On Feb 28, 6:13*am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Feb 28, 12:29 am, MarshalN > wrote:
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> > On Feb 27, 9:37 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
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> > > I've been mulling over exactly what to order lately and while browsing
> > > I've come across a couple spring teas that have caught my eye. I'm not
> > > in front of my list right now but I was wondering what is the most
> > > anticipated or a heavily awaited order that folks here have their eyes
> > > on.
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> > > Since Mike has been absent Puerh has fallen off of my radar as well as
> > > the price hikes across the board, but I would like a decent cooked to
> > > add to my list. I was going to add the Si Mao Mao Cha 300 year old
> > > Wild Arbor Tree from Jing's for an uncooked loose. I was looking
> > > toward Yunnan Sourcing for a cooked though, so any notables from them
> > > would be appreciated.
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> > > If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
> > > love to hear 'em.
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> > > - Dominic
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> > I rearranged my tea closet yesterday, and realized that I am sitting
> > on, quite literally, tens of kilos of tea. *Which means.... I probably
> > shouldn't buy any more tea, anytime soon.
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> > MarshalNhttp://www.xanga.com/MarshalN
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> Heh, at least I'm not alone. I feel bad to waste any tea but some teas
> are just not good and at best make fertilizer for a plant. I used to
> try to salvage them into iced teas but I just can't bring myself to
> brew them sometimes. I just jettisoned a shopping bag full of odd
> samples and bad purchases and still have a cupboard with probably 2
> lbs. of tea.
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> I've actually stopped this though and now only purchase what I can use
> in short order and keep them rotating every 3-4 months with only a
> select few mainstays. I figure it will take a year or so to get down
> to a more normal amount of just high quality favorites, but I'm
> looking forward to that day.
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I've got a couple of Oolongs coming from TeaSpring and I suppose I'll
buy an oz. or two of ITC's greens when they come in; but,my pantry is
buldging at the seams with way too much tea and I've a cabinet full of
pu quietly growing old and tasty.
It will most likely be a slow shopping season here.
Shen