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drank Tulsi Dosha Chai by Teavana
2036 tasting notes

Sipdown no. 114 of the year 2014. And I’m so glad….

I considered saving this for a night when I found myself at the end of the day with nothing sipped down, and then I thought…. Nah. Time for it to go now.

It’s still too lotion-y to be redeemed by its spice bouquet, which is so unfortunate because the spices work together in a way that could be quite tasty.

Now I must apply myself to sipping down Sleep Tight, though after I finish this I think I might have something like Rooibos Lemon Chiffon or perhaps Peppermint. I don’t think I can do both of these in one night two nights running…

Courtney

Wow, great job sipping this one down. It’s never fun drinking away a tea that isn’t so enjoyable.

__Morgana__

Thanks. Yeah, sometimes I feel like I should just toss the stuff I don’t like so much, but it’s rare that I really hate something so much I can’t stomach drinking it and hope springs eternal that something will change and it’ll grow on me. Sometimes that happens, but not so much. Usually I find myself marking down rather than up. It’s very satisfying when I get to toss out the pouch on something like this, though. ;-)

Courtney

Haha that must be satisfying. I am the worst for teas I don’t like. They always get sent away. :P

__Morgana__

Yeah, if I was into swapping, I’d definitely do that. But getting to the post office around here is a project as the lines are always long no matter when you go and I can barely keep up with everything else I have to do. (Plus now most of my tea is too old to swap in good faith anyway.)

keychange

LOL Courtney I’m like you. If I don’t like the tea, there’s no way in hell I’m finishing it. Away it goes!

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Courtney

Wow, great job sipping this one down. It’s never fun drinking away a tea that isn’t so enjoyable.

__Morgana__

Thanks. Yeah, sometimes I feel like I should just toss the stuff I don’t like so much, but it’s rare that I really hate something so much I can’t stomach drinking it and hope springs eternal that something will change and it’ll grow on me. Sometimes that happens, but not so much. Usually I find myself marking down rather than up. It’s very satisfying when I get to toss out the pouch on something like this, though. ;-)

Courtney

Haha that must be satisfying. I am the worst for teas I don’t like. They always get sent away. :P

__Morgana__

Yeah, if I was into swapping, I’d definitely do that. But getting to the post office around here is a project as the lines are always long no matter when you go and I can barely keep up with everything else I have to do. (Plus now most of my tea is too old to swap in good faith anyway.)

keychange

LOL Courtney I’m like you. If I don’t like the tea, there’s no way in hell I’m finishing it. Away it goes!

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I got obsessed with tea in 2010 for a while, then other things intruded, then I cycled back to it. I seem to be continuing that in for a while, out for a while cycle. I have a short attention span, but no shortage of tea.

I’m a mom, writer, gamer, lawyer, reader, runner, traveler, and enjoyer of life, literature, art, music, thought and kindness, in no particular order. I write fantasy and science fiction under the name J. J. Roth.

Personal biases: I drink tea without additives. If a tea needs milk or sugar to improve its flavor, its unlikely I’ll rate it high. The exception is chai, which I drink with milk/sugar or substitute. Rooibos and honeybush were my gateway drugs, but as my tastes developed they became less appealing — I still enjoy nicely done blends. I do not mix well with tulsi or yerba mate, and savory teas are more often a miss than a hit with me. I used to hate hibiscus, but I’ve turned that corner. Licorice, not so much.

Since I find others’ rating legends helpful, I added my own. But I don’t really find myself hating most things I try.

I try to rate teas in relation to others of the same type, for example, Earl Greys against other Earl Greys. But if a tea rates very high with me, it’s a stand out against all other teas I’ve tried.

95-100 A once in a lifetime experience; the best there is

90-94 Excellent; first rate; top notch; really terrific; will definitely buy more

80-89 Very good; will likely buy more

70-79 Good; would enjoy again, might buy again

60-69 Okay; wouldn’t pass up if offered, but likely won’t buy again

Below 60 Meh, so-so, iffy, or ick. The lower the number, the closer to ick.

I don’t swap. It’s nothing personal, it’s just that I have way more tea than any one person needs and am not lacking for new things to try. Also, I have way too much going on already in daily life and the additional commitment to get packages to people adds to my already high stress level. (Maybe it shouldn’t, but it does.)

That said, I enjoy reading folks’ notes, talking about what I drink, and getting to “know” people virtually here on Steepster so I can get ideas of other things I might want to try if I can ever again justify buying more tea. I also like keeping track of what I drink and what I thought about it.

My current process for tea note generation is described in my note on this tea: https://steepster.com/teas/mariage-freres/6990-the-des-impressionnistes

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