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Casey drank Autumn 2014 Golden Guan Yin Da Hong Pao Oolong by Yunnan Sourcing

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Ah, the wait for the tea kettle to bring the water up to temperature is torture! :)

Smells so roasty toasty. :3 A bitter bite to the aroma this morning. Hmm. poke

Swirly swirly swirly, round the worldy goes the tea leaves in my pretty glass teapot. Do deeee doooo. My Hufflepuff mug awaits such delicious nectar. Ah, dried plant carcasses, let me bring you back to life!

Maybe I don’t need any more caffeine this morning. O.o

Smells so smoky. I love how the leaves are green. Imagine that. It’s like they came from a plant or something.

Sweetener. Because nothing ruins a high quality tea like fake sugar. I’m sorry tea world. Someday.

Using my ‘gourd’ strainer from Mandala Tea. My cat is not amused. I’M SORRY I’M USING MY LAP FOR LAP-LIKE THINGS. Oh, such claws. Much bleeding.

Oh, the smell of oolong always scares me, but then I take a sip and it’s so yummy! Happy dance! :)

Back to… Tchaikovsky on Pandora and reading His Story.

Preparation

190 °F / 87 °C 1 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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I discovered my love of tea in college, in Oregon, where nearly constant rain and clouds and fog demand some sort of warm, cuddly beverage.

Since moving back to Idaho, where seasons actually exist, my adoration for tea has bordered on obsession. I like a variety of teas depending on my mood and the alignment of the planets. I’m pretty sure my love of tea saved my life after coming home from the deep freezer with hypothermia day after day. ;)

I am recently married, and my next project is convincing my husband that instant Lipton iced tea does not count as tea. sigh

Here’s my rating system:
0-19 – I did not like this tea. I will not touch it again with a ten-foot-pole. I may have family and friends try it in hopes of pawning it off on them; otherwise it’s in the trash. That bad.
20-40 – I do not like this tea. I might be able to tolerate it with large amounts of sugar and/or almondmilk and/or another tea. I will be giving it away to the first family/friend who likes it because I’m too lazy to enjoy this.
41-60 – This tea is okay. If I am careful how I prepare it (temperature, amounts) and add things to it (sugar, almondmilk), I can enjoy it.
61-70 – This tea was fairly enjoyable, but I have to be in the mood for it, and I have to at least sweeten it.
71-80 – I like this tea. I might even drink it without additives. It may still be mood-driven, but it’s pretty good. I would recommend it to visitors coming over for a cuppa.
81-90 – I really like this tea. I can drink it regardless of cravings. I will rarely if ever add anything to it. I try to peddle it to my visitors as examples of great tea.
91-100 – I love this tea. It is wonderful. Every cup is heaven. I will not share this. I will tell people to go get their own crack. This stash is mine.

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North Idaho

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