drank Melon Oolong by Lupicia
513 tasting notes

Oh my god, bringing this to work with me in my carry mug today was probably the best decision I’ve made in like a week. I had my doubts as to whether it would be “viable” in a travel mug, because travel mugs can really stifle many a good tea, but that simply wasn’t the case. I used slightly more than two tsp of leaf for 16 oz of water, added a touch of cream and sugar, and drank what I swear was hot melon juice/milk all morning. I used up the last of what was sent to me by the lovely ifjuly, and am very lucky to still have some left from Nay Lynn!

Anna, you started this addiction of mine! Ifjuly and Nay Lynn, thank you so much for being my suppliers!

Suziqzer

You are braver than I trying a precious tea in a travel mug.. So glad it worked well for you :)

keychange

It’s just confirmation that my travel mug is extremely awesome!! go carry mug!!

CHAroma

This review made me smile. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Suziqzer

Another endorsement for the carry mug! Go keychange!

Sil

i sometimes wonder what other ppl are going with their travel mugs that they have funny tasting teas in them…

keychange

I don’t know-I’ve definitely found that often tea tastes different depending on what you drink it out of. I like the carry mug (and the timolino) because you can smell as you drink.

Sil

fair enough…the smell factor i can get behind :)

Suziqzer

I agree that what you drink tea out of can make a difference in how it tastes. Some teas just taste better if you can smell them too… it’s a whole experience thing.

Cheri

I just gotta break down and spend the money to get the carry mug….. It’s funny. Some things I’m willing to just drop money on, but for whatever reason I’m hesitant on this one and I really want it.

keychange

My carry mug is by far my favourite piece of teawear. May I ask what’s making you hesitate?

Cheri

I don’t know. I think it’s that I don’t want to just buy the carry mug, but I haven’t found any of the teas that are calling to me. (I should go look again and see what I find.)

Cheri

Okay, I did it. I found a couple of teas that I thought sounded good to try and placed the order. Whew.

keychange

Wow!! what colour did you choose? (I really want more colours). And I hope you like it as much as I do!!

Cheri

Ice Blue. I love the color blue. Almost everything I own is blue. Now I’m excited!

keychange

I have it in ice blue also! woohoo!!

CHAroma

I have to drink tea out of glass/ceramic or it tastes funny to me.

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Suziqzer

You are braver than I trying a precious tea in a travel mug.. So glad it worked well for you :)

keychange

It’s just confirmation that my travel mug is extremely awesome!! go carry mug!!

CHAroma

This review made me smile. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Suziqzer

Another endorsement for the carry mug! Go keychange!

Sil

i sometimes wonder what other ppl are going with their travel mugs that they have funny tasting teas in them…

keychange

I don’t know-I’ve definitely found that often tea tastes different depending on what you drink it out of. I like the carry mug (and the timolino) because you can smell as you drink.

Sil

fair enough…the smell factor i can get behind :)

Suziqzer

I agree that what you drink tea out of can make a difference in how it tastes. Some teas just taste better if you can smell them too… it’s a whole experience thing.

Cheri

I just gotta break down and spend the money to get the carry mug….. It’s funny. Some things I’m willing to just drop money on, but for whatever reason I’m hesitant on this one and I really want it.

keychange

My carry mug is by far my favourite piece of teawear. May I ask what’s making you hesitate?

Cheri

I don’t know. I think it’s that I don’t want to just buy the carry mug, but I haven’t found any of the teas that are calling to me. (I should go look again and see what I find.)

Cheri

Okay, I did it. I found a couple of teas that I thought sounded good to try and placed the order. Whew.

keychange

Wow!! what colour did you choose? (I really want more colours). And I hope you like it as much as I do!!

Cheri

Ice Blue. I love the color blue. Almost everything I own is blue. Now I’m excited!

keychange

I have it in ice blue also! woohoo!!

CHAroma

I have to drink tea out of glass/ceramic or it tastes funny to me.

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.

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