VermilionVulcan

This post assumes you are as obsessed about tea as I am. If you are not, you have my permission to just wonder, "What's up with this guy?" :D

I find it handy to have a list of the teas that I've tried and my detailed thoughts on them, as I can't remember everything since I've tried so many teas at this point. Keeping a list has helped me avoid re-sampling the same tea accidentally and to learn what styles and regions of tea I enjoy.

I use airtable.com (shown in the screenshot). I started out using Google Sheets, but I was feeling limited. I wanted to dynamically sort, filter, and search my spreadsheet - as if it were a UI form. I also wanted to add tags to describe my teas, again for quick filtering and such. airtable.com seems to be everything I need.

Sweet, a good mid body strength, and a strong cherry taste and aftertaste.

Black teas from Tong Mu have become my favorite of all black teas. I love to have them hot and flash chilled.

They're my go-to if I want to introduce people to artisan tea. My family and friends drink iced black tea, so this flash chilled is safe enough to get them to try it.

Aroma and taste profile is lightly sour underripe melon, mellowed by a light roast.

I don't drink Chinese oolong very often, and if I do, they are typically more roasted than this one. I think the profile is balanced and ok, but it feels like it is lacking some intrigue. I've been favoring bitey sheng puer lately.

This is my tea setup at work. I pick a tea and resteep it all day long. If I don't use it up fully, I'll take it home and put it in some water in the refrigerator to drink it cold the next day.