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I was so wrong to coldbrew this for a hour. It is too bitter to drink and that was my last teaspoon in the little sample I had. :( The flavour is GREAT, and then the bitterness (like how grape fruit or oversteeped green tea is bitter). So gross.

Flavors: Bitter, Floral, Jasmine, Vegetal

Roswell Strange

No judgement whatsoever, I just find it incredibly amusing that when you cold brew it’s 10 minute to 1 hour increments and I’ve gotten to the point where it’s like “40 hours? Lol, what could go wrong”. Different strokes.

Arby

It is mostly that I get inpatient and really want to drink it. I’ve left things over night, but I usually keep them in my fridge (idk how long it would take for flavoured tea to mold, but I don’t want to risk it). My fridge pretty much permanently smells like fridge and my tea will taste like fridge if I leave it in there too long. It’s the curse of living with other people. I can clean out the fridge and the smell will come back.

Arby

*impatient

Roswell Strange

I’ve only had something go moldy on me once – I noticed after I’d forgotten about it and it’d been steeping for around five days. I don’t know exactly what the tipping point was, though. That makes sense about the fridge smells, though.

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Roswell Strange

No judgement whatsoever, I just find it incredibly amusing that when you cold brew it’s 10 minute to 1 hour increments and I’ve gotten to the point where it’s like “40 hours? Lol, what could go wrong”. Different strokes.

Arby

It is mostly that I get inpatient and really want to drink it. I’ve left things over night, but I usually keep them in my fridge (idk how long it would take for flavoured tea to mold, but I don’t want to risk it). My fridge pretty much permanently smells like fridge and my tea will taste like fridge if I leave it in there too long. It’s the curse of living with other people. I can clean out the fridge and the smell will come back.

Arby

*impatient

Roswell Strange

I’ve only had something go moldy on me once – I noticed after I’d forgotten about it and it’d been steeping for around five days. I don’t know exactly what the tipping point was, though. That makes sense about the fridge smells, though.

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I am a biochem major hoping for a career in research genetics and evolutionary biology. I love science fiction and spend too much of my time reading comic books. I’m a passionate keeper of spiders, cacti, and exotic plants. I eat a vegan, plant-based diet for moral and environmental reasons (I mention this only because it is relevant to which flavoured teas I drink).

I drink mostly flavoured and low caffeine teas/tisanes, but I will try anything twice. As far as pure teas go, I gravitate towards whites, yellows, and jade oolongs. I’m always open for trades and sample sales/exchanges. Message me any time :)

My cupboard is mostly up to date. For a more comprehensive list, see my stash spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-HjWKR3um-xEnj6HC9vMvKXOAyj_bpW5u_2ixEC20-k/edit?usp=sharing
Most of these are only tiny samples/I can’t always spare any, but feel free to ask.

Favourite flavours/ingredients:
Rum/alcohol, clove, cardamom, rosemary, pine, sage, moss/Earthy, lychee, floral, creamy, malt, hay, rice/grain, toasty, desserty, cocoa/chocolate, decaf or no caffeine, very unusual flavours

Favourite tea types
Decaf teas (any variety)/no caf tisanes like honeybush and rooibos, yellow, jade oolong, white, Darjeeling blacks

Least favourite flavours/ingredients:
Acidic/sour/tart, melon, grapefruit, bitter, astringent, smokey, sickly sweet (too much chicory, cinnamon, or licorice root), yerba mate, tumeric mushroom/fungus,

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Animal products: [confectioners glaze, , marshmallows, , natural flavour, white choc chips, caramel bits, etc]
St. John’s wort (herb)

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