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That was great!

Lol!

This was one I almost picked up on the most recent tea spree. I decided I had enough “breakfast blends”. I put myself on that particular shop’s list for when they get another shipment of Birthday tea in; now I think I’ll go ahead & grab this when they call me that Birthday is in.

Let me know how you find the Birthday tea ClassieLassie. Harney NZ will be importing it soon and I’ve been eying it curiously.

My! what an ordeal! Now stay in one place, for heaven’s sake!

LOL (sorry!). Hope you’re OK! :-)

Keychange, i’m standing still!!!

Caile, «LOL» to say the least! Too bad there wasn’t a camera on me, i would have posted it here. I’m ok thanks :-)

i’m glad you’re okay…

When I loose kibble, or cereal. .heh, really anything that lands on the floor for that matter. . .Ive learned my lesson to tend to it immediately. I have four dogs who always show up, but I bark a really loud “HEY!” at them, so I can get to the dropped items first. However, I have managed to slip on my one dog’s drool a few times. Usually I have to put him outside while i prepare food (he never drools except at food time and its a LOT of drool. yuck!!). But sometimes he thinks its food time when its not, and I don’t notice, until I slip on it. :)

Thanks Cryptickoi, just a little sore!

Caile, yay for preserving the tea at any cost, right? Paraplegic, but tea fortunate!!

Shelly, i have only one dog and he’s a neat freak and so obedient! i’m very surprised he did this!
Wow, guess you have to be organized with 4 dogs in the house! (I have a few cats also). But as much as I love him, I don’t think I could handle another dog. ( maybe the fact that he’s the size of a giraffe has something to do with that lol)

I have cats too. Its a zoo, I need to be in control. haha. My dogs are all spaniels 12-20lb. As for giraffe dogs, I don’t think I could afford to feed more than one of those regardless of what my patience can handle :D

Omg.. lol.. I’m sorry! Well, I’m glad you’re ok and the tea is safe. :)

Ouch, I hope you are not feeling too sore. So, now that you have had time to think, was the tea worth it? :)

Well roughage, I’ve consulted the tooshie, and all is find, was totally worth it. Not the tea’s fault. Must reevaluate my storage abilities, why such a favourite was kept so out of reach to begin with?

I’m so glad you’re ok!

Ouch! Glad you are OK & that your tasty tea was spared as well.

I’m so sorry for your day!

Thanks guys, I’m ok, really, thank god the rest of my day was better :-)

:(( Boooo glad you are ok, be careful, sometimes the hurts show up the next day. Relax and drink some tea.

Thanks Dex, i will :-)

I would love to try it…maybe we can plan a Vic Steepster meetup and have this?

Yes! I would be more than happy to share. :)

I haven’t tried this one yet, but if its as good as the watermelon xylophone was, I’ll have to check it out

I haven’t tried that one yet. It’s like real watermelon?

I’m normally off on Tuesdays and Wednesdays…are eithr of these days good for you? You can PM me if you like.

It should work for me. I’ll make sure to PM you soon.

The watermelon xylo is yummy!

It’s so hard to find anything watermelon-flavoured that isn’t ultra fake, but I have tons of faith in Stacy. :D

IMO this tea is better than watermelon xylophone :P I like the creaminess factor.

Wish I liked melon! I’m not a big fan. but this sounds yummy!

Citrus? Wowza. Yea, it’s a simple tea: black fujian and mint. This is the one I brought with me to DAVIDs the other day and smelled up the joint. Maybe I messed up somehow when parsing it out? Boo.

yes! citrus! don’t boo me, lol.

okay….. what if there are citrus tones in the fujian? hmm? smarty pants?

Lmao! Well, of course, it’s possible. I mean, I loves me some citrus. I’ll have to drink some more now to see if I get that, too. I just remember mint chocolate chip ice cream when I had it.

… and I was booing myself!

you weren’t specific about who you were booing!

Oh JustJames, I’m always booing myself. How on earth could I possibly ever boo, you? Nah, you’re awesomesauce.

now, for clarification purposes, is that like the stuff the white spot covers their cheeseburgers in? because that stuff is addictive. it makes me happy…. and now that i’ve thought of it i really want it, DRAT!!!!!

I’m waving my fist at you, JustJames. Yes, just like that.

yay seed planting? =0)

I could see the citrus. I haven’t had this tea, but I have had several several fujian blacks, some of which have the fruity citrus/lychee note, either underneath or even as a top note at times. So, I could definitely see where that might come from.

!!! i have never had a fujian before, thank you for the insight!

Citrus? Hmmm…very interesting :) Glad you’re enjoying it! Thanks for sharing my tea, MissB :D

i have a…..unique….. olfactory sense. i’m the whacko that can taste ingredient 22 in the chocolate chip cookies, lol.

Lucky man! :)

lol, sometimes! i smell everything, even the stuff you really have no desire to sometimes! =0\ it also has its perks though! i thought this blend was inspired! very original. what i can’t state for certain is the origin or the citrus i’m detecting. (not my skill set)

Thanks, James! You should try some of my other teas sometime – they are actually inspired ;) I wish my palette was more refined. It’s getting there :)

From reading your reviews, I feel like you might find a bunch of my teas interesting. If you’ve got a moment, read this and you can understand what I mean :) http://whisperingpinestea.com/whyus.html

i agree…. i have to duck rooiboos a bit though =0(

manistee moonrise looks very interesting. i was trained as a painter, i love it if my tea paints a picture, has a story…. odd though that may seem.

Oooh not odd at all! That’s the entire reason I blend tea! :)

=0)

Also, I blend upon order, so I can replace rooibos with something else if needed

that’s a helpful tidbit to know, thanks much!

No worries :) Love your reviews!

i enjoy your craft!

Also, MissB – the sample I gave you in your last order was changed. The lemon verbena is now lemon balm and theres no longer any chicory root in there. Sorry you didn’t get the final version :/

Easy when you break it down: Gsch wend ner

haha i can spell it if i think about it while typing – i took 3 yrs of german…but it’s like blergamot..why spell it right! haha

Yay, glad you like this one! Really an unbelievable tea for its price. I always order off their webpage so I can use Paypal.

That’s impressive! Tea Gchejrwjre has some competition now, I see.

cookies – off their webpage??
my swedish chef – yes except that this is a STRAIGHT TEA! O.o

That’s what makes the competition BRUTAL.

haha i’ve missed you darling

Yes, I didn’t even know they had an Ali store. http://dragonteahouse.biz

what’s funny is i looked before going to ali and couldn’t find it…then 10 mins after you posted they had a store i DID find it.. bah lol thanks! Going to need to look in to this.. i already built a cart for like 80$ lol

Dragon Teahouse is one of those that sells on multiple platforms. They also have ‘stores’ on eBay and Amazon. This tea sounds really good.

YYZ – Let me send you some! when my order gets here…that’s right..i caved lol.

its December baby @ Sil

Thanks!

haha yes…yes it is..and i was bad for day 1 of december…and i’m not evn home from work yet!

Sympathise. So tempted by many things but so far I am in control.

i only placed 3 orders…and one was fairly small. I don’t anticipate buying anything else in december though, AND next year it’s stck to budget… so this is my last splurge

I placed three orders! A record for me, but they were all relatively small except for one that had xmas gifts in it. Still it was not easy holding back from the others…

Unfortunate :(

Hhmmmmm coriander. Mystery solved. I guess you won’t be wanting me to send you the rest of my 1oz bag. :p

Yes, now I’m gonna eat cherries to wash my mouth :-) It’s not as if I had some amazing Gulf oysters on the grill tonight, but cherries will have to do for now;-)

Lol, Sarsonator, I thanked you for that on your post, you are so sweet for offering, but yes, I’m gonna pass, you are stuck with it for now, (unless you want to give it another chance???)

I’m willing to brave the coriander villain if you want to send me some! Muahaha! :P

I noticed that so e people really liked it when I checked the tasting notes! Maybe my boyfriend will like it!

Oh super, Cameron! PM me your info and it’s all yours!

The amazing grilled Gulf oysters were pretty amazing. so was the fromage blanc and ripe plum gelato :O

But you have CHERRIES

Lol.

I have avocados. In case anyone wondered. :p

I want really awesome cherries that didn’t travel 1500 miles

Avocados totally rock also Sarsonator ;-)

We’d have to move to Michigan MzPriss…. Sour cherries :-)

Vanilla Citrus blend also has coriander so I couldn’t take it either. I like coriander in rye bread only

i love this blend and vanilla citrus spice…you just have to steep them for like 10 mins

Oooh – good tip!

Uh-oh.. I ordered this!

I had enough left for one more cup so I tried the 10 min steep…but still…way too much CORIANDER!!!

But thanks for the tip Sil, it was worth trying :-)
Now I need a mouthwash tea!!

Oh no! Have a cup of Laoshan Black with me – it will make it all better

LB is next!! Thanks for the invite :-)

hahahaha i don’t even notice the coriander lol

You have some candles here too.

Your welcome.

Bonnie, you are awesome! Scott too! :D

I’m glad you are trying to stay positive. It can be pretty difficult especially in your type of situation. I’ll be your personal cheer squad as long as I don’t have to use pom poms. ;)

Hopefully, the big, complicated project will take your mind off things. I’ve found that just getting out of bed and maintaining the routine can be the best medicine. Best wishes!

Time moves so much faster when you are busy, that should help.

I need to get this in my next mandala order! It didn’t make the cut last time I ordered as I had to skim back but I really want to try it soon!

Azzrian – I am planning out my next order from them soon, just waiting for payday! :)

Oh they have so much goodness to choose from! :)
I am getting a water treatment system on payday for sure!

I mailed you some tea this morning! You are a beautiful person. May happiness alight in your heart soon! :)

Thank you ashmanra – right back at ya!

Oh gosh, sorry I missed your news Amy. But I have a feeling you are going to be fine and stronger when the sting/punch wears off some. Hang in there chicka, we all know you can :)

Cheryl, thanks, It’s sad but I will be ok. ;-)

Tea people are like those fairy godmothers flying around you in Cinderella! (I think I have the right movie …) you get the picture though …

Just read over your last note, sorry to hear what happened :(. But like you said, stay positive :)!

Hi Mike – ayep, will do! thanks.

That’s lovely. So lovely.

Yes, We sometimes meet the most wonderful people at the most unexpected places…

Thank you for sharing that – so very touching and beautiful!

Beautiful. A good reminder to be in the moment so that you don’t miss experiences like this.

Wow, powerful stuff

This is the day when Steepster made me cry. Thank you for the story, TeaFairy!

Very poignant and a great reminder of what’s truly important in life.

Thank you guys, I’m glad I’m not the only one who was touched by this little boy today…

Inranger, that’s what it was all about :-)

It’s the little things that mean so much. And words from a child the purest and most honest sayings.

Thank you for sharing this lovely story! A great reminder to enjoy every moment in your life, especially with loved ones

I’m sitting here sobbing. This so beautiful and so heart-wrenching. I lost my very beloved Daddy to brain tumors much, much too soon. I want to hug that little boy and that man so hard. It’s Father’s Day next weekend and that is always a bittersweet time for me and he’s been gone for years now. Thank you for sharing this.

MzPriss, so sorry this post brought back sad memories…I’m very sorry for your dad.

It’s OK really. I still miss him a way lot. My Daddy was hilarious and and loving and I was the light of his life. I got a lot
From my Daddy and I have great memories.

:-)

moving story. Be happy even in the darkest days, and always find something that can bring you peace or cherry you up.

Beautiful memory. :-)

Thanks Morgana! This tea is just AMAZING!

Nice note!

Wow, that’s an amazing story. :)

Thanks JC and Fjellrev, tea inspiration :-)

That’s so neat! Maple is awesome. :)

Maple water definitively didn’t reach yet my part of the world !I need to try this. Grand parents are often a big part of what we are, I miss mines

I would love to try maple water. Sounds amazing!

Ysaurella & Stephanie, I really hope that maple water sold in stores reaches your part of the world eventually :-) It is something new even here, about time someone thought about the fact that there’s a market for it.

I got some of this on the way! Maple water sounds great TeaFairy! We do molasses in my neck of the woods.

Well its only my interpretation of it, maybe you’ll find molasses in yours mrmopar :-)
I just hope you enjoy its purity and unusualness as much as I did…let me know!

We have birch tree water in Russia. We used to joke that its just water with sugar added. is maple water clear or have some color?

Boychik, that’s interresting, I never heard of birch tree water before, do you make syrup out of it like we do with maple? Yes, maple water is clear.

just juice. here is the link
http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/beryozovy-sok-birch-juice/

Oh my, C25K… I am going to start that as soon as I am sure the temperature isn’t going to spike back up again. I was halfway doing it about a month ago, and then I just couldn’t take the heat.

As to the Yunnan differences, I have no skills there, sorry.

We’ve been going in the evening or in the morning so we avoided most of the worst heat, but some days were still pretty dire. This morning it was raining, though, which wasn’t really that much of an improvement. We’re on week 3 now.

Can I ask what that is?

c25k? Couch To Five Kilometers. It’s a jogging program for beginners where the difficulty is gradually increased over (I think) nine weeks. At the end of the program you should be capable of jogging five kilometers.

Interesting concept that c25k. I think it would kill me but interesting. I totally enjoyed the screenplay. :D

It’s killing me and husband won’t allow me to quit. He bikes a lot so he’s in shape, and so far in the program doesn’t even get freaking out of breath, while Certain Others can only wheeze.

I tried running about ten years’ back (I was never the sporty type even as a youngster), but I gave it up – apart from being hard work, it was so mind-numbingly boring! I’m a naturally fast walker who never gets anywhere very fast because there is always so much to stop and look at, listen to or, even, smell – whether I’m on a city street or out in the countryside. Having to ignore things to keep on running was an absolute torture for me. No way was I going to that for the rest of my life.

I find it meditative when I’m not sweating to death. Hubs can’t understand why I do it though :D

alaudacorax, I agree! In school my whole week was made if PE got cancelled. I don’t like being out of breath; I find it so unpleasant, and I I don’t like sweating either. Bodily fluids, even my own, ick me out to no end. There are times when this is really very impractical indeed, running being one of them.

Skulleigh, I haven’t reached that point yet. Right now I’m hating it enough that I’m not sure I ever will, but if I do manage to make it all the way through the program I’ll probably try to keep up the habit. Even if I do hate it, it’s good for the body and I don’t really fancy risking the alternative. :)

Aren’t we husbands awesome! ;-)

well we’re not hitched yet (september) but some days he really gets it right. “I wanted to make a tea i know you’d like..but i couldn’t find Laoshan Black…” awe….

That’s sweet. :)

Congrats!

Allow me to rephrase: Aren’t we Steepster men awesome! ;-)

We provide service with a smile! :-))

hahaha

Now you see? Dinner and dancing are all very nice, but nothing says love like someone stepping out of their comfort zone to please their partner. That is true romance!

Aww, that’s awesome!

awwwww!!!

Anyone who makes you Zhu in the morning is a keeper

Fired, shot, and then blown up!

But some of us LIKE mornings and are night night owls….although I have realized that anytime of day is doable with enough caffeine and some motivation (er procrastination….)

LOL LiberTEAS!!!

I hate mornings too!

I agree LiberTEAS! Two of my morning classes were cancelled this week and it’s been bliss, sweet bliss…

Mmmm, sounds blissful!

oohhh this is a good tea!!!

yayyyyy!!! congrats on the scholarship =D

Congratulations!

O K what is Thinking Day!?! And Congratulations!!!!

Thanks :D

And Bonnie, Thinking Day is February 22, the day that the founder of Girl Guides (& Girl Scouts) and his wife were born. Lord & Lady Baden-Powell. There’s usually a celebration of sorts in the Guiding community centred around this day; in Saskatoon we would have a family celebration that involved games, bake sales, cake walks, and of course, strawberry shortcake. This particular celebration is no more though; I guess it was outdated, so they do other things now. But it’s firmly implanted in my memory as that was what we did through my years as a girl member!

Ah I was a Girl Scout but maybe we called the day by a different name.Thank you!

Oh It wasn’t called World Thinking Day Till 1999 maybe it was hit or miss before that time I remember the penny drive part.

Probably also differences between Canada and the US :) IIRC it has been Thinking Day in Canada since I was a Brownie, which would have been in 1992-ish?

Congratulations on your scholarship!

CONGRATULATIONS! :))

Congratulations!

Yay! Congratulations!

‘’with a distinct strawberry note. Well, more like a strawberry song.’’ Very poetic. I had to stop and comment. (That’s why I love to read reviews)

A bit belated, but thanks everyone :) Need to talk to the supervisor and hopefully it does translate into a bit more money for me than I would have received otherwise, but it’s another line on my CV regardless :)

And thanks Mélissa :)

If someone has “buyer’s remorse” with YQH they can send it right to me – I will give it a loving home right up until it goes down my neck and I will savor every drop.

I know of at least four people, but that only surfaced after I made a remark; seemed like they didn’t want to because nobody is making those comments.

Well bless their hearts. Teji is my favorite thing right now.

I’m sorry but “do all they can to make it taste better than it is because of the price tag” is pretty insulting. Why would I even want make stuff up? I’ve spent countless hours talking to people, reviewing and discussing these teas not to spread misinformation but to educate myself and other on what they are all about. On top of that I sampled up nearly half a cake out of pocket the last few months to people that asked about trying certain cakes.

Also to label the whole brand as overpriced, hyped or whatever is shortsighted. You have 3 reviews posted here on steepster, maybe you tried more Idk but there were 39 different teas being offered by Mr Yang and Emmett. Imagine trying 3 teas from any vendor, not loving them and then saying well they all must suck cause these did, seems a bit silly no?

You and others didn’t like them? That’s cool, there are plenty of teas I don’t like that lots of people love. I respect their opinion and they respect mine, like Cwyn said in her blog post, no one can tell you what tastes best to your taste buds.

I don’t want to make it sound like you attacked me personally cause you didn’t. Just like you said you speak for people with buyers remorse, I believe I speak for the people that are very happy with how they spent their money.

Me three. Love YQH , haven’t tried all of them but whatever I’ve tried was top notch.

@Grill it actually isn’t insulting because if you read it in context it is in regards to those who experience buyers remorse. In regards to the amount I’ve tried; that’s the way things are realistically as I give a band 3 songs or a tv show 3 episodes before I decide to give more time to it (which is what money is)

There is just no way I’ll find an old leather taste to be appealing, but I’m always up to keep trying which is what I have been doing. I am the same with White2Tea: I’ve tried over 12 of their raw teas and I’ve only liked one…

Thought about the English language and realized that you could say that my comment could have offended you… but it wouldn’t be me who did it but rather those I have spoke to who explained that they too like me couldn’t find a way to enjoy the YQH samples that they had tried. Considering it all comes down to opinions it’s pointless to argue; we know Bernie is a better canidate then Trump, Honda makes better cars than Ford, wheat bread is better than white, Star Trek is better than Star Wars, oh and oolong is the best type of tea. I suppose I don’t realize that people don’t know me so reading my comments are tough. I’m just some dude drinking tea and spilling thoughts from the top of my head. No expectations at all. However, maybe I should review what I say and how I say it. Either way, I come to Steepster without much rereading or monitoring so that could be what I look into changing next for myself.

Um no. Star Wars > Star Trek.

Data was hands down the best character on tv of all time. The entire human idenity is his character. Now that’s just one element of Star Trek. I suppose I’ll clarify: Star Trek TNG > Star Wars 4, 5, 6, and that recent remake where there is a larger Death Star in it but this time it blows up planets before it’s destroyed. TNG is hands down 110% more intellectually stimulating than Star Wars.Anyone who starts and finishes TNG will have gained an experience that just… It makes life better.

Nope. Best TV character of all time is Bobby Hill.

TNG or TOS or DS9 or VOY > Star Wars

Voyager was not better than pretty much anything, except possibly Enterprise. DS9 was meh. TNG was MIGHTY but still not better than Star Wars, but close. Because Worf.

I have nothing against Star Wars. A good action movie, but Star Trek always intrigued me. I haven’t seen enterprise and am on season 4 of Voyager right now. TNG was my favorite. DS9 was close. What it lacked in “exploration” it made up for delving deeply into spiritual matters on many levels, and different types of ethical questions as other series. VOY and TOS are tied for me so far. To keep things on topic, I like watching Star Trek while drinking tea ;)

The Doctor needs to be everywhere.

Data is just the best. God now I got to go watch The Most Toys again and wonder…

I’m a fan of Star Trek and Star Wars (and Doctor Who), but Stargate: SG-1 will probably always be #1 for me.

I’m with you on the YQH MzPriss. I dunno how people have “buyers remorse” with samples but am pretty sure anyone with cakes could find a new home for them fairly easy. Especially when there are price changes coming and declining inventory. Thanks for your comments and reviews Grill. I learned a lot from you and James and appreciate the time and effort you put into it. While I like some of the YQH line better than others my only regret is that I couldn’t get more… As they say, there is no accounting for taste. peace

@DharmaTea – Teji WAS my fave. Now I’ve had Dingji. I echo your thanks to Grill and James. I would have been so very, very sad if I had never had any of this tea.

Really? I wasn’t so sure that you would like this one….
Happy that you do – buy we need to talk about “stop me from placing an order”

Lol, I said «it will be hard» this means I’m HOPING someone WILL stop me cause the last thing I need is more tea!!! But this is sooo goood!!!

Sorry lady, its very very good. I love all A@D teas;)

I have about 3/4 of a can if you want more – can send you some to tide you over until you get your cupboard under control….

Boychik, you are not helping at all ;-)

Awww! Dexter you are sweet… But considering how expensive they are, it would be very selfish on my part to accept such an offer. I just have to control myself!!!

But the tin I have was gifted to me by an incredibly generous Steepster friend – it’s a tea in my cupboard that I feel I should share… I won’t force it on you , but if you ever want more, just let me know. :))

Haha! Then…yes please!! :-):-):-)
And I can always return the favour when I order… eventually …

And while we’re on this topic, have you tried all of A & D’s other teas yet? If not, I’ll be glad to send you samples of them :)

LOL ok I’ll toss some into your next box. :))

Terri, it is my understanding that they have only a few blends, right? I have tried only Tiger Assam (which I equally loved) and this one… I would NEVER ask you to send me something without giving in return :-) :-) :-)

So far, Double Knit is a regular item with Damn Fine, versus a limited edition. Double Knit is one of my favourite blends, EVER.

Michelle, I see that many people have fallen in love with this tea and I now understand why :-)

Let’s see…Here’s what I have:
double knit
tiger assam
Caravan – smokey black
Redtailed Hawk – black blend leaning more in the ceylon direction, a little bright, but still very drinkable
Chinese New Year aka Golden tips – A Dian Hong type
Spring – their latest, a Keemun type

I have a bunch of tea from you already, that were sent to me by Sil, so in a way, we’re already deep into a trade! :)

Terri, please see PM :-)

A&D have a special on: choose your own three-pack (from the regular stock) for $48, versus $20 per tin.

Thank you michelle, will sure keep that in mind when comes time to order :-)

Lucky girl! I love your tasting notes, I totally want this tea now.

This tea definitely sounds like a party tea. :)

mmmm

Blodeuyn, I want ALL WP teas!!! (Lol, maybe I DO have all his teas…)

T’was delish you lovely gals!!

I need to try this ! DHP is amazing!

Yeah, I love DHP too, I don’t know why I don’t drink it more often

this is good

OMGsrsly actually sent this my way so she is the source of this tasty tea :). I am glad there is finally one you liked.

ohh I want to try this!!

I got it from Cavo, who I think maybe got it from Sil. Haha. The tea has travelled well! I quite like this one too.

LOL it’s like a traveling tea box, except it’s just a single tea. This sample ends here- I’m drinking the last of it right now. Thanks to everyone who passed it along.

Haha. It has just slowly been dwindled so all of steepster could give it a try.

I got an almost full tin, and shared it around. :)

Well thank you for sharing :). I have one cup worth left and the rest I sent to Dex. I wanted to make sure that I liked the tea and that is why I enjoyed it as opposed to just being excited about it

This one is good stuff! :)

Wish I could’ve tried this!

Hahah. I love how this got around. I think Sil and I shared an order from the Steape Shoppe and then passed things along in various swaps. :P I didn’t care for this one as much, but I’m happy you guys did! For me, the cinnamon swirl bread was THE tea from them, and nothing could compare to it.

Yay!!!

So funny! OMGsrsly gave me some too, so now I just have to try it. Such a lineage, this tea!

Oh, awesome! I hadn’t kept track of what I was sending people for a while there. :)

You keep track? Jeepers. I should do that. It’s out of control now, I’m so surprised I’ve yet to give someone duplicates. Or, maybe I have?

I had been keeping track, then I got caught up in the swapping craze. :) Spreadsheets, MissB. Spreadsheets.

Ah! Better checkmate! That must be really good!

I hate when I fall asleep, waking to a cold cup of tea! :// It was still quite good though, and I wouldn’t cold brew it, but I’ll let my fellow Steepies comment on that one. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL THE GOOD MOTHERS! :))

Cheers! raises tea cup!

I’m the 23’rd! 64 this year! Happy birthday to youuuuu! My dad would have been 92 the 9th, my niece eas 30 the 8th. Gotta love MAYYYY! HEYYYY! The other nice thing is being LEFT HANDED AND TEA!

Thanks! Hey, Im not 40++ just yet :)), but raising a cup to me on my Birthday, or any day is nice, and makes me smile. Well, one more cup of tea before I hit the hay.

By the way-I can celebrate early, can’t I ?!

@ScottTeaMan Lol and here I was trying to make sure I remember the date so I can comment on your birthday! I’m just going to say Happy Birthday right now then!

Thanks Yoos. :))

Happy birthday to all of you! My bday is this month as well – May is a great month! :)
Sorry to hear about your beloved Blackie.
This tea sounds amazing and I have yet to try Upton! this goes on the list! :)

Azz, when is your special day?

Damn! I shoulda bought some cookies! :))

Hey wait! I had Chinese for dinner…and two….almond cookies. HA! Mission accomplished. :))

My late grandmother’s was the 12th, as is one of my brothers. My dad’s is the 22nd. Mine (56) is the 21st. Happy Birthday to us all! The tea sounds awesome by the way.

Yes-May is awesome, we are awesome, and this tea is awesome! :))

Happy Early Birthday, Scott!

Early happy birthday Scott, and Bonnie, Azzrian, and K S too! Cheers!

What a month of celebrations…enjoy them all!

Happy birthday, happy May!

Early Thank You’s to everone! I’m off for tea tasting now, but probably will not post til tomorrow.

my cats would never do anything like that ;)

Mine doooo!!!!

Cryptickoi, were you being sarcastic, or are your cars really well behaved, lol, just curious :-)

haha…i’m glad you had no mishaps trying to get to your tea today…

Damn typos, I meant cats, of course your cars are well behaved!

They are all at eye level now…you live and learn!

haha…yes i’m being sarcastic…its their house,they just let me stay here….

luckily my car does behave…

“its their house,they just let me stay here….” That’s pretty much how it is, and mine has me really well trained

I’m with you, we live in their houses, but I like all opinionated living things, so it’s all good!

Hahaha! Good to know you can be tamed after all, Dex!

yeah,mine typically get what they want….

I’ve added this to my shopping list! let the revolution begin!

Haha! Keychange, you are putting much pressure on me, my dear partner in crime!

Thank you for the YouTube link. I haven’t laughed that hard in a while. Our cats have done all those things except intentionally turn off the TV :)
And your tasting note on the Darjeeling sounds interesting. I have added it to my shopping list – Thanks!

TeaExplorer, I know, right? I also thanked the person who sent it my way :-)
My cats have turn on/off/change the channel of the tv, more than once, stepping on the remote controL ACCIDENTALLY, I’m hoping, lol…(though after watching this, I’m not quite sure!!!)
This tea is good but can’t be compared to the complexity of the finest spring Darjeeling you’ll ever taste, but I just love how it suits me as a good morning companion:-)

Sounds delectable! I love peachy oolongs.

ee that’s excited Azz, are you a sister now? :D I check that blog every day, how did I miss that haha

Indeed! My first post only went up last night at 6 EST – I will have that time slot every evening – hope you enjoy the reviews!! :)

Mercuryhime, this is the peachiest oolong (naturally flavored) that I have ever tasted and perhaps even more peachy than those with additives! :)

Yes, congrats that’s great :)

Sounds perfect! Also, awesome that you joined the sorority!

Thanks so much !! :)

Hello, next order… :)

I can’t wait to order more of their teas as well. This was my first order with them – a trail run – so far I am SO pleased!

I’ve been spying on them for a while now since I’m obsessed with oolongs, but some other tea orders demanded attention first…dang it Verdant…

Well Verdant certainly is not a bad way to go :)
But yeah this is my new focus since I love oolongs also. At least now you know its worth getting a decent order from them. :)

Exactly! I’m excited. :)

:D just got some! Excited!

Woo hooo! I need to have some of this now :)

:) I also ordered some dark roasted tieguanyin. I’ve not had a roasted oolong before as far as I know so that’ll be fun! :)

I am trying to recall what I have from them – I think three of their teas total maybe four. Honestly I have been stuck in this one position since I got home from the mall with my 17 year old daughter. I think I am going to die in this same place. I am EXHAUSTED – and not even tea can perk me up at this point. 6 hours at the mall is too much for me. lol
I don’t know if I have this one or not and my cupboard on here is by no means up to date.

Ohhh man…shopping IS exhausting! Luckily I don’t have a 17 year old daughter and can do my shopping from my computer instead! haha :P

LOL on a good note – we got about 200 of stuff for about 50 – she is a sale goddess!

Good luck and have fun!

thanks!

Naturally, we want to hear about it! :)

Did someone set you up? Good luck!

Hope you have fun! You deserve it:-)
Like Ashmanra said, we want to know all about it!

Ha – it was very nice. ;-)

Nice! Way to beat me at getting back into the swing of things, my first post-breakup date is going to be Friday :D Glad to hear it was enjoyable!

Yay :)

Good for you Kittenna!

Hope your date went well!

Missy, it wasn’t horrible… that’s always good. :)

Perfect note for this! <3

You two are too much. I love reading your WP reviews even if they make me want to buy lots more tea to try!

Pudding mouth!!!

Happy to entertain Whatshesaid. Spending for this tea won’t hurt, I promise, I put a Fairy Seal of approval on it!

mzPriss don’t you think it’s totally pudding?

:D I seriously love these reviews!

Yes I do!!!!

This is adorable. Love it!

You and MzPriss are clearly influencing each other in the right way … or it could be the tea drunk! ;) Either way, your two reviews of this tea are the bear-st I have read in ages.

Thank you Dr.Roughage, great compliment coming from you. And thanks for my daily bear pun fix ;-)

You’ll be bear-gging me to stop before long, bearcause I shall be dredging the bottom of the bearral! :) Now I really should get back to work instead of reading Steepster.

i need this tea!!!!!!

I have got to start trying some of these baked-goods teas. I expect the experience to be a bit strange, but man, they sound so good…

Oh it’s good – it’s REAL good ;)

how lucky of you that you get to go to DT on your break. i would be broke if that was the case. i have seriously contemplated taking off of work to go on a special trip to DT…. one day i will :)

I’m dying to try this one! And I hate the fact that I don’t have a DT nearby :( Oh well, I have to get through a bit more of my stash before I can justify another order. :)

I can’t wait to try this one! I always run to Davids when I have a break at work too lol.

Yay! I am glad you liked it. I want so much for my cacao aversion to subside so I can have a tasty cup of this. It just smells soo awesome.

The more I hear about this tea the more divine it sounds!

Mmmm Neapolitan!!

If it wasn’t so cold outside, I’d be temped to ice the rest of this sample – I think it would be amazing cold.

Or be inventive and make tea pops…lol

I need to look into doing that this summer – and this tea would be a good one to do it with – Moose Tracks would be another…hmmmm I see more HI orders in my future.

Mm yes I see reviews on moose tracks, is possible for you to send me a link to HI, please?

Oh wow! I wonder if anyone has tried these cacao-based ones iced or cold brewed then.

Abby Noelle here you go….lots of fun stuff on their site..
http://herbalinfusions.ca/
http://herbalinfusions.ca/collections/cacao-tea
http://herbalinfusions.ca/collections/black-tea/products/moose-tracks

My tea shop also sells organic cocoa shells from Tisano and has a few blends besides bulk sales. One favorite is a chocolate puerh with several other natural ingredients. I keep the hulls at home yo mix in my own puerh blending.

You know I don’t mean mine literally, my shop here in town.

Moose Tracks tea pops sound awesome!

So does that chocolate puerh, Bonnie!