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drank Soothing by Epicure
1186 tasting notes

Another Epicure tea from my order :) I had to try this one, ginger herbals tend to draw my attention, mostly because I love ginger! I am almost heading to bed, so this note will be short tonight haha. Basically this tea can be very strong if you use too much leaf, and can also clog fine strainers such as my Finium. But by using a metal brew basket or in this case a fillable bag tonight, it is much better, actually a lot better with the bag than a basket. The bag keeps the fine floaties contained and tones down the crazy spiciness this tea has going on. Gingery, spicy, strong. Some peppery flavor from the lemongrass, a lot of ginger. However with honey added it turns into a milder, more friendly brew, and while I like ginger, this one without sweetener has a LOT of spice. Tumeric could also be the culprit, I think this is my first tumeric tea haha. Anyways, with honey, it is awesome. Soothing, if you will. Haha :D anyways, enough babbling for one night, tasty tea!

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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Hello all, I am an electrical engineer (read:NERD :D), who is a bit obsessed with tea! I discovered loose tea in 2011, DAVIDsTEA in 2012 and it took off from there. I really started drinking/enjoying tea because it was excellent to take to class in the morning and because I can’t handle coffee! (unless it’s a really good cappuccino or latte, or decent decaf haha)

I enjoy a variety of teas – current favorites being ripe and raw pu’erhs, chinese black teas and herbal/green rooibos blends. I also enjoy white, green, and oolong teas, although I tend to drink them more in the warmer months. I have also tried matcha and guayusa, but I don’t drink them too often as I am a bit sensitive to caffeine. As a result I don’t drink black teas as often as I used to, but in moderation I can still enjoy a wide variety of teas.

Oh, and I have a severe peanut allergy and try to avoid most other nuts, just to be safe. Limits my tea choices a bit, but that’s ok. However I have tried almonds and found out I can eat them, so I have been trying a few teas with them in them.

mrs.stenhouse12’s rating system
(as of 04/19/13)

95+: Absolute favorite, will try to always have it in stock, and when I don’t I pine over it!
90-94: Awesome teas, will probably purchase again a few times
80-89: Very good tea, may restock at some point
70-79: happy to have tried and will gladly finish, but not restock
60-69: not horrible, but not the best, will finish if I have some though
50-59: not a favorite, probably will have a tough time finishing the bag
-50: yuck. I don’t want to have it ever again.

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