My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.
Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.
I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!
Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)
Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.
I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta
95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around
94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase
89-80 Pretty good, above average
79-70 Acceptable
69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it
59-50 Ick
49 and below Nasty
San Frandisco
http://steepster.com/teas/butiki-teas/28779-premium-taiwanese-assam
http://steepster.com/teas/andrews-and-dunham-damn-fine-tea/28374-tiger-assam
http://steepster.com/teas/zen-tea/30455-assam-mangalam-second-flush-ftgfop1
Or for a very robust Assam:
http://steepster.com/teas/shanti-tea/11491-strong-assam
thanks for the suggestions!
You’re welcome!
TeaBrat, What steeping parameters work best for N0. 49?
oz. / temp. / tsp. (g) / min.
hmm, I usually steep assams with boiling water for around 3 minutes
Thanks TeaBrat,
Scant, level, rounded, heaping tsp. 1.25, 1.5, etc. tsp. or how many grams?
6 oz. teacup, 8 oz. cup, or something larger?