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drank Mandala Noble Mark Ripe Cake - 2012 by Mandala Tea
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I drank this tea all day while working from home. It was a cold, rainy day, and this shu was both warming and energizing. While I like the loose version of this shu, for some reason the cake seems to be much more to my liking. Actually, this one is definitely one of my all time favorite shupus. The smoothness is just unparalleled. I must get a cake.
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mtchyg
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I love this tea. It was my first came I bought. No regrets on it either.

mtchyg
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*Cake. Thanks auto correct.

Garret
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Get a cake soon. They are not long for this world. As I’ve gotten lower in inventory, people are buying up tongs at a time. As of this a.m., there are 6 or so tongs left. Just sayin’… If you want tong pricing, contact me at my email address – garret@mandalatea.com

curlygc
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RUNS SCREAMING OFF TO MANDALA WEBSITE WITH WALLET

Sil
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awe crap. i don’t get home for another few hours..

curlygc
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That’s ok @Sil, I left plenty for you!

Dexter
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Part of me wishes I hadn’t seen this….

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mtchyg
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I love this tea. It was my first came I bought. No regrets on it either.

mtchyg
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*Cake. Thanks auto correct.

Garret
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Get a cake soon. They are not long for this world. As I’ve gotten lower in inventory, people are buying up tongs at a time. As of this a.m., there are 6 or so tongs left. Just sayin’… If you want tong pricing, contact me at my email address – garret@mandalatea.com

curlygc
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RUNS SCREAMING OFF TO MANDALA WEBSITE WITH WALLET

Sil
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awe crap. i don’t get home for another few hours..

curlygc
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That’s ok @Sil, I left plenty for you!

Dexter
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Part of me wishes I hadn’t seen this….

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For many years I drank cheap asian market-bought oolongs because I really didn’t know what was out there. For the last year or so I’ve been educating myself and making a foray into better quality teas. During the course of my journey I have fallen hard down the puerh rabbit hole – it started with young sheng, but now there’s another even deeper hole in the aged category, and I may be careening down this particular rabbit hole forever. I do still find time for aged oolong, a good wuyi yancha, and the occasional aged white.

I stopped rating teas awhile ago. I guess the numbers stopping meaning anything after awhile. For a long time I was pretty good about keeping my cupboard up to date and reviewing teas, mostly to help me keep track and remember what I like. I’ve gotten lazy about that for the last several months.

The tea addiction has also spawned a new addiction to throwing pottery, and I have become mildly obsessed with making tea cups, shibos, and teapots.

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