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Sil

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Eight Treasures Yabao Winter Blend from Verdant Tea

Sil drank Eight Treasures Yabao Winter Blend by Verdant Tea

Thank you bonnie for your suggestion of adding a bit of laoshan black to this. I did try it straight again but it was just not happening. With a little laoshan black added I was able to drink and enjoy the rest of my steepings with this one. Will i get this again? Probably not but at least I can say that I’ve tried both regluar and winter versions :)

2012-11-08 14:52:34 -0500

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Invader Zim 2012-11-08 15:34:47 -0500

I wasn’t a big fan of this one myself, I didn’t think to blend it though!

Sil 2012-11-08 16:16:24 -0500

Bonnie gave me the idea. I didn’t think of that either heh

Invader Zim 2012-11-08 16:38:30 -0500

Yeah I did the same thing with the Ginger Sage Spa Blend. I tried it by itself and didn’t care for it. After reading Bonnie’s one post of blending it, I tried it with a puerh and I was so much better. I don’t know why I didn’t think to do that with this one to!

Bonnie 2012-11-08 17:17:07 -0500

When I add the Laoshan Black and a little bit of Hard Shu Puer Nugget it became like the Imperial Breakfast Blend idea. Glad you guys are experimenters too!

Invader Zim 2012-11-08 17:58:13 -0500

It’s thanks to you Bonnie that we experimented and blended these!

Bonnie 2012-11-08 18:05:48 -0500

Oh, you’d have eventually stumbled on it.

Ze_Teamaker 2012-11-08 18:36:25 -0500

I wonder how Zhu Rong would do mixed in; considering it has spicy & woody notes in it.

Bonnie 2012-11-08 19:47:33 -0500

Why not. Mix up just a little in a gaiwan or cup to taste then go for it.

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So no real clue what to write about myself here. A friend got me into drinking loose tea and it’s something I thoroughly enjoy though I have nowhere near the experience that many folks on the boards seem to have.

My other interests are cycling, reading, board games, disney cruises, world of warcraft and dancing – in no particular order. I love travelling and am currently working on trying to get my other half to as many place in the world as possible.