starbucks unsweetened shaken iced green tea

treated the fake roommate to bogo tea monday at starbucks.
loose.
green.
good.

jade monk unsweetened matcha green tea

purchased from whole foods after dinner with a girl who makes poor life decisions.
bottle.
green.
good.

the tea company apple jack

received samples from the tea company.
loose.
black.
average.

teasenz silver needle

received from teasenz.

loose.

white.

average.

tastes like pineapple. 

the tea company aged yunnan pu-erh

received samples from the tea company.
loose.
puer.
good.

yogi cinnamon vanilla healthy skin

received as a free sample from yogi.
tea bag.
herbal.
average.

g.t.'s kombucha enlightened synergy gingerberry

purchased on sale from giant eagle.
bottle.
kombucha.
good.

yogi sweet tangerine positive energy

purchased from walmart while visiting the boy's family over spring break.
tea bag.
black.
average.

tealated moroccan mint

received as a sample from tealated.
loose.
green.
good.

marketside green tea with blueberry

visited my first wawa with the boy.

bottle.

green.

average.

tealated lemon ginger

received a free sample from tealated.
loose.
herbal.
good.

teavana flowering pineapple white tea

sampled at teavana at the king of prussia mall with boy over spring break.
loose.
white.
average.

wawa diet green tea

sipped this and had a mac&cheese and mashed potato bowl
with chicken strips at my first wawa with the boy.
bottle.
green.
bad.

teavana scarlet jasmine

sampled at kind of prussia teavana with the boy.
loose.
green.
average.

teavana iced raspberry limeade

sampled at king of prussia mall with the boy.
loose.
herbal.
bad.

teavana gyokuro imperial reserve

sampled at king of prussia mall teavana with the boy.

loose.

green.

average.

teavana youthberry + wild orange blossom & teavana chai oolong + samurai chai mate

visited my first teavana at king of prussia mall with the boy.
loose.
herbal. oolong.
fruitys: good, chai: bad.

youthberry + wild orange blossom (left),
chai oolong + samurai chai mate (right)

dunkin' donuts black tea

picked up for breakfast with the boy before departing for spring break.
tea bag.
black.
average.

100th post.

Hi, I love tea.

I started this blog with the goal of tasting all the teas I could get my hands on and writing superbly minimalist reviews on each of them since I'm not too into the idea of writing a poem of tasting notes on each tea (oh, yes, a hint of mint here...tastes like an aged wooden bench that had been sitting in a park field...an overwhelming aroma of peaches...).

I also didn't want to spam my readers, so I had a goal of trying one new tea a week and uploading only one new post a week, but soon, I found myself scheduling posts for the future. For instance, right now, as I am writing this 100th post, it is March 1, 2015. I'm in my junior year of college, and while I should be spending this time cramming for the exams I have this week and preparing for the group meetings I have today, I'm writing this. I hope the future me that is reading this post will be better about procrastinating as she will have graduated college and probably be working in the real world by now. (TO FUTURE ME: You go girl. Congratulations!) I also hope future me reading about those things that stressed me out in school will realize that those were small things to worry about, and will also realize that whatever may be stressing her out now will also seem small in the future. So, a message to everyone: don't stress so much and relax!

I've found that blogging into the future has been pretty fun, because I've gotten to associate certain teas and tastes with certain people (those who sipped with me or those who brought or mailed me tea) and certain events that were happening around me at that time.

I'm really happy to have been able to share them all with you. :)

To 100 more, let's keep sipping.

- isiptea

sobe green tea

purchased by boy on his trip to the campus convenience store.
bottle.
green.
average.

orient express ginger black tea

made by derek at orient express.
boba.
black.
average.

lipton pure leaf unsweetened tea

purchased on late night college convenience store run with boy.

bottle.

black.

good.

the tea company blueberry pomegranate

received samples from the tea company.

loose.

white.

average.

the tea company apple pie

received samples from the tea company.

loose.

herbal.

bad.

the tea company peach oolong

received samples from the tea company.

loose.

oolong.

good.

the tea company liquid happiness

received samples from the tea company.

loose.

herbal. green.

average.

the tea company cappucino morning

received samples from the tea company.

loose.

green. oolong.

average.

lipton brisk iced tea lemon flavor

bought from a vending machine while doing laundry.
bottle.
black.
average.

tazo giant peach

retrieved from a vending machine near package pickup.
bottle.
green.
good.

honest tea organic peach tea

purchased by boy on an entropy run.
bottle.
black.
good.

teahouse chrysanthemum tea

from yoshi.

loose.

herbal.

bad.

honest tea honey green

purchased on a late night run to campus convenience store with boy.
bottle.
green.
average.

rose tea cafe mango green tea

bought dinner from rose tea cafe after class for boy,  MeNoHaxor, and myself after class.
boba.
green.
average.

rose tea cafe jasmine green tea

bought dinner from rose tea cafe after class for boy,  MeNoHaxor, and myself after class.
boba.
green.
average.