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Finally! My Farmerleaf order. I placed it 15th April and yesterday I got it. I had to go to only customs post office in whole country which is in Prague. So, travel there – I had about 2 hours extra for it, but no, the railroad switches were faulty and I arrived with delay approx. 40 minutes. So, from 2 hours I had only 1 hour before closing time. And guess what! So many people there. I did some small talk with others, while all of us were compaining there is no AC, weather was terrible (around 35 °C).

At first to postal part, where I got some papers, then to customs, where they do not know what Pu-erh tea is, if it is green tea or not (and I gave them my order which I of course did not remember). There is a tax 3.2 per cent for green tea in direct wrapping (maybe pu-erh cakes?), then there is some black tea too. So, by declaration I have “foodstuff suplement”, no tax, just VAT – so I had to pay VAT (of course different counter) return back to customs, where I signed that I paid VAT, return to post office, pay them they will give the parcel to me…
And then leave! About 45 minutes spend there (and it was rather quickly as I have heard). So, free shipping was not really free for me.

But as a logistics student it was good example how it does not work in this country.

Anyway to the tea:
I used 3 grams in ball strainer (meh I know), 4 minutes in boiling water.
This is one of the nicest colour I have seen. Bronze, but shiny, completely clear, just pure eye-candy.

The aroma reminds me roasted nuts a bit, some sweet notes like nuts in sugar.
And taste: chesnuts, I agree with previous rater. Smooth, honey, nutty.

Great tea with great price (if I do not count customs). I suggest getting it before it is gone!

Flavors: Chestnut, Honey, Nutty, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 3 g 10 OZ / 300 ML
gmathis

Glad to know it was (I hope!) worth your adventure!

derk

“But as a logistics student it was good example how it does not work in this country.” heh ;P

My question is, would you do it again?

Martin Bednář

gmathis: I have tried so far two and I think it is worth.

derk – honestly I am not really sure. It was kind of fun, but in final it costs me as ordering it somewhere in EU and paying the shipping. And I do not count time spent travelling and on customs office.

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gmathis

Glad to know it was (I hope!) worth your adventure!

derk

“But as a logistics student it was good example how it does not work in this country.” heh ;P

My question is, would you do it again?

Martin Bednář

gmathis: I have tried so far two and I think it is worth.

derk – honestly I am not really sure. It was kind of fun, but in final it costs me as ordering it somewhere in EU and paying the shipping. And I do not count time spent travelling and on customs office.

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I am drinking almost everything. Tea bag collector who moved to wonderful world of loose leaf.

Trying to rate differently tea bags and loose leaf as tea bags have usually worse quality.

Photographer now and then. Postcrossing and geocaching member. Very curious person. Logistics student (should finish in June 2021).

Buried in tea right now. Is in my cupboard (trying to be updated) which sparkled your interest? Write me, I would gladly share with you. But I don’t want anything in return now :)

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