Amy oh

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Amy oh drank GABA Tea by Tea from Taiwan

This is a tea I just had to try based on all the crappy reviews people wrote about it. ;-)

Now I can’t figure out if Steepster is just full of really snooty people or I am just not snooty enough? lol…

This is really not that bad. I kind of liked it… hee hee. Is it the power of suggestion? I really do feel more relaxed. I steeped this in the Ti xing teapot with around 180 water. I used 3 infusions of one minute each. This does not really taste like a typical oolong. I swear my tastebuds are tingling. It reminds me a little of a sheng. It also reminds me a little bit of Lipton tea. It does have a bit of an aftertaste that is kind of sharp and pungent, I assume this is part of what people are reacting to negatively here. Oh well. I kind of doubt I will get more but I might. It does give me a sort of pleasant goofy feeling.

2011-12-10 22:45:48 -0500

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ScottTeaMan 2011-12-10 23:01:13 -0500

‘Cause that’s how you roll. :)) It’s cold here…gonna go have a cup or two of warm tea.

Dorothy 2011-12-10 23:11:59 -0500

Looking at the other reviews, perhaps it just gets nasty if you leave it too long. Sometimes I don’t know if a reviewed tea is all that bad, especially when the reviewer doesn’t mention the steeping parameters.

Amy oh 2011-12-10 23:14:32 -0500

Dorothy… could be. I know some teas if they are steeped too long get yucky very quickly. Who knows.

ScottTeaMan 2011-12-11 00:44:46 -0500

Maybe the people that don’t like it brewed it wrong. Hey, c’mon…….I said maybe. I’m just sayin’…….

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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