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by Noonie
Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:58 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Japanese Greens - Can’t Get Away
Replies: 19
Views: 10320

Re: Japanese Greens - Can’t Get Away

My favourite teas are all Japanese green: Sencha (light or medium steamed), Matcha and Gyokuro. Oh, and I often have Genmaicha .... Oolongs, Chinese Green, etc. They are all decent teas, but it reinforces for me that my go-to for enjoyment is Japanese Greens. I’m getting to the point where I want t...
by Noonie
Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:45 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Japanese Greens - Can’t Get Away
Replies: 19
Views: 10320

Japanese Greens - Can’t Get Away

My favourite teas are all Japanese green: Sencha (light or medium steamed), Matcha and Gyokuro. Oh, and I often have Genmaicha or Hojicha with of after dinner. Along the 10+ years I’ve been drinking good tea I’ve tried a lot of other tea (too many to list). Some that I’ve kept drinking include Yanch...
by Noonie
Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:04 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1492
Views: 691578

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

A good sencha might have a balance of elements including sweet, vegetal, umami, bitter, astringency, sometimes even a saline-like sensation reminding me of a tropical island breeze. That’s an excellent description. Depending on the Sencha I’m brewing, the vessel and the parameters these flavours co...
by Noonie
Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:10 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: Yancha issues
Replies: 58
Views: 30120

Re: Yancha issues

So it’s region specific...that makes sense, as I’ve done a lot of research and have enjoyed my Japanese green teas over the years.
by Noonie
Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:33 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: Yancha issues
Replies: 58
Views: 30120

Re: Yancha issues

Thanks for the responses. I posed my question under this yancha topic because this is where the point came up about tea accessibility, however, I’ve never really sampled a lot of yancha over the years. But I will order from the vendors mentioned above next time I want some Yancha. As I mentioned abo...
by Noonie
Sat Jan 26, 2019 10:16 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: Yancha issues
Replies: 58
Views: 30120

Re: Yancha issues

I thought when vendors in the East (Thes Du Japon, O-Cha or MaikoTea for example...more of a Japanese green tea drinker) buy tea and ship internationally that the tea is the same as if I went into their shop in the East to buy it? Hence my question as to what types of tea shipped from the East are a...
by Noonie
Sat Jan 26, 2019 6:51 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: Yancha issues
Replies: 58
Views: 30120

Re: Yancha issues

I’ve read many times over the years that if you live in the west you’re not likely getting good to great tea. Have read this for specific varietals, but Inwould ask a reverse question - what teas accessible to the west are above average quality? Easy for folks to say what’s not good in the west, so ...
by Noonie
Mon May 28, 2018 7:40 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2773
Views: 1508147

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

I’m in Montreal (Canada) this past few days and got to spend some time at a tea shop here that has a cafe for sitting down and enjoying tea, with a shop next door packed with wares and tea to take home. Heaven :-) I had a Li Shan, brewed Gong Fu style in a yellow clay yixing pot. It was interesting ...
by Noonie
Sun May 06, 2018 2:15 pm
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: FS: Shui Xian Lao Cong from Tao Tea Leaf [Canada]
Replies: 0
Views: 1735

FS: Shui Xian Lao Cong from Tao Tea Leaf [Canada]

I have an unopened 200g bag of Shui Xian Lao Cong from Tao Tea Leaf that I want to sell. I bought it this past December. It’s only worth $76 so it’s not worth listing on a buy/sell site and dealing with shipping.
by Noonie
Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:44 am
Forum: Travel
Topic: Travelling to New York City
Replies: 22
Views: 16431

Travelling to New York City

I’ll be in NYC for work in June and I have a little under two days to explore. I’ve been there twice before. Last time I visited some museums. This time I want to walk around more and do some tea exploration! So far on my list I have: Ippodo, Cha-An, 29B, Te Company, Tea Drunk and Radiance. I have a...
by Noonie
Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:11 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1492
Views: 691578

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

I purchased the Gyokuro sampler pack from Maiko tea. I started with the least expensive and working my way up from there. It is really good (when brewed properly). When I tried Gyokuro previously I must have used too much water to leaf, or water that was too hot...because it was nothing like what I’...
by Noonie
Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:54 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Oolong Vendor Topic
Replies: 196
Views: 160596

Re: Oolong vendor topic

I really like the greener variety of high mountain Oolong. So far I’ve only ordered from http://www.teafromtaiwan.com . I find their value is good, especially when you buy one of the weekly specials or get a coupon. And their sample packs are good value. Is their another vendor with better quality f...
by Noonie
Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trusting Oneself & One's Tea
Replies: 9
Views: 5533

Re: Trusting Oneself & One's Tea

This is an interesting topic. Thanks for challenging us! Before Christmas I decided I was going to buy a large variety of tea from a local tea shop that has an annual sale around this time. I have a yixing so decided I needed yancha, and I wanted to try white tea, and I added some Chinese greens to ...
by Noonie
Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:42 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Care of matchawares
Replies: 7
Views: 5141

Re: Care of matchawares

I’ve been enjoying Matcha for over a year now, and your cleaning methods are similar to mine. No soap or chemical ever touches any teaware and it’s the same for Matcha-ware. I have a papertowel I use to dry the chawan after I’ve heated it, before the Matcha goes in, and I use this now wet papertowel...
by Noonie
Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:17 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Palate for Green(er) Tea
Replies: 6
Views: 4576

Re: Palette for Green(er) Tea

I’ve tried a lot if tea over the years, Chinese greens, Darjeeling, Dan Cong and varieties of black tea. My point is that I’ve come to realize that I prefer greener teas, mainly Japanese but I like some Chinese greens as well. And I figure it’s what my palate 😉 prefers. I still drink darker Oolong, ...