Wednesday, 7/02/08 TeaDay All time favorite tea?

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OK, your favorite OF ALL TIME NOW, what is your all time favorite tea?

Black
15
24%
(oolong)
21
33%
Green
19
30%
White
1
2%
Yellow
0
No votes
Pu-erh
5
8%
Rooibos
0
No votes
Herbal
2
3%
Yerbe Mate
0
No votes
Other
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 63
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by Victoria » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:25

Chip wrote:
Tadpole wrote: (oolong) <---is this the new correct spelling for it now?

I again had to vote oolong. I'm telling the truth. It IS my all time favorite.

Right now I am drinking some oversteeped in too-hotwater Silver Needle. It's bitter and nutty, kind of like the papery layer of skin around walnut pieces. I think I better dump it and do another fresh steep
"WULONG"

Yikes, the rout is on!

You know all the green tea drinkers are BASE jumping today...and thus cannot vote.

OOLONG / WULONG whichever you call it, it is still WINNING!

No excuses please. Accept your defeat.
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by britt » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:28

Hey Chip, there's something wrong with the site; it would only let me vote for green tea once! I thought you were going to fix that?

JAPANESE GREEN TEA

More specifically, Yutaka Midori and Uji Matcha Manten.

If matcha, which is consumed in relatively small quantities, counts then I would pick Uji Matcha Manten as possibly the best tea I have ever tried.

If more conventional tea is the aim of this poll, then I pick Yutaka Midori sencha or shincha.

There's some great lighter oolongs from the high mountains of Taiwan, but I rate them a strong second place.
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by Riene » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:43

Victoria wrote:
No excuses please. Accept your defeat.
NO! Never!!!! :evil:

I'm drinking iced BLACK tea now. Can I vote twice?
Although my neighbors are all barbarians,
And you, you are a thousand miles away,
There are always two cups on my table.
--Tang Dynasty
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by Victoria » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:45

cane wrote:Once again oolong is my vote. I think my favorite of all time was a 2006 harvest of Jian Bin Qi Lan. It had the most amazing chocolatey tones to it, sadly I have yet to find something as good again, but my quest continues.

Today I am drinking an organic lemon ginger, green tea blend, it has a chinese green tea base, lemongrass, ginger root and lemon myrtle in it. Very refreshing with a little bit of a spice (from the ginger I assume)
I do not go for flavored teas often, but this blend I love!
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Nice pics!

I have not heard of that oolong is it a wuyi?
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by Chip » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:46

britt wrote:Hey Chip, there's something wrong with the site; it would only let me vote for green tea once! I thought you were going to fix that?

JAPANESE GREEN TEA

More specifically, Yutaka Midori and Uji Matcha Manten.

If matcha, which is consumed in relatively small quantities, counts then I would pick Uji Matcha Manten as possibly the best tea I have ever tried.

If more conventional tea is the aim of this poll, then I pick Yutaka Midori sencha or shincha.

There's some great lighter oolongs from the high mountains of Taiwan, but I rate them a strong second place.
...scarey thought...I would agree on every point... :shock:
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by cane » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:50

Victoria wrote:
cane wrote:Once again oolong is my vote. I think my favorite of all time was a 2006 harvest of Jian Bin Qi Lan. It had the most amazing chocolatey tones to it, sadly I have yet to find something as good again, but my quest continues.
Nice pics!

I have not heard of that oolong is it a wuyi?
Yes it was a Wuyi oolong, had been brought back from a friend's visit to China.
I have tried many Qi Lans from vendors here in the states, but nothing that matched the sweet chocolatey taste this one batch had.
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by tenuki » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:50

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I love my new pot ( a 12cl Zisha Shi Piao Hu from Stephane ). Here's a quick snapshot of it, when I have more time I'll give it a proper treatment.
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by fencerdenoctum » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:51

While I've had the pleasure of imbibing some marvelous teas, I'm tossing my top hat into the black tea ring. I must after all abide by my draconian 19th Century moral code. *top hat and monocle*

O-cha Fukamushi Supreme this morning. Delicious stuff!

The Tea Sipping Swordsman,
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by Chip » Jul 2nd, '08, 13:55

tenuki wrote:Image

I love my new pot. Here's a quick snapshot of it, when I have more time I'll give it a proper treatment.
Interesting...dedicating a pot to Wenshan BaoZhong?
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by Chip » Jul 2nd, '08, 14:00

TeaPoll from 2/08/08. I suspect foul play!!!

TODAY, what is your favorite type of tea?
Black
27% [ 13 ]
Oolong
16% [ 8 ]
Green
43% [ 21 ]
White
2% [ 1 ]
Yellow
0% [ 0 ]
Pu-erh
10% [ 5 ]
Yerbe Mate
0% [ 0 ]
Rooibus
0% [ 0 ]
Herbal
0% [ 0 ]

Total Votes : 48
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by Victoria » Jul 2nd, '08, 14:04

Chip wrote:
britt wrote:Hey Chip, there's something wrong with the site; it would only let me vote for green tea once! I thought you were going to fix that?

JAPANESE GREEN TEA

More specifically, Yutaka Midori and Uji Matcha Manten.

If matcha, which is consumed in relatively small quantities, counts then I would pick Uji Matcha Manten as possibly the best tea I have ever tried.

If more conventional tea is the aim of this poll, then I pick Yutaka Midori sencha or shincha.

There's some great lighter oolongs from the high mountains of Taiwan, but I rate them a strong second place.
...scarey thought...I would agree on every point... :shock:

In a moment of sympathetic weakness I came up with
the following poll for tomorrow to allow you to rebuild the green momentum -

Tomorrow's Poll: What is your favorite color of grass?
And let's hope we don't have too many Kentucky residents.
LOL
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by augie » Jul 2nd, '08, 14:10

Salsero wrote: Let’s hope Augie is getting re-caffeinated today. That was a hair-raising kidnapping episode. Reminds me of Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Front.
Except I don't have Patty's $$$! :lol: Wow, that is a fine memory from the '70's, Salsero. i was in the 4th or 5th grade, I think.

(Lack of) Caffeine was not my problem, relaxing with a good cup of tea was what I was lacking. We were at an indoor water park, dh doesn't swim. Watching 4 kids and keeping track of their stuff is more work than vacation. I was plenty "jacked-up on Starbucks"!

I voted Oolong, so in the spirit of Oolong, I am going to go ice some down and "de-program" my brain while I have one more day off from w.o.r.k.

Great picture, again, Salsero. Nice Pot, Tenuki. I am running out of tea again. Excellent opportunity to purchase that yixing I am committed to owning!
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by auggy » Jul 2nd, '08, 14:12

Victoria wrote:That's right King of Green, I've got my eye on you!

In a moment of sympathetic weakness I came up with
the following poll for tomorrow to allow you to rebuild the green momentum -

Tomorrow's Poll: What is your favorite color of grass?
And let's hope we don't have too many Kentucky residents.
LOL
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by tenuki » Jul 2nd, '08, 14:49

Chip wrote:Interesting...dedicating a pot to Wenshan BaoZhong?
No, I have 3 pots dedicated to green oolongs, each with different characteristics. I use the one that will manipulate the particular tea I happen to be brewing the way I want. Two of them have the full bottom required to allow baozhongs to fully open so I have two pots I can use for baozhong now. But again, it depends on the tea, I usually brew baozhongs in a gaiwan and I've been even known to use one of my puerh pots to brew oolong. :shock:
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by bi lew chun » Jul 2nd, '08, 15:04

tenuki wrote:Image

I love my new pot ( a 12cl Zisha Shi Piao Hu from Stephane ). Here's a quick snapshot of it, when I have more time I'll give it a proper treatment.
Ooo, I had my eye on that pot for a while. Stephane mentioned that the handles can get a bit hot... your experience or no?
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