1271 Tasting Notes
Another sleepy morning. Brazilian Jiu jitsu was really tiring last night. And sweaty! UGG! In BJJ we wear thick gis, which absorb the sweat (ew) – when we do no gi (so just workout top and shorts) the sweat is everywhere. So, my last sparring partner’s clothes felt all over like a wet towel. EWWW! After that, it was shower, crawl into bed. Wake up, crawl out of bed for breakfast and tea.
Mmm, earl grey creme? This came out really good and is waking me up. Love the creamyness and that nice wave of bergamont! My cup cooled as I went for tiger balm and petting my bunny Benson – EGH is still creamy and yummy!
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Sip down, yeah! Gahh, I need to get under 200 teas!
Made this iced! The mango here came out a little different, mixing strongly with the rose. The peach is a great refreshing aftertaste, working well iced. Actually, this is better iced, the refreshingness is pretty good!
Gotta get ready for brazilian jiu jitsu. Bleh, no gi tonight, so overly sweaty class!
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hahahaha i’m with you there! from 190 to 264 with more inbounnd. lol need some tealovers anonymous or something
Oh, you guys in the 200+ range. I’d go insane haha.
incendiare….hey i WAS doing better! i was under 200!
Yeah, keyword: was. hahaha
:P
Incendiare, just imagine how many teas you’ll have after our group orders! :D
We’re going to be swimming in tea. SWIMMING.
Bleh, having a slow day with emails piling up and crochet bits of owls I need to stitch together. I didn’t nearly drink enough tea today, but my thighs are dying!
I did the “Call Me Maybe Squat Challenge” http://youtu.be/xDpB8pWEjhk which I survived! I died at the end and was like “omg, no more” and realized it was done! WOOT!! Take that squat challenge! A overweight, though burly brazilian jiu jitsu gal finished it first try! Oww my thighs!
So, iced tea? Okay – Wild Watermelon iced is MUCH better! I added german rock sugar and a teeny bit of light agave for sweetness. You know, this tastes like a watermelon jolly rancher! Actually, I like this better than a watermelon jolly rancher!
ps. Being a tea fanatic – I was eyeing the giant tea cup in the background of that workout video the entire time! OMG I want!
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Turkish spiced apple tea? Yes please! I love Bluebird Tea co’s lineup – so many cool teas, I think I might need to order from them again!
Very lovely spiced apple tea! I love the sage here as it really sets Ankara Apple from other apple spice teas. The savory green tea compliments the sage, cinnamon and clove spice, with the natural juicy apple makes this tea nice and snuggly! Oh, how I’d love to have a cup of this tea in the winter with apple slices and cinnamon sticks!
I prefer this tea with some sweetener! It makes the apple pop much more! I was wishing this one had more apple flavor, but sweetener fixes it.
Full review on my blog, The Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/ankara-apple-from-bluebird-tea-co/
I’m a tea bird!
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Sample of this from Rachel Sincere, yay! TY!
Very interesting tea – it’s kinda light/ slightly water, with a coconut, little creamy and little roasty almond taste. The black tea in this (or the green for all I know) is going astringent.
Appearance wise, it’s got a film on it, I’m guessing from the white chocolate. I kinda think this could be better just as a black tea, not as a mix or with more chocolate! Always more chocolate!
Hmmm, not bad but I probably need to mess with the steeping times and maybe drop the temp down to dump the astringency.
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I went to the LA farmers market as part of my anniversary outing! Looked like it was gonna rain the whole time! Though, last year it rained really heavy after the ceremony!
I got a nice glass gaiwan and cute owl cake pan
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OMG must make Owl tea cakes!
and I got home just in time to have a round of tea before I cut myself off caffeine for the evening! So, running Dragon Feelers though my glass gaiwan, which is ouch, hotter to deal with. I’m tempted to knit some gloves (cute owl cables?) with little non slip finger tips for gaiwan use! That be so geeky!
Dragon feelers? So far so good. I think I like the western brewing better as the flavor is stronger, but this is still good. Very green beany today. They are entertaining to watch in a glass gaiwan!
Ugg, steak tartar for dinner.
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That cake pan is adorable!!
Call me crazy, but the first thing I thought when I saw the cake pan was bird seed cakes!
lol…I would love to get a owl cake pan!
Haha, I have the pan! Love it! I have put cupcake batter and also muffin batter and it has always come out well. I really want to try making madelines in it.
Today is my husband and I’s first wedding anniversary! We had our civil ceremony a year ago, though our family wedding event was 6 months ago. (I had a fiance visa, so we had to get married in 90 days, so we couldn’t plan the wedding that quick).
So, of what teas I have time to drink today, I will drink my favorites! This one! So I tried it at 175f instead of 212f – i can taste the green tea more, the tart is less, and less fruityness. The colour of the cup is an orange. Overall, a lighter flavor.
Hmmm, it’s a toss up, but I think I like 212F more. Maybe I’ll try a temp in the middle!
Off to.. I dunno what we are doing yet. The weather is pretty grey looking so picnics and garden tours might be out.
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I have a huge jar full of individually packaged bagged tea. I remember this one was a favorite before loose leaf.
I totally dislike when I open the package and I get sprayed with matcha. Taste? ehhh, kinda stale, though this has to be pretty old. The silk plastic tea bag I can see the tea looks like grainy mush. Oh, i’m spoiled from loose leaf. Snooty owl!
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Had this while I made dinner. I was cooking a chicken recipe from “50 Shades of Chicken” cookbook. Seriously a very weird cookbook! Nice recipes though. I’ve been using my gaiwan while I’m in the kitchen doing stuff like cooking or cleaning.
This tea was really light for gaiwan runs and the first steepings looked like hot water, but had that sweet corn vegetal taste! I got ummm.. 4 steepings? I can’t remember. Last couple where really good and had a pale peach colour to the tea.
Oh, and I was interrupted by the UPS guy. I had like 5 seconds on my steep and the doorbell rang. I chose to pour the tea and get the door rather than oversteep. It wasn’t a tea related package though, boo!
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Thanks to Rachel Sincere for a sample of this! TY! Wild Watermelon kinda looks like DavidsTea Goji pop.
Wow, this is pretty good – it’s a refreshing and watermelony with a grassy tang of lime. Its slightly sweet, but could use more sweetener.
I got another cup’s worth, which I will save for an iced tea later on.
