How does it taste? 4 people, 5 opinions
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 4:23 pm
Had another tea session at Tea-Village in Pattaya, Thailand. Vee prepared his best teas & convinced my girlfriend, Nit, to try them. Thus, with Lita & myself, we had four tasters. Nit did not like any (not a surprise) but the length of time that she slurped the liquid in her mouth & the fact that she drank all in her cup, showed how interesting the teas were.
Most interesting is that as Vee played with preparation, I always had a second opinion (or "impression" or "reaction) to the teas (while my friends did not).
Tea-Village does offer rarely nuanced teas! Their pu-erh inside the skin of an orange seemed like Lapsang Souchong to me for most its infusions, only giving me orange peel a couple of times, while Vee always tasted it, & Lita had a completely different flavor.......
Their Dan Cong & Dao Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) also got two varied experiences going in my mouth (from different infusions) & were experienced much differently by my friends. (These teas are a bit expensive but recommended by me for afficionadoes of these types of tea.)
Recommended for all is the Dark oolong, a Thai Assam that at low temperature, quick steeping is tart & light-bodied & at high-temperature, long steeping gets thick without tartness while still easy to drink in quantity. (This tea is quite affordable.)
Shop will close after December 31st but they expect to continue to sell on-line. I'll miss sitting in the Louis XIVth chairs in their tearoom. (So, I am sure extended stays in Pattaya will no longer be part of my life.)
Most interesting is that as Vee played with preparation, I always had a second opinion (or "impression" or "reaction) to the teas (while my friends did not).
Tea-Village does offer rarely nuanced teas! Their pu-erh inside the skin of an orange seemed like Lapsang Souchong to me for most its infusions, only giving me orange peel a couple of times, while Vee always tasted it, & Lita had a completely different flavor.......
Their Dan Cong & Dao Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) also got two varied experiences going in my mouth (from different infusions) & were experienced much differently by my friends. (These teas are a bit expensive but recommended by me for afficionadoes of these types of tea.)
Recommended for all is the Dark oolong, a Thai Assam that at low temperature, quick steeping is tart & light-bodied & at high-temperature, long steeping gets thick without tartness while still easy to drink in quantity. (This tea is quite affordable.)
Shop will close after December 31st but they expect to continue to sell on-line. I'll miss sitting in the Louis XIVth chairs in their tearoom. (So, I am sure extended stays in Pattaya will no longer be part of my life.)