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How many people here drink tea in the evening sometimes, at the expense of a few hours of sleep?

I know that after 3pm my tea consumption should be stopped, otherwise I won't go to sleep around 10:30pm.
But lately, I find myself coming home from work at 6:30 and firing up the kettle for some sheng which means I'm going to bed around midnight

it's my favorite time to drink tea because of how quiet and peaceful it is, but i try not to because being tired the next day stinks

pedant wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:22 pm

it's my favorite time to drink tea because of how quiet and peaceful it is, but i try not to because being tired the next day stinks

+1
Best hour for me too. But I dont drinks greens after 7pm, just yancha and aged sheng.

There have only been one or two teas where it has made any difference for me - I can drink most things up to midnight no problem (bedtime is around 1am).

I drink tea up until I get ready for bed. I try to drink slower the last hour or so to avoid getting up in the night.

Shine Magical wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:03 pm

How many people here drink tea in the evening sometimes, at the expense of a few hours of sleep?

I know that after 3pm my tea consumption should be stopped, otherwise I won't go to sleep around 10:30pm.
But lately, I find myself coming home from work at 6:30 and firing up the kettle for some sheng which means I'm going to bed around midnight

I am in the same pattern. Late work and late tea drinking.

I drink a lot of tea at night. It does cost me some sleep which is bad.

Extra trips to the bathroom interrupting sleep are good for me. It keeps my back etc. from being in the same position too long. I am back asleep in a moment usually.

I swing back and forth between "well my sleep-schedule is already in shambles" and "but maybe I can fix it if I just stop drinking tea at 7pm". That bit of self-improvement is not going as well as hoped. I try and drink something I know won't affect me as much; plus for a while I was trying to buy random herbals to drink at night instead, but it's just not the same.

Tea wakes me when im sleepy and calms me when im restless. No issues sleeping when I drink at night.
I try to make lighter teas that have fewer infusions in the evening.

I can drink tea until 10pm without sleeping troubles. Occasionally, a Gaoshan is especially powerful and keeps me up at night. I find it more of a problem when I take (unwanted) breaks in my daily tea drinking. The more often I drink, the less it affects sleep.

I wrote a rambly blog post on this a little while ago:

https://droolong.com/2018/03/02/caffeine/

tealifehk wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:49 am

I wrote a rambly blog post on this a little while ago:

https://droolong.com/2018/03/02/caffeine/

"Even 1950s pu erh can be relaxing for me."

Ah, this humble brag hidden in the article, lol. The oldest puer I've had was from 1960's, and it got me super caffeinated but I also simmered it on the stove for the last few infusions to get every little bit of juice out of the leaves.


For me, green teas, gaoshan, and other oolongs all get me the most caffeinated so I have to drink them earlier in the day. Sheng or shou puer at night seems to be more accepted by my body.

Shine Magical wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:11 pm

For me, green teas, gaoshan, and other oolongs all get me the most caffeinated so I have to drink them earlier in the day. Sheng or shou puer at night seems to be more accepted by my body.

I can recognize that. Pu erh is more soothing and has a relaxing effect on me as well. Green tea is more a refreshing tea.

Shine Magical wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:11 pm

For me, green teas, gaoshan, and other oolongs all get me the most caffeinated so I have to drink them earlier in the day. Sheng or shou puer at night seems to be more accepted by my body.

Interesting, I wonder why is that so. After all, young sheng is essentially green tea, except that the former is dried in the sun while the latter in steam...

The 50s pu erh was at Wistaria in Taiwan: not something I get to drink every day!

I actually find green oolongs the strongest, followed by pu erh and black tea. Aged pu has no theanine, so the caffeine in it can definitely do a number on you. Green tea or white tea, if fresh, is very calming for me because of the high polyphenol content.