You know when you place an order, there’s a point when and you realize your cart is really getting full and you need to slow down…but there are so many good ones that you just can’t leave behind, right? Then you think sample size. Yes! Yes! That’s the answer, give yourself the illusion you’ve got your act together, you’re NOT out of control, not at all. You suddenly feel much better about adding 10 more teas, seems like the reasonable thing to do. (Not!!)
That’s how I came to order this tea. I should have been less reasonable and order a larger quantity…That’s the other thing about large orders. Somehow, the full size pouches are the ones I wish I had ordered in sample sizes, and the sample pouches end up being the ones I should have ordered in full sizes. Ugh???
Not a secret, I love pretty much all types of oolong, and the aged ones fascinate me.
Don’t let the Ginseng part keep you away from this if you’re not a fan, (coughDexter) this has nothing to do with regular ginseng oolong. If it wasn’t for its name, I wouldn’t even know it’s supposed to be there.
This is not smoky at all, but roasty and caramel like. If you’d smell the infusion without knowing it’s tea, you would think it’s a dessert, very creme brûlée, custard like. There’s that faint mineral taste in the background I have come to appreciate. The ending has a cooling effect in the mouth, fresh, but not in a minty kind of way, just like when you inhale and it’s cold outside. That might be the ginseng part. But it has non of the eucalyptus notes traditional Ginseng oolongs have.
I had to basket brew cause there wasn’t enough for me to use the gaiwan. It will be interresting to try short infusions when I get more of it.
And yes, I will definitely buy a larger quantity next time.
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Dexter was drinking EG earlier and is trying to be open minded to all the teas that you sent me. :))
The answer to your “the full size pouches are the ones I wish I had ordered in sample sizes, and the sample pouches end up being the ones I should have ordered in full sizes” issue is to just order small sizes of everything and then place later orders of the ones you really liked. Just saying….
Lol, I so give you A++++++ for effort, I do put you to the test, don’t I!
As for your suggestion, if I was normal, that’s totally what I would do…but I’m “tea-challenged”, my neurones just don’t function adequately and rationally when it comes to ordering tea!
Me ordering tea: “but what if I only get a sample, & I love it so much, & then I found out it’s sold out?”
terri – incentive to drink up sample sizes faster when you buy them heh
:p
Haha! Terri: EXACTLY!!!!
Sil: I checked your cupboard, me think you do need every incentive you can get ;-)
hey! I’m doing well! only 6 more teas to finish to have a cupboard that’s only 6 months old! (and that’s within april)
Lol, well… maybe I was tea drunk and had a cupboard hallucination, but I could have sworn I ‘ve seen your stash at 140 not that loog ago…
(psst…there’s a rumour circulating that machiavellian but very nice and generous Steepsterites are trying to sabotage your cupboard…beware!)
haha it was UNDER 140 like a week ago lol I’ll get there though! I won’t make my March goal BUT, I did stick to NO orders during a month where i didn’t hit my goal. So that’s good :)
(pssst…I’ve already started another box for her…heh)
terri…i’ve got a box for you that is ALMOST full enough to send :P
Haha! Hilarious Terri…
Lol, Sil, make sure it barely closes!
(I feel like a referee)
teafairy…totally! :)
Teafairy, every box we send each other barely closes. Actually, the last box I sent to Sil was 2 boxes, hahahahahaha
You two are so amusing :-)
terri – i just considered that payback for me sending 2 boxes at christmas lol
Yeah, I’m still working my way through those offerings :)
Dexter was drinking EG earlier and is trying to be open minded to all the teas that you sent me. :))
The answer to your “the full size pouches are the ones I wish I had ordered in sample sizes, and the sample pouches end up being the ones I should have ordered in full sizes” issue is to just order small sizes of everything and then place later orders of the ones you really liked. Just saying….
Lol, I so give you A++++++ for effort, I do put you to the test, don’t I!
As for your suggestion, if I was normal, that’s totally what I would do…but I’m “tea-challenged”, my neurones just don’t function adequately and rationally when it comes to ordering tea!
Me ordering tea: “but what if I only get a sample, & I love it so much, & then I found out it’s sold out?”
terri – incentive to drink up sample sizes faster when you buy them heh
:p
Haha! Terri: EXACTLY!!!!
Sil: I checked your cupboard, me think you do need every incentive you can get ;-)
hey! I’m doing well! only 6 more teas to finish to have a cupboard that’s only 6 months old! (and that’s within april)
Lol, well… maybe I was tea drunk and had a cupboard hallucination, but I could have sworn I ‘ve seen your stash at 140 not that loog ago…
(psst…there’s a rumour circulating that machiavellian but very nice and generous Steepsterites are trying to sabotage your cupboard…beware!)
haha it was UNDER 140 like a week ago lol I’ll get there though! I won’t make my March goal BUT, I did stick to NO orders during a month where i didn’t hit my goal. So that’s good :)
(pssst…I’ve already started another box for her…heh)
terri…i’ve got a box for you that is ALMOST full enough to send :P
Haha! Hilarious Terri…
Lol, Sil, make sure it barely closes!
(I feel like a referee)
teafairy…totally! :)
Teafairy, every box we send each other barely closes. Actually, the last box I sent to Sil was 2 boxes, hahahahahaha
You two are so amusing :-)
terri – i just considered that payback for me sending 2 boxes at christmas lol
Yeah, I’m still working my way through those offerings :)