Uniquity

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Uniquity drank Vanilla Comoro by Harney & Sons

Had a cup of this today and was a little disappointed. Initially it was the delicious sweet vanilla tea I love, but as it sat it became bitter and over-steeped, even though I shook out the “dust” beforehand. I’ve got to finally admit that I wish I hadn’t been so quick to purchase a whole pound of this, as it will take me FOREVER to finish. Lately I’ve been feeling very blah about all my tea – I have too much of it and the turnover just isn’t there. I hope these winter blues go away as I would prefer to be loving my tea again.

2011-11-28 14:06:05 -0500

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Amy oh 2011-11-28 14:42:24 -0500

I have those tea overload feelings sometimes too. Perhaps a break is in order?

Kay Kanada 2011-11-28 16:11:54 -0500

I experienced that too this summer… I had to take a break from tea (which was a good thing for the wallet!) until I started having cravings again. Oddly enough, tea was SO GOOD when I plunged back into it again!

Mercuryhime 2011-11-28 16:28:01 -0500

Perhaps you’d like to swap some of this for some teas more to your liking! :D I’ve been wanting to try this tea and you seem to think you have too much of it. I hope there are some teas in my cupboard that will help bring your tea appetite back. Tea is just so awesome in the colder months. PM me!

Uniquity 2011-11-29 12:37:15 -0500

Tea break might be worth considering. I just happen to have so much tea that it’s horrifying to consider it all sitting there undrank! : )

@Mercury – I can send you off an ounce or so if you’d like to try it. Shoot me a PM and we’ll work out the details – Maybe you’d be interested in another tea that’s not catching my fancy as well! : )

Amy oh 2011-11-29 12:41:49 -0500

Uniquity – I’ve never tried this before so let me know if you’d like to swap for something…

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I am a lover of many things, but my prized possessions include my records, tea and books (not necessarily in that order!) I embrace local food and good cooking as much as I can, and place great value on time with family and enjoying the bounty of nature. While I live in a city at the moment, my heart lies in the country and I am to be married there this May under my grandmother’s apple trees.

I am drawn toward good Chinese blacks, enjoy some herbals and the odd roasted oolong. Greens and whites can make me nauseous, but I will have flavoured ones on occasion. While I don’t yet enjoy puerh, I desperately want to. Chamomile and coconut are the devil though, I wish they didn’t exist. Mint has been a particular favourite of mine since childhood, and I enjoy both flavoured and pure teas pretty equally. If it’s well crafted and delicious, I’m there!

As for ratings, I try to only log teas once or twice because I drink a lot of the same ones repeatedly. My rating is based on my perception of the tea at first tasting and is adjusted if anything notable occurs in subsequent cups. For some reason, I don’t really like to rate things below 60 even if I don’t like them, but I’m TRYING to use more of the scale, rather than just the top half.

86 – 100: WOW. I need this tea on hand at home, work and with every relative or friend I tend to visit.
76 – 85: This is a solid tea. I enjoy it, and would recommend it to others.
61 – 75: Just okay. I can drink it, but I don’t necessarily want to. Will try again if I have to, but life is too short to waste on average tea.
41 – 60: Bleh. Might finish it, but it’s not to my taste OR just doesn’t impress me at all.
0 – 40: No thank you, please. Take it away and don’t make me finish the cup.