Sep 1st, '08, 12:43
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Everything about tea is pleasurable.
Oh - except maybe the part where I have to pay for my tea and teawares habit.
In my cup... some Georgian Old Gentleman. ("...that I picked up at a bar. Honk honk! Enjoy the veal, I'm here 'til Thursday.")
Oh - except maybe the part where I have to pay for my tea and teawares habit.
In my cup... some Georgian Old Gentleman. ("...that I picked up at a bar. Honk honk! Enjoy the veal, I'm here 'til Thursday.")
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"Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on."
- Billy Connolly
"Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on."
- Billy Connolly
The choosing of the tea, the preparing of the tea, and of course the consumption of the tea; not a chore in the least! The cleaning up of the teaware? Slightly! But when keeping in mind that I'm about to prepare more not so much so!
Started today with an Irish breakfast with a splash of milk and sugar.
Started today with an Irish breakfast with a splash of milk and sugar.
Sep 1st, '08, 14:16
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Love tea and tea stuff, HATE dusting. And I seem to do more dusting these days. So I picked "maybe." Bah humbug.
I guess I've been mostly absent from TeaChat the last several days. I've been working on some other photo projects, and trying to get out shooting more while we have this unseasonably cool weather.
Today in my cup: Korean oolong that I saved from the box pass. I was really prepared NOT to like this tea, but it is very pleasant. Soft for a wuyi (which I assume it is,) has a very strong smoke/roast aroma at the outset, but the smokiness is nearly gone in the tea leaves after the third steep. I'm not sure I care for the leaf aroma now, it has a bit of unexpected tang, but I can also taste just a hint of pepper.
All in all, I'm glad I tried this one, but it's not on my "to order" list.
I guess I've been mostly absent from TeaChat the last several days. I've been working on some other photo projects, and trying to get out shooting more while we have this unseasonably cool weather.
Today in my cup: Korean oolong that I saved from the box pass. I was really prepared NOT to like this tea, but it is very pleasant. Soft for a wuyi (which I assume it is,) has a very strong smoke/roast aroma at the outset, but the smokiness is nearly gone in the tea leaves after the third steep. I'm not sure I care for the leaf aroma now, it has a bit of unexpected tang, but I can also taste just a hint of pepper.
All in all, I'm glad I tried this one, but it's not on my "to order" list.
Sep 1st, '08, 14:48
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Making and drinking tea is usually a restful activity for me.
Made a pot of Gyokuro Kin this morning. First time I tried it. Very nice. I probably brewed it a little too long but it was still good. I drank 4 small cups as I usually do in the morning with Sencha. I'll tell ya, the Gyokuro sure snapped my eyes open after that quantity. I think two cups would have done quite nicely. I ran around for a couple of hours like the energizer bunny. Got a lot done though......
Made a pot of Gyokuro Kin this morning. First time I tried it. Very nice. I probably brewed it a little too long but it was still good. I drank 4 small cups as I usually do in the morning with Sencha. I'll tell ya, the Gyokuro sure snapped my eyes open after that quantity. I think two cups would have done quite nicely. I ran around for a couple of hours like the energizer bunny. Got a lot done though......
Sep 1st, '08, 14:59
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Beautiful cup and beautiful selective focus!GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:
If the Korean oolong is indeed from Korea, then it's probably not a Wuyi, since the Wuyi mountains are in the North of Fujian Province in China. Clearly you have been away too long!
murrius wrote: I ran around for a couple of hours like the energizer bunny. Got a lot done though......
Beautiful photo GG! Sep 1st, '08, 15:04
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Salsero wrote: If the Korean oolong is indeed from Korea, then it's probably not a Wuyi, since the Wuyi mountains are in the North of Fujian Province in China. Clearly you have been away too long!
Okay then, "wuyi-style". Heh. It's dead already though. 5 steeps, just tangy water. I definitely used enough leaf, it just didn't expand well, and there were a lot of broken leaves and twigs. The leaves smell just a bit sour now too. Not my favorite tea. I think I'll have some puer for the rest of the afternoon. It's kind of damp and chilly here. On another note, Matcha the Budgie got a serious upgrade to his living quarters. I never did find his owners, so he will be staying with us.
Smari: Thanks! It's one of my Daiso finds. CheapCheapCheap!
Beautiful cup, Geekgirl - I really like the melon shaping (?) around the edges.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Love tea and tea stuff, HATE dusting. And I seem to do more dusting these days. So I picked "maybe." Bah humbug.
I'm home for once dusting and writing and on the computer and getting annoyed with myself for being on the computer -
but I think I'm going to be drinking three different teas today - Darjeeling ( Adagio
Darjeeling Summer with a cinnamon stick added),Oolong #8 and local Sencha leaf. I like to cook foods - but I'm not used to making tea recipes - there is a recipe for cinnamon tea from Greece and Mexico which is why I tried that. Its OK -
not as overwhelming as chai.
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