Puerh Plus TTB - Finished

This is so good! :)

excited! =)

So it seems to be about time for the teabox to move on now. I made a mistake and forgot to message Flyawaybirdie as soon as I got the box (oops, my bad). But I have sent the message now, so I may be able to get the box out this weekend (I hope).

Also, sorry I didn’t update earlier; I got stranded at my in-laws’ for a week with car trouble (okay only six days actually but STILL) and hadn’t brought the teabox, obviously, since I hadn’t expected to be there for that long, so anyways I’ve only gotten to sample a few teas so I guess I’ll pull a few more samples out to save for later and then package it up with some new teas and send it off.

And by “a few more samples” I guess I meant “about 17 more samples,” lol.

Okay, so I sent the box on today and here’s the final tally:

Took out/finished
Whispering Pines 2012 Huron Gold Needle Shou (~3.5g)
Rosali Milk Oolong (~13g)

Sampled
Tea Urchin 2013 Peacock 3g
2009 YS Cha Tou Sheng Yan Ripe 3g
Happy Lucky Velour Ripe 3g
Misty Peak One Family Sheng Autumn 2015 3g
Verdant Master Han’s Shou 2002 3g
Puerhshop Xiaguan Canger Tuocha 2011 Ripe 3g
Puerhshop 2007 Pursue YSYX Ripe Puerh Tuocha 3g
2013 Menghai Dan Qing 3g
YS 2010 Nan Jian Tu Lin Organic Ripe Tuo 3g
LP Funtimes ~6g box thingy
W2T 2005 Teji Tuo Raw 3g
W2T 2015 Spring Raw 3g
W2T 2014 Huang Pian 3g
W2T 2007 Aged Raw 3g
Verdant Master Han’s 2013 Sheng 3g
W2T Myanmar Wild Buds 2014-2015 3g
Puerhshop 2008 Mengku Banmu Green 3g
Mandala 2012 Ku Zhu Mtn 3g
Mandala 2013 Do Xur Five Century Raw 3g
W2T 2007 Repave 3g
ESP Tea Chinese Sencha ~4g tuocha (by the way what is this? I didn’t see it on the “initial contents” list)

Puerh added
Soleil Aged Puerh (shou) 15g
Verdant Tian Di Ren 2005 Shu Puerh 15g
Verdant Longyuanhao 2000 Big Leaf Shu 15g
Teavivre Yunnan Palace Ripened 10g
Teasource 2013 Yicha Shou 15g
WP Art of Darkness (Maybe 3g? I figured it was enough to get someone hooked so I just threw it in. Actually I probably should have stuck it in the flavored puerh bag but I think it ended up in the shou bag, so oops. I don’t think it’ll smell everything up though.)

Non-Puerh added
Soleil Fujian Noir 15g
Yunomi Furyu Bancha Specialty Shop Awa Bancha ~5g

I tried to take the same amount I put in, but I may have made the box about 5g heavier overall. Hopefully that’s not a big deal. I’ll try to start typing up some of my reviews this weekend too (although I haven’t actually written most of them yet because I’ve only sampled about six teas so far and am still working on the other samples I kept).

This teabox was a really great opportunity for me. I’ve never seen so many shengs together in one place, lol. Hopefully these samples will help me to finish figuring out which types of pu-erhs I like best. Thanks everyone!

The box has landed!

Here’s my final tally, I didn’t make much of a dent, but it was fun! I took out a bunch of samples, pu’erh takes me awhile to go through, so not too many. Thanks for including me! I’ll be shipping this off to Zennenn tomorrow.

out:
Drank:
Funtimes (Liquid Proust) 5g
2010 Nan Jian Tu Lin Organic Ripe Tuo (Yunnan Sourcing) 2g

Took Samples
2007 Clouds & Fog Sheng (Mandala Sourcing) 2g
Menghai Shou 7009 7572 (Tuocha Tea) 3g
2015 Little Walk (White2Tea) 3g
Tian Di Ren 2005 Shu (Verdant) 3g
2010Shuang Jiang Mengku (Arbor’s Peak) 3g

Total: 21g

Put in:
Hunan Dark Tea (Tea Source) 4.5g
Rohini Classic Darjeeling (Golden Tips) 10g
Tantalizing Temi Black Tea (Golden Tips) 10g

Total 24g

Excellent, looking forward to getting it.

Received the TTB today and messaged Gooseberry Spoon. Lots to pick from!
OK, all done.

Taken=105g, * means finished
Sheng
2005 Teji Tuo W2T, 7g
2005 Yiwu Chawang YQH, 6g
2006 Xiaguan Dali Tuo Raw, 9g
2007 Clouds and Fog Mandala, 3g*
2007 Menghai Jewel Puerhshop, 5g
2007 Repave W2T, 6g
2010 Dong YS, 6g
2012 Ku Zhu Mtn Mandala, 4g
2013 Do Xue 5 Century Mandala, 5g
2013 Peacock Tea Urchin, 5g
2014 Impression YS 6g
2014 Master Han’s Bamboo Verdant, 6g*
2015 Little Walk W2T, 5g
Chinese Sencha puerh, 5g
Non-Puerh
2015 Silver Needle Feng Qing Yunnan Sourcing, 10g
Black Sunshine Andrew & Dunham, 10g
Octoberfest Andrew & Dunham, 3g*
Myanmar Wild Buds White2Tea, 4g*

Added=110g
Sheng
2015 Mu Shu Cha YS, 25g
2010 Pasha Mountain Autumn YS, 25g
2016 Fade White2Tea, 25g

Non-Puerh
2015 Huang Mei Gui White Song Tea, 10g
2016 Organic Nonpareil She Qian Dragon Well TeaVivre, 10g
2015 Nakamura-en Gyokuro Konacha Yunomi, 10g
Yunnan Pine Needle Life in Teacup, 5g

I’ll be handing the box off to Gooseberry Spoon Thursday night since we’re in the same metro area. Very much looking forward to trying these teas and sharing thoughts with you all.

The Teagle has landed! I’ll be looking through this this weekend and hope to send it to Elena-z by Monday. I’m messaging Elena-z now

Box shipped out today. I messaged elena-z with the tracking number. It appears that Dr Jim is not following me so I couldn’t send it to him. It should arrive by Wensday. I repackaged a few of the samples in non-resealable bags and thinner sandwich bags. Also, I went ahead and replaced the box since we are about halfway through the list. Here’s my tally:

Removed 125g (* means finished)

Ripe

2014 Mini Tuo – Mandala Tea (4.8g)
2005 Haiwan Fragrance of Cassia Twigs – Bellyreb (3g)
2010 Star of Menghai – Mr Mopar (6g)
2010 Nan Jian Tu Lin Organic Ripe Tuo – Yunnan Sourcing (6.5g)
2013 Ontario 1357 – Wispering Pines Tea (3.5g)
2013 Yicha Shou Puerh – Teasource (3g)
2008 Menghai 7632 – Mr Mopar (4.1g)
2009 Yunnan Menghai Dayi Golden Brick (3.8g)
Long Yuan Hao 2000 Bigleaf Shu – Verdant Tea (6g)

Sheng

2014 Autumn Raw – W2T (3g)
2014 Huang Paian – W2T (5g)
*Master Han’s 2014 Wild Picked Sheng Pu-er – Verdant Tea (5.7g)
2007 Aged Raw – W2T (3.5g)
Chinese Sencha Puerh – ESP Tea (4.4g)
*2015 Little Walk – W2T (5.5g)
2015 Fade – W2T (4.5g)
*2012 Ku Zhu MTN Raw – Mandala (4.3g)
Mid 2000’s wet storage sheng – W2T (3g)
2013 Peacock – Tea Urchin (3g)
2015 Mu Shu Cha Ancient Arbor Raw Puerh Tea, Yunnan Sourcing (4.5g)
2010 Pasha Mountain Autumn Raw Puerh Tea – Yunnan Sourcing (3g)
YQH 2005 Yiwu Chwang (3g)

Flavored Puerh

Jacked Raw – Liquid Proust Teas (5.5g)
*Art of Darkness – Whispering Pines Tea (5.3g)

Non Puerh
Yunomi Nakamara – En Tea Shop Gyokuro, Konacha, The Discovery – Yunomi (5g)
*Yokota #3 Kuki (stems) hojicha – Yunomi (3g)
Organic Sencha – Den’s Tea (4g)
Fujian Noir – Soleil Tea (3g)
Yiwu Purple Wild Yabao 2015 – The Finest Brew (3.1g)

Added:

25g 2016 Road to Lincang – WhatCha
25g Year of the Snake Xin Chai Tea Tree Lincang – Picked up in Hong Kong
15g Korea Dong Cheon Daejak Semi-Wild Green Tea – What Cha
10g Brandy Oolong – Teasource
20g Longevity Oolong – Teasource
10g Brasil Grandma Ume’s Black Tea – WhatCha
10g Doke Estate Black Fusion – Teasource
10g Grand Keemun – Teasource

I mostly picked out tea based on look, smell, educational value (autumn, big leaf), and vendors I’m interested in purchasing from. I didn’t mean to add so many different types of tea, but I found that the bags I have great for compressed puerh but they don’t really hold a lot of leafier tea. I guess I could have added more than one bag of each type…but I also couldn’t decide what to include as they are all teas I adore :)

I hope you enjoy!