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Following 287 Tea Drinkers

Miss Starfish
Miss Starfish 240 followers

%{color:DarkTurquoise}I generally take my tea straight, although occasionally...

Kashyap
Kashyap 80 followers

Tea enthusiast and charity athlete who enjoys exploring and sharing the world...

AmazonV
AmazonV 250 followers

I love caffeine! I prefer tea to coffee. I prefer my flavors to be in your fa...

History Laced
History Laced 6 followers

I am a casual tea drinker from birth, usually that of black tea. I am in the ...

Ottawa Tea
Ottawa Tea 42 followers

Math geek, experimental psychologist, loves to make bread, drink tea, spin wo...

Nik
Nik 90 followers

*2012.10.07:* I hear people like to understand other people's ratings, so her...

LefTea
LefTea 66 followers

Hello! I'm Amanda, and I'm new to the world of tea. I got sucked in by a sa...

Sandy'sCuppa
Sandy'sCuppa 29 followers

New to the tea world. Just getting my tea cup wet!

ToiToi
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I love tea! :) I love good flavored tea, mostly floral or fruity or sweet/...

Mrnixonpants
Mrnixonpants 51 followers

Hello, my name is Vicky. I'm 23 years young and enjoying life. When I'm no...

shakirah1984
shakirah1984 38 followers

Self-professed foodie, wino, and tea-aholic. I love good food and good compan...

Jason
Jason 400 followers

I'm one of the people behind Steepster! I really like oolongs but I'm open...

Lala
Lala 72 followers

I am a lifetime tea lover. I did foray into the world of coffee for a peri...

BoxerMama
BoxerMama 102 followers

There are few things in life that I enjoy more than a good cup of tea and the...

Jude
Jude 43 followers

Open at all hours for a good deep puerh, a fresh green tie guan yin, or an et...

Artp
Artp 48 followers

Converted to loose leaf in August 2012 and never went back! Exploring new tas...

Lily Duckler
Lily Duckler 27 followers

Married into tea! :) I enjoy reading everyone's insights- there's so much...

Tealizzy
Tealizzy 58 followers

I have recently become tea obsessed! I've always loved an occasional cup and ...

whatshesaid
whatshesaid 81 followers

I love tea. Tea has always been part of my life but it has become an obsessio...

OMGsrsly
OMGsrsly 33 followers

Black teas are my favourite, although I do drink the occasional green tea. I ...

Pia M
Pia M 14 followers

I love high quality tea, what else can I say? :-)

A Tale of Tea
A Tale of Tea 5 followers

Grad student writing a thesis, need I say more? The delightful aspect of taki...

Shelyteadrinker
Shelyteadrinker 11 followers

I absolutely love tea. I think 3 years ago I began to really love tea and ev...

Lariel
Lariel 77 followers

I've recently become more of a tea fan. My favourites are flavoured masala ch...

Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp 115 followers

I love tea and art. *NOTE:* Tea in my cupboard are both sample sizes and l...

Allie
Allie 25 followers

I am currently a student studying psychology, which is almost my entire life ...

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I have always been a tea fan (primarily herbals and Japanese greens/oolongs) but in the last year or so, tea has become increasingly more appealing as not only a delicious, calming drink, but as a relatively cheap, healthy reward or treat to give myself when I deserve something. I should clarify that, however; the reward is expanding my tea cupboard, not drinking tea – I place no restrictions on myself in terms of drinking anything from my cupboard as that would defeat my many goals!

My DavidsTea addiction was born in late 2011, despite having spent nearly a year intentionally avoiding their local mall location (but apparently it was just avoiding the inevitable!). I seem to have some desire to try every tea they’ve ever had, so much of my stash is from there, although I’ve recently branched out and ordered from numerous other companies.

I like to try and drink all my teas unaltered, as one of the main reasons I’m drinking tea other than for the flavour is to be healthy and increase my water intake without adding too many calories! I’ve found that the trick in this regard is to be very careful about steeping time, as most teas are quite pleasant to drink straight as long as they haven’t been oversteeped. However, I tend to be forgetful (particularly at work) when I don’t set a timer, resulting in a few horrors (The Earl’s Garden is not so pleasant after, say, 7+ minutes of steeping).

I’m currently trying to figure out which types of teas are my favourites. Herbals are no longer at the top; oolongs have thoroughly taken over that spot, with greens a reasonably close second. My preference is for straight versions of both, but I do love a good flavoured oolong (flavoured greens are really hit or miss for me). Herbals I do love iced/cold-brewed, but I drink few routinely (Mulberry Magic from DavidsTea being a notable exception). I’m learning to like straight black teas thanks to the chocolatey, malty, delicious Laoshan Black from Verdant Tea, and malty, caramelly flavoured blacks work for me, but I’m pretty picky about anything with astringency. Lately I’ve found red rooibos to be rather medicinal, which I dislike, but green rooibos and honeybush blends are tolerable. I haven’t explored pu’erh, mate, or guayasa a great deal (although I have a few options in my cupboard).

I’ve decided to institute a rating system so my ratings will be more consistent. Following the smiley/frowny faces Steepster gives us:

100: This tea is amazing and I will go out of my way to keep it in stock.

85-99: My core collection (or a tea that would be, if I was allowing myself to restock everything!) Teas I get cravings for, and drink often.

75-84: Good but not amazing; I might keep these in stock sparingly depending on current preferences.

67-74: Not bad, I’ll happily finish what I have but probably won’t ever buy it again as there’s likely something rated more highly that I prefer.

51-66: Drinkable and maybe has some aspect that I like, but not really worth picking up again.

34-50: Not for me, but I can see why others might like it. I’ll make it through the cup and maybe experiment with the rest to get rid of it.

0-33: It’s a struggle to get through the cup, if I do at all. I will not willingly consume this one again, and will attempt to get rid of the rest of the tea if I have any left.

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