90

Haven’t had this one forever.

Today was a day of medical tests and sitting around waiting from ridiculous o’clock onwards. I still feel like I have sand and grit in my eyes from lack of sleep (and probably fluorescent lighting making things worse). The moral of the story is that hospitals are to be avoided, if at all possible.

I treated myself to that rare espresso latte after lunch, so when I got home, it was all about low or no-caffeine. This was the choice. In my memory, this tea is ever so much better than what landed in my cup today. I didn’t add anything to it, perhaps that’s the problem.

I won’t change my rating though, because I am holding firm to being an optimist and I suspect this tea can still be glorious with the right moment and the right touch. And yay, so lovely that the sun is still shining so brilliantly so late in the day.

apieceofquiche

Ugh, hospitals are the worst. Hope all is well. :(

Evol Ving Ness

DELETEabout a minute ago
Thank you. I’ve had visits in several hospitals over the past couple of years and each experience is an experience depending on which one and which particular department and what the staff whom you come into contact with are like.

Today, unfortunately, there were several very visibly ill people on gurneys being wheeled about and left waiting in hallways. Some of the staff were pretty grim. I can only hope that the grim staff didn’t have any contact with the terribly ill patients.

I am so grateful to be home drinking tea in the sunshine. We have a lot to be grateful for.

mrmopar

Ugh, hope you don’t have a revisit for a long while!

AllanK

I hate hospitals too, I usually end up in the er for my asthma and luckily have not been admitted for it. I hope your ok.

Evol Ving Ness

Thank you. Monitoring. So far so good.

Indigobloom

I had the same experience with this one… to the point where I don’t wanna try it again until I know its back to what I recall. I think they adjusted the formula, as they tend to do with a lot of their teas. Seasons change and so do harvests I suppose.
Hope your test results come back to say you’re in stellar health xo

tigress_al

Hospitals…I work in one but I hate being a patient. I hope your tests have good results!

Evol Ving Ness

Thank you all.

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apieceofquiche

Ugh, hospitals are the worst. Hope all is well. :(

Evol Ving Ness

DELETEabout a minute ago
Thank you. I’ve had visits in several hospitals over the past couple of years and each experience is an experience depending on which one and which particular department and what the staff whom you come into contact with are like.

Today, unfortunately, there were several very visibly ill people on gurneys being wheeled about and left waiting in hallways. Some of the staff were pretty grim. I can only hope that the grim staff didn’t have any contact with the terribly ill patients.

I am so grateful to be home drinking tea in the sunshine. We have a lot to be grateful for.

mrmopar

Ugh, hope you don’t have a revisit for a long while!

AllanK

I hate hospitals too, I usually end up in the er for my asthma and luckily have not been admitted for it. I hope your ok.

Evol Ving Ness

Thank you. Monitoring. So far so good.

Indigobloom

I had the same experience with this one… to the point where I don’t wanna try it again until I know its back to what I recall. I think they adjusted the formula, as they tend to do with a lot of their teas. Seasons change and so do harvests I suppose.
Hope your test results come back to say you’re in stellar health xo

tigress_al

Hospitals…I work in one but I hate being a patient. I hope your tests have good results!

Evol Ving Ness

Thank you all.

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A monk sips morning tea

A monk sips morning tea,
it’s quiet,
the chrysanthemum’s flowering.

- Basho

(1644-1694)

Note to self—-you do not actually need any more tea.

My real tea obsession began in February 2015.

Not, sadly, when I had been living and working in China, though I very much enjoyed sampling a variety of teas during my travels there as well. No, no, that would have been far too sensible.

I am a reformed coffee drinker. I still enjoy a long double espresso with a good quantity or milk or cream from time to time, but for now, tea is my thing. All day.

*note—this is way out of date, so if we are doing a swap and you are checking to see what I like and dislike, mostly never mind what you find below. One of these days, I will update this. In the meantime, check what I’ve been drinking and use your own judgement. I like all the teas. Well, I am open to trying all the teas.

I tend to drink black, green, or oolong tea in the morning to early afternoon. Rooibos or
Honeybush or herbal in the evening. And perhaps some sort of sleepy-type tea in the wee hours.

This year, I’ve been discovering flavoured teas, so it may look like that is all I drink although that would provide a false impression.

Not a big fan of chocolate or mint in teas, but I will try them and, from time to time, have been pleasantly surprised. Also, usually I dislike a prominent cinnamon flavour, if untempered with other things, in teas. Again, I say usually, because there are exceptions.

Also, please note that haven’t quite gotten into the habit of updating my tea cupboard on Steepster, and it is unlikely that I will do this on any kind of regular basis.

I drink my tea black and unsweetened. If there comes a rare moment that I add something to it, I will mention it.

Finally, while I thank large and successful tea companies for tantalizing and beckoning me to the world of tea, I prefer to support independent ventures with real people, real enthusiasm and commitment, and real dreams.

Currently, I am researching monthly tea subscriptions. Perhaps it will keep me out of tea shops.

And here is Shae’s rating scale— which I am using with permission, of course— which more or less describes the way I have been rating teas. I am going to make more of an effort to stay very close to these parameters now.

Rating Scale

1-20: By far, one of the worst teas I’ve tasted. I most certainly will not finish my cup and will likely “gift” the rest to my sweet husband who almost always enjoys the teas I dislike (and vice versa).

21-40: This tea is not good but if I mix it with another tea or find another steeping method I might be able to finish it.

41-60: This one is just okay. I might drink it again if someone were to give it to me, but I probably won’t be buying more for myself.

61-75: This is a consistently good tea. It’s reliable but not necessarily special.

76-90: This one is a notch above the rest and I would gladly enjoy a cup of it any day of the week. I’ll likely be keeping this in my cupboard, but it isn’t one of my all-time favorites.

91-95: One small change and this tea would be perfect. I’ll definitely have a stash of this in my kitchen if you come over for tea.

96-100: No words can describe this tea. It’s an experience, an aha moment. Closed eyes, wide smile, encompassing warmth. Absolutely incredible. Perfect.

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