Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
Got a swap from Cavocorax today, stuffed full of more tea than I was thinking she was sending. /shakes fist at/ Dude! I’m having a hard enough time getting through what I’ve got! XD
And my RiverTea order….which looks like someone sat on it….Seriously though:
http://tinyurl.com/RiverTeaBox1
http://tinyurl.com/RiverTeaBox2
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since it did come from Berlin. XD Thankfully nothing inside was damaged. And they sent 3 samples and a cute little bamboo spoon (which is a teaspoon? Maybe? I have to compare sizes with my actual teaspoons.)
Hahah. Maybe I did get carried away? I can’t remember what I sent, but I tried to make sure it was things you might like because you were trying to reduce your cupboard to only the best. :D
The second half of my Yixiang tea direct order. The Golden Monkey.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Jinmaohou-Black-Tea/1691861721.html
As well as another blooming tea free sample. Canada Post held it in Richmond for about a week after about two weeks in customs!
No! It’s a new aliexpress store for me! They send the tea in 5-6 g packets which is nice to maintain freshness. I tried the Yinhao yesterday it was nice and very smooth and fruity.
oh god… every time i see that you’ve found a new gem i’m one step closer to going to the dark side..
I received my swap from Arshness today! Wow that was fast, she just shipped it the day before yesterday… Go go USPS!
-Adagio’s Blueberry Decaf
-Adagio’s Birthday Tea
-Adagio’s Leo zodiac tea
-Adagio’s Foxtrot
Thanks Arshness! I hope you get yours soon! :)
I received my Adagio order today!:
Awww yeaaah.
-Gunpowder
-Pu Erh Spice
-Almond Oolong
-Samples:
*Vanilla Oolong
*Decaf Earl Grey
*Pu erh chourange
*Lapsang Souchong
*Amber Sugar Crystals
*Foxtrot (friend sent me freebie)
I got my swap from Arshness today too! In celebration I have pumpkin spice simmering while I finish the last of the baked ziti I made the other day (this is my second time using this recipe, and I’m loving the use of sour cream instead of ricotta). Excited to try the S’mores Genmaicha too, it smells really good (:
I’m a tad late posting; but I got my Butiki order this morning! Haven’t had time to explore since I had work but I’m excited to tomorrow!
I got several little things in the mail today! Small sample things that I ordered on the cheap. :D
Red Leaf Almond Matcha sample
Whispering Pines samples:
-Golden Orchid
-Campfire Blend (holy moly this smells smoky! :D)
-Elder Grove
Den’s Tea green tea sampler for novices!
Yay, I love samples! :D
I got my first of two orders from Jinglonghao on aliexpress
And my Yunnan sourcing order.
Jinlonghao put stamps on the box. They are quite pretty.
http://instagram.com/p/pl_p2dGK7T/
They also included samples of What I think are two da hong pao’s.
I’m excited to try their tea since the brand is just shy of 300 years old.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/1080289
And Yunnan Sourcing included a very generous sample of black gold as well!
My haul today.
http://instagram.com/p/pmAJ7GGK8R/
I love the stamps, I collected them when I was a kid and it’s so rare to see them anymore.
I think I’m going to save them. It’s so true. With everything mechanised now ideas, it is rare to see them. I find that it’s the same with passport stamps lately too. They used to be diverse and interesting, now so many of them are the same, the only differences being noted in how you arrived.
I got lots and lots of puerh samples as a generous gift from boychik who saw that I wanted to get into the puerh world. Also got some tea tins and tea samples from my boyfriend for my birthday (they’re all kinda low quality, but its the thought that counts right? :)
today:
butiki contest winnings: 1/2oz hong yun black, 3 samples (sanxia black, wild black, 94 oriental beauty), leafhopper magnet. thanks stacy! ill get to these tomorrow.
origin tea order:
alishan zhangshuhu (excellent)
lishan light roast cui feng (haven’t tried)
90s shui xian (haven’t tried)
99 kunming red in red puer (great, first puer I enjoyed)
2003 liu an (haven’t tried)
I’ll get notes on the two I’ve tried up tonight
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