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Thursday is going to be glorious. Both my Floating Leaves samples and my YS order are supposed to be delivered that day!

Ubacat wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:59 pm

Hi , I'm Ubacat and have been lurking for awhile.

Welcome @Ubacat! .... I thought I saw something moving around in the shadows
Nice to have you here!

Victoria wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:05 pm

This tasting reminds me of Chip’s TC OTTI’s.

Those were my thoughts exactly and precisely why I am so stoked for this event!

The OTTIs introduced me to so many wonderful teas that I otherwise would not have tasted.

A third recommended soaking in ice and epsom salts. It seems unlikely that the epsom salts would really do much by passing through the skin. Soaking in ice water probably would be a lot more effective as an anti-inflammatory than using ice packs, which I did, per doctor recommendation. [offtopic] E...

Chip wrote: ↑

Fri May 31, 2019 4:30 pm

plus 3 more bags of 20th Anniversary.

You must really be enjoying that one, Chip!

I have a bag that I ordered but have not opened yet. I have been under the weather so I don't want to venture into it without all of my senses being at their best.

This sounds fantastic! I am really looking forward to this!

I also found this diagram showing how tea is graded. How accurate would you guys say this is?? Of course then you have all the grade variations such as OP: Orange Pekoe FOP: Flowery Orange Pekoe GFOP: Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe TGFOP: Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe TGFOP 1: Tippy Golden Flowery...

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!

Welcome back, Jack! You will find that a lot of us old TCers have gravitated here

Well then... I finally got tired of hemming and hawing over this stuff. Eventually I found myself on Yunnan Sourcing placing an order. I don't know if I did well, fair, or poor, but I dove in head first and did it none the less. So, the following is what I ended up getting: Sheng 2007 Pin Xiang "Bu ...

I believe I saw in a tea documentary that these long spout pots originated in Sichuan tea houses to that guests could be served from a distance.

There is an article I saw about it here.

Hello everyone. I have been searching everywhere for an answer to this. I love black tea, but i cannot help but notice a difference in Lipton Black Tea teabags, compared to other black tea. Can someone please tell me exactly what type of Black Tea is being used in Lipton Yellow Label Teabags? I wan...

sizmo wrote: ↑

Sun May 26, 2019 12:04 pm

Hi. hello

I am new here. i love loose leaf black tea. I am only now finding out more about black tea.

nice to meet you all

I am from the Caribbean

Welcome @sizmo ! You will find this site to be a big help as your tea journey continues!

Yeah, I think I have run across the loose Lipton in tins as well.

Personally, my go-to base for iced teas is a nice Kenilworth Estate Ceylon. It's brisk with slight citrus notes and really good with a slice of lemon. Very cost effective too!

Tasting a rainforest sounds pretty nice, thanks for sharing. What temperature are you using? I’ve never steeped any sencha for as little as 15 seconds. Actually, 15 seconds is one of my preferred parameters for steeping. I usually start at: Leaf: 0.9 grams per 30ml Steep 1 – 1:15 @ 160° Steep 2 – 0...