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Sorry I’ve been absent lately my dear Steepster friends…

I really needed some hugs and comfort today.

This tea never fails me.

It is my go to tea of choice, always good no matter how I brew it. It’s like we belong together.

The taste makes me see nice soft colours…

Sweet, soothing, and so warming.

I really needed this.

Hope all of you are doing great!

apt

have you tried the Ailaoshan black from YunnanSourcing?

TeaNecromancer

I am glad that the tea gave you a cup full of comfort, tea is really wonderful for that.

Kirkoneill1988

im doing ok :)

Kirkoneill1988

apt, can you link me to the “Ailaoshan black” on Yunnan sourcing?

Cameron B.

Kirk, this is the one from Yunnan Sourcing I’ve had that’s very similar to Ailaoshan:

http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-black-teas/3090-spring-2014-high-mountain-red-ai-lao-mountain-black-tea.html

Cheri

{{{{{{{{TTF}}}}}}}} Hugs. I also find that tea can be a great comfort on those kind of days. I hope the rest of your day goes better and tomorrow is a better day as well.

boychik

Hugs TTF.<3

TheTeaFairy

Apt I haven’t tried it…curious about it but I doubt it could be better :-)

Right you are my dead Amanda ;-)

Kirk, glad you are doing ok

looseTman, Boychick thank you for the hugs!!!

Thank you Cheri, wow!! What a gorgeous TTF hugs :-)

Love y’all :-)

TheTeaFairy

DEAR Amanda, *OMG the worst typo EVER!!!! So sorry!! *

Fjellrev

Many hugs for you, TTF!

caile

Sending many hugs your way!

Kirkoneill1988

Cameron B, I just now added that to my wish list :)

AllanK

I just got a one ounce sample of this tea in the mail. I may have to brew it tomorrow morning. Did you brew this western style or gongfu?

TheTeaFairy

Allan, I western brew it cause it’s so good I’m too impatient to gongfu it, lol. But I hear it’s also very good that way.

My way is 1 big tbs for 16oz mug at 205F for 4 min. Sometimes I do a second steep for 6 min.
But you should check the new WP website, they now have very detailed parameters for both methods on all teas! I think you should try this way first :-) here’s the link for Ailaoshan

http://whisperingpinestea.com/ailaoshan-black.html#product_tabs_Brewing

TheTeaFairy

Thank you caile :-)

And OMG!!! It’s Swedish Chef !!! So happy to see you Fjellrev!!! :-)

Fjellrev

Happy to see you too! I really missed you all. :)

Isserly

I hope you’re doing alright and better now :)

TeaNecromancer

Braiiinnsss hehe no worries about the typo ;)

TheTeaFairy

Isserly, thank you so much :-)

cincin090

Sooo after reading your review I just spent $50 at Whispering Pines Tea Company because it made me really want to try their teas. AH! >.<

TheTeaFairy

Cincin090, always happy to enable! And i’m very confident you will not regret this order :-)

Ysaurella

contente de te revoir, sacrée petite fée cachée :)

TheTeaFairy

Merci ma petite Ysaurella chérie XOX

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apt

have you tried the Ailaoshan black from YunnanSourcing?

TeaNecromancer

I am glad that the tea gave you a cup full of comfort, tea is really wonderful for that.

Kirkoneill1988

im doing ok :)

Kirkoneill1988

apt, can you link me to the “Ailaoshan black” on Yunnan sourcing?

Cameron B.

Kirk, this is the one from Yunnan Sourcing I’ve had that’s very similar to Ailaoshan:

http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-black-teas/3090-spring-2014-high-mountain-red-ai-lao-mountain-black-tea.html

Cheri

{{{{{{{{TTF}}}}}}}} Hugs. I also find that tea can be a great comfort on those kind of days. I hope the rest of your day goes better and tomorrow is a better day as well.

boychik

Hugs TTF.<3

TheTeaFairy

Apt I haven’t tried it…curious about it but I doubt it could be better :-)

Right you are my dead Amanda ;-)

Kirk, glad you are doing ok

looseTman, Boychick thank you for the hugs!!!

Thank you Cheri, wow!! What a gorgeous TTF hugs :-)

Love y’all :-)

TheTeaFairy

DEAR Amanda, *OMG the worst typo EVER!!!! So sorry!! *

Fjellrev

Many hugs for you, TTF!

caile

Sending many hugs your way!

Kirkoneill1988

Cameron B, I just now added that to my wish list :)

AllanK

I just got a one ounce sample of this tea in the mail. I may have to brew it tomorrow morning. Did you brew this western style or gongfu?

TheTeaFairy

Allan, I western brew it cause it’s so good I’m too impatient to gongfu it, lol. But I hear it’s also very good that way.

My way is 1 big tbs for 16oz mug at 205F for 4 min. Sometimes I do a second steep for 6 min.
But you should check the new WP website, they now have very detailed parameters for both methods on all teas! I think you should try this way first :-) here’s the link for Ailaoshan

http://whisperingpinestea.com/ailaoshan-black.html#product_tabs_Brewing

TheTeaFairy

Thank you caile :-)

And OMG!!! It’s Swedish Chef !!! So happy to see you Fjellrev!!! :-)

Fjellrev

Happy to see you too! I really missed you all. :)

Isserly

I hope you’re doing alright and better now :)

TeaNecromancer

Braiiinnsss hehe no worries about the typo ;)

TheTeaFairy

Isserly, thank you so much :-)

cincin090

Sooo after reading your review I just spent $50 at Whispering Pines Tea Company because it made me really want to try their teas. AH! >.<

TheTeaFairy

Cincin090, always happy to enable! And i’m very confident you will not regret this order :-)

Ysaurella

contente de te revoir, sacrée petite fée cachée :)

TheTeaFairy

Merci ma petite Ysaurella chérie XOX

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I am French Canadian, so please forgive me if my English is not always perfect :-/

My relationship with tea in a nutshell:

I’m married to straight Black. I have torrid love affairs with Oolong and Puerh. I party with Green and White occasionally. Flavored are not my BFF, I usually stay away from them.

Love Steepster, a place for tea lovers, where you learn and share with others.

About me:

I am a free spirit, I let people be who they are and expect the same in return.

Books! I love classic literature, but also modern and pretty much anything that captures my attention.

Music is also something I can’t live without… From Bach to Nirvana, my ears know no boundaries…

Animal and nature lover, amateur photographer.

I’ve been drinking tea for as long as I can remember.

Drinking tea is a sensorial experience. The name in itself “Camellia Sinensis” lingers the promess of an adventure for the senses…

Not a big «swapper», but will occasionally. Not because I don’t want to share but because I’m trying not to hoard so much.

Also, I have narrowed down the teas I really like over the years, and I don’t feel the need to try and buy everything the way I used to. (Maybe I have become a tea snob? Sigh…)

My ratings: because I pretty much drink only teas that I judge exceptional, my ratings are usually high. Don’t be shocked to see lots of 90’s and a few 100’s. That’s because I’ve had my share of crapy teas and I’m done with that ;-)

You can find me on Instagram here, I post about my tea sessions mostly, but also about the beautiful nature that surrounds me, and my fury companions :-)

http://instagram.com/theteafairy/

Location

The Laurentians, Canada

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