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drank Five Year Aged Rou Gui Oolong by Verdant Tea (Special)
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I sort of feel like I’ve become the official secretary for the Reserve Club: taking & uploading photos of tea, typing in David’s comments. I’m been placing them in the Verdant (Special) folder. I didn’t create that folder, but it seems like the right place to put them.

This tea has large & full, irregularly twisted leaves in colors of mahogany, brown, & Black. It looks wild & appealing.
The dry aroma was a little tart & reminded me of pickled plums (Umeboshi). I heated my Gaiwan, put the dry tea in there to warm up, smelled it again, & it was of tart plums & carob. After the rinse, it smelled of grape peels, & a toasty earthy wine.

The early steepings of this were tart, like a plum wine with a little smoke added. A nice fruity taste lingers after you swallow it!
In successive steepings the flavors continued to develop: Rich, warming, sweet, a little toasty.

The later steepings included a rock taste & a hint of chocolate.
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Bonnie
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Thanks…I did put one in without a picture.I’m lazy.

Kasumi no Chajin
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I’ve been putting them up without pics too. wonder if we have duplicated at all

Terri HarpLady
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LOL, no worries. I’m not really complaining, just doing my ‘job’.
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Terri HarpLady
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Probably not Kasumi. When I went to enter my comments I found the looked around pretty good first, & when I found the empty descriptions, I added Davids comments from the sheet he sent, added a pic, & moved it to the (special) folder. I hope nobody minds!

Bonnie
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Mind? Oh sure! We’re going to repossess your tea and split it up between us ha ha ha! (bhwahaaaa)

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Bonnie
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Thanks…I did put one in without a picture.I’m lazy.

Kasumi no Chajin
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I’ve been putting them up without pics too. wonder if we have duplicated at all

Terri HarpLady
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LOL, no worries. I’m not really complaining, just doing my ‘job’.
:D

Terri HarpLady
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Probably not Kasumi. When I went to enter my comments I found the looked around pretty good first, & when I found the empty descriptions, I added Davids comments from the sheet he sent, added a pic, & moved it to the (special) folder. I hope nobody minds!

Bonnie
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Mind? Oh sure! We’re going to repossess your tea and split it up between us ha ha ha! (bhwahaaaa)

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I’m so excited to have found this community! I’m a self-employed Harpist (acoustic & electric – Originals, Classical, Rock, Jazz, etc) & Singer/Songwriter. My days & nights revolve around teaching at home, playing gigs, gardening,& fixing awesome food to eat. My schedule is different everyday, but I just go with the flow, & I sip a lot of tea!

My love of Tea began with Herbals back in the 70’s. One of my favorites was a licorice blend from House of Hezekiah, an old tea shop in Kansas City. There was also a tea with mint, rose petals, chamomile, etc called Nuclear Casual Tea.
In the 80’s I gave up caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, (& a few illicit substances…), and brewed medicinal blends & tinctures to support 4 pregnancies (all children born at home). In the 90’s my love affair with green teas began when I discovered ‘The Republic of Tea’. Their beautiful teas & packaging inspired my original song, “TeaMind”, from my CD “Zen Breakfast”. If you’d like to hear the song for free, drop by my website.

In general, I drink my teas straight, but occasionally I add a pinch of Stevia & maybe some coconut or almond milk (I’m allergic to dairy, gluten, & various other things & avoid most sweets.)

I’ve explored a variety of teas:
Whites tend to be a little bland…sorry
Oolongs – wonderfully sensual
Roobios – I’m not a fan in general
Puehr – a fairly new direction for me
I’m not a huge fan of flavored teas, but I do make exceptions, & I’ll try just about anything once.

And Black Tea, Oh how I love thee!!
I am on a quest for the most wonderful breakfast cup! I will find you, my Love!

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