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Yun Nan Dian Hong Black Tea – Golden Tip from Teavivre
67

ok
so just a brief summary of my past week
so as alot of you probably do not know i am an avid mountain biker
so on friday last week me and a couple friends decide to go biking on the local hill
so since there is no lift we ride our bikes up switchbacks in order to get to the trails
so me and one of my friends started biking up and we got to the very top and then rode back down a little bit to meet up with two of my other friends
we met up with them and started down the trail
i like to kick up the rear so i waited a little bit before following after them
i very easily caught up to one of my 3 friends and passed him
i caught up to my next friend an stopped for a little bit to wait for the friend i had passed and then kept on going
i go to a place where the trail split into 4 parts and i was not sure where they had gone so i waited for my other friend to show me where to go then started biking again.

this is where it gets a little gruesome/interesting
my friend was 50 metres behind me and we were talking and riding and i hit a rock and my feet slipped of my pedals and i sacked myself very hard.
if your a guy you know how it feels so i hopped off my bike and started hopping around in pain. eventually the pain subsided and i hopped on my bike and kept going.
30 seconds later i felt a liquid in my pants and i screamed to my friend behind me " hahaha i pissed myself"
i looked down
there was blood all over my jersey and all over my shorts.
(since i am a downhill mountain biker not alot of things scare me but this
this scared me)
i told my friend and we decided it would be best to keep going out until we got on the road.
i called my dad and he picked me up and took me to the hospital. it was a very short wait at the hospital and then i went into a room
ill skip all the disgusting details and get to the point
i ended up rupturing my urethra and i have to wear a catheter for a month which means no biking for a month
that sucks

now to the tea

i stepped out of my comfort zone today as i am not a big fan of black teas
i brewed this one up and the smell of honey hit me instantly
steeped it for 3 minutes and its a browny reddish liqeur
i took a sip and its good
the thing i dont like about blacks teas is the sharp taste and maybe thats because i do not drink alot of black teas
i have yet to learn how to distinguish the flavor notes in a tea and that is something i will have to work on
in all a really good black tea

thats my story for the day
:)

oh oh oh and

hey guys
so i have started a little business selling teas coming straight from china
ive been trying to find a way to jumpstart my business and i found the perfect way
YOU GUYS!!!

i will have a price list up very soon and i have decided to have a few promotions
the first one will be as follows:
– with your first purchase you will recieve 25g of any tea free and a sample of any tea free
thanks so much guys
i have also decided that 10% of the proceeds will be evenly split between 2 places as follows:
5% will go to childrens hospital
5% will go to lions gate hospital
i will donate the money as soon as i get a decent amount
thanks so much everyone
oh and heres the website
http://manitouteas.yolasite.com

La La Lemon (organic) from DAVIDsTEA
76

pretty good
im not a massive fan of black teas but this one was fairly good
it had a little bit of agave in it and that really helped bring out the lemony notes
in all a good tea

Bubblegum Matcha from Red Leaf Tea
100

first of all heres the link cause i know you will want to buy it:
http://www.redleaftea.com/matcha-tea/bubble-gum-matcha.html

this matcha was my favourite so far
it was amazing!
i have alot of friends who do not drink tea but i invited them over to try this tea because i knew it would sound interesting to them and it did!
we first had it hot and it tasted exactly like i thought it did whichw as great and all of my friends loved it
then we had it iced and it was even better which i didnt think could happen!
it was great iced because it brought out the flavor even more and i just found out that if you purchase one matcha you and write a review about it you can qualify to get a code that will give you your next matcha FREE!!
HERES THE LINK!:
http://www.redleaftea.com/free-matcha/
http://www.redleaftea.com/free-matcha/

so back to the matcha!
this was a royal grade matcha and it really showed
i would love to try their straight matcha as this one was amazing and you could taste the amazing quality of the matcha underneath the bubblegum flavor which just added to the tast of the matcha itself
i would recommend this tea to anyone as i believe it is an amazing tea that anyone would love!
go buy it here!
http://www.redleaftea.com/matcha-tea/bubble-gum-matcha.html

fuzzy peaches from cuztom

decided to make this tea for fun
first sip uh oh oversteeped
2nd sip definitely oversteeped it, faint undertones of the peaches candy
not great
ill have to try that again without oversteeping it so for now i cant really rate this tea

Korean Sejak from DAVIDsTEA
85

yummmmm
probably my favorite green tea so far
i steeped it for around 2 minutes and it gives a nice, light, almost earthy kinda taste
i found this to be a very calming tea
in all a very nice green tea

Northern Lights from DAVIDsTEA
92

hmm
great tea!
its like a mix of fruit and mint and goodness
its actually my sisters favourite tea
everyone should follow her!
EVERYONE FOLLOW: sophguy

Forever Nuts from DAVIDsTEA
100

The first time I ever tried this tea was at the David’s tea in whistler and I’ve been in love with it ever since
I decided I’d brew up a cup to write a review for it and im so glad I did
At the beginning of the sip you can taste The apple and cinnamon which gives it almost an apple cider/ apple frittery taste
Then the nuts hit you in the aftertaste leaving you with a sweet nutty taste
In all an amazing tea (im actually going to buy more in 30 minutes)

HEY GUYS LISTEN UP!
I have just created a new blog
Come check it out at
Teasforlife.blogspot.com

Mango Diablo from DAVIDsTEA

I got this tea iced the other day and it was pretty good
I was expecting it to be a lot spicier But it there was just a spicy aftertaste
In all a good one time tea

Coco Chai Rooibos from DAVIDsTEA
40

I got this tea in one of the two sampler packs so I decided I would try it Tonight
I haven’t tried a lot of chai teas so I was a little hesitant
Iv been looking around and it said this tea was good with milk so I added some heated milk to this (I actually spilt the milk all over the microwave :/ )
Back to the tea now
It was good. It had quite a bit of ginger in it so I didn’t like it very much
In all a nice tea but I probably would not buy it

Quangzhou Milk Oolong from DAVIDsTEA
100

iv had this tea before but never got around to writing about it
i am a very big fan of oolongs so this tea appealed to me
i steeped this tea 4 times and i thought that the third steep was the best
1st steep: a little bitter, but still good, barely tasting the milkiness
2nd steep: barely bitter, starting to taste the milkiness
3rd steep: AMAZING. not bitter, super smooth, full on milk flavour, best steep so far
4th steep: kind of losing the milkiness, starting to run out of flavour, eh
in all a GREAT tea i would definitely purchase (even though i have 50 grams:)

oh and also everyone!
i have gotten two boxes of samplers so i will be reviewing those over the next couple weeks and hopefully i will be receiving tea from other steepster users so i will be reviewing those as soon as i get it

Dragon Pearls from DAVIDsTEA
73

great tea
its a nice relaxing tea¸smells amazing
in all one i would buy

Strawberry Shortcake from DAVIDsTEA
80

i had this as a latte at davids tea today and it was absolutely amazing
it tasted so much like stawberry shortcake and it was amazing
i thought it was a little sweet for my tastes but still a great tea

Dragon Pearls from DAVIDsTEA
73
Oh Canada from DAVIDsTEA
85

I was very surprised by this tea
I got it in one of two sampler packs from David’stea a couple days ago and this probably the best one so far
Im not a big fan of hot teas on hot mornings so I brewed it up as an iced latte and boy o boy was it ever good
It’s a nice roobois and the maple syrup really brings out the sweetness in it but I still added a little bit of agave but that may just be personal preference
In all a Sickkkk tea I would buy and recommend to everyone

Prairie Berry from DAVIDsTEA
100

Mmmmmmm

I bought this from the David’s tea by my house and I definitely was not disappointed
I brewed a cup and took it to work as it was a fairly cold day and boy was it good
The taste of the berries was strong but did not cover up the taste of the oolong and the maple syrup in it just adds to everything and gives it a light, almost sugary taste to it which I thought was great
in all it is probably one of my favorite tea right now

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