Hello My Horde,
Let me tell you all about how I got into my loose leaf tea life.
New Begining
So I took my first steps in to this huge world of Loose leaf Teas as a way to get healthier. There are a lot of benefits to doing loose leaf tea and mixing your own together. It was a very overwhelming thing at first because I wanted to research all the things. Finally I decided to say forget it and jump into it.
Out of hand:
I started off with green tea, I went to my local Asian market because the nearest good apothecary was a little far. Honestly they had so many other options available than I thought. So while I went in there for a jar of green tea, thanks to ADHD and compulsive buying.
I also got:
- Dried Rosebuds
- Dried Jasmine
- Dried Lavender
- Dried Kunlun Chrysanthemum
- Dried Chrysanthemum
- Dried Mint
- Dried Papaya
- Dried Honey Wompee
- Dried Ginger
- Dried Honeysuckle Flower
- Dried Peach Flower
And got side glares from SO, lol.
Then i had to:
Go home and look up everything I bought online. Took notes and started blending and experimenting with what I did or didn’t like. At what proportions, seeped for however long. I found out I like mine to seep for at least 30 min and everyone keeps suggesting less, but the amount of flavor at that point is really nice and smooth to me.
I also found out that with a few of these (lavender) less is more. Not only that but Dried peach Flowers are a better bathroom juice than I assumed. XD
Didn't Know:
What I wasn’t prepared for was how it would make tea bags taste absolutely revolting. I use a metal ball for my tea. So after doing this for almost a year I was at work one day really wanting to tea. So I shrugged and decided I’m not that bougie. Yeah well apparently my taste buds were. I never spit liquids out so fast. lol
