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drank Just Outstanding Orange Spice by Just Organic Tea
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Last night I was feeling really muzzy-headed and blah – like my brain was both tired/bored and overstimulated at the same time. I ended up having a huge mug of this while sitting in bed and reading things on my phone, and having that alone time helped me feel better.

I really wish I had asked for more than 1 oz of this. I’m nearly done, and I like the orange spice a lot better than JO’s charming chai. Both of them are sweet and candy-like and very cinnamon-heavy, but the addition of the orange really helps meld the sweetness into something more rounded.
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Hope you’re feeling better today! I totally know what you mean when your brain can feel simultaneously drained yet overstimulated. Or you just can’t shut your brain off despite feeling so exhausted.

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Hope you’re feeling better today! I totally know what you mean when your brain can feel simultaneously drained yet overstimulated. Or you just can’t shut your brain off despite feeling so exhausted.

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

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