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You mean your evil kittea licked it :)

I think Auggy (?) once said she had fishy pu-erh that could double as kitty team haha :_

Probably, I was like huh Maiden Ecstasy has stuff floating around? Looks at second infusion GRRR, WHERE ARE YOU KITTYCAT!!!

Guess kitties like pu-erh

Maybe it’s that fishy smell. ;)

I have this… I think… lol…

Drink it =]

Yeah then I can compare and hopefully positively identify it!

Hmmm, second go wasn’t as tasty. Maybe I didn’t steep it long enough =(

I really like this stuff, and I’m glad you do too! I still haven’t ordered any more (I’m out of cash) and I’m panicking… I don’t want it to be all sold out when I finally find some employment!
Gym locker smell?! I didn’t get any of that! Maybe it’s from the Adagio tin I repackaged it in, but I was sure to run it through the dishwasher before I added the new tea…

Oh and yeah, I loved the color too!

Unfortunately, a lot of the teavana stuff does not make a great second infusion, it usually is lackluster :(

Haha, if I get it before you, I’ll send you some =]

As for the smell. I don’t think it’s from the tin. Not sure where it’s from. It could be from my finium basket. I did have some Mariage Frères inside it beforehand.

gym lockers, fish tanks, Ricky! What are you drinking!?!?!

did you get maiden’s ecstasy? I’m so excited because I get to try it tonight!

Yes I did! I wanted to try it after seeing Sophistre’s post this morning, but I wanted to get rid of my Blood Orange first. I also have Palace pu-erh =]

Fish tank, huh? Is there less fish tank when you steep for 15 seconds vs 2-4 min? I have a sample of this from takgoti and I stare at it every day wondering if today is gonna be the day I try pu-erh!!!

As long as you throw the first short steep away the fish tank smell goes away too… At least that’s what I’ve experienced…. maybe if you take a big whiff of the short steep before you dump it you will be so over whelmed by the fishes you wont notice it in what you are drinking! Sometimes I trick myself like that. :)

JacquelineM and Ricky, The only flavored pu erh I have tried that does not have a fishy smell is Teavana Strawberry Slender (of course it does not resteep well like other puerhs). I have tried unflavored pu erhs that do not have the fishy smell but they taste almost like coffee (to me and I don’t care for coffee). I have a orange peel ginger puerh that smells fishy and I trick myself (not unlike Madison) into thinking I am have an asian soup/broth. It so reminds me of some kinda asian inspired soup!
@JacquelineM I hope today is the DAY you try puerh I can’t wait to read your review!!! :)

SoccerMom – I already had asparagus tea earlier and that is enough trauma for one day :) Maybe next week!! :) :) :)

Jacqueline, tryyyyyy it =] Not sure if there’s a fish tank smell from a 15 second steep. I mean I’m not really bothered by it. It’s the first time I actually noticed it! But I did a little tea rinse and the smell was still there!

Haha, I mean if you hold your nose and drink, then you won’t smell a thing =]

I think Rishi Pu-erh vanilla mint didn’t have the smell either. The mint was overwhelming.

I’m a big fan of this tea…and picked up some more yesterday after seeing that Samovar special. I have yet to try the 4oz boiling water method either. I’ll give it a whirl when my order comes in.

Ricky I enjoyed your little ADD moment where you got sidetracked and wanted to go eat a peach! LOL :)

Did you buy the teennnyyyy teapot as well Lena?

Haha, well this tea has peach notes and it made me remember I had some peaches around. I love peach =]

Nope, I passed up the tee-niny teapot.

I like that you said “this was not crack tea” haha! I have yet to find a crack tea, but I am definitely leaning towards these pu-erhs…

Better than the Tiger?! Wooo! I gotta put that on my Samovar list!!

At the top of the list of my favorite teas! EVAR. AWESOMENESS IN A CUP. Yay! So happy you loved it!