Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
My Butiki order, hooray! I now have a little village of black tea pouches on my counter. I went the route of ordering a lot of teas but the smallest amount of each.
Taiwanese Wild Mountain Black
Tamarind Pop
Three Friends (cute tin!)
Zhen Qu
Pistachio Ice Cream
1991 Da Ye Aged Oolong
Doke Rolling Thunder
Caramel Apple
Lemon French Macaron
Birthday Cake
Mango Lassi
Butterscotch & Hazelnut Mocha Candies
Premium Taiwanese Assam
Gui Fei
White Rhino
Cantaloupe & Cream
So much to try! And I don’t even care that my stomach is somewhat upset, screw you stomach! ^^
Finally! That’s awesome haul! 1991Da Ye aged is great! Didn’t won’t give up even after 3 days. I just couldn’t take it anymore. Totally worth it. Gongfu this one
Enjoy!!!
Ok, you sweet steepter people. A just got a MAJOR SHITLOAD of tea!!!!
First and foremost: OMG. Butiki haul…I even ordered some flavoured tea!!! (Butiki is officialy the ONLY place I still order flavoured stuff from…I banned everyone else. I had to, I never end up drinking the other brands)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/14667646227/lightbox/
Second…I was the winner of the free mug and free tea during the contest, yay, and thank you so much Stacy for allowing us Canadians participate :-)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/14667646307/lightbox/
Third…Tao Tea Leaf….shitload of high end roasted oolong for the most part…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/14854168715/
That’s what I call a great tea day, y’all. Very good for my inner happiness!!
Congrats on your win. I love the mug. (I’m a little jelly. You’d better post many pictures of yourself using it.)
I keep smiling whatever I see your pics of tea.
I love kitty and the mug. Enjoy my friend!
Thanks y’all!!
Blodeuyn, Pixelle always inspects thoroughly all incoming tea packages :-)
Cheri, I’ll make sure to try the mug tonight and take a picture :-)
Wow, someone likes that Peppermint Patty!
And there’s such a thing as an Almond Dancong?! I must try this!
Lol, boychik, I want ALL the teas!!!
Thanks you lovely mj :-)
Cameron, I’ve had it only once, it’s amazing how a tea can taste so naturally of almond! And yo, peppermint patty!
Butiki order
Boracay Breeze
Lemon French Macaron( a whole oz cause I went through my first .5 in record time)
Plum Brandy Cheesecake(delish)
Red Queen Cupcake
and samples of
Butterscotch & Hazelnut Mocha Candies
Peach HoppiTea
And because Stacy is the sweetest person ever, and a mind reader, she threw in an extra sample of the new caramel apple oolong that I regretted not asking for or even buying some.
Oh and I gotta fess up to the Yunnan order I got yesterday of a yixing pot and 2 yixing cups(which are much bigger than I expected). They threw in a giant sample of De Blue Label Ripe Pu-erh which I’ll probably pass along due to my bad history with ripe pu-erhs.
I may or may not have mentioned getting my 52teas order I got last week of
Tequila Lime Green Tea
Blackberries & Cream Shou Me
Peaches & Cream Genmaicha
Oh yeah and and that Teavire package from the day before yesterday of two of the oolong samplers… I had a $10 gift card so I had too!
Yup no more tea for frolic. I’ll probably even be skipping the post thanksgiving sales. But much tea happiness so all is good.
that pu you got from YS. why dont you try it? rinse twice. short steeps like 10/15 sec if you still dont like it,dump, resteep again until its mellow for you. you may like it;)
you can do it! plus it always work wonders if you have tummy problems. which pot did you get from YS?
http://yunnansourcing.com/en/teapots/2972-purple-clay-yixing-teapot-yellow-ripples-215ml.html
It’s so pretty!
that was you ! i keep checking the site daily, i’ve noticed disappearance lol i like this pot, its beautiful. whats the plans for this one?
Probably milk oolong with the possibility of other similar oolongs at some point.
I’m really surprised there’s only one review of Boracay Breeze, I’ve only huffed it so far but it smells amazing.
I don’t see a listing for the Plum Brandy Cheesecake but that is the one new tea I’ve tried and it is out of this world. I have no idea what possessed me to get it cause it wouldn’t typically be my kind of tea and I was doubting myself after I ordered but man am I happy I did. I should probably make a listing for it and review it but I’m feeling icky.
Sadly since my tummy is a bit iffy so no more tea drinking at least for a little while today.
Both of those sound amazing! I’ll be looking out for your Boracay Breeze review :). That one sounded very interesting
I should try the Boracay tomorrow. I adore coconut and anything Stacy makes with a white tea. SO excited!
Boracay Breeze review is up! I’ll probably refine it next time I drink it because I’m still not feeling to great but it was calling out to me and I couldn’t resist.
I was a little surprised by the lack of reviews too. We sold out of 2 large batches even before the sale and a lot of Boracay Breeze was purchased during the sale.
I’m going to have to revise my review again or add onto it. The tiny bit of soapy aftertaste was gone after the tea cooled a bit more. It’s sooo good.
I think I’ll either cold brew some or flash chill it.
I added the plum brandy cheesecake since you mentioned that it wasn’t added yet: http://steepster.com/teas/butiki-teas/49193-plum-brandy-cheescake
OMG I was finally able to order the new WP teas the other day and They Arrived Today, Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got the new ones Cocoa Amore, Arbor Mist, Jabberwocky, Rivendell, Second Breakfast and a few others that I needed North Winds, Sleeping Bear and Golden Snails and I got a Custom blend this time too, Yay!!!!!!
I had to make some Cocoa Amore right away and OMG it’s soooooo good :)
Oh do tell about this custom blend.
I can’t wait to read all your reviews of the newer teas. And yes the Cocoa Amore is truly divine.
Rivendell rocked my world. I just tried it yesterday. I think about it all the time when we’re apart
Rivendell is on my dream order list. I will not buy more tea right now….I will not buy more tea right now….
But Brenden just starting a free shipping promo of indeterminate length….could be forever? maybe not? So you should probs order now!
I also must note that I’ve developed the ideal business model, which is being initiated immediately, with a side of cherries.
Mission Statement: Be awesome
Customer Service Initiative: Awesome
Teas: Epic to the max
Puns: Bounteaful use of them
Domestic Shipping Rates: None
I hope this model is agreeable with most. If not, I’m un-bear-ably sorry :(
You are pretty awesome and your teas truly are epic.
While many of our treasured smaller tea sellers interact with us I don’t know any others who are up for just chatting and that’s pretty darn awesome!
Oh yeah, the custom one…
It’s inspiration for me is The Sleeping Bear cuz I luvz the Bear but I also luvz the Fujian Black, so the Custom is Fujian Black tea with the Pine of Sleeping Bear(medium roasted)and a touch of Cedar :)
I haven’t tasted it yet but I know it’s gonna be tasty to me, The aroma is awesome good!!
Thanks Brenden!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I ever can’t just chat with someone, I will quit my business and travel the US on a llama to meet people and chat about life.
And you’re welcome, Tommy! :)
I love alpaca yarn. I actually visited an alpaca ranch, fed the alpacas, then bought a skein of yarn that actually came from one of the ones I had just met(Sunny). I loved how they kept track of what yarn came from witch alpaca.
That’s so cool, Frolic! What did you make with the yarn? Are you a knitter or crocheter? I crochet some
My postman must hate me. Today I received…
Butiki:
Premium Taiwanese Assam, Premium Taiwanese Assam, So Long, and Thanks for All the Licorice, Taiwanese Wild Mountain Black, Zhen Qu, Purple Sunset Oolong, Kenya Obsidian, Limited Hand Rolled Giddapahar, Sansia Black, Hong Yun Black, Shiva’s Breakfast,Pumpkin Creme Brulee, Wild Huangshan Mao Feng, Chrysanthemum Double Trouble
Tao Tea Leaf (Thank you Marzipan!):
Milk Oolong Tea – Premium, ZhengHe GongFu Black Tea – Jin Ping Village, Bai Hao (Oriental Beauty) Oolong Tea – Organic
Golden Tips Tea (this came from India in 2 days!!!):
Organic Darjeeling Dazzle Black Tea, Daily Assam Black Tea, Sparkling Oolong Darjeeling Tea, Arya Ruby Darjeeling Black Tea Second Flush (Organic), Okayti Muscatel Darjeeling Black Tea Second Flush (Organic), Gopaldhara China Muscatel Darjeeling Black Tea Second Flush, Seeyok Muscatel Darjeeling Black Tea Second Flush (Organic), Oaks Muscatel Darjeeling Black Tea Second Flush (Organic), Giddapahar Muscatel Darjeeling Black Tea Second Flush, Phuguri Muscatel Magic Darjeeling Black Tea Second Flush, Autumn Flush Tea Samplers – Set of all Autumn Flush Teas, Assam Tea Samplers – Set of all Assam Teas, Chai Tea Sampler – Set of all Chai Tea Sampler, Nilgiri Tea Samplers – Set of all Nilgiri Teas, Oolong Tea Sampler – Set of all Oolong Teas
Purchase from Ost:
New Mexico Tea Company Black Jasmine Cream, DAVIDsTEA Caramel Corn, Della Terra Teas Cotton Candy, Lavender & Lemon, Honey & Spice, Teavana Cococaramel Sea Salt, Art of Tea Golden Monkey
DAVIDsTea:
A replacement mug for a chipped Nordic mug.
Butiki order arrived today! I might have hugged Pistachio Ice Cream to my chest in pure joy. I don’t know why, but I seriously love this particular tea more than any other.
Pistachio Ice Cream
Cantaloupe & Cream
Hello Sweetie
Watermelon Xylophone
Boracay Breeze
Peppermint Patty
Hangzhou Dragon Well
My Whispering Pines order came in! Short an ounce of Golden Snail, but I was surprised to learn that Brenden had already figured as much out, and that it’s hot on the trail of its sister box. He even provided me with an individual tracking number which shows it’ll be in by tomorrow. That is some quick problem solving, I gotta say.
Otherwise I nabbed: The Jabberwocky, Sleeping Bear Blend, Ailaoshan Black, Golden Orchid, and North Winds. There was a sample of the Fujian Black included as well. Soooo excited. I, uh, may be already planning a second order. Shhh.
Hah, I find it hilarious that the tea named after a snail is the slow one. So perfect! :)
Squee! I got in my (first) Butiki order today! Two Friends, Three Friends, Borocay Breeze, Lemon French Macaron, Gui Fei Oolong, Grapefruit Dragon, Pistachio Ice Cream, Red Queen Cupcake, Tamarind Pop and Lychee Oolong. I’m super duper excited. I really should go on a tea buying hiatus but….
All together the box smelt like birthday cake. _. This got here super fast! Yesterday it was on the other coast! Thanks Stacy!
Sweet! :)
We upgrade any package that weighs over 13oz to Priority Mail shipping. So total shipping time should be no longer then 3 days but mostly 2.
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