Ok, so a verdict has been reached. I think I prefer the Taiwanese wild mountain black, and I can safely say I think I’ve given both teas a fair shake. For some reason, there’s a dryness (or at least that’s the only way I know how to describe it) to the PTA that I just don’t get from the mountain black. Then again, let’s be real here: how exactly do you choose anything over a straight black tea that still somehow tastes like waffles? so, although I’m glad I tried this, my bank account will be grateful that I don’t actually need to order both this and the mountain black. Oh, and I brewed the PTA for like six or seven minutes this morning, and used about 3 tsp for 12 oz of water. All I have left to do this weekend is continue playing with caramel vanilla assam and the maple pecan oolong, and I should be ready to place my next order!

In other news, I’m completely and utterly exhausted today at work. It’s only 9:00, and I could seriously just lie on my office floor and take a nap. I hope to whoever’s listening that this day passes quickly; I feel as though I need a weekend so desperately. When my alarm clock jarred me into consciousness this morning, I was seriously confused and wondered what all the racket was in the middle of the night, and then came the sinking realization that it wasn’t the middle of the night, and I had to haul my lazy butt out of bed. Ugggh.

Stephanie

I’m having a super sleepy day, too! :/

keychange

Ugh, tell me about it. And to top it all off I can’t consistently get my steepster fix because the site is being wonky today. A little more than four hours to go!

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Stephanie

I’m having a super sleepy day, too! :/

keychange

Ugh, tell me about it. And to top it all off I can’t consistently get my steepster fix because the site is being wonky today. A little more than four hours to go!

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.

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