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drank Wild Purple Buds Puerh by Butiki Teas
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This is one of my samples from my last order with Stacy. I thought I’d have this one today since Nelson Mandela died. I know…Kenya and South Africa…very different, but it’s the Africa thing. Don’t judge me. :p

I’m not really sure what I’m getting here…I did a little longer steep, cuz my 3 seconds seemed really pale. I may have steeped too long though…I’m getting a very strong taste. I’m not sure this is the tea for me. I read tobacco and leather, and I could agree with those…it makes me wonder why I opted to try this one as a sample, but glad it is just a sample. I’m actually getting the same mouthfeel with this tea as I get with licorice. It’s a very strong and masculine tea, for lack of a better description.

I’m not sure what I am gonna do with the rest of this cup…maybe dump some out and dilute it?
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Haha. Yeah, don’t let the pale colour fool you. Dilute it. Steep it again and again for 3-5 seconds until you get something other than STRONG. I still have a little of this in my cupboard. I need to sit down on a day off and try it again.

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this one really intrigues me. I get tobacco notes from lapsang souchong, and I’m a sucker for a good whiskey and a cigar (throw in an old school smoking jacket and you’ve got a happy shaynebear), and leather is the second best thing about being a horseperson. may need to add some to my ever-growing order, haha

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I could have just sent you some. Umm. New box?

Plunkybug
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I actually thought about you, SB, when drinking this. I thought it might be something you would like.

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OMGsrsly
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Haha. Yeah, don’t let the pale colour fool you. Dilute it. Steep it again and again for 3-5 seconds until you get something other than STRONG. I still have a little of this in my cupboard. I need to sit down on a day off and try it again.

Bear With Me
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this one really intrigues me. I get tobacco notes from lapsang souchong, and I’m a sucker for a good whiskey and a cigar (throw in an old school smoking jacket and you’ve got a happy shaynebear), and leather is the second best thing about being a horseperson. may need to add some to my ever-growing order, haha

OMGsrsly
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I could have just sent you some. Umm. New box?

Plunkybug
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I actually thought about you, SB, when drinking this. I thought it might be something you would like.

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I generally like a lot of tea. I do find I have a preference for flavored over unflavoured, but I do love a good straight tea as well.

Likes are too hard, since there are a lot. Dislikes are easier, so here they are…

Hibiscus. Blech. I can tolerate a little, depending on the brew, like Berry Good from Davids and Ruby Pie from Butiki…but in general, it’s too tart and too strong for me.

Licorice. Anything that remotely resembles licorice is out too, so that includes fennel and anise. Yuck, yuck, yuck.

Florals. I’m cool with petals in the tea to make them look pretty (except rose), and I’m cool with teas like oolongs having a floral note, but strong florals can give me migraines. Rose and jasmine are the biggest offenders. This is one where it can vary on the blend, as I can handle Teavivre’s Peach Jasmine Dragon Pearl tea because there is very little jasmine actually detectable in it.

Rooibos is hit or miss. I can do some, but not others. I handle green better than red, and honeybush better than rooibos.

My ratings don’t have a particular scale or method, and may on occasion contradict themselves, but I’m honestly not fussed about that. Sometimes I don’t even rate at all.

Um, I have an extensive wishlist. It is both a list of things I want to get again, and things I want to try. If you are sending me something, and you want to know which is which, I’ll tell you via PM.

Yes, I do trades…usually on request though. See something you want to try in my cupboard? Just shoot me a message and I’ll see what I can do!

Uh, guess that’s it.

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