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drank Turtle Dove Black Tea by A Quarter to Tea
768 tasting notes

I haven’t written up a note for this tea yet???

I had a bad weekend due to the autistic child upstairs. They are good neighbors. Their TV isn’t loud, I don’t hear them yelling, they rarely have parties. The only issue I have is the running and jumping from their 8 year old autistic son. The running and jumping is a daily occurrence. And every couple of days he has a melt down. This is not something that is in their control, so I try to not let myself get worked up about it. But saturday it began around 7:30. It was still going strong when I left at 10:00, and when I came home at 3:00 it was STILL going on. Sunday was just as bad. And today there was no school, so it was a bad day again.

All that is to say that I wanted to baby myself a little tonight. I made honey toast and a pot of this tea. It is nummy. Probably not going to solve any of my issues, but it is a delicious, creamy tea. Sort of chocolaty (I bet it would be more chocolaty if I could smell it and taste it) and creamy. Just a nice tea that I don’t drink often because I want to reserve it for stressful days like these so I can feel like I am pampering myself.
Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 6 OZ / 177 ML
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Indigobloom
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Sounds like great self care to me :)

Evol Ving Ness
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As someone with neighbour issues, I totally get it. For me now, beyond the various ways that they encroach on my life, it is the repeated and profound intrusion that gets to me. And yes, tea helps.

Fjellrev
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I’m sorry, Maddy (and Evol too!), it’s too bad that we can’t sound-, smell-, and stupidity-proof our dwellings.

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Indigobloom
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Sounds like great self care to me :)

Evol Ving Ness
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As someone with neighbour issues, I totally get it. For me now, beyond the various ways that they encroach on my life, it is the repeated and profound intrusion that gets to me. And yes, tea helps.

Fjellrev
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I’m sorry, Maddy (and Evol too!), it’s too bad that we can’t sound-, smell-, and stupidity-proof our dwellings.

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I love cats. I love alone time. I love sitting indoors on a cold winter night with a book or my knitting while drinking tea. I don’t have a sense of smell, so many of the more subtle flavors of tea escape me. Two of the things I CAN taste are bitter and sour, so any tea that has even a slightly bitter taste is nasty for me. And what others might perceive as pleasant tartness may be horribly sour for me.

I’m also a writer. I love writing, and a mug of hot tea helps me get through the hours sitting in front of the computer. Although I’m a comparatively new tea drinker, I’m jumping in feet first. Feel free to recommend any teas you think I might enjoy.

100-91 – Wowza! I want to keep this tea in the cupboard all the time.
75-90 – Very nice. It would be good to have this tea on hand from time to time.
60-74 – OK. Wouldn’t keep it in the cupboard, but I would drink it again.
45-59 – If a friend served this I would drink it to be polite, but it’s not really my cuppa.
Lower than 45 – Blech. It was too sour or bitter for my taste. Would not drink it again.

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