Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
i have very excited mail day today. it seems that mail now comes at least twice a day.
First i got samples fr AliExpress
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then i got Joseph Wesley order. Cutie little house and limited edition of Da Hong Pao and Qi Lan
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Finally i got Crimson Lotus
My Verdant Tea of the Month for November finally arrived today (:P). Still, it was worth the wait. The blends all look really amazing, particularly the mixed white-and-black blend :O
Much to my surprise and incredible delight, my Mandala order is already here! Currently trying to fight the desire to tear into absolutely everything and sniff, but I succumbed to temptation with the Arbor Buds tin. What a lovely, delicate aroma they have. I’m so excited to give it a shot.
I was amazed to come home to my black Friday order from Beautiful Taiwan Tea! Damn, that was quick. I spent an hour practically huffing the packages and taking pics for Instagram (which have yet to be posted lol.) Their “sample” sizes are huge compared to what I am used to as sample sizes go. I cannot wait to savor them all!
My Han Xiang order from the 11th. Wild Wuyi black tea.Wild black tea! Unique aroma! Taste 250g bag! Fujian tea! Free shipping! Chinese tea (promotional) (Promotion)
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I’d be interested to know if you like it! I’ve always been a little wary of Aliexpress tea.
Reiki, I can understand your hesitation. I’ve found some really nice teas on Aliexpress but there are a lot of cheap/old teas online as well. I’ve bought from some sellers with no history but with others I often try to find a tabao listing for the tea the reviews are often more insightful than what is on Ali.
boychik I’m going to send you some:-).
I’m still playing with it but so far it’s like a Ming hongcha crossed with a Keemun. It has that sharp, winey fruitiness and woody dryness of some Keemuns combined with a smoke insence that can be toned up or down depending on how you leaf and steep it and a brisk dryness that is a bit sparkling in the mouth combined with cocoa, honey, longan, hints of crushed cashews, darker tones of molasses, cinnamon and a hint of chili, malt. Later steeps have an element of cream and a mild spiciness that reminds me of gardenias. Still playing with it at lower temperatures some of the briskness is more of a bready tone.
Yesterday I made a local pickup from the Clipper Ship Tea Company, buying their new 5-7 Year Aged Shou Puer and others. I also got my order from Mandala in yesterday’s mail, mostly greens. Today I got my order from Harney and Sons, Eight at the Fort. I also got something to go with my tea’s, spices to put on the food I eat with tea from Flavorgod.
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Got my Mandala order yesterday. Which is really fast since I ordered on Thanksgiivng! Noble Mark, Special Dark and two free samples :)
I got my Whispering Pines order today!
Ailaoshan Black, North Winds, Golden Snail, and Golden Orchid. So happy. :)
Got my Yezi tea order! The person who runs their account on here mentioned that I was the first to order last week, and said they’d throw in a gift.
I totally forgot about it till I got that package! :P
They sent me 1oz of Yi Fu Chun Black Tea even though I didn’t even make an order big enough to qualify for any free tea! XD
So that was super duper nice of them! That made me really happy! ^^ Tea people are seriously the nicest!
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