Great Canadian Tea Box Round 5! Sign ups CLOSED

Now that we’re nearing the end of May and I’m noticing that there are still 3 people in front of me for box 2, and taking into account time for shipping, I just wanted to give a heads up that I’m going to be leaving for Montreal the last week of June. I think my position in the shipping order is still fine (I’d be sending the box to Toronto next anyway) but I just wanted to give a heads up that I’d be using a different mailing address.

On that note, I’d like to mention that I’ll be away from June 29th to July 11th.

Okay The GCTTB v.1 is on it’s way to Roswell. Hopefully it doesn’t get sucked into postage limbo like it did last time.

Removed:
Toffee Popcorn – Cuppa’T
Seabuckthorn Rooibos – Cuppa’T
Spring Keemun – A&D
Jackseed Gyokuro – Liquid Proust Teas
Lovely – Liquid Proust Teas
Crème Caramel Rooibos – Zen Tea Life
Keemun Finest – Zen Tea Life
Earl Grey Organic – Mighty Leaf
Apple Spice – Wicked Tea
Eggnog Chai – 52Teas
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire – 52Teas
Coco Caramel Sea Salt – Teavana
Spring Kiss – Sonnentor

Added
Cantaloupe – Forsman Tea
Niagara Icewine – Pluck
Kiwi Cheesecake – 52Teas
Chai Apricot – Tea Desire
Doke Black Fusion – Granville Island Tea Co
Guava Melon – Shaktea
Canadian Breakfast – Murchies
Supreme Jasmine Slim “Green” – Bird Pick Tea & Herb (NOT a green tea, actually a herbal called kuding)
Milk Oolong – Teaberry’s Fine Teas
Ginger Peach Iced Tea – Republic of Tea
Strawberry Basil Iced Tea – Republic of Tea
Organic Spring Jasmine – Mighty Leaf
Packet of tea filters

Box #1 has landed!

Picked it up this morning, and oh my there’s so much tea!

OK so Roswell and I are finally meeting up tomorrow to exchange tea boxes. This is the end for box 1. Box 2 will continue on its way through the list.

For Box 2
I tried:
Vanille – Damman Freres
Peche Mignon – The O Dor
Melange Lauduree – Laduree
The Jardin Bleu Royal – Laduree
Cheri – Laduree
Keemun Hong Cha – Genuine tea

I added:
Strawberry Oolong – Teavivre
Soba Cha – Harney
Houjicha Karigane Premium – Hibiki-An
Government House Blend – Cuppa T Teas

Box 1 and 2 were successfully swapped between Lala and I today! I look forward to digging through this box! If anyone wants anything from my Stash specifically added to it let me know and I’ll see what I can do (I’ll ask again before I ship it off, though). As for the first box…

I sampled:
1. 2014 Ai Lao Mountain Wild Arbor Pu’erh Cake (Sheng) – Yunnan Sourcing
2. Strawberry Basil Green Tea – Republic of Tea
3. Milk Oolong – Teaberry’s Fine Teas
4. Doux Rose – The Finest Brew
5. Cantaloupe – Forsman Tea
6. Supreme Jasmine Slim Green Tea – Bird Pick Tea & Herb
7. Niagara Icewine – Pluck
8. Bossa Nova – Zen Tea
9. Liquorice Earl Grey – LOV
10. Kiwi Cheesecake Oolong – 52Teas
11. Ginger Peach Black Tea – Republic of Tea
12. Brazilian Fruit – Mighty Leaf Tea
13. Chai Apricot – Tea Desire
14. Daughter’s Ring (Ming Qian Nu’er Huan) – Teasenz

And I finished or removed:
1. This Keemun is BS (Blackberry Sage) – Liquid Proust
2. Sweet Coconut Island – Zen Tea
3. Oolberry – Liquid Proust
4. Early Spring Sun Dried Buds Wild Pu’erh – Yunnan Sourcing
5. 2014 Laochatou Ripe Pu’erh – White2Tea
6. Baked Organic GABA Oolong – Taiwan Tea Crafts
7. Bang Dong Hong – White2Tea
8. Hummingbird 2013 Spring Jing Mai Ancient Tree Raw Pu’erh – Bitterleaf

And I added:
1. La Rose Pourpe – Camellia Sinensis
2. 2013 Ontario 1357 Shou – Whispering Pines
3. Green With Envy/Mao Feng – Teapigs
4. Eggnog Chai – Blue Hour Tea
5. Maple Bacon Pancakes – Bluebird Tea Co.
6. Berry Genmaicha – Liquid Proust
7. Henry’s Blend – Granville Island
8. Sicilian Vespers – Special Tea
9. Apple Crumble – Pluck
10. Huang Shan Mao Feng – Camellia Sinensis

Just realized that I never updated here and I don’t think everyone is following me and would have seen my update in my tasting note…

But, box #2 was sent out on Sunday to Jillian: hopefully it’s well on its way by now. I forgot to type up a list of everything I sampled or removed and what I added, but I did write a list out and include it in the box.

Just letting you guys know the tea box arrived today.

In case you haven’t heard there’s going to be a postal strike on Jul 2, Rather than mail it out today and have it risk ending up in limbo and potentially getting lost I decided to keep it with me until the strike is over. When it is I’ll send it off to SirTurtletheKnight ASAP.