welcome, @TomOrley!
next time you go to a local tea shop, could you share a couple of pics? i'd like to see what shops are like there.
Introduce Yourself
-
OhThatNinja
- Posts: 38
- Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:25 pm
- Location: Ohio
Hello from Ohio.
I've been drinking tea for as long as I remember myself.
I used to hang out on the TeaChat and just learned about this forum. Pretty exited and I already see some familiar faces here!
My favorite tea keeps changing from time to time. Right now it's Oolong teas...
I've been drinking tea for as long as I remember myself.
I used to hang out on the TeaChat and just learned about this forum. Pretty exited and I already see some familiar faces here!
My favorite tea keeps changing from time to time. Right now it's Oolong teas...
-
sillysquash
- New user
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:40 am
- Location: East Coast, US
Hi, I'm new here!
How long have you been drinking tea?
A long time, my family is from Hong Kong and Taiwan so drank a fair amount of tea from China and Taiwan growing up.
What kind of tea do you drink?
Mostly oolong, but looking to explore more, and I've been getting into pu'er. Pretty caffeine sensitive so also like herbal teas for the afternoon and evening.
How do you prepare your tea?
Mostly gongfu style, I have a tiny gaiwan (70ml) that I like to use! For herbal teas, I just brew in a large mug.
What tea knowledge are you interested in exploring right now?
Exploring different teas. Starting to get into teaware.
What factors lead you to delve into the world of tea, and what is keeping you there?
Don't have a lot of tea aficionado friends, and I'd like to explore more.
What is your location?
East Coast, US
How long have you been drinking tea?
A long time, my family is from Hong Kong and Taiwan so drank a fair amount of tea from China and Taiwan growing up.
What kind of tea do you drink?
Mostly oolong, but looking to explore more, and I've been getting into pu'er. Pretty caffeine sensitive so also like herbal teas for the afternoon and evening.
How do you prepare your tea?
Mostly gongfu style, I have a tiny gaiwan (70ml) that I like to use! For herbal teas, I just brew in a large mug.
What tea knowledge are you interested in exploring right now?
Exploring different teas. Starting to get into teaware.
What factors lead you to delve into the world of tea, and what is keeping you there?
Don't have a lot of tea aficionado friends, and I'd like to explore more.
What is your location?
East Coast, US
Hi, My name is Po, I live in Portland, Oregon. I have a tea school devoted to learning about teas in relation to self cultivation. I also host private groups for tea sessions. I have a passion for tea and asian art. I have found that tea attracts such fine people in my life and I am so grateful. I love all good tea but my favorite is well aged shou puerh, stored in hong kong, malaysia, or taiwan. My website is heavenstea.com and my ig account is teadrunkpo.
-
DarkenedSun
- New user
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:23 am
- Location: SF Bay Area, CA
Hi all. Just introducing myself.
How long have you been drinking tea?
Since around 2010. (I'm not going to count the supermarket stuff I drank before)
What kind of tea do you drink?
Right now I drink houjicha mostly due to caffiene sensitivity but before I was a big fan of oolong and puerh.
How do you prepare your tea?
Depends on the tea.
What tea knowledge are you interested in exploring right now?
Nothing specific really. I've had to cut back my tea drinking since I developed a pretty severe sensitivity to the caffiene in tea so mostly I like reading other people's experiences in tea drinking. (I'm vicariously drinking tea through you all)
What factors lead you to delve into the world of tea, and what is keeping you there?
I was introduced to a really nice genmaicha and it went from there.
What is your location?
SF Bay Area, CA
How long have you been drinking tea?
Since around 2010. (I'm not going to count the supermarket stuff I drank before)
What kind of tea do you drink?
Right now I drink houjicha mostly due to caffiene sensitivity but before I was a big fan of oolong and puerh.
How do you prepare your tea?
Depends on the tea.
What tea knowledge are you interested in exploring right now?
Nothing specific really. I've had to cut back my tea drinking since I developed a pretty severe sensitivity to the caffiene in tea so mostly I like reading other people's experiences in tea drinking. (I'm vicariously drinking tea through you all)
What factors lead you to delve into the world of tea, and what is keeping you there?
I was introduced to a really nice genmaicha and it went from there.
What is your location?
SF Bay Area, CA
-
StoneLadle
- Posts: 347
- Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:19 am
- Location: Malaysia
How long have you been drinking tea?
Growing up, there was always tea around. I've been drinking tea for 40 years or so.
What kind of tea do you drink?
Mainly Liu Bao and Pu Erh, with occasional forays into Wu Yi Mountain teas for some fragrance and punch.
How do you prepare your tea?
In clay pots.
What tea knowledge are you interested in exploring right now?
Aging, aging, aging...
What factors lead you to delve into the world of tea, and what is keeping you there?
Accident of birth and culture I guess...
What is your location?
Malaysia
Growing up, there was always tea around. I've been drinking tea for 40 years or so.
What kind of tea do you drink?
Mainly Liu Bao and Pu Erh, with occasional forays into Wu Yi Mountain teas for some fragrance and punch.
How do you prepare your tea?
In clay pots.
What tea knowledge are you interested in exploring right now?
Aging, aging, aging...
What factors lead you to delve into the world of tea, and what is keeping you there?
Accident of birth and culture I guess...
What is your location?
Malaysia
-
StoneLadle
- Posts: 347
- Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:19 am
- Location: Malaysia
@StoneLadle
Master Jedi... you are too modest...
-
CameronTeaTaiwan
- Vendor
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:11 pm
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Hello, my name is Chia, from Cameron Tea Taiwan.
(If you had been to the World Tea Expo in the past 5 years, you'd probably saw me there
)
How long have you been drinking tea?
About 8 years for loose leaf tea
What kind of tea do you drink?
Mostly different oolongs from Taiwan. Occasionally white teas from Fuding and Ruby18 from Sun Moon Lake.
How do you prepare your tea?
Professional tea cupping set, gaiwan, or glass jug if I want to do some cold brewing
What tea knowledge are you interested in exploring right now?
I am interested in all tea-related subjects
What factors lead you to delve into the world of tea, and what is keeping you there?
My loose leaf tea journey started with a cup of first place competition batch of Alishan Jin Xuan and I was hooked into teas ever since.
What is your location?
Taipei, Taiwan
(If you had been to the World Tea Expo in the past 5 years, you'd probably saw me there
)How long have you been drinking tea?
About 8 years for loose leaf tea
What kind of tea do you drink?
Mostly different oolongs from Taiwan. Occasionally white teas from Fuding and Ruby18 from Sun Moon Lake.
How do you prepare your tea?
Professional tea cupping set, gaiwan, or glass jug if I want to do some cold brewing
What tea knowledge are you interested in exploring right now?
I am interested in all tea-related subjects
What factors lead you to delve into the world of tea, and what is keeping you there?
My loose leaf tea journey started with a cup of first place competition batch of Alishan Jin Xuan and I was hooked into teas ever since.
What is your location?
Taipei, Taiwan
Salutations! o/
I am Lumi, a Finnish hongcha enthusiast. I seriously got into this hobby late 2012, early 2013 as I was graduating high school and have been slowly exploring the world of tea since.
While hongcha (and other similiar teas) are probably my favourite, I do like other types a lot as well, especially oolongs.
Sometimes I use smaller pots, sometimes bigger pots. My favourite vessels right now might be a shibo and a tiny sidehandle made by Andrzej Bero. I also enjoy bowl brewing.
It's fascinating how diverse tea and the cultures surrounding it are. There's always something new to find out.
I hope to keep on learning more about everything possible. Let's be friends! c:
I am Lumi, a Finnish hongcha enthusiast. I seriously got into this hobby late 2012, early 2013 as I was graduating high school and have been slowly exploring the world of tea since.
While hongcha (and other similiar teas) are probably my favourite, I do like other types a lot as well, especially oolongs.
Sometimes I use smaller pots, sometimes bigger pots. My favourite vessels right now might be a shibo and a tiny sidehandle made by Andrzej Bero. I also enjoy bowl brewing.
It's fascinating how diverse tea and the cultures surrounding it are. There's always something new to find out.
I hope to keep on learning more about everything possible. Let's be friends! c:
Hi everyone. Just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself. I live in New Orleans and have been drinking tea for MANY years, though only recently have I been exploring deeper. I am mostly a green tea drinker, though I sometimes have white and am interested in trying pu-erh. Hoping to learn a lot! micpoc
Hello from Denmark,
I am fairly new to tea drinking, as it never really caught my attention before raw puerh. Now I have been drinking a large selection of raw and ripe puerhs, from Puerh.sk and Yunnan sourcing.
I brew gong fu style in a high iron shibo, made from a clay worker living in Belgium.
I also use a borosilicate Gaiwan, and now trying g to figure out what pot I was just gifted from a friend.
I am fairly new to tea drinking, as it never really caught my attention before raw puerh. Now I have been drinking a large selection of raw and ripe puerhs, from Puerh.sk and Yunnan sourcing.
I brew gong fu style in a high iron shibo, made from a clay worker living in Belgium.
I also use a borosilicate Gaiwan, and now trying g to figure out what pot I was just gifted from a friend.