Little Terri's Long Awaited Ultimate Sipdown Extravaganza!!!

Hmm…Somehow I’m starting this month with 3 more teas than I ended last month with.
I did buy the new A & D tea…
And a friend took a road trip & brought me back a package of tea…
As for the 3rd tea, I did a very thorough inventory of my teas (although I didn’t weigh any of them), and there were a few teas that no longer existed here, and a few that somehow never made it onto the list, so I guess it’s one of those. I don’t expect to get in nearly as many sip downs this month as I’ve been getting, but I’m gonna keep logging them.
262. Khongea Golden Tippy Assam – Butiki – farewell old friend
261. Mang Zhi 2011 Autumn – Tea Urchin – from Stephanie

Berylleb King Tea – Yin Jun Mei – 222
Beryllb King Tea – Jin Jun Mei – 221
ESGreen – Mini Tou – 220
Lupicia – Chocolate Strawberry Puerh – 219
Cultivate – Red Jade – 218
Cornelia Bean – Dragonberry – 217
Cornelia Bean – Pear Garden Black Current 216

260. Jasmine Pearl Fuding Da Bai Cha – Jings – from Tea Explorer
259. 2008 Bulang Shan Imperial Grade Shou – Crimson Lotus sample

Oops…I bought more tea…I had to get some of the verdant puerh before they move…
260. Zhenguan Dongsa 2015 sheng – verdant
261. Qianjaizhai old growth 2015 – verdant
Plus my grand daughter Julianna & I went out to a late breakfast, then to London Tea Room, and to Traveling Tea also. I bought her first teapot & strainer and got her a few teas to enjoy, mostly samples, but at LTR we each had a pot of tea, Naughty Vicar for me and a caffeine free Mango for her. So I bought her some of the Mango tea, which I’ll split up to keep half at my house & half in a tin for her to take home. So here’s the rest of the damage, LOL:
262. Kiss From a Rose – Traveling Tea custom blend (sample)
263. Caramelized Pear – Traveling Tea (sample)
264. Mauhaus no.6 – Traveling Tea – a custom blend to support a cat rescue cafe that’s opening here next year, where you can go hang out, pet cats, and even adopt one if you like it. I’m not a huge cat fan, & I’ll probably hate this tea, but it’s a good cause, and I can always send the rest to Sil…heh
265. Coconut Oolong – London Tea Room – it’s been awhile since I had this one :)
266. Mango – London Tea Room – for Julianna
I also got Tony a bag of his beloved Jubilee, but I don’t have to count that in my numbers, because it will go to his house.
Also, for those following my instagram, I bought those fancy f^@&ing teacup/teapot thingies I was drooling over…

I on the other hand am pretty much back to where I was in January. I buy lots, I drink lots, but can’t seem to make any real progress. But as stated on Instagram, this is it, I have nothing incoming, so hopefully can start on serious cupboard reduction.
216 + 3 Verdant preorder = 219
Camellia Sinensis – Zhenghe Hong Gong Fu – 218
Streetshop88 – Fujian High Mountain Arbor etc – 217

265. 2014 Laochatou Ripe Puerh Tea by White 2 Tea
264. Yunnan Rare Grade – Upton – from Tea Explorer

Cornelia Bean – Sunrise Pink Grapefruit – 216
Adagio – Hazelnut – 215
ESGreen – Mini Tou – 214
Mandala – Black Beauty – 213
Tao Tea Leaf – Tan Yang Gong Fu – 212

Another tea added, a sample of Silver Buds Yabao, so now my starting total is 265…
264. 2011 YS “Hui Run” Ripe tea cake of Bu Lang – YS
263. Zhu Rong – the last of my 2013 stash. Not a true sip down, because I have more, but I’m counting it, because I can! :)

No sip downs in 2 weeks!
Oh well…started the month with 264
263. 2007 Haiwan Purple Leaf – Mandala

I was participating in this last spring, but then I did a bunch of swaps…and joined in a couple of TTBs…and maybe did some shopping…and basically completely fell off the bandwagon! But I’m realizing that I have a bunch of flavored teas in my collection that are approaching a year old and I should get busy sipping them down before they lose all their flavor! (And then maybe I can justify buying more tea…because it’s really all about that, right? ;) )

Here’s what I’ve finished so far this week:

86. Strawberry Oolong – TeaSource
85. Honeybush Vanilla – Teavana
84. Cinnamon Toast Black HiCAF – Republic of Tea
83. Youthberry – Teavana