I few months ago I joined the Jalam Tea Club, & I’m a little behind on sampling the teas I’ve received, but 100G cake arrived this afternoon & I figured, why not?
I haven’t been drinking any sheng lately, & I miss it.
4G + 4oz yixing (rinse) X 10/20/30 etc seconds
Placing the leaf in my heated yixing for a minute, I was greeted with a pleasing scent of light fruit & cream.
I was teaching while sipping, so I didn’t take any notes, but I can say overall that this is a very creamy mild tea, with hints of spinach, apricot, & a little bit of a camphor mouth in the later steepings. The Chaqi is potent & hit me with a wonderful sense of peace & clarity in the 2nd steep, renewed by each successive cup. The even later steepings had an overall cooling sensation, that spread through my body, especially my chest.
Next time I will up the dosage of leaf, as this is a sweet gentle tea, & I want to see how bold I can go with it :)

If you’re interested in finding out more about Jalam’s tea club, here’s their link:
http://www.jalamteas.com

apt

does he ever send out shou?

Sil

oh godness terri…stop encouraging me to get more tea! i need to get through some of my existing pu stash first!

Saradiann

Thanks for posting :-) I got mine today… Plan to try it the same way with more tea

Terri HarpLady

apt: once in awhile
Sil: I’ll send you samples of all the ones I have so far

apt

eh if it’s not often that’s okay. I don’t like shou and only drink sheng.

Stephanie

Sounds good

Terri HarpLady

Steph, want samples?

Stephanie

Well sure Terri! I just updated my cupboard and added all my new Butiki treasures if you would like to pick out some stuff for me to send you, too :)

Stephanie

I haven’t added the TeaUrchin samples into my cupboard, but I could be convinced to part with some small samples of those, too.

Sil

pssssssst send terri some pineapple sencha…so she can send it to meeeeee

Stephanie

Sure Sil! LOL! :D

Sil

haha woohoo!!!

Saradiann

I tried mine…. Love me some sheng! It’s much lighter than I expected.

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apt

does he ever send out shou?

Sil

oh godness terri…stop encouraging me to get more tea! i need to get through some of my existing pu stash first!

Saradiann

Thanks for posting :-) I got mine today… Plan to try it the same way with more tea

Terri HarpLady

apt: once in awhile
Sil: I’ll send you samples of all the ones I have so far

apt

eh if it’s not often that’s okay. I don’t like shou and only drink sheng.

Stephanie

Sounds good

Terri HarpLady

Steph, want samples?

Stephanie

Well sure Terri! I just updated my cupboard and added all my new Butiki treasures if you would like to pick out some stuff for me to send you, too :)

Stephanie

I haven’t added the TeaUrchin samples into my cupboard, but I could be convinced to part with some small samples of those, too.

Sil

pssssssst send terri some pineapple sencha…so she can send it to meeeeee

Stephanie

Sure Sil! LOL! :D

Sil

haha woohoo!!!

Saradiann

I tried mine…. Love me some sheng! It’s much lighter than I expected.

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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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