• UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    I’m not even a year into seriously being into tea, so I imagine I’ll just get more particular over time. I’m still working through a few boxes of various grocery store black and herbal teas, so maybe I’ll look around for something different when those start to run out.

    I do really love a big pot of green tea while I’m working at my desk job.

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      9 months ago

      My biggest advice:
      Stop going to grocery stores and instead try to find a local tea store with loose teas stored in non-see-through containers.
      They will usually let you smell the teas and you can determine if they may fit your taste or not.
      But watch out: Smell ≠ Taste
      And the taste is very dependant on your water hardness (if hard, you should get a water filter) and for how long and how hot you brew it.

      Wish you best of luck :)

      If you want a starter:
      80-90°C water (my cups are ~400ml)
      Chinese gunpowder tea (4g is my go to)
      1-2 mint leaves (my choice is nana/maroccanian mint)
      Brew for 1-2min
      If it’s a good quality tea, you can reuse the bag and maybe add another 1-2 leaves of mint