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by **studio271** » Jun 8th, '06, 14:56

by studio271 » Jun 8th, '06, 14:56

Welcome!

Glad to see you enjoy the teas, hope you enjoy your stay in the forums, and please do watch out for the shrimplings.

...

*hugs his teas*

-> Drew

by **klemptor** » Jun 8th, '06, 16:46

by klemptor » Jun 8th, '06, 16:46

Welcome!

by **Richard** » Jun 8th, '06, 17:16

by Richard » Jun 8th, '06, 17:16

Welcome, new person!

Have you tried the yunnan gold? You should try the yunnan gold!

by **peachaddict** » Jun 8th, '06, 17:54

by peachaddict » Jun 8th, '06, 17:54

Welcome, Porky

Glad to see a new tea lover here!

by **Darth Jeeling** » Jun 8th, '06, 20:35

by Darth Jeeling » Jun 8th, '06, 20:35

добры пожаловать!

since English seems to be covered!

by **Richard** » Jun 9th, '06, 10:19

by Richard » Jun 9th, '06, 10:19

With that you're actually gonna get Yunnan Jig, which is good too. Yunnan Gold is like Yunnan Jig times five.

by **teaspoon** » Jun 9th, '06, 14:13

by teaspoon » Jun 9th, '06, 14:13

Hola! Guten tag! That's about as international as I can get...

Always good to see a new person on zee board. You should also try the kukicha. Definitely the kukicha.

~teaspoon

by **Skordog** » Jun 9th, '06, 23:04

by Skordog » Jun 9th, '06, 23:04

teaspoon wrote: You should also try the kukicha. Definitely the kukicha.

~teaspoon

Teaspoon, I have never had kukicha. Just read the description. What exactly is it that you like about it? Do the twigs really add an additional flavor?

by **teaspoon** » Jun 10th, '06, 01:46

by teaspoon » Jun 10th, '06, 01:46

Kukicha has a little more body than your average green tea, I find. It's a little more earthy, not as grassy to me as other Japanese greens like sencha. I think perhaps the term would be "woody" but I'm not sure. I don't know tea terminology. Does that help at all?

~tsp

by **klemptor** » Jun 12th, '06, 09:18

by klemptor » Jun 12th, '06, 09:18

Kukicha is also one of my favorites. I find it to have a nutty, sweet taste.

by **Chip** » Jun 12th, '06, 15:38

by Chip » Jun 12th, '06, 15:38

teaspoon wrote:Kukicha has a little more body than your average green tea, I find. It's a little more earthy, not as grassy to me as other Japanese greens like sencha. I think perhaps the term would be "woody" but I'm not sure. I don't know tea terminology. Does that help at all?

~tsp

Correct me if I am wrong, isn't kukicha available green and roasted. I have the roasted. It is nice in the evening do to low caffeine content...or so I have read. But it has a nice mellow toasty flavor. The unroasted would obviously taste quite different.