Amy oh

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Amy oh drank Samurai Chai Mate by Teavana

Thanks to Madeline Alyce for sending me a sample of this tea!

I’ve been curious to try a few mates in the morning in hopes that they may WAKE ME UP! This reminds me a lot of Teavana’s white chai, which was also okay in my opinion. The cinnamon is very strong here, it’s kind of sweet and reminds me a bit of bubblegum. I liked this a bit better with soymilk. I think next time I will try using slightly less tea because the spices are a bit overwhelming. The DJ Booth mentioned a tongue numbing feeling and I am also getting that. Sometimes it happens with a tea strong in cinnamon or clove.

I will gladly finish off the sample that I have but will probably not need to get any more of this…

2012-08-06 13:11:59 -0400

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Dylan Oxford 2012-08-06 13:46:34 -0400

Ovation’s Chai Mate Supreme is a lot like this, but with a more subdued cinnamon. I’d offer to send you some, but I’m pretty sure we killed it and replaced it with SerendipiTea’s Gaucho. Gaucho is more cinnamony than CMS, but less fruity than either CMS or SCM.

Tamm 2012-08-06 13:50:57 -0400

My husband calls this one “big red gum” when he asks for it. :p So I know what you mean!

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My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.

Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty