Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
I got my Tea Urchin AND White2Tea Orders. I am so happy, I could just cry.
White2 included a free sample. Excited to try it!
Mandalalalala sampler!
H&S Guide to Tea
I bought it on Amazon for 0.02 + 3.99 shipping. no pics ;(
No I don’t see that cheap. It was used in very good condition
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ol/1594201382/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
My Mandala sampler came!
I’ll be holding off of pu’erh until 1) It’s colder 2) my yixing gets here!!!! which won’t be for another two weeks at least…
I suggest you to make it in gaiwan, not Yixing
Yixing is stealing flavors when new. So you won’t be able to enjoy them fully. I do brew puerh almost every day, even in heat it’s so nice. Hot tea helps us to cool down
http://www.dw.de/does-drinking-hot-drinks-on-a-scorching-summers-day-really-cool-you-down/a-16974502
Ahh I forgot about new yixing absorbing flavors. So that’s why I’d have to season it first?
Very interesting info. Drinking hot tea on a hot day feels so wrong, like eating ice cream in winter. I didn’t think doing the opposite for each is so counterproductive.
I enjoy hot tea in summer as much as winter, and do feel a bit better about the ambient temperature when I do. I find room temperature drinks more off-putting than truly hot or cold in either season. That said, where I live, summer is around 25 – 35 depending on the humidity, sun, time of year, etc. If it were 40s and above, I might feel differently. I also would probably not survive!
It took me a second to recognize you meant Celsius and not Fahrenheit xD
Some flavored teas taste fine tepid, strangely.
My puerhshop.com order arrived! Love the teapot!
Thanks all! It’s about 4oz. I need to measure to verify the volume. It’s seasoning right now, yay!!! And these are shengs. LOL. Lots of sheng!
I’ll have to do some more research, apt. I hadn’t heard about that.
You made me go to their website and go yixing window shopping. And I saw something I really liked ._.
http://www.puerhshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=172&products_id=1880
KiwiDelight, the pot is too big. if you want it for yourself, the recommended size is 100ml, maybe 120ml.
Thanks for the tip, boychik! Is 140ml stretching it? That’s the size of the yixing I just purchased.
Pic, pls!!!
i think its better than 220ml( i have that mammoth myself,never seasoned)
plus you can always measure out 100ml with Pyrex cup. i find 5g 100ml is a good formula and works most of the time ;)
it’s surprisingly common Lariel, people will slap the labels of well-known quality teas onto low quality cakes. Dragon Tea House is guilty of selling these as well.
Boychik, Okie dokie! (lol at “mammoth”) I’ll just have to compensate with more tea, if it suits my taste. Thanks for being helpful x3
Nice haul. I love Puerhshop. They have excellent service and an excellent selection. I’ve gone through half of their ripe puerhs and a bunch of their shengs. That teapot is great.
Today I received:
DAVIDsTea – Octopus Glass Perfect Mug (feels kind of cheap, my first glass mug purchase from them), Fair Trade Collection Teas, The Tea Passport Collection Teas
Red Blossom Tea – Glass Infuser Cup, Organic Formosa Red #18, Gold Thread Reserve, and samples of Xin Gong Yi (New Craft) and Pi Lo Chun
Nina’s Paris – Jamais vu, The des Muses, Nina’s, and a free offer of Balade a Shanghai
Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company – Scottish Breakfast Tea, Golden Lily Milk Oolong, Ruby Red, Honey Black
I will try the Red Blossom Tea later tonight and post tasting notes.
Ooh, can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the Red Blossom teas! And the black teas from Beautiful Taiwan Tea! Jelly! <3
I am very curious about the Red Blossom too. I had to email them to get the extra samples but I am so looking forward to them! The Beautiful Taiwan teas were inexpensive. I think my whole order was around $16.00 shipped (free shipping on $15 to US, plus I used coupon code REDDIT).
Yeah, I considered ordering samples from Beautiful Taiwan Tea when they had that coupon code, but didn’t end up going through with it. I’ll definitely try them out after my hiatus since they have that nice $15 free shipping threshold and their black teas look good. :)
Nice haul! I love the Honey Black and the Ruby Red. Their Ruby Red blew the one from TTC out of the water, and the Honey Black tastes like a honey bun. They’re a really great company all around, their teas are delicious and the guy behind it is a really kind and genuine guy. I’d recommend them any day.
Red Blossom is on my to-try list, specifically for their 1973 Mi Xiang Baozhong. They also had an interesting aged Phoenix Oolong, but they’re sold out of that. Not a horrible fate though, as Tea Habitat has a ton of very affordable aged Phoenix Oolongs.
I’ve completed my tasting note for the Red Blossom Organic Formosa Red #18. I am in love with this tea!
I got my purchases from Ost’s stash sale (I bought them before my hiatus started, teehee!). Hattialli Golden Paw Assam and Sansia Black from Butiki!
She also included a sample of Blueberry Crumble from Della Terra because she’s a sweetheart. Thanks Ost!
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