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drank Ying De Black Tea by Tao Tea Leaf
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This is a fantastic black tea. Nice and rich – a little chocolate – a little honey – really sweet. Fantastic.
Thanks so much Sil for sharing.

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Thanks for sharing this with me Sil – It’s called a Christmas Spice Tea and I guess it is – but it read more as a chai. This is a nice light spice tea – I didn’t get as much fruit flavors as Sil commented on – but there was a hint of vanilla.
All in all this was an enjoyable cup. Happy to have tried it.

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Spent the day drinking this one. It was part of the W2T club box that OMGsrsly and I shared. We decided to drink this one today, and I had high hopes for it as this is probably one of the most expensive teas that I’ve tried.

12 steeps later and I’m totally indifferent to this. It’s not bad – it’s not good. It’s not worth the price.
The first few steeps a little bitter (with steep 3 being the most) – a little sheng – a little sweet – but mostly just boring. There was a little creaminess about steep 5 and it thickened on the mouth feel. Basically though this didn’t really change that much through the steeps.
Always nice to share a tea with a friend – just wish this had been a better tea.

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mrmopar

I think Yiwu is a bit soft for me. I like a bit more kick in general.

OMGsrsly

I lost my detailed note, and the summary was: Meh. ;)

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drank Silver Needle Raw Puer 2001 by J-TEA
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2016 Sheng Olympics

This tea read to me more as an aged white than a sheng. I’m generally a fan of aged whites to that’s ok by me. I have enjoyed Mandala’s Silver Bud Raw but it’s 2011 ? 2012 ? so not as aged as this one.

This tasted “old” it had a bit of a dusty – musty – something to it. Not in a bad sort of way – just it seemed old. Maybe I just prefer them not aged quite this much. There were some honey notes and some stone fruit – but it was also quite hay like.

I think this was a fun addition to the sheng olympics – especially if people haven’t tried this style of tea before. Happy to have tried it – but for my tastes – I have other aged whites that I like better.

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2016 Sheng Olympics

I don’t like this – grassy – bitter – green – very sheng esque

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mrmopar

I see the frog stuck his tongue out as it as well. ;p

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drank Cranberry Orange Muffin by DAVIDsTEA
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OK so I got suckered into buying tea at Davids today. Sale + a bunch of favorites about to be discontinued = Dex coming home with more tea than she should have…..

I love this. It’s just so yummy. It’s exactly as advertised – Cranberry orange cinnamon baked goods. Light delicate – nothing out of balance. It just makes me happy…..

(I didn’t buy any Cranberry Pear and it’s on the discontinued list too – I might have to go back tomorrow and pick some of that up…..)

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drank Low Country by August Uncommon Tea
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Yet another one that Sil shared with me.

I had a cup of this a few days ago and wasn’t quite sure what I thought about it. It was nice and really caramel – but wasn’t getting the burnt bourbon notes that are mentioned.
Not sure what I did different tonight – but wow – boozy. More leaf longer steep is what I think. Really like how it is tonight. A little smokey – a little caramel – a lot of bourbon (sweet booze). I’m going to get more of this one too – I will need to play with it. Me thinks a little maple syrup would go well in here (or even a little bourbon on those crazy nights)….

Just for the record – yes I"m drinking all three of these August Uncommon teas while I’m putting together a shopping cart – this is going to be my first purchase of 2016…..

Thanks so much Sil for introducing me to these amazing teas….. :))

Sil

yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed them. It was well worth the risk i took in purchasing them and being able to share :)

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drank Passage by August Uncommon Tea
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OMG!!!!! This is the most amazing chocolate nut tea. WOW!!! Fantastic. It’s chocolate chestnut and just screams hot chocolate by the fire. Mmmmmmmmmm
I don’t have much more to say – other than 200g of this is in a shopping cart right now. Sooooo gooood.
Thank you Sil for sharing.

Sil

hahaha this and mousse au chocolate are probably my fav. This one goes away forever and Mousse is out of reach :(

VariaTEA

I have some Mousse I can share with you, Sil! If you don’t mind that it’s a little bit older

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drank Leatherbound by August Uncommon Tea
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Drinking though a few of the August Uncommon teas that Sil sent to me.
Wow – this is really fun. A little unusual but really interesting. It’s just a really nice molasses, chocolate, bready black tea – and then there is this something in the background – if you don’t read the ingredient list it’s hard to put your finger on it. But then yep – that’s it – caraway – that’s why it’s a little pumpernickel bread ish. Awesome – in a strange kind of way.
I need more of this in my life – even though I don’t think it’s the kind of tea that I would drink everyday (that’s probably a good thing – it’s pretty expensive) – but on those days you need something special – this would totally fit the bill.
Thank you so much Sil for sharing.

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I’d been drinking this all week at work and while it’s a really good everyday black – I didn’t think it was anything special. (What I was drinking I bought Nov15)
And then there was a sample of it in the box that Sil sent to me. That’s what I’m drinking today. Not sure when she picked it up – but this is totally different than my package – or it’s totally different steeped at home vs work.
I just find it interesting that this is really good – nice and dark, malty, bready. Could be the love from a friend theory – it could be home vs work – it could be a different harvest. What ever it is – I’m very happy to be drinking this today. Thanks Sil for sharing. :)

Sil

hahaha i was totally thinking that when you sent me “extra” because i missed mine.

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C.S. Lewis – “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”

I needed to update my profile. I joined Steepster 03Mar13. I am just amazed at how much my tastes have changed since then.
When I discovered loose leaf tea about a year and half ago, I didn’t know anything other than my local Davids and Teavana/Teaopia. Stumbling onto Steepster CHANGED EVERYTHING.
Hello, my name is Dex I’m a tea addict.
I’ve been through the “I need to try every single tea out there” phase. I really hope the worst of that has passed. I’ve learned enough to know that I only need to try HALF of all the teas out there. LOL
When I started this journey, I was all about the flavored rooibos and fruity tisanes. Don’t get me wrong there is still room for dessert (chocolate/caramel/nutty) Rooibos teas in my cupboard and I still do enjoy them, BUT I am quickly learning to appreciate the some of the straight teas of the world.
Big bold (but not icky)pu’erh is suddenly my favorite, followed by woody/roasted oolongs. I’m just starting to explore straight black teas, and have found some that I really like.
Generally speaking I’m not into greens at all, only like the occasional green oolong, and white teas are just too mild for my tastes (unless they are fruit flavored). I still enjoy really good fruit tisanes, but am now cold steeping them.
I don’t like floral/herbal blends, and mint anything is not on my preferred list.
I am still exploring new teas, adapting to my changing tastes, understanding more every day how little I really know about tea. Ultimately I would love to find approximately 50 teas that I just “can’t live without” and always have them in my cupboard. That might not be practical, but that what I’m searching for. It’s going to be a fun journey.

All in all, I love this site. I’ve met some wonderful people, and have gotten to try some amazing teas because of them. It really restores your faith in humanity when you get a note saying “oh by the way I sent you some tea”. Wonderful, generous, people here.

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