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drank Xinhui Green Mandarin Orange Ripened Pu-erh Tea by Teavivre
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Many thanks to Kawaii433 for providing one of these cuties to try.

Today was a rough day. My housemate and I had to take our mechanic friend’s old woofer Cricket to the vet. She had been living in the house for a few months rather than in our friend’s RV out front to keep her comfortable as she succumbed to heart and liver failure, so Cricket and I got to know each other pretty well. No more suffering. <3

I needed something comforting and easy after sending off Cricket. This worked. I poked some holes in the orange with my electronics screwdriver that doubles as a puerh pick. Despite that it still floated in the cup. That’s ok, it brewed well and most of the tea stayed in the orange. The shou puerh inside was clean with a lightly sweet, dark cedar wood note. The green orange flavor was smooth, nowhere near as sharp as I was expecting. Light to medium body and very lightly oily. Light generic shou and tangerine aroma. Overall pretty good, I just would like the shou flavor to be more pronounced. The flavor imparted by the orange was perfect. Daily drinker. Three steeps western untimed beyond the first.
Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 12 OZ / 354 ML
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Evol Ving Ness
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Sorry to hear that, derk. These things are so hard. Hope the tea provided a bit of comfort. Hugs to you.

Kawaii433
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Oh Derk :( … Big hugs.

mrmopar
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Cricket is in a better place and you make his last days easier.

tea-sipper
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I’m sorry for the loss of buddy Cricket.

Martin Bednář
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Sorry for hearing that, but at least you had nice tea

derk
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Thanks, y’all <3 One of the cats has been sleeping on Cricket’s bed for the past two days. He knows.

tea-sipper
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Oh so sweet but sad. Even the cats lost their buddy.

Mastress Alita
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My mom’s cat did that shortly after she lost her other cat, sleeping in her frequent spots. Even animals have to go through “the process.” The comforting thing is we can at least make the end comfortable for our furry loved ones so their suffering doesn’t have to be prolonged. I wrote a short story about that (using illustrations from The Sims 3) once. So sorry to hear about your loss, but also glad the ol’ pupper is no longer suffering. * hugs *

ashmanra
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Oh no! I am so sorry about Cricket. Hugs to you.

derk
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Thanks, ladies <3

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Evol Ving Ness
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Sorry to hear that, derk. These things are so hard. Hope the tea provided a bit of comfort. Hugs to you.

Kawaii433
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Oh Derk :( … Big hugs.

mrmopar
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Cricket is in a better place and you make his last days easier.

tea-sipper
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I’m sorry for the loss of buddy Cricket.

Martin Bednář
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Sorry for hearing that, but at least you had nice tea

derk
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Thanks, y’all <3 One of the cats has been sleeping on Cricket’s bed for the past two days. He knows.

tea-sipper
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Oh so sweet but sad. Even the cats lost their buddy.

Mastress Alita
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My mom’s cat did that shortly after she lost her other cat, sleeping in her frequent spots. Even animals have to go through “the process.” The comforting thing is we can at least make the end comfortable for our furry loved ones so their suffering doesn’t have to be prolonged. I wrote a short story about that (using illustrations from The Sims 3) once. So sorry to hear about your loss, but also glad the ol’ pupper is no longer suffering. * hugs *

ashmanra
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Oh no! I am so sorry about Cricket. Hugs to you.

derk
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Thanks, ladies <3

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