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I'm now exclusively using loose leaf tea.
These days I'm leaning more towards the less fermented side of tea. I really enjoy sencha specifically among the greens. Even the dried leaves smell divine. And I'm also enjoying oolong.
I do occasionally go for black tea, in which case I normally have Darjeeling. Sometimes I crave a heavier Assam blend, such as a breakfast blend, which is the only tea I'll put honey and/or milk into. I don't think I've ever had pure Assam, but I've been meaning to try it.
For variety, I'll also sometimes grab an herbal blend. Usually something I've never tried.
I normally infuse the leaves in a French press I've reserved specifically for tea.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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