NYC Steepster Tea Meetup 5/1: The Details

I wish I could go to this but will only be there in spirit...

A note from Jason @ Steepster...

Hey all,

We’ve locked down the details for the epic tea event! The meet-up will be on:

• Date: Saturday, May 1
• Time: 11:30 AM EST
• Place: Radiance Tea House and Books* (http://steepster.com/places/127-radiance-tea-house-and-books-new-york-new-york ).
• Details: Tea Tasting
• Cost: $15/person

And as a special treat, one person who shows up at the meet-up will receive a free, yet-to-be released, Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL! Check here for more details about this amazing kettle, worth $250-$300 (http://steepster.com/discuss/463-breville-one-touch-tea-maker-btm800xl)!

Please reply to this discussion and say how many people are coming if you will be attending the meetup! We are using this to figure out how many people will be coming.

Thanks and we hope to see lots of people on Saturday!

RSVP HERE
http://steepster.com/discuss/587-nyc-steepster-tea-meetup-51-the-details

Steepster Contest!

Here is a freakin' awesome PRIZE up for grabs and I hope I win it!!!!!

RULES

The contest winner by random drawing will receive the complete prize bundle, which includes Sorapot along with other fantastic accoutrements to the modern tea experience.

Contest Rules & Eligibility

• The contest is open to residents of U.S. or Canada, 18 years of age or older (sorry international friends, shipping costs and restrictions are a bummer).
• The contest ends at 8PM EST on 12/18/09, after which we'll select one winner at random and contact them through Twitter or email, depending on how they entered.
• The winner must respond with their full name and a valid mailing address (no P.O. boxes) within 72 hours of notification in order to receive their prize, otherwise he/she will no longer be eligible and a new winner will be chosen.
• You're not eligible if you work for one of the sponsor companies or are related to an employee of one of the companies.
• Participating companies reserve the right to substitute prizes of similar value in the event that the predetermined item is not available.
• Items will be shipped for free directly from participating sponsors. Since we don't provide the prizes directly, we're not responsible for any failure to deliver contest prizes.
• One more from our lawyer: by entering this contest, you release us from any and all liability in conjunction with the contest.

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• 

  Mirror Polished Sorapotfrom Joey Roth

  $250 value
• 

  Complete Matcha Set (bowl, chasen, scoop and more) with a can of Shiki Matcha from Maeda-en

  $141 value
• 

  Green, Black, Herbal and Flavored Tea Gift Sets (17 teas) from Tea Frog

  $66 value
• 

  "Tea Taster's Sampler", Kashmiri Chai and Coconut Pouchongfrom Golden Moon Tea

  $50 value
• 

  UtiliTEA Variable-temp Electric Kettle and Sampler Tins from Adagio Teas

  $49 value
• 

  "Steamy Sampler" Holiday Tea Gift Box (6 Teas) from Art of Tea

  $49 value
• 

  Golden Monkey, Wuyi Great Red Robe, Jade Oolong, Maojian Green and White Peony Teasfrom Pearl Fine Teas

  $49 value
• 

  6-week Tea Blend Subscription from 52 Teas

  $47 value
• 

  Travel Mug and World Championship Black Tea Sampler from Teas Etc

  $40 value
• 

  "Ultimate Tea Sampler Set" (8 Teas) from Earth Bound Tea

  $30 value
• 

  "True Tea Sampler Gift Box" (3 Teas) from Tavalon

  Three medium size jars of Tavalon’s harmonic blends, including: Serenity, Peachy Oolong and Summer Fruits, pre-wrapped in a gift box.

  $29 value
• 

  Limited-edition Series 1 Tins (3 Teas) from Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea

  $25 value

• Total Prize Package Enough tea to last the winter (at least!)

  $825 value

Rose Tea from Golden Moon

Rose Tea From Golden Moon Tea as described by the company/on their website:
Intoxicating and rich, our Rose Tea is a beautiful black loose leaf tea sprinkled with rose petals. It delivers to you an exotic floral scent and a light, florid taste that is divine hot or iced!

I received this as a FREE Sample. Here are some notes I logged on Steepster:

1st Taste:
Rose. A Rose is a ROSE is a Rose...or is it? I can't help but think of Teavana's Rose Marzipan Delight that I fell in love with a few months ago and then found out it was discontinued. Some Rose Teas I have had seem really bitter so when I feel in love with Teavana's it was because they had that little bit of candied goodness to off set the bitterness. Well, take out the Candied goodness and THIS is what you have. Not that THAT is a bad thing. This tea is actually quite good. It's not bitter and the black tea and rose compliment each other very nicely. Thumbs up!
I gave it 86/100

2nd Try:
I'm finishing up my sample today...boo hiss...parting it such sweet sorrow! Anyhow...I like this tea...it's good! I am going to see how many more infusions I can get out of this last bit tho!
2nd Try/2nd Steep:
Okay...so it's not-so-hot with multiple infusions...I think I will stop at 2. Still yummy just quite a bit weaker.

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