Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

[David R.]

Presently enjoying Florent/flonihoncha (thanks TO) Asatsuya fukamushi sencha (2010), 65°C/70" - 70°C/30" - 75°C/1' - 80°C/2'.

Very very long lasting and sweet.

[Lionel]

This morning it was a Kabuse cha
http://www.thes-du-japon.com/index.php? ... ucts_id=18

very sweet and longlasting, with flavors of pear as written in Florent's description...a meditative tea in the silent morning...

Chip and David : you write Asatsuya...you mean Asatsuyu ?

[esdoudou]

Xi Hu Long Jing(West Lake Dragon Well) Green Tea~~~very fresh taste tea~~

[Chip]

Chip and David : you write Asatsuya...you mean Asatsuyu ?

Asatsuya is the feminine version of Asatsuyu. You are correct, I have been saying Asatsuya for over a week.

[David R.]

You are correct, I have been saying Asatsuya for over a week.

... After making the mistake once, now my computer automatically corrects the u into a...

Thanks for pointing that out lionel !

[Drax]

Even better.... asatsuyu means 'morning dew' (asa is morning, tsuyu is dew).

Tsuya on the other hand can mean a rainy night... or a gloss/glaze... or it can also mean a vigil that one does over a dead body.

[Chip]

Nice looking Asatsuya, David! I have only been on this site once or twice. This guy is a member of TC?

Yes, he is flonihoncha.

Chip, what is the tea fest like in Philly? Are there actual Japanese vendors exhibiting or is it all US based firms?

This was pretty much US firms, or firms with a USA division. But there were foreign firms as well, but only 2 Japanese tea specialists. One is smaller and HQ oriented. The other is focused on being HUGE, I think they are the largest supplier of matcha worldwide, so they say.

Being the first expo in Philly, it was a pretty good start, but a drop in the bucket compared to WTE in Vegas (same company owns both shows). The show in Vegas had as many Asia based vendors as USA based.

[David R.]

Even better.... asatsuyu means 'morning dew' (asa is morning, tsuyu is dew).

Tsuya on the other hand can mean a rainy night... or a gloss/glaze... or it can also mean a vigil that one does over a dead body.

Quite a difference indeed !

Today, still with my Asatsuyu, but with slightly different parameters. beginning a bit warmer (70° instead of 65°) for a shorter time (60" opposed to 70"). The first brew was definitively disappointing. But the second (72° - 40") was really incredible !!!

Such a dilemma for the future sessions to come...

[AdamMY]

Im having some Jukro Jungjak, doesn't seem to be anything super special, but still is nice.

[debunix]

Xi Hu Long Jing from Norbu, another very pleasant session. Really enjoying this one. Might slip a little more into the next order....

[BioHorn]

6.5 grams of Everest Tea House tea.
A friend just came from Nepal and brought a small bag of it. Looks like machine harvested chopped up plantation fare, assam variety. With pushing the bitterness just does not lead to flavor...

[bagua7]

Longjing tea. I got the lion variety with me which I purchased at TeaSpring.

It is currently spring in Australia and, oh boy, this tea is making an amazing effect on me. I got other greens but LJ one stands out.

I am going to place an order through JTS and compare the two.

[Chip]

... conducting prelim tastings of OTTI 11 selections. This will be a sencha OTTI. So far, I am quite impressed! Be sure to check out the OTTI some info on this OTTI here: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 95#p207715

[sherubtse]

I have been admiring his teas for some time, and will likely order in the near future. But there is a problem with his checkout page (it is not fully encrypted), so I'll wait until that is fixed before I order.

Best wishes,
sherubtse

Ah ? I've never had a problem with this. Maybe you should email him.

I did e-mail him, and he had the problem fixed right away. In addition, he was very quick to repond to my e-mails.

If his teas are as good as his service, then his shop will quickly rise on my (very short) short-list of "go-to" Japanese tea vendors.

Best wishes,
sherubtse

P.S. Hope some of his teas are part of the impending OTTI sencha round.

[Chip]

Some new teas in the line up! Looks like sencha is on the menu!!!

Zencha's Takumi

O-Cha's Kabuse

Hakinowado's Yame Fukamushi

Maiko's Hachiju - Hachiya

Den's Guricha