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Does this dry your mouth out like crazy? I’ve had this a few times, and every single time it gives me serious dry mouth.

Ha! So it wasn’t just me :D

Ditto. After finishing, I was all, “Dude, WTF?!”

For some reason the word harsha makes me giggle. I think it’s just the sound of it.

… I’m just that mature.

Sounds pretty decent. Yunnan has been my breakfast staple for about three years now and I don’t think I’ve had a cup of darjeeling in almost as long. Gah!! Maybe it’s because I had a bit of difficulty with darjeelings when I was first starting out with loose leaf tea. Oh well.

Perhaps I should give this a shot when my current stash of Yunnan runs out.

I prefer Yunnan over the other breakfast teas. Assam would be a close second. I enjoyed Darjeeling when I started drinking it, but I’m slowly disliking it, strange. A sampler from Harney is $2 and they have free shipping when you order $25 or more (don’t know if that promo is over). I also tacked on a $5 off coupon.

One wonders if maybe their coffee production might have contaminated their tea production…

I bet so! They were also applying the same techniques to make tea as coffee.

Evil thermos lid!

I know! Very evil! It’s even worse than steepster, because it’s making me waste precious tea leaves. I’m going to soak it in baking soda overnight and see how that works. If all else fails, vinegar here I come! I mean, I have nothing else to loes. If only I could order replacement lids.

Thermos lids can be so strange! I’ve heard horror stories of gross, built-up goo forming in the crevasses. BLECH.

I know! I was worrying about that too. I’m not going to even think about that. I need to get rid of the smell first. It’s contaminating all my tea!

Mmm, lapsang souchong.

I thought this one was delicious, hehe! At least you were able to swallow it!

And yeah, I’m still iffy about that whole lapsang thing…

Yep, I made 16oz of this tea and I was able to finish it. Not re-steeping it! Nope, definitely most positively not!

HAH! I ordered my GM sampler, btw. Finally.

Hahah – you have had some big tea ordering! Wooo!

GM and Samovar? Finals are over, ORDER SPREEEEEE :D

GM! :D The party continues….

Boy am I late to the party on this one… if the person who blended this tea said “give me 25$ and I’ll blend you something you’ll like” … Would you believe them? Could you even give an answer since you tried teas blended for other people? Their site just seems INSANE… opinion?

I guess this is appealing to someone who doesn’t know what they want or if someone is trying to get a tea related gift for a friend. I received this in a secret santa tea swap. I listed my favorite tea as white / silver needles and some how I ended up with two herbals and a chocolate spice tea.

wow either they were just getting rid of herbals and wasn’t paying attention to what you liked…. or they were really trying to broaden you horizons with a sledge hammer.
Do you think 3oz of this would be worth paying 25 bucks for?

Yeah, I don’t think this is exactly Madam Potts fault as I don’t know what my secret santa filled into the form. I receive three tins 2oz tins, but I still don’t think that it’s worth $25. I’m interested to know what other teas they offer though. I mean honestly the tea isn’t horrible, but it’s just herbal so I can’t really say much about their black, green or oolong.

That’s what makes me nervous about the whole thing… Thanks… It’s good to know I’m not being overly cautious with my tea budget by not wanting to trust someone THAT much.

Yeah, if it were me, I wouldn’t splurge $25 on a chance of getting random tea. Actually I did with Lupicia, but I feel that’s different since I’d be receiving a year of free samples on the side and I was able to see a selection of the tea they had to offer.

Madam Potts, the founder of the company, is on Steepster, so I suppose you could inquire some more information regarding the tea they have to offer.

please understand that the 3 tins you got were NOT PersonaliTEAS that would cost $25. The 3 tins of Holiday blends were my hand at some simpler blends that I sold at some Holiday fairs. They are not indicitive of the PersonaliTEA blends that I produce. Samples of past PersonaliTEA blends are available on my website. The reviews I HAVE gotten for my custom blended teas are highly positive and have never had anyone not like their blend.

Ahhhh, gotcha. Thanks for clarifying, much appreciated =]

Yeah, this one is a lot lighter than Adagio’s! It’s also a higher grade of gunpowder (Temple of Heaven), so that might be it as well. I actually prefer Adagio’s because I like the strength of the smoke on that. :)

Adagio’s smokiness is definitely stronger, but it’s green tea flavor is also stronger. If only the two would mate and make some children.

I drink most of my tea on an empty stomach. Infact, I don’t eat a lot of food because all the tea I drink fills me up.

My stomachs a tad weak, either that or I have a tendency to get sick during the holidays.

I get sick if I drink tea on an empty stomach as well, so don’t feel bad, Ricky! I also tend to get sick on the holidays, too.

Cardamom look like pods. When I see them in tea they’re usually green, but they can be brown, too. Can be very strong, both as a scent and a flavor. I think of…like, a zingy citrus. It might be part of that ginger flavor you’re picking up. They’re often used in Masala chai. Anyhow, I saw this in Barnes & Noble the other day, but I didn’t pick it up because there was a family standing in the way and I wanted to get in line. Just how huge are the chamomile flowers? Are they, say, OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAA [sorry, I blame Sophistre for getting the meme stuck in my head].

I’m going to have to invest in some tea cookies so I drink tea without getting sick.

Looking through my wet leaves and I can’t seem to find it (cardamom). Wait, wait! It must be the things that look like silver needles, but opened. The largest chamomile I have is the size of a nickel. The smallest is like a penny. They aren’t tiny like the silly yellow ones.

Holy chamomile, Batman! Those sound huge!

Oh, and here:
http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/rishi-masala-chai-organic-fair-trade-chai.html
Them green things be cardamom.