Sheng TTB #3

For the new people:

1. Please follow everyone on the list. It will make it easier to coordinate changes.
2. Take as much of each tea as you want and replace it with an equal amount of tea. Please try to add where you bought the tea. Don’t put more than about 1 oz of any one tea in the box. You don’t need a lot of variety; we get that by having a lot of people on the list. Adding only 2 or 3 teas is OK as long as the weight is the same. Try to maintain the quality level as well.
3. Only unflavored sheng.
4. Please post your additions plus any teas that you finished off to this topic, so others can track the contents.
5. Try to send the box on to the next person within a week to ten days. PM them for their address when you receive the box. You can get their address in advance, but please don’t skip this step. Boxes have gone missing due to summer vacation, moves, etc. Remember that you can always take samples to try later.
6. Try to write reviews; it lets us all participate vicariously.
7. Try to wrap the teas well. There’s been a lot of discussion about packing for TTBs elsewhere on Steepster, and the consensus is that thin baggies don’t seal well enough. Heavier gauge ziplock seems okay but the consensus is that foil is best.
8. Mail via priority mail and get a tracking number. In general, a single-rate box is NOT the best option.
10. When you mail the box, PM me and the person you are sending it to with the tracking number. Also post to the thread the fact that the box has been mailed, along with a list of what you’ve added and what you tried.

I received the box, and intend to go through it and then mail it on to brutusK later this week.

I’ll be out for a few days in first half of the third week of July but I’ll keep it moving. Just grabbing samples and sending onward.

I just sent the box on to brutusK!

removed:
2011 Tea Urchin Bingdao (7g) (finished)
2013 Chen Sheng Hao Naka (7g) (finished)
2015 CLT Slumbering Dragon (3g)
2017 bitterleaf In Bloom (7g)

added:
2009 white2tea jingmai (11g)
2014 Tea Urchin Bulang Beauty (6g)
2016 white2tea We Go High (11g)
2017 Farmerleaf Tian Xiang (7g)
2018 Farmerleaf Jingmai Gulan (8g)

Package received, contacting obritten for address!

I got into gong fu cha earlier this year and just joined steepster, so I probably don’t qualify for this. However, I’m curious how much it typically costs to ship the box. Maybe I can join in next time. I have tried a few oolongs, puerhs, and a hong cha, but would like to experience more teas and this sounds like a great way to do so. Thanks!

It’s gonna vary depending on the size of box you choose if it needs to be replaced, and where you’re shipping to, but FYI for me to ship to obritten it comes out to about $10, not bad at all! Enjoy continuing to explore :)

Box sent on to obritten! Large turnover this time, I wanted to try a lot of things!

Removed:
2012 Moonlight White Jingmai Bana Tea Co.: 8g (finished)
2018 Jingmai Gulan Farmerleaf Tea: 8g (finished)
2006 Ming-Yuan Hao Houde: 5g
2005 Tsang Liu YQH: 3g (finished)
2017 In Bloom Bitterleaf Tea: 5g
2016 Take Your Breath Away Bitterleaf Tea: 6g
2015 Hai Lang Hao Gao Shan Chen Yun Yunnan Sourcing: 16g (finished)
2016 Fade white2tea: 5g
2013 Baotang Tea Urchin: 9g
1996 Xiaguan Butterfly: 6g (finished)
2009 Jingmai white2tea: 5g
2013 Wu Liang Ye Sheng Yunnan Sourcing: 6g (finished)
2017 We Go High: 5g
2005 Jing Long “Tribute” Yiwu Yunnan Sourcing: 10g

Total Removed: 97g

Added:
2016 Denong Commemorative from Bana Tea Co.: 22g
2004 Blank Label Bana Tea Co.: 18g
2016 Jingmai LOVE Crimson Lotus Tea: 15g
2005 Top of the Clouds Changtai Factory; Crimson Lotus Tea: 9g
2014 Bulang Tribute Crimson Lotus Tea: 13g
1990’s Gaoshan qingbing thetea.pl: 20g
2016 Hidden Song Crimson Lotus Tea: 16g

Total Added: 113g

Hey everyone! I got the box a couple days ago but have had work all weekend. I will be going through it over the next couple days and will send it on by the end of this week. Thanks!

Finally getting around to posting SOME notes, sorry for the delay everyone, I promise they’re coming :)