drank Creamed Earl Grey by Cornelia Bean
894 tasting notes

I had this again, not at home and not brewed by me, so once again it was oversteeped. But it’s still pretty tasty and with a bit of cream and sugar, worked well. I may have to pick up some for home one of these days.

Okay, so what’s the deal with gravity steepers like the Brewt? They seem to be really popular in restaurants, but I just don’t get the appeal. I never have a cup large enough to drain the whole thing, so unless I’m drinking something very forgiving, half my tea always ends up terribly oversteeped. This does not sound like a good or appealing design. Why??

Flavors: Bergamot, Creamy, Vanilla

OMGsrsly

You don’t have to fill them up all the way. I have 6, 8 and 12 oz servings marked on mine, for ease of rebrewing tea.

Anlina

Ah that makes sense. I don’t have one myself, and any time I’ve had tea served in one in a cafe or restaurant, it’s always filled right to the top.

K S

I use a press, which should also be drained completely. I use two mugs. One I drink from, the other I use to fill the press. Before the two mug method I also used a mark on the press.

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OMGsrsly

You don’t have to fill them up all the way. I have 6, 8 and 12 oz servings marked on mine, for ease of rebrewing tea.

Anlina

Ah that makes sense. I don’t have one myself, and any time I’ve had tea served in one in a cafe or restaurant, it’s always filled right to the top.

K S

I use a press, which should also be drained completely. I use two mugs. One I drink from, the other I use to fill the press. Before the two mug method I also used a mark on the press.

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

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