I'm just south of Seattle, and a pretty new tea drinker--I've only started drinking it seriously for about two years, ever since a friend introduced me to a wonderful local tea shop and how to brew tea 'properly' (i.e. gongfu method instead of stewing grocery store green tea for 3-5 minutes at a time). Who knew the bitter, grassy-tasting stuff I'd been drinking could be so good when brewed properly? Thankfully even coffee-obsessed Seattle has enough tea shops to satisfy my new addiction--though the shop that introduced me to tea will always be my favorite ...
I don't have any one tea that I love above all others, though there are Wuyi oolongs and a few green teas that come close. I look forward to learning more about all of them from everyone on this board, however!
Hope, to see you around the forum. 
