Amy oh

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Amy oh drank Frosty Garden by Mellow Monk

Green tea of the morning – yeah I brought this one to work and I sure do like it. :) It’s a bit pricey but you can get 2-3 steeps out of it. Come on theanine! Do your job. ;-)

2012-08-15 12:21:55 -0400

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CupofTree 2012-08-15 12:29:56 -0400

I’m curious, do you often find a significant change in your mood or something else from the theanine?

Amy oh 2012-08-15 12:35:09 -0400

yes, it’s sort of a relaxed alertness

CupofTree 2012-08-15 12:38:07 -0400

hm good to know, maybe I should switch to green tea in the morning instead of black, I’m feeling nothing from black tea

Amy oh 2012-08-15 12:48:33 -0400

Japanese green tea has the most theanine, esp. gyokuro

CupofTree 2012-08-15 13:01:10 -0400

thank you, must try gyokuro then. especially since just learning its a “shade” tea. I do love shade over direct sunlight lol and found I haven’t enjoyed sencha much.. maybe I’ll like this better.

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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