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__Morgana__ drank Denong Pu-erh Brick (2006 vintage - autumn harvest) by Bana Tea Company

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Sipdown no. 1 of 2022 (no 651 total).

Hi! Did you miss me? I missed me. :-) I missed you too. It has been a crazy, crazy time. Not much tea drinking going on over here for a long time until pretty recently when it got super hot and I decided to make some of this iced. Then I made some more, and finally today I put the last bit into the fridge to cold brew.

It made a really nice cold brew. Probably nicer than it was hot, though that was so long ago I can’t say I really remember.

So, news since last time. Puppy is now a dog. No. 1 has graduated high school and is headed off to some form of higher education in the fall. No. 2 is a “rising junior” in high school. Work is still fun, and still very busy.

We have all managed to evade covid so far.

I have started doom scrolling again, which sucks. State of the world (or at least this country) and all.

How are you?

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gmathis
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Dogs and teenagers…you have been busy! Good to see you back. We will keep the doom to a minimum!

__Morgana__
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Thank you!

Shae
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We missed you! We missed you!

ashmanra
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Welcome back! It’s been a wild ride, but I think you’re in good company here.

LuckyMe
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Good to see you back on steepster!

Crowkettle
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Welcome back! :)

__Morgana__
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Thank you all - I am drinking a lot of cold brew during this very hot summer so you may see more of me for a while ;)

Martin Bednář
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Welcome back and another covid evader ;)
Times change. I can’t imagine I work for almost an year by now (okay, so far it is “only” 10 months, but you can imagine)

Looking forward to read more notes from you.

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gmathis
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Dogs and teenagers…you have been busy! Good to see you back. We will keep the doom to a minimum!

__Morgana__
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Thank you!

Shae
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We missed you! We missed you!

ashmanra
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Welcome back! It’s been a wild ride, but I think you’re in good company here.

LuckyMe
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Good to see you back on steepster!

Crowkettle
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Welcome back! :)

__Morgana__
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Thank you all - I am drinking a lot of cold brew during this very hot summer so you may see more of me for a while ;)

Martin Bednář
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Welcome back and another covid evader ;)
Times change. I can’t imagine I work for almost an year by now (okay, so far it is “only” 10 months, but you can imagine)

Looking forward to read more notes from you.

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I got obsessed with tea in 2010 for a while, then other things intruded, then I cycled back to it. I seem to be continuing that in for a while, out for a while cycle. I have a short attention span, but no shortage of tea.

I’m a mom, writer, gamer, lawyer, reader, runner, traveler, and enjoyer of life, literature, art, music, thought and kindness, in no particular order. I write fantasy and science fiction under the name J. J. Roth.

Personal biases: I drink tea without additives. If a tea needs milk or sugar to improve its flavor, its unlikely I’ll rate it high. The exception is chai, which I drink with milk/sugar or substitute. Rooibos and honeybush were my gateway drugs, but as my tastes developed they became less appealing — I still enjoy nicely done blends. I do not mix well with tulsi or yerba mate, and savory teas are more often a miss than a hit with me. I used to hate hibiscus, but I’ve turned that corner. Licorice, not so much.

Since I find others’ rating legends helpful, I added my own. But I don’t really find myself hating most things I try.

I try to rate teas in relation to others of the same type, for example, Earl Greys against other Earl Greys. But if a tea rates very high with me, it’s a stand out against all other teas I’ve tried.

95-100 A once in a lifetime experience; the best there is

90-94 Excellent; first rate; top notch; really terrific; will definitely buy more

80-89 Very good; will likely buy more

70-79 Good; would enjoy again, might buy again

60-69 Okay; wouldn’t pass up if offered, but likely won’t buy again

Below 60 Meh, so-so, iffy, or ick. The lower the number, the closer to ick.

I don’t swap. It’s nothing personal, it’s just that I have way more tea than any one person needs and am not lacking for new things to try. Also, I have way too much going on already in daily life and the additional commitment to get packages to people adds to my already high stress level. (Maybe it shouldn’t, but it does.)

That said, I enjoy reading folks’ notes, talking about what I drink, and getting to “know” people virtually here on Steepster so I can get ideas of other things I might want to try if I can ever again justify buying more tea. I also like keeping track of what I drink and what I thought about it.

My current process for tea note generation is described in my note on this tea: https://steepster.com/teas/mariage-freres/6990-the-des-impressionnistes