Great Canadian Travelling Tea Box - *Round 4* - Sign ups OPEN

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Dexter said

Reki275 – would you please follow me so that we can PM about address etc. Thank you.

Lala said

Hey Dex, I think if Reki hasn’t gotten back to you by the end of the week you can just send it to the next person on the list. What does everyone else think?

Reki275 said

Sorry about that, I thought I was following you already, all fixed! I’ll have my cupboard updated early next week as well, now that I’m over the hell flu.

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Dexter said

I have Reki’s address and I’m hoping to get the box in the mail tomorrow.
Last call if anyone wants anything specific, or style in general.

Also – without meaning to step on any toes, or to do anything that’s not really my place – would anyone object if I tidied up the box a little? I’m not going to toss anything or take anything out – I would just like to move some of the small one or two tsp samples out of the large bags they are in and put them into something smaller.
I would also like to put all the straight teas into large freezer style bags to help prevent cross contamination. Like, leave them in the sample bags they are in but then put all the straight greens into one larger bag and all the straight blacks into a bag, etc.
Would anyone mind if I did this?

scribbles said

I think that’s a great idea! :)

Lala said

I have no problems with it. Don’t feel obligated though :)

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Dexter said

For my tastes, this was a great round of the box. I tried a lot of tea that I really enjoyed. Most of what I finished were small one or two cup samples. This is going to be a huge list, and I may edit it a little before I mail the box, but I think this is correct.
In the spirit of keeping the box fresh I took out three that I had put in a previous round.
Golden Moon Tea – White Persian Melon
River Tea – Holiday Romance
Cornelia Bean – Peach Yellow
I also finished:
Verdant – Minesota Blend
Just Organic Tea – Just Nauty ’Nilla
My Tea Brew – Lemon Drop Green
Verdant – ZSXZ Smoked WuYi Black
Tao Tea Leaf – Shui Xian Lao Cong
A&D – Red Tailed Hawk
A&D – Holiday Blend
Verdant – Shui Xian Wuyi
House of Tea – Shencha Pineapple Guava
Majestea – Shangri La Oolong
Tao Tea Leaf – An Hua Hei Cha
Davids – Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait
Tealish – Lemon Merengue
Kashima Tea Garden – Monoucha GenMaiCha
Crio Bru – Maracaibo
Davids – Yes We Cran
Nina Paris – Tigre Blanc
Harrods – Chocolate – 1 tea bag
Nina Paris – Etoile du Nord – 1 tea bag
Tea Leaves – WuYi Oolong

I sampled and put the rest back
House of Tea – Sencha Tropical
Royal Tea Bay – Rose Oolong
Capital Tea – Hunan Cloud and Mist
Capital Tea – Glendale Estate Twirl Nilgiri
Verdant – Master Hans Wild Picked Yunnan Black
Rishi Tea – WuYi Oolong

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Dexter said

I’m adding:
Fu Tea Strore – Milk Aroma DaHongPao
Camellia Sinensis – Zhenghe Hong Gong Fu
Camellia Sinensis – 1999 AliShan
Mandala – Noble Mark
Dragon Tea House – 2012 Moonlight puerh cake
Mandala – Heart of Old Tree Sheng
Streetshop88 – 2014 Yellow Dragon Golden Needle Ripe Pu-erh
Hans Xiang Ecological – High Quality Jin Jun Mei
Jalam Teas – Naka Sheng
The Chinese Tea Store – 2005 Mini Toucha
Streetshop88 – Fujian High Mtn Aged Arbor Bohea
Tao Tea Leaf – Golden Needle Black
Yunnan Sourcing – Da Hu Sui Village Black 2015
Mandala – Special Dark
Beryllb King Tea – Yin Jun Mei Silver Eyebrows
Shaktea – Spiced Pear
Cornelia Bean – Garden Pear Black Currant
Lupicia – Chocolate Strawberry Puerh
Tao Tea Leaf – Da Hong Pao

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Dexter said

I mailed the box off to Reki275. Weight was 1.185 kg, so that was pretty close to how I got it. This was a fun round. Thanks all.

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Reki275 said

Box has arrived, and it’s bursting full! Wow, I’m very impressed with this organization. Tetris level: pro. Time to start tasting!

Jillian said

I’ll pm you my mailing info. Have you updated your cupboard yet?

Reki275 said

Thanks, I was going to send you a PM after work. Cupboard should be fully up to date by the end of the day. With my computer in for repairs (and silly me not having the latest version of my spreadsheet backed up) it’s going a bit slower than I hoped, but yes, end of the day. Yay mobile platforms!

Dexter said

Yay happy it arrived safe!!!!

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Reki275 said

Aside from a couple of David’s Tea that I’ll be adding throughout the night, my cupboard is up to date, so feel free to take a look through and request things!

Reki275 said

Last call for requests! I’ll be trying to send the box out tomorrow, but as I got unexpectedly called to cover a shift tomorrow at work, it’ll be out Monday morning at the latest if I don’t make the post office in time.

Jillian said

No requests, I’m looking forward to getting the box. :)

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Reki275 said

Thank you for allowing me to participate in this box. I feel like I learned a lot, and found a couple new favorites that I didn’t even think I’d like. The box is on it’s way with tracking #, weighing in at 1.185kg, and should be there in about 3 days. Next round I’ll make sure my send out date doesn’t border on a weekend. Thanks again!

My main goal of this box was to try a ton one cup samples (though I did finish some that only had a cup or so left), so I didn’t keep much, but sampled lots!
Things that I finished/kept:
Whispering Pines – Willow
Mandala Tea – Special Dark
Tao Leaf Tea – Oriental Beauty Bai Hao oolong
Verdant Tea – Master Han’s Wild Picked Yunnan Black
Lupicia – Chocolate Strawberry Puerh
52 Teas – Spiced Brandy
Southern Boy’s Tea – Cotton Candy
Southern Boy’s Tea – RadioactiviTEA
Mandala – Flowering Black Tea Cone
Tea Tea Leaf – Oriental Beauty Bai Hao Oolong
The Tea Emporium – Strawberry Shortcake

Sampled (Or kept a cup’s worth to try later)
Golden Moon – Vanilla Mint
Rishi – Pheonix Dang Cong
Streetshop88 – Supreme Organic FuJian HighMountain Aged arbor Bohea Wild Chinese Black Tea
Mandala – Downy Tips Black
Mandala Tea – Noble Mark
Berylleb – Yin Yun Mei Silver Eyebrows
Teavana – Spiced Apple Cider
Yunnan Sourcing – Da Hu Sui Village Black 2015
Hans Xiang Ecological – High Quality Jin Jun Mei
Simple Loose Leaf – Milk Oolong
Capital Teas – Hunan Cloud and Mist
Tao Tea Leaf – Da Hong Pao Oolong
Tao Tea Leaf – TaiPing Hou Kui
Dragon Tea House – 2012 Moonlight puerh cake
Camellia Sinensis – 1999 AliShan
Streetshop88 – 2014 Yellow Dragon Golden Needle Ripe Pu-erh
Mandala Tea – Heart of Old Tree Sheng

What I added:
The Naked Leaf – Sakura Sencha (real sakura blossoms)
Golden Horse Brand – 8685 Puerh filled Tangerine
Cha Island Co – Long Island Strawberry
Cha Island Co – Blueberry Pancakes
Berylleb – Milk Oolong
Berylleb – 2008 Song of Chi Tse
Zen Tea – Ginger Peach Decaf
Zen Tea – Capetown
Acquired Taste Tea – Sweet Peach
Teavana – Cococaramel Sea Salt
Royal Tea Bay – Rose Puer Tea mini-cake
Kally Tea – Ceylon Osmanthus

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Jillian said

Just letting you guy know that the box arrived at my house yesterday.

Lala said

Sounds good. Hope you get to enjoy!

Reki275 said

Awesome! Glad it arrived safely!

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Jillian said

Okay I’m going to make an executive decision and remove all the David’s Tea from the box as well as some of the older stuff I remember from the last round – so long as no one has an objections.

Lala said

I would like a bit more discussion to get the other members input on this. I just want to make sure no one wants that tea.

However, you are the last person in this round, before it comes back to me. So if someone wants that David’s tea, I would have presumed they would have taken it out.

Jillian said

Okay here’s all the David Teas that are currently in the box:
Indian Summer
Cocoaberry
Root Beer Float
White Chocolate Frost
Snickerdoodle
Cotton Candy
Santa’s Secret
Organic Japanese Sencha

How about if you (or anyone) wants any of them they can speak up, otherwise I’ll keep them. Does that sound okay?

Ubacat said

I think that’s a great idea!

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