Hello all! I've been inadvertently visiting TeaChat for a while (that isn't supposed to sound insulting, it's just that without intending to I seem to have ended up here on various occasions!) and decided that I was clearly supposed to sign up
I've been a tea drinker all my life in the sense that I live in Britain, but I moved away from the standard black-with-milk when I was about 11 as I didn't like the taste or smell of it. For years I drank green tea with lemon - from teabags, which in my part of the world and pre-internet was as exotic as it got! When I went to university in Glasgow I was able to try different sorts of tea for the first time and it opened my eyes to the vast choice out there. Which is not good as I am an incredibly indecisive person
I've been on loose tea almost entirely for about 2 years and couldn't go back, but since coming onto this site I've realised how narrow my tea horizons still are! I enjoy green tea, but I've mainly been drinking the gunpowder tea from my local Chinese supermarket which I think is a long way from what people on here are talking about! I've also got a nice sencha (from the same place!) although I have to be 'in the right mood' to enjoy that one. I discovered JING (UK site) a few months ago and have been sampling various teas from there - I really enjoy their Ali Shan oolong and am wanting to try some more oolongs, but am a bit unsure where to start... Sadly I'm very restricted in how much I can justify spending so have to resort to drooling over some of the more luxury recommendations for the time being!
I'm currently looking for a cheap-but-nice gaiwan to play with and if anyone can recommend some teas to try I'm all ears
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Re: Hello from sunny Yorkshire!
Hi from Glasgow Blackbird,
Wang Ling are in the UK and have a selection of gaiwan, I'm a fan of the plain white - standard 100ml size would probably be a safe place to start.
http://www.wanlingteahouse.com/section.php/126/1/gaiwan
If you like Ali Shan oolong, Wang Ling specialise in tie guan yin which you may also enjoy, they offer sampler sets too.
Wang Ling are in the UK and have a selection of gaiwan, I'm a fan of the plain white - standard 100ml size would probably be a safe place to start.
http://www.wanlingteahouse.com/section.php/126/1/gaiwan
If you like Ali Shan oolong, Wang Ling specialise in tie guan yin which you may also enjoy, they offer sampler sets too.
Re: Hello from sunny Yorkshire!
Welcome to TeaChat blackbird. I can really only suggest Teaspring as a vendor for tea, they have fairly cheap tea, though I have no idea what shipping would be to the UK. I hope you find some vendors and teas you enjoy through our community.
Re: Hello from sunny Yorkshire!
Thanks! I've had a look at Teaspring and Wang Ling...ordered the plain white gaiwan from there as well as a light tie guan yin and a 'mao feng' 2011 green. Not that I didn't have enough teas to test my gaiwan with already or anything like that...
Proinsias - how is Glasgow these days? I left about 18 months ago, lived there for 5 years so it still feels like home! Are you close enough to visit Tchai Ovna once in a while? I used to love nothing more than curling up there with a board game and several pots of tea!
Proinsias - how is Glasgow these days? I left about 18 months ago, lived there for 5 years so it still feels like home! Are you close enough to visit Tchai Ovna once in a while? I used to love nothing more than curling up there with a board game and several pots of tea!