issues have resolved themselves quite a lot due to decreased stress levels in my life over a few years ago. Why this is, I don’t know. Perhaps it’s because some annoying people who were stressing me out have been jettisoned from my life – lol :)

Also I still have way too much tea but that goes without saying. :)

I had this when going out tonight because it was either Twinings or Tazo, and I’ve had a lot of bad experience with Tazo bagged teas. Again, nothing special here, just a decent cup of green tea when I’m out and about without my beloved loose leaf collection.

Every Friday night I go over to my friends’ room to watch British drama (currently we’re 4/5 of the way through Parade’s End – SO GOOD). After this finishes I think I’m starting them on Doctor Who and they’re starting me on Game of Thrones. Although if I can convince them not to start that until I’ve read the books, well…

Caitlin offered me a “hot beverage” and so I went with this. It’s okay, more of a warm cup than anything, but it’s not something I particularly care for. It’s not bad, it’s better than some bagged teas, but meh.

Weather has been such that I’ve been keeping a warm cup in hand constantly, and as a result, caffeinated myself into a fizz over the weekend. Trying to scale it down a bit, and this is a nice, office-friendly, error-resistant departure from full black caffeinated.

I have had better green teas and I have had much worse. I had this bag for a while so it might not have been the freshest ever. It might be better if it was fresher. But it was nice to have in the evening.

I keep meaning to try more green tea, but shy away from spending lots of money on what feels to my black tea sensibilities like a weak, unsatisfying brew. So my green tea expedition started at the supermarket.

This is serviceable. It has a light taste, not very flavorful, and finishes with an astringency that irritates me more often than not. I can see drinking it if I’m more in the mood for water than tea but still need a little caffeine boost.

In the meantime, the search continues for a “gateway” green.

Brews: up to 4 at 5m apiece

Since im in a trip right now, the only tea i can take in the house im staying is twinings, a brand with which im used to, but of course not the same as my be loved green tea of vietnam or my turkish black tea at home. Anyways the cup fill me with a nice warm :) though the taste is good some how i had tried much better for pure green teas, this one loose flavor a little.

Tasty Green Tea — good for a quick cup. Nothing exquisite or anything.

Quite a good tea, which I have whenever I go to Bob Evans. It’s a little astringent for my taste, so I tone it down with a little Splenda, which makes it super-yummy for my taste.

I don’t believe I could call myself a fan of Twinings. I mean, tea is tea and I’ll drink it, and unfortunately a lot of restaurants serve this brand. To me, it tastes bland and boring.