Comments on: How does your mood affect your choice of tea? http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/how-does-your-mood-affect-your-choice-of-tea/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Eric http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/how-does-your-mood-affect-your-choice-of-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Eric Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:01:54 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=429#comment-130 Alexis, I love the idea of drinking something special as a reward. I really ought to implement that in my daily life! Perhaps it'll improve my productivity:) Alexis, I love the idea of drinking something special as a reward. I really ought to implement that in my daily life! Perhaps it’ll improve my productivity:)

]]> By: alexis http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/how-does-your-mood-affect-your-choice-of-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-126 alexis Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:50:17 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=429#comment-126 my mood definitely affects my tea choice. I tend to choose a smooth, floral (like an orchid oolong) when I am in a pleasant mood and am enjoying the sun shining through the windows. I reach for a cup of chai when I need a bit of warmth or need something spicy to invigorate my taste buds and soul. I always reach for a bit of gyokuro or formosa fancy when I want to reward myself for a job well done. Their truly is a tea for every mood! thank you for sparking so many tea and mood related thoughts! my mood definitely affects my tea choice. I tend to choose a smooth, floral (like an orchid oolong) when I am in a pleasant mood and am enjoying the sun shining through the windows. I reach for a cup of chai when I need a bit of warmth or need something spicy to invigorate my taste buds and soul. I always reach for a bit of gyokuro or formosa fancy when I want to reward myself for a job well done. Their truly is a tea for every mood!

thank you for sparking so many tea and mood related thoughts!

]]> By: Jamie D. http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/how-does-your-mood-affect-your-choice-of-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Jamie D. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:27:04 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=429#comment-129 I need caffeine in the morning to get going, so black tea is what I always start with. If it's rainy or cold, I want something smoky like Lapsong Souchong or Bohea. If I'm feeling "out of sorts" (more than normal for a morning, anyways), I want something strong and bold, like Keemun, Irish Breakfast or Assam. If I'm feeling pretty good, sorta mellow, I go for a Yunnan black or a flavored black. On cold, snowy Fridays in winter, I'll indulge in chai with milk & honey...cinnamon roll in a cup. In the afternoon, if the weather is warm, I want a lighter tea - Nepal or Grapefruit oolong (a darker oolong). Sometimes even iced. Otherwise I like a good flavored blend or lighter black in the afternoon to keep me going through work. Evenings and weekends are when I like green (Japanese greens) & whites, or a flavored rooibos. Those are "relaxing" teas for me...signaling time to rest and recuperate. I need caffeine in the morning to get going, so black tea is what I always start with. If it’s rainy or cold, I want something smoky like Lapsong Souchong or Bohea. If I’m feeling “out of sorts” (more than normal for a morning, anyways), I want something strong and bold, like Keemun, Irish Breakfast or Assam. If I’m feeling pretty good, sorta mellow, I go for a Yunnan black or a flavored black. On cold, snowy Fridays in winter, I’ll indulge in chai with milk & honey…cinnamon roll in a cup.

In the afternoon, if the weather is warm, I want a lighter tea – Nepal or Grapefruit oolong (a darker oolong). Sometimes even iced. Otherwise I like a good flavored blend or lighter black in the afternoon to keep me going through work.

Evenings and weekends are when I like green (Japanese greens) & whites, or a flavored rooibos. Those are “relaxing” teas for me…signaling time to rest and recuperate.

]]> By: Eric http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/how-does-your-mood-affect-your-choice-of-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Eric Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:59:24 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=429#comment-128 Interesting you should mention oolong Jason. I've tried drinking oolongs with breakfast a few times but it doesn't quite seem to fit for me. If I drink oolong, I prefer having it in the middle of the morning, or a little later in the afternoon. Strange things, these preferences! Interesting you should mention oolong Jason. I’ve tried drinking oolongs with breakfast a few times but it doesn’t quite seem to fit for me. If I drink oolong, I prefer having it in the middle of the morning, or a little later in the afternoon.

Strange things, these preferences!

]]> By: Jason Witt http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/how-does-your-mood-affect-your-choice-of-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Jason Witt Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:49:41 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=429#comment-127 My mood changes not only with flavors of tea but with whether I want to be warmed or cooled in a Yin/Yang way. Black Tea warms while Green Tea cools. Oolong is balanced between the two and can suit more moods. This is also a general mood that changes with the seasons. Black Tea is good in the winter; Green Tea or White Tea in the summer. Right now sometimes even in the warmest month of the year (July) I want Black Tea in the morning when I'm not warmed up yet. Usually I prefer Oolong though. My mood changes not only with flavors of tea but with whether I want to be warmed or cooled in a Yin/Yang way. Black Tea warms while Green Tea cools. Oolong is balanced between the two and can suit more moods. This is also a general mood that changes with the seasons. Black Tea is good in the winter; Green Tea or White Tea in the summer. Right now sometimes even in the warmest month of the year (July) I want Black Tea in the morning when I’m not warmed up yet. Usually I prefer Oolong though.

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