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Organic Pai Mu Tan White Peony from Wegmans
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The edges of all the trees are brushed with red and orange. I can see the wind trickling through the leaves, each branch nods slowly and calmly. There’s no better sound than a Fall breeze whispering through the leaves of an open window.

Well, maybe one other sound. But she’s not going to call and I won’t hear her voice, so a calm breeze, an open window and tea is going to get me through this.

The large leaves of this look similar to potpourri for some reason. There’s an airiness to the smell, faint and clean. Its sweet and soft.

My third steep warranted this write up. Initially, I was surprised at how little there was to the liquor itself. It was delicate to the point of me questioning if I had screwed something up. I read some other reviews and decided to have a few more cups. Glad I did. The floral sweetness comes out as the leaves expand and release their delicacy. There’s a woodsy note to ponder on but its not overpowering. It’s not too much of anything. In fact, I’m starting to appreciate white teas for what they don’t do.

This tea is shy. Its whispering. Maybe a little too soft for me but I like what its saying.

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Hey.

Tea has changed my life. First it was Lipton green tea at work. That evolved into Stash, to Tazo, then to Steve Smith teas. I started wandering down the tea aisle in Wegman’s and started picking things off the shelf. Went to my local Teavana and talked with a very nice girl who answered all my (probably stupid) questions and then picked up Silver Needle and Dragonwell teas. Bought a book called “The Tea Drinker’s Handbook” and started looking at various tea distributor websites. Found Steepster. Life altered.

I bring tea to parties for a nice drink before a beer or two. I drink it with breakfast and in the late hours of the night. It wakes me up and calms me down. It feels like a friend who I want to tell everyone about yet keep them all to myself. I love the history of it, the intimacy of it, the entire world of it.

Favs: Love me some white tea. Blends are okay when sharing with people but when I’m alone or have the late night blues, then Silver Needle it is. Matcha for when I need to calm down while making it and to refocus after I drink it. I like more delicate green teas rather than the potent and grassy ones. Until I find a black tea that blows me out of the water, I’m not really focused on them right now. I’m still learning about oolongs and pu’erh’s.

About me: I have two Masters degrees (Education and creative writing), write short stories, draw a comic strip and have ridden my bicycle across the country alone.

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Rochester, NY

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