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drank Organic Daba Mountain Jade by Butiki Teas
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I’m not sure what I did to deserve TheTeaFairy sending me a sample of “my most prized green no longer available”. I feel like I don’t deserve to be drinking this tea, and especially since greens aren’t really my thing. I understand that the fun in swapping is to try things that you normally wouldn’t buy for yourself – but to send me your favorite discontinued tea – wow the pressure. ;))

I’m drinking my third cup of it right now. I’m sure I don’t have the palate or vocabulary to articulate how I feel about it. This is different than most greens I’ve tried, it’s not floral, it’s not grassy, it’s not bitter, it’s not astringent – to what is it….? I don’t know. It’s light, refreshing, juicy (can I say that a liquid is juicy?), not really fruity but heading in that direction.
This is definitely interesting and I’m happy to have tried it. Will this tea pull me away from the dark side, probably not, but the fact that I had a pleasant 3 cups of it means that there might be a glimmer of hope for me yet.
Thanks TheTeaFairy lots of your teas have been an interesting journey outside my comfort zone.

eta: Upon further pondering, I’ve decided that this is a cross between a white and a green tea. This has some white tea characteristics to it – maybe a bit like a “dark” silver needle or something like that. Interesting though whatever it is….
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You could have hated it and it would have still been ok, you know? But the fact you saw something special in it makes me happy. Not many people have had the pleasure of trying this tea, and its unfortunate, so I,m very pleased I got to share it :-)
You,re right, a cross between a white and a green, it actually reminds me of the yellow tea I own.

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You could have hated it and it would have still been ok, you know? But the fact you saw something special in it makes me happy. Not many people have had the pleasure of trying this tea, and its unfortunate, so I,m very pleased I got to share it :-)
You,re right, a cross between a white and a green, it actually reminds me of the yellow tea I own.

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C.S. Lewis – “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”

I needed to update my profile. I joined Steepster 03Mar13. I am just amazed at how much my tastes have changed since then.
When I discovered loose leaf tea about a year and half ago, I didn’t know anything other than my local Davids and Teavana/Teaopia. Stumbling onto Steepster CHANGED EVERYTHING.
Hello, my name is Dex I’m a tea addict.
I’ve been through the “I need to try every single tea out there” phase. I really hope the worst of that has passed. I’ve learned enough to know that I only need to try HALF of all the teas out there. LOL
When I started this journey, I was all about the flavored rooibos and fruity tisanes. Don’t get me wrong there is still room for dessert (chocolate/caramel/nutty) Rooibos teas in my cupboard and I still do enjoy them, BUT I am quickly learning to appreciate the some of the straight teas of the world.
Big bold (but not icky)pu’erh is suddenly my favorite, followed by woody/roasted oolongs. I’m just starting to explore straight black teas, and have found some that I really like.
Generally speaking I’m not into greens at all, only like the occasional green oolong, and white teas are just too mild for my tastes (unless they are fruit flavored). I still enjoy really good fruit tisanes, but am now cold steeping them.
I don’t like floral/herbal blends, and mint anything is not on my preferred list.
I am still exploring new teas, adapting to my changing tastes, understanding more every day how little I really know about tea. Ultimately I would love to find approximately 50 teas that I just “can’t live without” and always have them in my cupboard. That might not be practical, but that what I’m searching for. It’s going to be a fun journey.

All in all, I love this site. I’ve met some wonderful people, and have gotten to try some amazing teas because of them. It really restores your faith in humanity when you get a note saying “oh by the way I sent you some tea”. Wonderful, generous, people here.

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