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Sorry I’ve been absent lately my dear Steepster friends…

I really needed some hugs and comfort today.

This tea never fails me.

It is my go to tea of choice, always good no matter how I brew it. It’s like we belong together.

The taste makes me see nice soft colours…

Sweet, soothing, and so warming.

I really needed this.

Hope all of you are doing great!

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apt 11 years ago

have you tried the Ailaoshan black from YunnanSourcing?

TeaNecromancer 11 years ago

I am glad that the tea gave you a cup full of comfort, tea is really wonderful for that.

Kirkoneill1988 11 years ago

im doing ok :)

Kirkoneill1988 11 years ago

apt, can you link me to the “Ailaoshan black” on Yunnan sourcing?

looseTman 11 years ago

Hug

Cameron B. 11 years ago

Kirk, this is the one from Yunnan Sourcing I’ve had that’s very similar to Ailaoshan:

http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-black-teas/3090-spring-2014-high-mountain-red-ai-lao-mountain-black-tea.html

Cheri 11 years ago

{{{{{{{{TTF}}}}}}}} Hugs. I also find that tea can be a great comfort on those kind of days. I hope the rest of your day goes better and tomorrow is a better day as well.

boychik 11 years ago

Hugs TTF.<3

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Apt I haven’t tried it…curious about it but I doubt it could be better :-)

Right you are my dead Amanda ;-)

Kirk, glad you are doing ok

looseTman, Boychick thank you for the hugs!!!

Thank you Cheri, wow!! What a gorgeous TTF hugs :-)

Love y’all :-)

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

DEAR Amanda, *OMG the worst typo EVER!!!! So sorry!! *

Fjellrev 11 years ago

Many hugs for you, TTF!

caile 11 years ago

Sending many hugs your way!

Kirkoneill1988 11 years ago

Cameron B, I just now added that to my wish list :)

AllanK 11 years ago

I just got a one ounce sample of this tea in the mail. I may have to brew it tomorrow morning. Did you brew this western style or gongfu?

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Allan, I western brew it cause it’s so good I’m too impatient to gongfu it, lol. But I hear it’s also very good that way.

My way is 1 big tbs for 16oz mug at 205F for 4 min. Sometimes I do a second steep for 6 min.
But you should check the new WP website, they now have very detailed parameters for both methods on all teas! I think you should try this way first :-) here’s the link for Ailaoshan

http://whisperingpinestea.com/ailaoshan-black.html#product_tabs_Brewing

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Thank you caile :-)

And OMG!!! It’s Swedish Chef !!! So happy to see you Fjellrev!!! :-)

Fjellrev 11 years ago

Happy to see you too! I really missed you all. :)

Isserly 11 years ago

I hope you’re doing alright and better now :)

TeaNecromancer 11 years ago

Braiiinnsss hehe no worries about the typo ;)

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Isserly, thank you so much :-)

cincin090 11 years ago

Sooo after reading your review I just spent $50 at Whispering Pines Tea Company because it made me really want to try their teas. AH! >.<

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Cincin090, always happy to enable! And i’m very confident you will not regret this order :-)

Ysaurella 11 years ago

contente de te revoir, sacrée petite fée cachée :)

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Merci ma petite Ysaurella chérie XOX

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apt 11 years ago

have you tried the Ailaoshan black from YunnanSourcing?

TeaNecromancer 11 years ago

I am glad that the tea gave you a cup full of comfort, tea is really wonderful for that.

Kirkoneill1988 11 years ago

im doing ok :)

Kirkoneill1988 11 years ago

apt, can you link me to the “Ailaoshan black” on Yunnan sourcing?

looseTman 11 years ago

Hug

Cameron B. 11 years ago

Kirk, this is the one from Yunnan Sourcing I’ve had that’s very similar to Ailaoshan:

http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-black-teas/3090-spring-2014-high-mountain-red-ai-lao-mountain-black-tea.html

Cheri 11 years ago

{{{{{{{{TTF}}}}}}}} Hugs. I also find that tea can be a great comfort on those kind of days. I hope the rest of your day goes better and tomorrow is a better day as well.

boychik 11 years ago

Hugs TTF.<3

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Apt I haven’t tried it…curious about it but I doubt it could be better :-)

Right you are my dead Amanda ;-)

Kirk, glad you are doing ok

looseTman, Boychick thank you for the hugs!!!

Thank you Cheri, wow!! What a gorgeous TTF hugs :-)

Love y’all :-)

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

DEAR Amanda, *OMG the worst typo EVER!!!! So sorry!! *

Fjellrev 11 years ago

Many hugs for you, TTF!

caile 11 years ago

Sending many hugs your way!

Kirkoneill1988 11 years ago

Cameron B, I just now added that to my wish list :)

AllanK 11 years ago

I just got a one ounce sample of this tea in the mail. I may have to brew it tomorrow morning. Did you brew this western style or gongfu?

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Allan, I western brew it cause it’s so good I’m too impatient to gongfu it, lol. But I hear it’s also very good that way.

My way is 1 big tbs for 16oz mug at 205F for 4 min. Sometimes I do a second steep for 6 min.
But you should check the new WP website, they now have very detailed parameters for both methods on all teas! I think you should try this way first :-) here’s the link for Ailaoshan

http://whisperingpinestea.com/ailaoshan-black.html#product_tabs_Brewing

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Thank you caile :-)

And OMG!!! It’s Swedish Chef !!! So happy to see you Fjellrev!!! :-)

Fjellrev 11 years ago

Happy to see you too! I really missed you all. :)

Isserly 11 years ago

I hope you’re doing alright and better now :)

TeaNecromancer 11 years ago

Braiiinnsss hehe no worries about the typo ;)

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Isserly, thank you so much :-)

cincin090 11 years ago

Sooo after reading your review I just spent $50 at Whispering Pines Tea Company because it made me really want to try their teas. AH! >.<

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Cincin090, always happy to enable! And i’m very confident you will not regret this order :-)

Ysaurella 11 years ago

contente de te revoir, sacrée petite fée cachée :)

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Merci ma petite Ysaurella chérie XOX

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I am French Canadian, so please forgive me if my English is not always perfect :-/

My relationship with tea in a nutshell:

I’m married to straight Black. I have torrid love affairs with Oolong and Puerh. I party with Green and White occasionally. Flavored are not my BFF, I usually stay away from them.

Love Steepster, a place for tea lovers, where you learn and share with others.

About me:

I am a free spirit, I let people be who they are and expect the same in return.

Books! I love classic literature, but also modern and pretty much anything that captures my attention.

Music is also something I can’t live without… From Bach to Nirvana, my ears know no boundaries…

Animal and nature lover, amateur photographer.

I’ve been drinking tea for as long as I can remember.

Drinking tea is a sensorial experience. The name in itself “Camellia Sinensis” lingers the promess of an adventure for the senses…

Not a big «swapper», but will occasionally. Not because I don’t want to share but because I’m trying not to hoard so much.

Also, I have narrowed down the teas I really like over the years, and I don’t feel the need to try and buy everything the way I used to. (Maybe I have become a tea snob? Sigh…)

My ratings: because I pretty much drink only teas that I judge exceptional, my ratings are usually high. Don’t be shocked to see lots of 90’s and a few 100’s. That’s because I’ve had my share of crapy teas and I’m done with that ;-)

You can find me on Instagram here, I post about my tea sessions mostly, but also about the beautiful nature that surrounds me, and my fury companions :-)

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