I’m not quite sure what tea I’m drinking – this was in the amazing box that Sil sent me – thank you….
The package says “Temi SFTGFOR1 First Flush Black Tea Rep. of Tea” but I think it might be:
http://steepster.com/teas/rare-tea-republic/22809-temi-sftgfop1-first-flush-sikkim ?
Anyway – whatever it is – I went conservative with the steeping. There was about 1.5 tsp in the sample so I used all of it in my glass perfect mug, used 90C water for about 2 min.
That resulted in a golden (almost orange) liquor – this is probably a little under leafed and a little under steeped but I was afraid of the astringency. I’m still getting a little astringent but not as bad as I was expecting. This is a little straw ish (that’s my interpretation of somewhere between grass and woody) there is a little sweetness in the back. I’m not really familiar with this style of black tea – I had some bad experiences early in my black exploration and pretty much moved on over to the Chinese blacks. While this still isn’t to my tastes it’s not as bad as I remember them being….. interesting and happy to have tried it.
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C.S. Lewis – “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
I needed to update my profile. I joined Steepster 03Mar13. I am just amazed at how much my tastes have changed since then.
When I discovered loose leaf tea about a year and half ago, I didn’t know anything other than my local Davids and Teavana/Teaopia. Stumbling onto Steepster CHANGED EVERYTHING.
Hello, my name is Dex I’m a tea addict.
I’ve been through the “I need to try every single tea out there” phase. I really hope the worst of that has passed. I’ve learned enough to know that I only need to try HALF of all the teas out there. LOL
When I started this journey, I was all about the flavored rooibos and fruity tisanes. Don’t get me wrong there is still room for dessert (chocolate/caramel/nutty) Rooibos teas in my cupboard and I still do enjoy them, BUT I am quickly learning to appreciate the some of the straight teas of the world.
Big bold (but not icky)pu’erh is suddenly my favorite, followed by woody/roasted oolongs. I’m just starting to explore straight black teas, and have found some that I really like.
Generally speaking I’m not into greens at all, only like the occasional green oolong, and white teas are just too mild for my tastes (unless they are fruit flavored). I still enjoy really good fruit tisanes, but am now cold steeping them.
I don’t like floral/herbal blends, and mint anything is not on my preferred list.
I am still exploring new teas, adapting to my changing tastes, understanding more every day how little I really know about tea. Ultimately I would love to find approximately 50 teas that I just “can’t live without” and always have them in my cupboard. That might not be practical, but that what I’m searching for. It’s going to be a fun journey.
All in all, I love this site. I’ve met some wonderful people, and have gotten to try some amazing teas because of them. It really restores your faith in humanity when you get a note saying “oh by the way I sent you some tea”. Wonderful, generous, people here.
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Hahaha that’s funny…no idea what that tea is…I’d have to go through my tasting notes.