Was feeling somewhat stressed tonight and had a bit of a headache coming on, so I wanted a nice relaxing tea to sit down with. Decided on the Maple Dream because the black teas have been my favorite so far of the loose leaf varieties I’ve tried.
Though my original tastings have taught me that I prefer this tea with only sugar, this time I decided to also add some milk because it felt like it would be more relaxing to me with the added milk. (I know, it’s a medium caffeinated tea with added sugar, so it’s probably not the best for relaxation, but whatever.) Upon drinking it however, I kind of wish I didn’t add the milk. Oh well, it’s still totally drinkable.
Anyway, used my normal 0.75 tsp for 12 oz water, instead of the recommended 1.5 tsp per 8 oz. Steeped 3 minutes at boiling instead of my usual 2.5 minutes. Might have seemed a bit darker in the cup, but I thought maybe the extra half a minute was a good idea since I added the milk.
Updated cup count (12 oz) from 8g sampler size: 4 (+ 5 re-steeps). Definitely enough for another cup in the sampler using my measurements, two might be pushing it though, we’ll see. Might start getting creative combining tea leftovers one day, who knows.
Edit to add: Since I was rather underwhelmed with this tea after I added the milk to it on a whim, I decided to re-steep the tea for a second glass with just the sugar. Re-steeped at boiling for 6 minutes then added sugar – tea came out about half as dark as my previous cup. Found this cup to be more to my liking (even if a little weak) though the first cup did help de-stress me some, so that’s something.
Hope today is less stressful for you!