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drank Pure Gold Jin Jun Mei Black Tea of Tong Mu Guan Village Spring 2016 by Yunnan Sourcing
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About half the people at work are sick. There is a nasty cold/flu going around and so far I’ve been able to avoid it…. until I got up this morning. Snuffly, phlegmy, scratchy throat, heavy chest. Ugggg – I am not getting sick, I am not getting sick. Spent the day on the couch with the cat watching season 6 of Game of Thrones. (Part of me thinks I should have been watching season 2 of Colony on Netflix, but that’s another story).
This was the tea that randomly came out of the sample box. Not what I normally think of as a Jin Jun Mei. I didn’t get any malt, or chocolate. Others are saying smokey – I didn’t get any of that until it really cooled and then only a hint. This is fine, nice enough black tea. I drank it Western – lots of leaf, cool water, long steep (and even longer 2nd steep). I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t anything really special. Thanks Evol for the share.
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looseTman
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“About half the people at work are sick. There is a nasty cold/flu going around …”
+2: Both Patty & me got it. It lasted about a week. We hope you feel better soon!
FWIW: Cold-Eeze helped me recover faster than Patty who didn’t use it.

Evol Ving Ness
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Gah! I hate that. Experienced the same thing during the few days at my workshop over the holidays when I was surrounded by sick people. I think hot tea w honey and popping vitamin C and a lot of hand washing helped me stave it off. Also, daily morning walks, I think had something to do with it too. Stay healthy!

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Thanks – I’m voting sleep and positive thinking is working – I feel quite a bit better today.

Evol Ving Ness
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Hurray for the winning combination!

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looseTman
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“About half the people at work are sick. There is a nasty cold/flu going around …”
+2: Both Patty & me got it. It lasted about a week. We hope you feel better soon!
FWIW: Cold-Eeze helped me recover faster than Patty who didn’t use it.

Evol Ving Ness
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Gah! I hate that. Experienced the same thing during the few days at my workshop over the holidays when I was surrounded by sick people. I think hot tea w honey and popping vitamin C and a lot of hand washing helped me stave it off. Also, daily morning walks, I think had something to do with it too. Stay healthy!

Dexter
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Thanks – I’m voting sleep and positive thinking is working – I feel quite a bit better today.

Evol Ving Ness
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Hurray for the winning combination!

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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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