Anna Vu

Blended some Tartary Buckwheat tea with my high mountain oolong since I wanted a roasted flavor in my tea. Yummmm….

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My afternoon cup always varies. Today I’m drinking the Jasmine Pearls since the thought of smelling it brewed made me smile. I am enjoying every sip of it.

I’m on cup number there and the warmth is settling into my bones, making me feel fuzzy inside. Oh tea, how you please me.

My cousin gave me this tea after exclaiming it was too “Bergamont-y” for her (it is double Bergamont. The amount of Bergamont is just right for me and I like how the tea doesn’t have too much of a floral taste to it (too floral = soapy for me).

Though the tea is a solid in flavor, I feel as though the flavor flies out of the tea quite fast and for me to get a richer tasting tea, I have to leave the tea in longer but that ends up with a very watery tea at the second steeping. I wouldn’t even attempt steeping it for a third time.

After drinking my Samovar Earl Grey for so long, the transition back to Harney & Son’s Earl Grey has me a little disappointed. There is a nutty taste to this tea that makes it different. It’s still a very strong, delicious Earl Grey but I still prefer Samovar over it.

I made a thermos of tea for my morning commute and found it to be bitter, too floral/soapy, and it did not bring me to a state of Zen during my horrible morning commute. Not to mention I almost put chicken broth in the tea instead of soy milk. Sad.

Garden grown mint and soy milk goes all so very perfectly with this tea.

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Earl grey with soy milk, sugar, and some fresh mint. It almost makes getting into work 2 hours earlier okay.

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My friend told me “It’s windy”. I took it as her endorsing me to drink more tea.

I brewed a teapot filled of this fantastic tea and now I’m slowly drinking it cup by cup. Thanks Kim, you’re a godsend.

I just had to increase my score of this tea because it is pure love. I think the previous time I used to add too much tea leaves so it had a stronger taste. However, since the end of my previous batch of Earl Grey to now, I got a measuring spoon and it’s been making my tea measurements perfect.

This is one very fine cup of tea.

I went to Samovar the past weekend for some afternoon tea & came back with a tin of Earl Grey & Jasmine Pearls. I’m so ecstatic about my Earl Grey that I’m drinking it even though I’m suppose to avoid hot drinks for a few days per request of my dentist. This leaves me sipping on lukewarm tea and surprisingly, loving every moment of it.

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After a 1.5 hour commute, I’m so happy to get into the office and make myself a cup of tea. My morning cup definitely allows me to regain my sanity.

I’m not a big fan of this tea since there’s a lot of berry flavors that I just can’t seem to handle. There’s a hint of blueberries that makes the tea hard to drink to me, however the scent is quite floral and I’m sure the tea is good for other people who do not have a “I hate blueberry” stance in life.

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At the bottom of my Steepster select bag and I’m a little sad to see the tea go. The scent is quite lovely and it’s so delicious with my macaroon. <3

My friend gave me this since I’m a big tea drinker. The scent is quite fragrant, a slight sweet vanilla/berry scent is what I get from it. I brewed it for five minutes and the tea itself is fairly light. The scent is very floral and I surprisingly enjoyed it even though I’m not a big fan of fruity/overly floral teas. The light berry taste lingers in your mouth with different sips.

Going back to my first love but this time, I mix in a little bit of Sadaf’s Special Blend with Cardamon. A delicious combo … <3

My cousin gave me sample of this tea and I’m pretty happy with it. It’s a very sweet smelling tea that has a buttery taste and a subtle sweetness to it. I did three steepings of this tea and by the third, the tea definitely transformed so it lingers on my tongue longer. I need to buy some more…

It’s a very rainy day, fitting for some hot tea.

I’m a little sick today so I decided to break into my pu’erh and was quite happy at the slight smokiness and earth tones in this tea. I’m sure there are better Pu’erh out there but I’m quite enjoying this blend.