John Brindel 🏴
jtexnl.bsky.social
John Brindel 🏴
@jtexnl.bsky.social
Dad, he/him, MPLS, data engineer, tea fanatic, leftie, stoner, history buff, and amateur tinkerer in too many crafts. ACAB

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First tea from the new haul, and it's 2024 Snoozefest from @white2tea.bsky.social. It was an absolute steal at $15, delicious with subtle stone fruit aromas and an energizing qi. It drinks remarkably softly for a young sheng, I'm excited to see how it ages!
December 27, 2024 at 4:38 PM
My giant tariff-prep order from @white2tea.bsky.social arrived right before Christmas! ~8kg/18lb plus my existing stockpile means I can make it through the next few years relatively insulated even if shitler follows through on his compulsion to wreck the economy. #fucktrump
December 27, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I felt like something different today, so I reached for a Jasmine green that was a birthday gift from @advicepig.bsky.social. Delicious tea, the floral aroma is not overwhelming like some jasmine teas, and the sweet, grassy green tea flavors still shine through. Also fun to watch the pearls open up!
December 10, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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Sure yeah you all hate CEOs now, but you'll change your tune when you need someone who can disrupt workplace engagement paradigms and offer bold innovations in the metrics sector
December 6, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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When you spent billions and destroyed your brand to recreate 1930's Germany and got 1780's France instead.
December 5, 2024 at 1:12 PM
A special tea to start the week: 2023 Lose Next Turn by @white2tea.bsky.social. Smooth and engaging with a thick and syrupy body, though the sweetness is subtle. Flavors build & change with each steep, but a pleasant melon (?) flavor abides throughout. This is the kind of tea that makes me love Puer
December 2, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 2:56 AM
New tea canister that I finished on the lathe last night. Made from a birch log my in-laws found for me, love the spalting on the lid.
December 1, 2024 at 6:20 PM
First post! Enjoying a delightful sheng from @white2tea.bsky.social, this one is 2222022: pressed in 2022 with material from 2016, so this is what 8 years of age looks like. Sweet and complex with stone fruit and spice flavors, while the aging adds an interesting leather aroma. Love it!
November 30, 2024 at 3:35 PM