I'm gonna guess this is because they have assigned only true teas to the pros, and nothing with flavourings or inclusions because we'd likely rate them poorly right off the bat, but we'll see when I actually taste them! (And the numbering is even more all over the place in the new package.)

Mystery solved yet again! Turns out there's a specially curated package for "pros," which I assume means people who have the same certification I do or work in the field. They accidentally gave me a regular package instead, so the package itself wasn't missing anything, it just wasn't meant for me.

Meanwhile Canada's tourism sector made a record-breaking C$59bn from May to August of 2025, up 6% from the same period last year, mostly because of people choosing to travel domestically, according to Destination Canada, a national tourism organisation. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Holy shit dude those numbers are intense! I'm so glad you're getting some treatment! I couldn't get enough air at 30, I can't even imagine 12!

I feel like you may have suggested this at least once before 😆

Ooh, we're back to mystery. The tea shop contacted me to say I was missing some after all. I will let the shop person and the festival person work it out and let me know if there's more to come. Be warned, I will be posting a LOT of tea tasting notes this coming month one way or another.

Mystery solved: they actually have 29 oolongs in competition this year so split them into batches. That said, me being the sort of keener who emails about such things has now got me on the backup taster list in case anyone fails to pick up their package. Go me! 😂

I have reached out to the contact person to find out. In the meantime, Best Ex and I will be doing a tasting session or two this weekend! 😋🫖🍵🍵