I think he likes it, he's grinning!Victoria wrote: And it looks like your dragon just had a sip too!
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And drooling...GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:I think he likes it, he's grinning!Victoria wrote: And it looks like your dragon just had a sip too!
5th steep of Yutaka Midori. I have noticed the first few steep as full and thick...the later steeps seem to have a light toastiness with sweetness.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
Happy Birthday Auggy!
My first cup today was Formosa Fo Shou from Hou De via Oolong box. I can tell that this is a very nice tea. It's just I don't have a taste for dark oolong.
To answer the poll - yes! And to prove it I just finished a 16oz bottle of cold-brewed Hatsumi that I made to take to the gym. That Hatsumi is crazy good cold-brewed.
My first cup today was Formosa Fo Shou from Hou De via Oolong box. I can tell that this is a very nice tea. It's just I don't have a taste for dark oolong.
To answer the poll - yes! And to prove it I just finished a 16oz bottle of cold-brewed Hatsumi that I made to take to the gym. That Hatsumi is crazy good cold-brewed.
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Where have I heard this before? I only wish I had tried Hatsumi cold brewed before trying it with the last of my bag. It is crazy good!!!RussianSoul wrote: To answer the poll - yes! And to prove it I just finished a 16oz bottle of cold-brewed Hatsumi that I made to take to the gym. That Hatsumi is crazy good cold-brewed.
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I'm w/both of y'all. Not sure about the waiting game.auggy wrote:I'm with CynTEAa - the waiting bit isn't fun. I'm not patient enough to wait for cold brewing and don't plan ahead enough to have it on hand when I want it.CynTEAa wrote:First time just last week, actually! Added ice to my kyusu with some first flush sencha. Mmmm, so smooth and sweet. The only problem was the waiting.
That's the only reason I haven't tried it yet. Had Tea Cuppa's Beidou Yi Hou Wuyi from the oolong box w/bfast this morning. Quite honestly, I wasn't exactly sure what I was drinking.
The only part of the name I recognized was 'wuyi' but it was a nice tea. Had more oolong w/lunch since we went out for Chinese today (& thanx to Geekgirl, I knew not to bother asking what kind of oolong they were serving! 
).Geekgirl, your dragon needs a napkin quick!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUGGY!
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Yay! Thanks all! 
Hubby surprised me and took me out to lunch at a nearby Vietnamese fushion joint. They also had a "tea bar" - bubble tea, that is. So I had some coconut milk tea. It was really good and probably had about 1/2 oz of real tea but who cares - yum! 
And with coconut milk, I'm sure it was as healthy as real tea, too. Right?
No big plans today. I've never been a big birthday girl. And getting my windows tinted was my official bday gift for this year. But SIL did give me an Amazon gift card, so I'm eying some Bodum cups.....
Hubby surprised me and took me out to lunch at a nearby Vietnamese fushion joint. They also had a "tea bar" - bubble tea, that is. So I had some coconut milk tea. It was really good and probably had about 1/2 oz of real tea but who cares - yum! And with coconut milk, I'm sure it was as healthy as real tea, too. Right? No big plans today. I've never been a big birthday girl. And getting my windows tinted was my official bday gift for this year. But SIL did give me an Amazon gift card, so I'm eying some Bodum cups.....
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I love Amazon. Just ordered this:auggy wrote:But SIL did give me an Amazon gift card, so I'm eying some Bodum cups.....
(why yes, she IS a great big nerd!)
Switched from pu to Ice Oolong this morning. Even though the pu was awesome, it's kind of a lighter tea day today here. Sun came back out, and the little hummingbird has been hanging out on the feeder outside my den window this morning.
Life is good. (a trite and overused saying, but true nonetheless.)
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Pentox wrote:Ah that number approaches me way too fast. <sigh>auggy wrote: Nope, the big three oh. But that doesn't mean I have to stop acting like I'm 20. Or 12. Whatever.
No sympathy here. The entirety of my late 20s sneaked up on me. One day I was 22, then I turn around and holy monkeys! my 20s are almost gone (well, now actually gone). It makes me wonder what exactly happened to me from 23 - 27.... Wait, isn't a poor memory a sign of senility? Darn it!
Let's see - I've had russian, and pu, then ALOT of dan cong, and then TGY. Quite a good tea day I'd say!
I'm planning my first web order of tea. Now I've narrowed it down almost enough. Only have to decide between samples of 3 puehr/or 70 g of Guricha (Tamaryokucha).
Grattis på födelsedagen Auggy!
I'm planning my first web order of tea. Now I've narrowed it down almost enough. Only have to decide between samples of 3 puehr/or 70 g of Guricha (Tamaryokucha).
Grattis på födelsedagen Auggy!
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I am having an incredible session of Alishan Traditional a la FLT compliments of Victoria. This is amazing green oolong to be enjoyed on a special occasion...or in special company.
I saw a great mouth watering blog review on this by our own Bi Lew Chun from my home state of Pennsylvania.
I saw a great mouth watering blog review on this by our own Bi Lew Chun from my home state of Pennsylvania.
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This afternoon brewing up one of my all time favorites
AliShan Traditional - This stuff is so awesome,
sometimes I forget. I have a lot of premium
oolongs right now, but this one still is just special.
Here is the link to Bi Lew Chun's review:
http://multipleinfusions.com/2008/07/al ... aditional/
AliShan Traditional - This stuff is so awesome,
sometimes I forget. I have a lot of premium
oolongs right now, but this one still is just special.
Here is the link to Bi Lew Chun's review:
http://multipleinfusions.com/2008/07/al ... aditional/
- Victoria -
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I tried cold brewing once simply because I woke up not feeling well in the morning and went back to sleep while the ice melted in my kyusu. It was tasty, though like many others, I don't really have the patience for waiting for the ice to melt. I prefer making hot tea and sticking in the fridge over ice for my iced tea.
Today, I had Oolong #8 and am now enjoying some Den's Hashiri Shincha which will go nicely with the Zucchini Quiche that I made for dinner. After dinner, I get to bake some zucchini muffins. Yay for having lots of fresh zucchini in the fridge!
Today, I had Oolong #8 and am now enjoying some Den's Hashiri Shincha which will go nicely with the Zucchini Quiche that I made for dinner. After dinner, I get to bake some zucchini muffins. Yay for having lots of fresh zucchini in the fridge!