I have been drinking tea for about ten years.
I am quite addicted to gyokuro and sencha but I drink many kinds of teas as well.
I hope to share here some experiences, especially on brewing parameters and of course discover new teas.
I buy most of my teas at
O-cha, Kaburagien and Hibiki-an (Japanese greens)
Teamaster (Puer and oolongs)
Palais des thés (Black, Chinese greens, Red)
Feb 8th, '08, 04:26
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Salut, olivierco! Bienvenue.
I have not seen you for a while, assuming you are the same olivierco from the Green Tea Forum.
Welcome to TeaChat. I saw you already found TeaDay, great, stop by there often and feel free to share there as often as you want.
Of course enjoy the great TeaFellowship here as well.
I have not seen you for a while, assuming you are the same olivierco from the Green Tea Forum.
Welcome to TeaChat. I saw you already found TeaDay, great, stop by there often and feel free to share there as often as you want.
Of course enjoy the great TeaFellowship here as well.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
Feb 8th, '08, 08:39
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Feb 8th, '08, 12:30
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Thanks for your messages.
The number of tea drinkers in France is growing little by little. Fifteen years ago, finding loose teas (I don't know if the expression is correct: is loose tea the opposite of teabags?) was very difficult: you had only some very expensive shops (épiceries de luxe) whose tea wasn't worth the money they asked for it and some Twinings and Lipton boxes.
Now you can get decent teas in specialized shops, and of course very good teas via internet.
The number of tea drinkers in France is growing little by little. Fifteen years ago, finding loose teas (I don't know if the expression is correct: is loose tea the opposite of teabags?) was very difficult: you had only some very expensive shops (épiceries de luxe) whose tea wasn't worth the money they asked for it and some Twinings and Lipton boxes.
Now you can get decent teas in specialized shops, and of course very good teas via internet.
Palais des thés is OK for black teas, chinese greens, but not for japanese greens due to lack of freshness. For oolongs and puer I prefer to shop directly from Taiwan.
There aren't many tea blogs from France. Only puer enthusiasts opened their blogs. They are very well documented and very pleasant to read. But I dont think puer is the favourite tea in France, even among "serious" tea drinkers.
There aren't many tea blogs from France. Only puer enthusiasts opened their blogs. They are very well documented and very pleasant to read. But I dont think puer is the favourite tea in France, even among "serious" tea drinkers.