Amy oh

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Amy oh drank Irish Breakfast by Twinings

I had some of this around I forgot about and decided to revisit it again today – I am using the loose leaf version and not the bags.

I made this very strong today, used a high water to leaf ratio and steeped for around 3 minutes. It’s very strong! I’m not sure about the ceylon here, it’s never been one of my favorite teas but still. This is a good solid choice for any morning – I may have made it too strong but I kinda need that since it’s Monday morning. Very malty and smooth and ceylon provides a bit of fruity astringency. I’m enjoying it this morning and hoping it will wake me up. :-) As far as Twinings is concerned I think I still prefer the Prince of Wales blend but this one is pretty good too!

2012-01-09 10:13:28 -0500

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Charles Thomas Draper 2012-01-09 10:43:29 -0500

My old favorite.

Amy oh 2012-01-09 10:49:25 -0500

I think I made mine too strong… next time I will err on the side of caution and use less leaf.

Charles Thomas Draper 2012-01-09 10:54:04 -0500

My favorites before Steepster were teas such as this. Bold. They really get you going….

ScottTeaMan 2012-01-09 12:05:43 -0500

Tasting only the teabag version, I think you did ok making it stronger, but perhaps not that strong. :))

Amy oh 2012-01-09 16:58:54 -0500

It did wake me up, that’s for sure!

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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