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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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’...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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, ...