Hello tea fans...

Please introduce yourself here to our membership


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Mar 24th, '09, 10:21
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Hello tea fans...

by tea fish » Mar 24th, '09, 10:21

I've been reading around the forum for the past few weeks and decided it's high time I join. I've been into loose leaf tea for about a year now. My interest began after a tea master at a cafe offered me a free tea sample. I had never heard the term "tea master" (which I found kind of funny) and was taken aback by the semi evangelical fervor with which he gave me the sample. I didn't get around to trying it until weeks later. When I did, I had no expectations whatsoever. Of course, you know what happened next: the tea was a Revelation. It was like sipping a lilac garden, just amazing. I later discovered that it was a jade oolong and have since been trying out different oolongs.

More recently, I've taken to reading a couple of great tea blogs and acquainting myself with the tea lovin subculture at teachat. I'm looking forward to learning more about tea, especially about brewing methods and reliable vendors. And eventually I'll venture beyond oolongs, I'm sure, though there's still a lot of oolong to discover...

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by Chip » Mar 24th, '09, 10:38

Hi tea fish! Welcome to the forum. Glad you joined and hope to see you around.

Thanks for sharing your tea discovery with us. Jade oolong is often very nice, but be prepared that there are many Jade oolongs and they will differ somewhat from what you already tried.

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by Victoria » Mar 24th, '09, 10:40

Welcome! There are lots, and lots of oolongs to discover!

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by olivierco » Mar 24th, '09, 11:44

Welcome!

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by geeber1 » Mar 24th, '09, 11:45

Hi TeaFish! Now you're "hooked" on TeaChat!

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by Nexius8510 » Mar 24th, '09, 14:48

geeber1 wrote:Hi TeaFish! Now you're "hooked" on TeaChat!
Ba dum tchh! :lol: Haha, welcome Fish! I just recently discovered oolongs myself and absolutely love them! Hope to see you around! :)

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by CutieAgouti » Mar 24th, '09, 17:40

Hi Tea Fish! Glad to hear that you found how awesome tea can be :D
I myself really enjoy oolongs as well and hope you stick around!!

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by tea fish » Mar 25th, '09, 10:48

Thanks for the welcome, all! I am indeed finally 'hooked' on teachat--have been for a few weeks and might as well fess up to it. I look forward to drawing on your collective wisdom as my experiments with tea take off...

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