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[the_rck]

Having decided that I didn't much care for the tangerine white tea, I decided to try the cucumber white yesterday. I liked it better than the tangerine, but it was still kind of grassy. I like the pear white best out of the three white teas.

Today, I'm trying the lapsong souchong. It smells and tastes-- particularly the aftertaste-- kind of smoky but not in a really bad way. I'm not entirely sure of my opinion of it yet. I'm drinking it unsweetened which may be a mistake. I mean, it's not overly bitter, but I might like it better with some sweetness in it. I'll try some stevia in the next cup.

I still don't have a headache, so I'm inclined to let stevia off the hook in that direction. I thought briefly this morning that I was going to have a headache, but that hasn't turned into anything. Generally, if I'm going to wake up with a headache, I can feel it starting when I get up to take my thyroid medicine at 5:15, and I felt kind of that way then, but I was fine when I got up at 7:00.

I did discover, a few days ago, that I was using the wrong amount of powdered coffee when making my morning mug. The Kroger brand that we usually get calls for two tablespoons a cup, and I just went on using that much when we bought the other brand. When I finally thought to look, that tin says to use four teaspoons (it takes three teaspoons to make a tablespoon, so I'd been using 150% of what I needed) a cup. No wonder the coffee with the new mix tasted stronger. Even using the correct amount of powder, I still need to sweeten it to make it palatable.

Comments

[anderyn.livejournal.com]

Lapsang souchong is made by smoking the tea over pine fires. It is supposed to taste smoky and piny. I love it but it is definitely not for everyone.

[the_rck]

I didn't know that. I'm still trying to make up my mind if I like it or not. The smoke flavor lingers for quite a while. It certainly has character.

[anderyn.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's been called "the Scotch of teas" due to the smoky assertive flavor. A lot of people don't care for it, but I enjoy the smell and the different flavor.

[the_rck]

I think the thing I need to get past is the fact that I'm asthmatic to smoke. That means that the odor and flavor kind of read as danger signals to my brain. I know they're not going to set off my asthma, but on some level, my mind expects real smoke.