laurenpressley

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laurenpressley drank Sour Apple by Adagio Teas

So I tried this again, this time with a little more of the blend and with agave nectar. When it was still very hot, it was actually quite good! As it cooled, though, I didn’t like it as much.

2010-01-01 20:38:19 -0500

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Cofftea 2010-01-02 16:37:10 -0500

Did you get any actual apple flavor? I got cran apple at very best… and even that wasn’t really true… the hot cranberry just burned my throat.

laurenpressley 2010-01-02 17:25:42 -0500

Oh no, just like last time, very little apple flavor. It’s strange since you can see the apples! This was just a better cup than last time. :)

Cofftea 2010-01-02 17:27:40 -0500

It’s because the cranberries overpower it. Den’s Tea’s Apple Sencha does have a slight sour note to it, especially when steeped w/ premium sencha parameters.

laurenpressley 2010-01-02 17:35:11 -0500

So true. Good to know about Den’s! Once this sample is out, I’ll have to give that one a go!

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a tea drinking geek librarian

I’ve been into tea, at some level, since college with a first tin of loose tea brought back by my parents from Oxford. My love of tea increased with a visit to Boston and a chance cup at Tealuxe. Since then I’ve only gotten more interested in tea and have developed more of an appreciation for it.

I went on a (near) tea fast in 2009 when I was pregnant, and am only now really reintroducing tea at the levels I was drinking it before. I’ve lost some of my tasting edge, but that just gives me an excuse to drink even more. :)

tea rating guide
(updated 12/2010)

100: a perfect cuppa. these are the teas I’ll keep in my cupboard and tend to be one per type of tea.

90-99: will definitely get more of this tea

80-89: likely to get more and perhaps it will become a favorite with time

70-79: very good, depending on my mood or the season

60-69: wouldn’t actively try to get this tea, but also wouldn’t avoid it in a tea shop or restaurant

50-59: run-of-the-mill tea for me

40-49: decent, would hit the spot in some moods, but probably wouldn’t purchase it for my cupboard

30-39: okay, will try again, maybe

20-29: meh. I’d try this tea again if no other were available

10-19: drinkable, but a forced cup

0-9: didn’t even finish the cup