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Old 01-11-2011, 03:41 PM   #6421
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See the gift bags 2.5 ounces of 17 teas plus 40 tea bags for 80 bucks. That is a pretty good deal. If TG did something like this I would probably order more of the gift bags because I trust that I will find more teas that I really like from TG.
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Old 01-11-2011, 03:41 PM   #6422
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So far, only having about 30 samples of green teas that I got to finish stops me from the crusade
said Astra and finished another sample.
A sample of Formosa oolong?!?
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Old 01-11-2011, 03:44 PM   #6423
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ummm sounds good
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Old 01-11-2011, 03:46 PM   #6424
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See the gift bags 2.5 ounces of 17 teas plus 40 tea bags for 80 bucks. That is a pretty good deal. If TG did something like this I would probably order more of the gift bags because I trust that I will find more teas that I really like from TG.
You have a wider interest than me. I drink only clean teas. It narrows down the choice, I love it less headache Although the choice is still too big and prices go up because black and green are the cheapest teas. Oolong and white are more expensive.
NBTea sent me one sample of white tea for free along with all green tea samples I have ordered. I liked it. More than some others, but its price?Antlers d'Amour 100g Pouch £23.95, approximately $36?
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Old 01-11-2011, 03:52 PM   #6425
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ummm sounds good
And tastes good too.
I will definitely investigate oolong teas after I finish with green samples.
This particular one is very nice. It is also differs from others. Reminds slightly white teas, but I think I like it more than white because its flavour is more...what is the word...outstanding? pronounced? underlined?
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Old 01-11-2011, 03:58 PM   #6426
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Between my Tea Gschwendner and Lupicia gift bags I am not going to need tea for a couple of years.

OK so the surprise teas from Lupicia:

Green/Oolong bag

Ripe Mango Oolong
Momo oolong Super Grade
Chestnut
Matcha Kirara Rice Tea (A Genmaich/matcha blend)
Melon Oolong
Strawberry Vanilla
Happiness Green tea and green rooibos with fresh fruit and flower petals

Black Tea Bag

Silonibari BSP (CTC) I think this is an Assam
Passion Island passion fruit and mango
Oasis Tropical fruits and rose hip
Kiwi
Decaf Carol strawberry and vanilla

More Green

Grapefruit Green
Sakuramo Vert (Green with Cherry)
After 5 Peppermint and Spearmint
Tsugaru Green Apple green tea
Sencha Chiran

Tea Bags (They came with it, I had no choice)

Momo Oolong Super Grade
Happiness
Sencha Matsuri
Jasmine Manderin Special Grade

It should be an interesting month or so at work as I try new teas.
Most of those flavored/fruit teas sound like stuff I would love - but I am opposite of you I like strong fruity teas. My tea from Adagio should be here tomorrow (I had figured today, but UPS apparently disagreed, LOL). Next order will probably be a sampler of both white and oolong.
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Old 01-11-2011, 04:11 PM   #6427
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Oolongs and White teas are more expensive. I look at it this way. I pay $18 for a really good Oolong tea. I am going to get about 50 servings of tea from that 2 ounce order. It works out to $0.36 a serving. That is perfectly reasonable.

I sometimes look at the total of my TG order and go "wow". Then I remember that I will not be placing another order for about 3-6 months, dependent on the time of year, how much other tea I have to play with, and how much tea I consume due to changes in weather. So that $160 is spread out over a minimum if 3 months which is about $53 a month. That is a lot less then my Hubby spends on his diet coke habit and I can pretend that my tea is going to help decrease my long term health care costs.
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Old 01-11-2011, 04:28 PM   #6428
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in my cup: last sips of my good-for-my-health-but-don't-like-it water.
Have you tried adding Teisseire ? I don't know if that's what it's called in Holland but it's a kind of sirop you add to water. They have it in light version now, where sugar is replaced by aspartame. I drink a lot more water if it has Teisseire in it
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Old 01-11-2011, 04:31 PM   #6429
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Oolongs and White teas are more expensive. I look at it this way. I pay $18 for a really good Oolong tea. I am going to get about 50 servings of tea from that 2 ounce order. It works out to $0.36 a serving. That is perfectly reasonable.

I sometimes look at the total of my TG order and go "wow". Then I remember that I will not be placing another order for about 3-6 months, dependent on the time of year, how much other tea I have to play with, and how much tea I consume due to changes in weather. So that $160 is spread out over a minimum if 3 months which is about $53 a month. That is a lot less then my Hubby spends on his diet coke habit and I can pretend that my tea is going to help decrease my long term health care costs.
Right, my order total nearly took my breath until I remembered that over half of it was the cup and infuser.
I have a related question for you, now. How do you store your loose leaf teas? Am I going to have to go looking for tins? I know UV light can damage taste/quality of loose leaf teas, so storing them in my present clear acrylic containers that I already have for assorted other things won't work.
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Old 01-11-2011, 04:35 PM   #6430
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I do use tins but if I were to it over again I would get one large air tight cannister and store the tea in the bags it is sent in in that cannister.

The tins look nice until you add new labels or change labels. The Tape and stickers just don't look all that great. They are a bit more organized in the tins then in one large air tight container but it would be worth it to save the money on the tins.
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I do use tins but if I were to it over again I would get one large air tight cannister and store the tea in the bags it is sent in in that cannister.

The tins look nice until you add new labels or change labels. The Tape and stickers just don't look all that great. They are a bit more organized in the tins then in one large air tight container but it would be worth it to save the money on the tins.
Okay, well considering how many different varieties I got, I think I'll go with the big airtight container for now then. Not as pretty, but I think, like you, that it's probably going to be more efficient.
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Have you tried adding Teisseire ? I don't know if that's what it's called in Holland but it's a kind of sirop you add to water. They have it in light version now, where sugar is replaced by aspartame. I drink a lot more water if it has Teisseire in it
I'll give it a search on google and try it, thanks
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Old 01-11-2011, 04:49 PM   #6433
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Okay, well considering how many different varieties I got, I think I'll go with the big airtight container for now then. Not as pretty, but I think, like you, that it's probably going to be more efficient.
For now I'm putting my opened sample bags into Zip-Loc freezer bags inside a cabinet. This seems to keep them fresh. I'm waiting to see how many teas I actually want to stock up on in quantity before I invest in air-tight containers.
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Old 01-11-2011, 04:57 PM   #6434
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The nice thing about air tight containers is that they can be used for many things other then tea storage. (winks)
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New question.. measurements. How many cups of tea out of 2 ounces of loose tea? 4 ounces? 100 grams? I'm gathering most sites recommend 1 teaspoon tea leaves to 6 oz. water, but my cup is twice that size, LOL .
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