359 Tasting Notes
If you never had this tea before, I apologize for what you are about to read…
A bowl of toasted cereals with chocolate and malt. And raisin cinnamon bread toasts…with Nutella spread on top. In a cup. That’s what this is.
And I just drank the last of it… Verdant order, wherever you are, you better show up at my door. I ordered a shitload of this tea and I’d like to have it now please. Thank you.
Not feeling so good tonight, I’ve had a really hard time sleeping this week end, worse than usual…running on just a few hours of sleep, I thought of drinking this tea. Cause it’s my lullaby tea, puts me in a gentle state of relaxation :-)
There’s something enchanting about this blend… From what I understand, Brenden the owner of Whispering Pines, goes in the forest every month to harvest a new batch of pine needles, just the right amount to keep it sustainable. The fact that he harvests his own product makes it that much more special. And every time I buy this tea, I can be sure it’s at its freshest.
When I opened my pouch of this month’s blend and inhaled its beautiful fragrance, I noticed something different. It seemed more piney and a little more earthy, also less jasmine scented than usual.
I asked about it and was told that the pine needles were now lightly roasted. I’m thinking this process might concentrate the flavours and make the needles a bit more fragrant. A new jasmine green is also in the mix. I like that I can smell more pine, but that the scent remains so soft.
The taste is as delicate and fluffy as I want it to be. The difference from before is very hard to describe though. It’s like rain in the forest. Have you ever opened your mouth while it’s pouring in the woods, and try to catch the droplets? You know it doesn’t taste like regular water, but how do you describe it?
This tea has an undulating texture, it just coats the entire mouth with something floral, buttery sweet and evergreen. It’s not exactly jasmine, it’s not exactly pine, it’s just the perfect fusion of the two…symbiosis, I’m drinking “jaspine”.
It’s sweeter than the previous blend. I don’t think I’ve ever tasted something so fresh and clean. It truly is wonderful.
Being already in love with it, I was skeptical about the change, cause I thought it was just perfect the way it was. Well I must say, it is better.
And yes, another WP blend I don’t see myself living without.
I hope you get some rest & wake up refreshed, my dear TF.
This is another one I’ll have to sample sometime.
Sweet dreams!
I agree 100%. This blend is perfect for me. I wasn’t sure if I should order it since I don’t really like jasmine. But it so subtle and it’s still there. And this combo with pine makes it kinda cooling sensation. I’m wishing you good night sleep. :-)
Aww, you gals are sweet….I’m chilling now, I should be ok <3
Terri, I can send you some whenever you want :-)
Boychik, the fact that you don’t like jasmine but appreciate this blend says it all!
I just need time to sort through all of my untasted WP, Mandala, and Verdant teas to try my SB. Sounds like I need to make time for this one. But…..so many choices, so many teas! :)
Haha! I hear you inranger!
ah you make me want to taste some Whispering Pines teas…I love the name of their teas and your reviews really exhort me to try them !
This sounds bear-rilliant. That’s another one to add to the wish list then.
Ysaurella, WP teas are full of magic :-)
Dr. Roughage, with bear-serker and now bear-rilliant, i officially declare you my favourite bear pun maker… Keep them coming please, bear puns make me beary happy :-)
Gahh I now want to order this iteration of sleeping bear! I’ve tried 2 in the past and loved them both, and if this one is even better…. :D I see yet another tea order in my near future lol
Truly addictive MissLena, but there can never be too many WP orders :-)
Don’t worry, Tea Fairy, I have bearly begun. ;)
The amount of awesomeness happening here right now is almost unbearable ;)
Sounds like I am not the only one with bear puns bruin! ;)
Awww, These bear puns make bears sound like the sweet things they are and much less barbearian.
Haha that one’s good…You got me laughing on the floor doing bear-a-rolls!
We should stop before I go into kodiak arrest!
Ok, that one is hilarious….but no worries, if you keep eating elder-bear-ries, no risk for Kodiac arrest…
Whew…bearly made it out of that alive!
Oh lord! Gotta love those bears.. Did you see the strawberry???
Hahaha yes!
You guys are unbearably cute, I can barely bear to be-hear, big bear hug to all!
<3
Those are awesome bear puns, Whispering Pines. I shall make sure to use them all as soon as I possibly can. My friends will hate you for this! ;)
This all started with Goldilocks Dr. Roughage, remember?
:)
I do indeed remembear, Tea Fairy. I still need to write the best-selling children’s book ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bearserkers’. Maybe I should make it a horror story instead …
Meme bear puns = all kinds of awesome! Super cute and funny and fuzzy. I can bearly stand it
Haha! Glad you enjoyed mandy :-)
I ended up just googling bears and annoying my boyfriend with my constant “OMG baby look he’s soo cute I could just die! Wait no, look at this one! Babe, get me one! Babe, I want. Babe, babe, babe”. I’m pretty sure he hates me now, lol
Ok, I made several Mandala’s orders in the last few weeks. It just seemed that every time, I had forgotten something or I just needed more of something else.
The last order was triggered by looseTman. He reminded me of something I had said in a previous review about this tea.
I had written that this was a very masculine tea, a “Stetson and Chaps” kind of guy.
That made me realized I had completely forgotten about it cause I had only a sample at the time.
I don’t know about you ladies, but I just can’t resist stetsons and chaps. So I placed another order for it and now well it’s here!
This tea is solid. It’s a hugger. I just want to cuddle with it.
Oh, the smell of leather bindings and old books, so lovely! Earthy and musty, very sweet with zero astringency. Just a tad of menthol at the end of the sip.
It’s spectacular! This is possibly my favourite loose shou pu’erh ever.
(dare I say it, it might have surpassed special dark just by a tad)
LooseTman, thank you for reading my previous review, the fact that you reminded me of it made me order this and now I’m in tea heaven because of you :-)
I love this too. A lot;)
Stop, you make me want all the teas!
Boychik, I so love it!! And I can’t wait to try phatty cake, got one of this babies as well.
Mandy, that’s only because I keep drinking all the best teas!!!
Cowboys! Oh wait. tea.
And I love this tea. But not more than Special Dark. The Phatty Cake is awesome. And I also have to do yet another Mandala order. I can’t even make that one your fault. It’s Sarsonator’s fault.
This review made me smile :)
I’m having this right now. Leather and prunes my perfect combo
Hee Haw!!!
Yummy!
And Cowboys.
Lol.
But I need some help. (No not with the Cowboys – I got that) but I want to mae sure I don’t miss something and have to oder again after this because really. I can’t. I already need to have my credit cards taken away.
I just looked at my shopping cart over at Mandala and I felt very afraid. LOL. But what the hell? You only live once and pu’erhs are meant to be aged, so it’s not like they’ll go bad, right? RIGHT? :p
Haha! so you also got this one? Oh, I’m glad you did…can’t wait to find out what you think of it :-) Hee Haw!!!
I didn’t place the order yet, but I added some of this.
Can you tell me the difference between this and the phatty cake? Because it says the phatty cake is pressed from this. So do they taste much different? Should I get the loose or the cake?
Thanks, dearest!!!
I haven’t tried the cake yet, it’s one of my new pu’erh!!! I got it only because I like the loose one so much I figured I must get the cake, lol. let’s ask honeybelle, i think she has the cake.
You know I should try them side by side – never done that. Mostly I think of the loose as easier
Would y’all like for me to set up the side by side test RIGHT NOW and tell you?
I guess I’ll just have to get both and compare them. In the name of science, of course.
Oh well. Then yes. YOU do the science. I’ll wait :p
Starting on it. I will put pics on flickr
This is so fun! I love little comparison tests!!!
Oh, totally missed the experiment! How’s it going? Oh, now I understand the other thread’s comment !! I’m a little slowww today…
OK – after a side by side comparison, I believe I can say with some confidence that it would be up to your personal preference. I used 6 grams of each – did two rinses and 4 steeps of each. It would take a FAR more refined palate than mine to really tell an appreciable difference. And what else did we learn?
I am a badass gongfuy mistress – I can pour two gaiwans at the same time with equal success yo.
I have now dumped them all in one mug which I am enjoying now.
What else did we learn? Don’t use your lacy white gaiwan for shou. It’s little bottom got stained – but fear not! I have magic miracle soak http://shopmandalatea.com/smart-soak-tea-stain-dissolver.html from Garret.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/125488674@N02/14460115030/
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Nice!! I know that miracle soak is awesome, but I always forget to get some!
It is lifesaving to me – especially for my white things. I drink a LOT of Special Dark
Added miracle soak to the cart! I’ve actually been meaning to so that for awhile
So I realize the loose tea is more convenient, but I’m really digging the cakes, so I think I’m getting the phatty. I really aappreciate the comparison.
I thank you. Science thanks you.
Oh and also, the tea tray is gorgeous!
You are welcome. Science is welcome. You will thank yourself for the miracle soak
We also learned I need a &^^#$%# pu-pick
Ah yes. I have one of those in the cart, too!!!! I figured if I’m buying all these cakes, better get the tool to go with ’em.
You will have the perfect haul Sars, so excited for you!!
Please someone remind me to do that and LTF – will you please help me remember what all I need to get?
Oh I’m glad you like my tray. Guess what??? You might tsake a little gander at Garret’s trays while you’re over there….it’s really reasonable too and I LOVE it
What is it you need??
I need to find what we talked about this morning. I have Autumn Song, but I think I need Temple Stairs? And something else. And a pu-pick
Don’t forget the heart of the old tree!
YES! That! See?? See why I need help? And Cowboys?
Good thing that sars came to the rescue, I had no idea that was the one you were looking for…(we all need cowboys)
Yes, yes we do. That was one of the ones. So I need those two and a pick, cause I’ve been using all kinds of weird things like knives and screwdrivers
I think you’ll really love the HOTOT.
Lol. HOTOT.
Oh and yes, cowboys, pls.
OK I’m off to get a mug warmer back soon.
Haha! HOTOT Cowboyzzzzz
(i will be calling my old tree cake hot cowboy from now on)
The hot cowboy tea cake. Love it!
Never seen live cowboy but firefighters. Omg they are so hot in Brooklyn haha
(Ok now, boychik, you are bringing this topic to a whole new level…let’s try to keep Steepster PG13…)
I want to go hoomeeee
Haha! Firefighters will have that effect on you I guess ;-)
Yep, I can’t sleep here. Too quite. I need police, ambulance, fire truck siren , helicopters. I go to bed at 2am then by 5-5:15 I’m up because birds chirping
Oh man, I need to feel I’m safe haha
I used to live next door to a fire station
You are so lucky MzPriss! I remember we had blackout some years ago. Ppl used candles and then our neighbors had tiny fire across the street. I think it was just smoke. Anyway 3 fire trucks came to our block at 6am. Everybody wearing practically nothing (hot summer night) got on a block to stare at those gorgeous men. It was like a show. Free show.
They used to work out outside. Yeah it was nice
Awww, you got some cutsie tea pets! Look at all that pretty stuff! That lacey taiwan is like what you’d get if a white porcelain taiwan & a bad mitten shuttlecock had babies ;)
Thank you Terri :) LOL that is EXACTLY what that gaiwan looks like. It was the first gaiwan I ever bought and I still love it, I like pretties
My tea is now so far out of control I don’t even know what I have anymore. I HAVE Temple Stairs. SMH. So now maybe I just need some Hot Cowboy and a pu-pick
Garret – when you read this, sorry we’ve turned your beautifully named Heart of the Old Trees into Hot Cowboy. Sorry about that. Sorry.
It might be slightly more accurate to say that I would like to be sorry HOTOT is now Hot Cowboy
(I’m gonna drink me some hot cowboy this very minute…sorry too Garett for the brutality of this…but Hot Cowboy Sheng makes me such a happy fairy)
I’m working on the last steeps of my Wild Mountain Green from yesterday – just got my assistant all shenged-up as well so she can keep up :)
A happy Fairy is a good thing Garret
TheTeaFairy,
You’re welcome. I’m glad you’re in “Heaven” and thoroughly enjoying your “Stetson and Chaps” so much! However, I’m now confused. How can you rate Loose and Luscious Lincang – 2007, a shou you “forgot”, higher than your beloved Special Dark of which you’ve waxed poetically about numerous times on Steepster? It doesn’t even contain the most Special tea flavor: Chocolate!
Haha!!! LooseTman, I guess I’m all confused cause Mr. Garret Awesomeness makes too many excellent teas and they seem to compete with one another!!!
Can you have too much of a good thing? And this is all your fault, I totally blame you for this….I had forgotten about this tea…thank god you did remind me ;-)
No, you can’t you have too much of a good thing! It’s not my fault. The Devil made me do it! :-)
Did SD just increase from 93 to 96? Thus, making it 1 point higher than your “Stetson and Chaps”.
Yes, forgot to tell you…in all seriousness, SD in a yixing clay pot is very close to perfection, and will probably reach 100 on my next session…
Wow! This sounds very intriguing. I’ll have to check out your most recent SD tasting notes & comments.
Good morning Steepster.
I’m am totally eating cherries in bed on this lovely Sunday morning, sipping on Aila…
Because they go so well together.
One crunchy cherry, one sip of Aila…oh my.
This is my go to morning tea now. I just know it’s going to be good every time no matter what.
Sweet cup of malt and sea salted caramel, with super fruity notes, mmmmm.
It’s far from being as strong as what I’m used to early in the morning, but it’s just such a charming tea, I can’t resist it.
(I know you guys must be tired of me, but please be patient…cherry season is almost over already… soon, I won’t be able to find decent fresh ones, and you’ll stop hearing about it…I promise).
I added cherries to my shopping list. Just sayin’ :p
And then there will be Cocoa Amore ;)
(Subliminal cherries!!!!)
Haha! You know there will be Brenden…. :-) there will also be a nice print to look at all year around!!!
mmmm subliminal cherries….
Now I’m biting into some cherries myself
Me too. I’m about 2/3 of the way through my 9lb cherry purchase from last week :P
Still insanely jealous of your cherry drawer
Maybe you should get a poster of it….
Lol, still laughing at 9lb. I bought a total of 6 pounds this week…I guess I’m not the only cherry junkie around here :-o
I just realized something.
I can make one more round of COCOA AMORE! * Snoopy dance! *
Lol mine is long gone! I drank it during the night!!!
And suddenly, I envy you…
And you should. Because I have some. If I had teleportation powers – we would share it.
Aww, I know we would my darling :-)
We will have our very own piles of it soon though
i love cherries too! and this tea sounds amazing- what notes…wow!
Just need a cup of comfy before I try to go to sleep tonight. This is my pancake tea. My favourite pancakes are made of buckwheat flour and this tea is that.
I prepare it with almond milk and a bit of maple syrup. It tastes also like puffed wheat cereals.
This is absolutely not refined and it’s not delicate. Doesn’t mean it’s not as satisfying as a more sophisticated cuppa.
It’s like comparing a dark rye bread and a French croissant. They are both excellent, but they serve different purposes.
I always slurp it in no time, with lots of unapologetic noises. I just love it!!
Yummy!!!
Now that some magician has handed me some dried elderberries, I was able to make the real version of this Northern Sweet Tea. Though my own temporary blueberry version was pretty darn delicious, I admit that it’s fun to have it the way it was meant to be.
It was hot today. This was the perfect iced tea.
Really, A little maple syrup added to Golden Orchid and some cute rustic tiny little berries….how could you not like this?
I drank two big mason jars today, and wanted more!! And the good thing is, I can make more, which makes me a very happy fairy :-)
I do need to try this!
It’s fab.
I have some in the fridge!
Lol, I’m having GO right now AND I’m having some NST. A sip of hot, a sip of cold!
I’m having some GO after I finish this delicious cup of Yi Fu Chun. I’m saving my NST for later in the day out on the porch. I LOVE the combo though. May have to try that.
I am making this today. I know I said that a few days ago, but this week was nuts. After my hike, I am coming home, and I am making this. Since HoneyBelle sent me elderberries, I am ready to rumble!
Make it before you go on your hike and put it in the fridge so it’s cold when you get back – it will be PERFECT after your hike!
Yes, ma’am! Making tea NOW! :p
Oh! Hike and NST = Perfect Sunday
I can’t wait to hear what you think of it
Indeed, TTF! I am looking forward to both. I’m making a double-batch of the NST. I’ll maybe share some with the boyfriend. :p
Double batch is a good idea with this. I make it a quart at a time. I may go sneak a little drink of it now
I made a quart this morning :) Mmmmhm! :D
I tripled the batch. What the heck! You guys haven’t led me astray yet. I know I’ll love this!
Oh yes you will. And so will the boyf.
IF I share. :p
He didn’t appreciate the pu’erh I am drinking, but I’m certain he will like the NST.
Which one are you having?
Mandala’s Heart of the Old Tree Sheng Pu’er 2012. Please check out my note if you get a chance. I actually read your note before I made it, since I was looking for brewing times. I thought it was interesting that you found peach, because to me, it smelled exactly like dried apricot!!!
That settles it – I’m ordering that now.
MzPriss, I was just gonna offer you to send you some, but I don’t think a sample would be enough :-)
I did check your review Sarsonator, awesome!
I’m just gonna order it.
It sounds sooooooo good!
I hope I someday end up in the tea retirement home with you two. Remember it from this thread? http://steepster.com/discuss/2404-stash-slash-cupboard-pictures?page=10&post_id=135229
Also, does this mean that I am now a tea enabler, MzPriss?? :p
Yes, you have totally earned enabler status. We will have to all be there together and all chip to pay a Tea Dobby to make us amazing, perfectly-prepared tea all day long.
Haha! Yes, I remember it!! And you have now officially entered the TTEG. (The tea enablers guild)
Awesome!!!! I will wear my TTEG badge proudly, and look forward to the day that we sit around all day, chatting and drinking perfectly-prepared tea! :)
And I so want a tea-dobby…
NEED a TeaDobby. It’s a NEED.
Haha! Definitely a NEED.
Having this tea while watching the supermoon rise tonight, in the company of a bunch of nuts just like me…makes me really happy ;-)
I love that! I meant to grab a cup of this and forgot. Now I’ll have to run outside to see if I can spy the supermoon!
Oh no! You missed the post on the discussion board tonight :-(
There was a bunch of us watching and commenting. Hope you can see the moon now :-)
I needed good sheng energy today (AKA sheng tripping)…
I planned on being a tea noodle all day and just take it easy, but this gave me such good energy, I had to go swimming for a while. (But I came back to being a tea noodle right after).
Mao cha is beautiful to look at. Silvery dark strands, super long and rigid, they beg for hot water to soften and relax.
The first steeps are so fresh, bright and mineral, with citrusy notes. Slightly astringent, but nothing offensive. I also get that very light camphor taste I have come to appreciate so much. I get the tingling tongue, which is always fun :-)
At around the 5th steep, it gets sweeter and smoother, spicy notes are also developing. It’s not woodsy or smokey at all, just pure and clean. I also get peachy notes, the type you find in white tea.
I’ve been sipping on those leaves all afternoon. This tea is fantastic, so glad I’ve included it in my order.
It gave me such a warm feeling, I feel invigorated and ready to watch the supermoon tonight with other Steepster members, from a distance…Fun!!!
Another lovely review!
What, may I ask, is a tea noodle? LOL
Tea noodle: a long and and relaxed thing that absorbs tons of tea…. (Myself on a couch, reading and steepsterising while drinking tea…lots of it)
Lol, I love that term! :P
OMG… that’s too cute! I had a rough night, but now I am back in the tea saddle and I’ll join you in this tea noodle status, if you don’t mind!
Picturing you in the fairy jacuzzi again! With cherries floating around! Teehee.
Hahaha! One day I might just do that cameron, bring a ton of cherries in the pool with me and let them float around me :-)
Sarsonator, tea noodles love company, you are always welcome to join me :-)
(Sorry you had a rough night though…)
Thank you!
Weren’t you or MzPriss (or both) talking about the Laoshan Black Chocolate Genmaicha from Verdant? I put it on my wishlist and I think it was because one of you lovely ladies mentioned it. Or am I getting senile?
Noooo!! Not crazy!! Look at Cameron’s review just now, lol. (Cough, I just bought 8oz.)
(Cough, Honeybelle bought even more I think)
LOL. Cameron’s review just made me think of it. I am not ready to get 8 oz, but I did order 2 oz.
It must be good if you and HoneyBelle would buy that much! I also got the Laoshan Black and the Lady Gaga blend. Why not? :)
I WANT THE LADY GAGA! QQ Let me know how it is!
Well here’s the thing. I already have a sample to send you, but my little zippie tea sample bags have not arrived yet. Verdant usually ships quickly, so since you’re already waiting so patiently, I’ll add a little Lady Gaga when I send you the other sample. Then you can decide if you want to buy more!
Psh, that’s amazing! Can’t wait to try it, all of the ingredients sound delicious. Thanks so much! :D
No problem! I like tea sharing. :)
I’m also a LB Chocolate Genmaicha hoarder. It’s so good it makes me appear to have tourette’s syndrome when I take the first sip
Hahaha! Totally a Tourette syndrome tea!!!
Oh my! Now I am extra excited to try it!
It tuns on the mega twitch switch on.
Best taken while wearing a negligee
Terri – I’m with you on the Sudden Onset Tourettes when drinking LBCG. And LTF – I didn’t order hardly much more than you at all – but it’s not HERE yet.
I did offer to send you some, you should have said yesssss!!!! :-)
I know and I love you for that. But it will be here soon. Right?
OMG I just thought of a song for LBCG!!!
Almost time for the moon to come up in St. Louis…
LOL – I just said that on your Elderwood note – about 30 minutes and I will be on my porch with my tea
Me too!!
Great review. This is may be in my next order.
Thanks SWApilot, it’s really worth trying.
Mz HoneyBelle Priss and I were sent this sample for review. She received hers a while ago, but waited that I get mine here in Canada so we could have our tasting together last night. Ain’t she the sweetest thing? Must have been a torture for her to wait that long…
This tea is so darn sexy… parlarmi amore!!
With Elderwood, I was expecting Golden Orchid on steroids, but it turned out to be quite the opposite.
Well, Cocoa Amore is definitely my Golden Orchid on steroids. If GO had a lover, it would be this bad boy.
I’d say our Tea Whiz Of The Woods Brenden is building a trademark for himself with his Vanilla Dreams collection. This new vanilla he uses is insane. And must I insist on vanilla beans here as opposed to vanilla flavouring? HUGE distinction.
Ok…so you know how much I love dark chocolate.
And you know how much I love cherries.
A lot. I mean these are possibly my two favourite things to eat ever.
Combined together with this sophisticated exotic vanilla, they create the perfect storm of nominess. Imagine that for a second. A STORM of nominess.
Just to be clear, the cherries and the chocolate are notes, not flavouring, and this blend is a lot more satisfying than any flavoured tea out there.
The sweet black cherry and rich dark chocolate notes are rounded by the creamy and decadent vanilla, rendering a silky and velvety mouthfeel.
Also, there’s just a glimmer of spice in the background.
It’s so smooth, it never gets bitter or astringent.
Now…When I’m having a mug brew, I generally don’t re-steep. I know, I know, some of you will say, what a waste. This however, with its high end list of ingredients deserves a second infusion…and a third…and dare I say it…a fourth. Yes, excellent re-steeping value. It’s barely diluted. And I’m cold brewing the leaves just in case there’s something left in there for me.
I really don’t need a new favourite tea. No I don’t. But, but…I love my Vanilla Dreams Tea Family. There’s Papa Port, (tommy says Port is masculine) Mamma GO, lovechild Elderwood and new kid on the block Cocoa Amore. Hell yeah, I need them all!!!
Thanks again HoneyBelle (aka MzPriss) for waiting for me so we could drink together from a distance, and thanks Brenden for allowing me to try this scrumptious new blend.
I love this review!!! I love all these Vanilla Dreams teas as well. I really love this one a lot. And I will be waiting impatiently until I can have more.
Hehehe, yes, love it! How about Pappa Port, Momma GO…Elderwood is the son and Cocoa Amore is the daughter…and of course El Dorado is the dog :D
LOL I’m trying that El Dorado puppy today
Don’t worry, the spices don’t bite ;)
I’ve been looking forward to wee snaily chai
Hahah! Yes, one big happy family! Can’t wait to try the doggy as well….now will there be a kitty in that collection?
There might just be ;)
I am not at all surprised by that
This sounds amazing. I love your reviews.
(I loove kitties)
Cheri, thank you. This tea is amazing…I have just enough for another cup and I think it won’t be long before I have it!
Sounds wonderful!
I sooooo can’t wait to try this one, payday just don’t come soon enough tho, i may have to let Lance buy me some before i get paid hehehe :)
I’ve always thought of my teas as masculine or feminine i dunno why it just always made sense to me
I hope you can get your hands on that one soon enough Tommy!
Tea always has a gender to me, and sometimes, it is androgynous!
Sounds so good!
Terri, can’t find the post anymore, but I got my tea, I can totally do the Manistee moonrise tasting with you guys tonight!!
Tommy, do you own that tea? We’re paying the full moon a tribute tonight by having this tea all at the same time :-)
I was just going to ask about that – what time Terri?
Oh….whenever the moon is rising in each of our respective cities? LOL
OR….we can select an actual time…hmmm
Whatever you guys want to do
What time is it for you now Terri?
Terri are you Central Time?
I’ve got the Manistee moonrise too, Full Moon tribute sounds cool to me :)
Excellent
Anyone else reading this thread is welcome to join us tonight :-)
I’m in! :)
Hellz Yeah!! Who all is doing this tonight??
Cocoa Amore is now available for anyone interested! :)
Seriously?
:)
So I’m in Central time zone, with a moonrise of 8:30pm…
Tonight is also suppose to be a super moon, or something like that
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-supermoon-2014-high-tides-20140711-story.html
Of course, it’s a little over cast in st. louis, so I may not even be able to see the moon rise…sigh…
cocoa amore…well, I sold a few more CDs this week on iTunes/CDbaby…
Haha! Terri’s got some Playpal moonies!!!!
:) has Terri become a WPTealiever?
maybe… :)
Oh, this is such a pretty tea!
From the look, I’m guessing this is a blend of beautiful Silver Needles and fuzzy Bai Mu Dan?
(I stand corrected by the Master himself : «This is not a blended tea at all, It’s a single-origin white dried under the moonlight») Good to know, it makes it even more special :-)
White juice at its best.
White teas often get a bad wrap for not being tasty enough.
Having them Gongfu style will make you change your mind. The tastes just explodes this way, as opposed to a mug brew.
This is so juicy.
Notes of melon and cucumber, some peach, sweet peas, and honey.
Right from the start, you get a buttery thickness and a fresh mouthfeel that intensifies afterwards. At fourth steep, I can’t believe how sweet this is.
The wet leaves smell like hay warmed by the son. I know exactly how that smells like, my Grandpa was a farmer.
It might be delicate, but it’s so tasty. Also, it makes a wonderful cold brew.
I love this tea, and I’m hoping it will still be available by the time I place a new order.
It’s a sunny and happy tea :-)
Yay!!! you found another happy tea tonight. “hoping it will still be available…” LOL you will probably order again really soon ;))
Lol, I was just thinking the same Dexter. Do you have straight whites sometimes?
This is not a blended tea at all :) It’s a single-origin white dried under the moonlight :)
Bad me, should have done my homeworks :-) it really looks like needles and white peony mixed together. It’s just beautiful..
Straight white – not really. I only have one straight white tea in my house and I normally cold steep it with a little (just a little) fruit tisane. I did like the silver needle gong fu style that we did during my tea class (if that counts at all) – but I don’t really do that at home…
I love it…One of my favorite non-traditional whites for sure! :D
I love whites gongfu, but my silver needles also tend to hold up to ‘grandpa style brewing’ and one of mine is now my favourite tea to cold brew!
I’m going to have to gong-fuy this. I keep missing the point of whites so apparently I’ve been doing it RONG – I shll make a weekend date with the gaiwan and this and several others
Yyz, I love silver needles, and they are also fabulous cold brewed!
MzPriss, there’s no RONG lol, everyone has its own ways, but if your experience hasn’t been the greatness with them, then it,s worth trying :-)
You make this tea sound absolutely amazing. I’m going to have to pick up some of this.
This sounds wonderful. I may have to add some to the WP order that I already have planned for August! :)
The Teacret Agents strike again!
TeaKesser, it is absolutely worth trying :-)
Lol, Sarsonantor, where did you possibly learned about the teacret???
Please read my Ailaoshan review when you get time :p
The teacret is out…
Haha! i have some catching up to do, will do FOR SURE!!!!
LOL My order is still in Chicago – so several days away yet, but soon you will have MOUNTAINS of this soon!!!
I’ve never even tried this and I kind of want mountains.
Ah! My order came in today! Probably won’t have a chance to try it till next week though xD oh well. This note makes me even more excited though!!!
Your tasting notes are great. You had me right up until you mentioned Nutella. Not a fan of Nutella. :)
I love this one very much, too. :)
(Noooooo!!! That was not helpful Dexter….considering we did order at the same time.)
Mandy, it’s really, really, really good!
Ost, not try it until next week while it’s sitting in your house? you are a master of self control, I admire you :-)
Roughage, lol, it’s just a tiny little note of hazelnut and chocolate I get, hence the nutella reference, don’t let it scare you ;-)
Nightshifter, hard not to like this one, right?
I got my shitload yesterday and right after I finish this cup (my last cup until the mail gets here) of COCOA AMORE, I’m going to make some of my very own LBCG!! Very happy!
MzPriss, Did you open the pouch and sniff it yet????
Of course! I got this awesome ceramic canister at TJMaxx on Sunday (big enough to hold it all) and I’ve already put it into the canister an I lifted the lid and smelled repeatedly and I’ve just had it since yesterday evening. It’s gonna be a chocolate morning
Haha, this cracks me up! So I have to ask. What amount quantifies as a “shitload”? I am so glad this finally arrived. Can’t wait for the rest of you to get your orders!
Haha, this cracks me up! So I have to ask. What amount quantifies as a “shitload”? I am so glad this finally arrived. Can’t wait for the rest of you to get your orders!
hardly a shitload…8oz?
And MzPriss might have gotten slightly more…
Slightly more…not a lot more. LTF – you don’t think 8 oz is a shitload?
Well, since I use 1 big tbsp per cup, it’s almost as if it was just 4oz really…
Well that’s true – I like the way you think LTF
Yay, mine is coming soon! And if I do love it as much as I remember (I needed a refresher), I am buying mountains of this too.
I have a shitload of this…I always buy the 8oz option, & I think I have 2 backups in the attic.
Maybe I should drink a cup now?
I say yes! And I will as well :)
ok, then it’s next in my Q
Meeeee tooooo!!!!
My kettle is on
YAY! LTF – Sars is a huge enabler…..
Are you not at work?
Nope. I’m home. I was too tired and I’m doing some work here
maybe we should try that Google + tea party I’ve been talking about
Terri, I’m almost “tech illiterate” for these things…would have to learn how it works first and that could take a looong time :-O
It’s the kind of chat we hear each other talk?
I don’t know much about it either. I want to try it. I do need to try and see if I really can’t get even a 30 minute nap so I can try to go in
I feel like that should be in the commandments of tea or something : When you fall in love with a particular tea, thou shalt order shitloads of it.
TeaterTotter….I fully endorse that commandment.
I second that motion!