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drank Earl Grey by Verdant Tea
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On the weekend I did some cleaning of my tea cupboard and assessed the samples I have left that I need to get to and also put some teas in a give away pile and did give some to my mom yesterday too! I will try to give a few to my boyfriend’s brother then decide what to do with the rest. In turn this has helped reduce the number of teas in my cupboard and determine which ones I should sip down or at least open haha. I am also going to try to review a bunch of my new (read: unopened that I’ve had for a while) teas, as I really need to get back to some detailed reviews!

I found this opened sample in the top drawer and I would like to drink it down before it gets stale. So I made a cup in my travel mug for this fine Tuesday after the long weekend. The travel mug always mutes flavor, but this one is still creamy with some bergamot, not as much as in a regular mug, but still there. Also some caramel notes from the LB. Tasty and the caffeine should help me get through the morning! Not a detailed note but one day I will write a detailed one haha. See previous notes on this tea :)

Sil

good plan!

mrs.stenhouse12

Now if my plan makes it to fruition then it will be a great plan ;) lol

keychange

You inspired me and I cleaned my tea cupboard as well!

Sil

..i think half your cupboard is still at my place keychange :P

mrs.stenhouse12

@keychange – hooray for clean cupboards!!

Kristal

My “tea cupboard” is actually a china cabinet lol. I gotta give it a good wipe down and transfer teas in old crappy tins to better tins. Maybe this evening :o

mrs.stenhouse12

@Kristal – Nice! My cupboard is technically 2 drawers :P good luck with tidying!

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Sil

good plan!

mrs.stenhouse12

Now if my plan makes it to fruition then it will be a great plan ;) lol

keychange

You inspired me and I cleaned my tea cupboard as well!

Sil

..i think half your cupboard is still at my place keychange :P

mrs.stenhouse12

@keychange – hooray for clean cupboards!!

Kristal

My “tea cupboard” is actually a china cabinet lol. I gotta give it a good wipe down and transfer teas in old crappy tins to better tins. Maybe this evening :o

mrs.stenhouse12

@Kristal – Nice! My cupboard is technically 2 drawers :P good luck with tidying!

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Hello all, I am an electrical engineer (read:NERD :D), who is a bit obsessed with tea! I discovered loose tea in 2011, DAVIDsTEA in 2012 and it took off from there. I really started drinking/enjoying tea because it was excellent to take to class in the morning and because I can’t handle coffee! (unless it’s a really good cappuccino or latte, or decent decaf haha)

I enjoy a variety of teas – current favorites being ripe and raw pu’erhs, chinese black teas and herbal/green rooibos blends. I also enjoy white, green, and oolong teas, although I tend to drink them more in the warmer months. I have also tried matcha and guayusa, but I don’t drink them too often as I am a bit sensitive to caffeine. As a result I don’t drink black teas as often as I used to, but in moderation I can still enjoy a wide variety of teas.

Oh, and I have a severe peanut allergy and try to avoid most other nuts, just to be safe. Limits my tea choices a bit, but that’s ok. However I have tried almonds and found out I can eat them, so I have been trying a few teas with them in them.

mrs.stenhouse12’s rating system
(as of 04/19/13)

95+: Absolute favorite, will try to always have it in stock, and when I don’t I pine over it!
90-94: Awesome teas, will probably purchase again a few times
80-89: Very good tea, may restock at some point
70-79: happy to have tried and will gladly finish, but not restock
60-69: not horrible, but not the best, will finish if I have some though
50-59: not a favorite, probably will have a tough time finishing the bag
-50: yuck. I don’t want to have it ever again.

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