95
drank Pu-erh Vanilla Mint by Zen Tea
3141 tasting notes

Additional notes: Sipping this one now. I still love it. So sad Zen doesn’t sell it anymore.

I recently acquired a new tea storage shelf. But I’m a little worried on reorganizing everything, as I usually remember where the ridiculous number teas I have are located now (mostly in small sample amounts of tea.) They are mostly organized by tea company OR by the lovely Steepsterer who sent them to me (like a bunch of teas together in a gallon ziplock.) But a mass moving of teas will disrupt the tea filing in my brain. It’s the same reason I hate moving books around…. or music. I’ll make the most fun of it that I can though!

Ubacat

I just reviewed one like this from Tao Tea Leaf!

It can get really confusing if you have too many samples on hand. I used to do what you did. However, when I am in the mood for a green tea (for example) I always go to my green tea bin. I never spend time looking through a bundle of samples trying to pick out which ones are green.

Evol Ving Ness

^ That. But organizing by brand name works if your memory cooperates.

Ubacat

My memory never cooperates. LOL

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Ubacat

I just reviewed one like this from Tao Tea Leaf!

It can get really confusing if you have too many samples on hand. I used to do what you did. However, when I am in the mood for a green tea (for example) I always go to my green tea bin. I never spend time looking through a bundle of samples trying to pick out which ones are green.

Evol Ving Ness

^ That. But organizing by brand name works if your memory cooperates.

Ubacat

My memory never cooperates. LOL

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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.

Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
teakruthi.com
harney.com
angrytearoom.com
Dammann Freres
Yunnan Sourcing
fusionteas.com
AprTea.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Plumdeluxe.com
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
justea.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
whisperingpinestea.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com
thenecessiteas.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!

My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors

My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer.) :D

Happy sipping!

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