So, do you tend to be a sipper or a gulper? Be honest, you will feel better for it.
Jan 4th, '09, 14:20
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Confessions of a Tea Gulper
I tend to gulp my tea down like a starving wolf. I would like to sip my tea and enjoy the subtle flavours but - no. Well, I do enjoy the intriguing smell, tastes, and feel of tea but but by the mouthful, not by the sip. In my possession, a mug of tea will vanish swiftly. A small cup, especially some of the very small cups, are gone so quickly that it is more reminiscent of a shot glass. I've tried to change into a sipper but it is so much less enjoyable that I revert back quickly to my old gulping ways.
So, do you tend to be a sipper or a gulper? Be honest, you will feel better for it.
So, do you tend to be a sipper or a gulper? Be honest, you will feel better for it.
Jan 4th, '09, 15:43
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I feel I am gulping in fast sips 
I like to drink the tea very very hot, so can only take a sip each time. But I do it very fast and can take many sips within a short time and finish the tea soon. If I am aware of it, I do try to slow down. I want to sip the tea more mindfully and fully appreciate each bit of it. But very often I finish the tea too fast before realizing it
I also have a few teas that are so bitter that I can't possibly gulp the tea water
I like to drink the tea very very hot, so can only take a sip each time. But I do it very fast and can take many sips within a short time and finish the tea soon. If I am aware of it, I do try to slow down. I want to sip the tea more mindfully and fully appreciate each bit of it. But very often I finish the tea too fast before realizing it
I also have a few teas that are so bitter that I can't possibly gulp the tea water
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Jan 4th, '09, 17:24
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Above all, tea is a thirst quencher. If you quaff your tea instinctively, maybe you're actually a bit dehydrated and are excessively thirsty.
Try drinking water about 20 minutes before you prepare and drink your tea. Make sure you're not dehydrating yourself.
Dehydration is a very common issue in winter months in temperate climates and during the rainy and cooler season in subtropical areas, when many of us are less than enthusiastic with the notion of drinking cold water in cold weather.
Try drinking water about 20 minutes before you prepare and drink your tea. Make sure you're not dehydrating yourself.
Dehydration is a very common issue in winter months in temperate climates and during the rainy and cooler season in subtropical areas, when many of us are less than enthusiastic with the notion of drinking cold water in cold weather.
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