Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!

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carol who said

I received some samples from Will Klinger at Chi Whole Leaf. They very kindly sent me four samples- chamomile, yerba mate, floral herb and a chamomile that he is trying out but doesn’t have for sale yet. They are on Kickstarter and have posted on Steepster under Discussions.

The tea is a powder made from…. you guessed it whole leaves. They look good. Can’t wait to try them.

Are you supposed to brew it differently as a powder?

AllanK said

Wouldn’t you make it like matcha?

Thank you for the mention Carol. To answer your question ThainofBuckland, AllanK is correct. Because Chi Whole Leaf is made from powdered tea leaves and herbs, you can mix it right into water as a suspension rather than having to dissolve it as a solution. This makes preparation time quicker and leads to a richer tea drinking experience. Think of it as matcha but for herbal teas and tisanes as well.

Feel free to check it out for yourself!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/969810495/chi-whole-leaf-tea-powder

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AllanK said

Today I got my order of Tulsi herbal tea from the Herbalmania Store on EBay.
https://instagram.com/p/13dxnqTDcO/?taken-by=allanckeanepuerhtea

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TeaNTees said

I received a wonderful package today from Nichole!
It was filled with lots of interesting teas. She is such a sweetie, & so very kind. :)
Thank You Again Nichole!!

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Shae said

My box from Nichole arrived last night! I can’t believe how generous she was with all the teas she sent. There have to be at least 9-10 different types of tea in this box. I can’t wait to jump in and start trying them. Thank you so much for sharing!!

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Sil select said

Soooo technically this isn’t anything I got in the mail but managed to get to damman freres to pick up vanille, Charlotte au chocolate and their salted caramel oolong. Then it was off to Manson des trois thes where I picked up a puerh and a black tea…..then better an and Barton where I finally got to smell their black teas and picked up les classiques and Paris s’eveille. Later this week, we’ll hit fauchon, hediard, George cannon, the o dor, marriage freres and laduree at the very least….few others on deck as well if the weather stays nice enough to keep walking.

Lindsay said

Nice! :)

Sil select said

…damage today: 2 teas from Angelina’s; 2 from Palais de thes along with a really pretty cup and 3 from George cannon teas. Still to come…the o dor, fauchon, mf and possibly 2 other random tea shops. Laduree is off the table as I haven’t yet found a store where their teas were easy to look at, smell and see….and the few from their website I was interested in, I haven’t found.

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jpr54_ said

my first orders of Darjeeling tea arrived this morning via FedEx from India-
www.teabox.com
www.goldentipstea.com
they were packaged well and arrived 4 days after I bought them.

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I got a really awesome set of DANCONG samples in the mail today from kieblera5

:D

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EmilyGee said

got my samples from red leaf! So excited to start trying all this tea!!

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I was a winner of one of the bags of matcha from Yunomi, which incidentally came today! Yayyy!

You won too? :D yay matcha!

Woot! Winners ftw!

I’m on a major matcha kick right now :) congrats friends!

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Wuyi-Wolf said

A 100 gram tin of 1st flush Darjeeling from The Tao of Tea

You should try mixing it with your black tea :)

Wuyi-Wolf said

Ohhh…I might try a cup like that!

jpr54_ said

what estate was it from?
I am starting to receive my First Flushes.
yesterday I had 2015 Black FF Okayti from Golden Tops tea
and this morning I am going to have 2015 White FF Margaret’s Hope Moonlight MTC-5 from Teabox

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