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Spring 2019 organic white tea from Ilam, Nepal: Wow this is fresh and light with wonderful aroma starting with the dry leaves and continuing as they are hit with hot water and steep.This is definitely a white tea in all that I think that white tea is for: such as drinkable in great quantities, fresh...

Enjoying a lovely Summer 2016 Yǒujī dōngfāng měirén from Tillerman. Fragrant with notes of honey, peach and perhaps a touch of citrus. Long lingering aftertaste with a sweetness that reminds me of cane sugar. Absolutely delicious! I do not know how to put all those accents on top of vowels. I would...

middle eastern/arabian grocery will probably have a good selection of them. "Ahmad Tea" is a reliable brand producing teas in this style. I was trying to remember Ahmad Tea when thinking about this thread. I drank a lot of Ahmad's teas when first venturing away from teabags, especially Assam. Sold ...

sizmo, You might like to get some empty cotton bags to fill with loose tea yourself. These may be used many times. You can fill them with more than 2 grams of tea (what is a typical teabag) and not look weird to your workmates. Tetley's British Blend & even more expensive brands are very much like t...

sizmo, Almost all teabags like Lipton are made in only several factories that pack for many companies. The skill is in consistently providing the same drinking experience year after year though the teas and tea dust (up to 35%) will come from different sources and vary in proportion to adjust to cha...

As a consumer of tea or food, I am happy to buy something that gives me what I want from a particular product (brand or whatever) that is better and/or cheaper than the "real thing". For example, in South Africa (in 1988) I ate a hamburger that was fantastic. When the place was busy and people asked...

Opened a gifted tea. This one is definitely real, authentic Dayuling. The taste and appearance of the leaves and liquid is so obviously different! This one has been processed very little, the liquid is leaning towards a greenish yellow. Rich, long lasting aftertaste and good endurance. Yet as with ...

swordofmytriumph wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2019 9:12 am

I'm heading over to Floating Leaves tomorrow or the day after, I'm so excited it's finally gaoshan season.

Does she let you sample first? I know she has tea tastings that have a fee for drinking a few teas.

Brent D wrote: ↑

Wed May 22, 2019 2:33 pm

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n. I saw a few at Taiwan Tea Crafts are in. In the cart they go!
Voice how you feel about this years Taiwanese goodness

You report first. MIght have influence on what people order. You can handle the lead! Cheers

Pedant, As a senior citizen who is occasionally unable to remember what was previously planned for items put in a cupboard etc., I appreciate your note to yourself printed in black in large writing. We older folks also add a note for others in case we no longer walk this earth or do so in senility, ...

, Are you saying that using a larger pot, and leaving 1/3 empty at the top, resulted in more fruitless and spice? Maybe you used slightly more leaf or less water overall, making the steep richer?..... To answer your ?, Victoria, I have drunk a lot of 2 of the same teas. I find the space at the top ...

Some of the best dim sum places are so loud that one should only eat a small amount of each dish there and take away most of the food. In the calm of a comfortable place, that dim sum may prove to be outstanding! If it is good the next day, an exceptional restaurant may have been discovered. (In Bos...

You should try the tea from Hatvala (available online.) They are very good. That's nice that you would mention that, also selling what someone might see as a competing product. Hatvala's oolongs are nice. ---- Of course $1 / gram tea could still be a good value, so I'm using the concept here in a l...

Recently Victoria mentioned preparing tea in a pot that had was not full. Bok often mentions that he likes round vessels that give leaves enough room to expand fully out (not up). For a few days I've combined their wisdom, preparing all of my teas in a typical pot from Taiwan (glazed outside only) t...

Ethan Kurland I wasn’t aware that you now also have Oriental Beauty, if it’s anything like your Competition Black or Himalayan Orange it must be very good. .... I added the O.B. (Thng Fang Mei Jea) in Tea Vendors post of April 30. Also let people know that all of the tea from Taiwan was latest Wint...