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Peacock Village 2004 Shu from Verdant Tea

aisling of tea drank Peacock Village 2004 Shu by Verdant Tea

Oh my penguin! This tea! It’s…and the….with a….guh. I don’t even know where to begin.

So the first steep (after two rinses) smelled earthy. Like…really, really earthy. Almost painfully so. It scared me a bit and that first sip took a lot of willpower from this pu-erh newbie.

But I have faith in Verdant Tea. They’ve never led me astray yet.

That faith is amazingly well placed. The earthiness worked well with the surprise sweetness, that hint of white grape on the tip of the tongue….guh. This is a work of art. I am so glad I got this sample. I adore grape anything, so a yummy pu-erh with that hint of grape? Oh my goodness, yes please! I may need to add this to my order as well!

2012-01-20 23:17:52 -0500

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Tina S. 2012-01-20 23:33:30 -0500

I think I love you solely for saying “Oh my penguin” right now! :D

aisling of tea 2012-01-20 23:34:48 -0500

XD I try, I try.

The DJBooth 2012-01-21 07:33:53 -0500

Ha thats like my wife saying bad news bears…or my daughters interpretation bad news ballerinas

Tommy the Toad 2012-01-21 09:12:44 -0500

:) that sounds really good to me

Spoonvonstup 2012-01-25 19:33:57 -0500

I love this note!!

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“You can forgive a murder, but never a mistake while preparing tea.” Chinese proverb

Labels? Here you go: Femme, Wife, Lesbian, Homemaker, Happy. Don’t forget tea fanatic!

My tastes in tea have changed, so I should update this as well. I find myself leaning more towards rooibos and herbals, if only for their great ability to chill in my travel mug for hours and not get weird on me. When I have time to properly brew a cuppa, I lean towards white teas (which I only steep for 30 seconds) and black teas (which only get 2-3 minutes from me). I cannot stand green teas, they’re too fiddly for my tastes. Oolongs are great, but a bit fiddly as well. However, I love watching oolongs open up in my looseleaf brewer. I’m slowly discovering mates and falling for them…there are many I look forward to trying!

So…yeah. That’s me and my tea!

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