Bio
Hi, I’m Cameron!
I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)
~ 2024 SIPDOWN CHALLENGE! ~
- November sipdowns: 8
- Total 2024 sipdowns: 151
I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.
I am always up for a swap! Just let me know if you’d like to try something in my cupboard.
Tea Preferences:
I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.
I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia.
I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)
Favorite Companies:
3 Leaf
Bird & Blend
Dammann Frères
Harney & Sons
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Lupicia
Old Barrel Tea Co
Simpson & Vail
Taiwan Tea Crafts
TeaVivre
Tea Rating Scale:
90-100: Outstanding! Permanent cupboard resident
80-89: Great – a possible staple
70-79: Good, but I wouldn’t buy it
60-69: It’s decent
50-59: Meh… I may or may not have finished the cup
40-49: Ick. Couldn’t finish it.
00-39: Repulsive, I spat it out
I will sometimes refrain from rating a tea if I feel I’m too biased due to my personal dislikes, or if I suspect the sample has been compromised by age or scent contamination.
Cupboard Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZEuKf1-ppR-VXajO4vV39zU1N3zjFJteEPAynqD2yl0/edit?usp=sharing
Location
Austin, Texas
Website
https://www.instagram.com/tea...
Now I want to eat a panettone!
Me too lol! We’ll have to get one soon so I can devour it… :D
Chocolate chip panettone > raisin panettone
Honestly I’m not a fan of the chocolate ones! :P
Nooo, chocolate is the way to go! Haha.
Chocolate you say? I’ll have to keep an eye out for that version.
Yesss, don’t listen to Cameron, the chocolate ones are the best! :P
Ha ha, I love chocolate but I feel like it overpowers everything else when it’s in pastry.
That’s fair. I do love chocolate in pastry though! Pain au chocolat, mmm…
We make a homemade one where we soak all sorts of dried fruits in rum and amaretto and add lots of zest. It’s a ton of work, so we definitely don’t make it often enough!
I’ve never had panettone but this tea sounds delicious. The orange one sounds yummy.
@AJ that sounds incredible! Drooling over here.
There is a coffee shop in Oakland that gets chocolate croissants that have little bits of candied orange peel in them and they are AMAZING! I’m imagining chocolate panettone to be in a similar flavor profile.
That sounds so good Dustin ! And yup, it does sound similar to the chocolate panettone I’ve had. Shame I can’t try those croissants to compare.