A sample of Niagara Peach Sencha from Tropical Tea Co. in my cup now. Pinch of sugar added to bring out the peach plavor more. It's good, still on first steep. Might get more of this eventually...
Mar 28th, '09, 18:25
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The gyokuro turned out well, although I think I enjoyed sencha more. I'd like to try the Sencha Premier sometime, but my tea budget has already been exceeded for the next few months
A sample of Niagara Peach Sencha from Tropical Tea Co. in my cup now. Pinch of sugar added to bring out the peach plavor more. It's good, still on first steep. Might get more of this eventually...
A sample of Niagara Peach Sencha from Tropical Tea Co. in my cup now. Pinch of sugar added to bring out the peach plavor more. It's good, still on first steep. Might get more of this eventually...
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It's this tea bowl I got from Artistic Nippon. Zencha seems to carry the same item but priced higher. I also picked up a little guinomi also by Seigan. I'd love to take some pictures to share but I can't for the life of me find my camera's charger. But they are such a dream to hold and the colors are amazing. I can see myself acquiring at least a few more hagi pieces.Chip wrote:Tell us more, please!!! Any pics?danibob wrote:Matcha in my new Seigan hagi bowl. Yea, you guys sucked me in. One of the best purchases I've made. Such a gorgeous piece.
Mar 28th, '09, 18:48
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That's beautiful! I want one now... Darn it...danibob wrote: It's this tea bowl I got from Artistic Nippon. Zencha seems to carry the same item but priced higher. I also picked up a little guinomi also by Seigan. I'd love to take some pictures to share but I can't for the life of me find my camera's charger. But they are such a dream to hold and the colors are amazing. I can see myself acquiring at least a few more hagi pieces.
I also need a faircup... and a yuzamashi... and a couple chataku...
I'd have a lot more money if I hadn't found you guys...
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Mar 28th, '09, 18:54
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Ahhh, nice! I wanted one with my last order but it was out of stock. Nice! I saw it a few places and it was a good deal indeed. I liked the smooth look it has (most of mine are "rough sand.". Looks like the one Geek just posted a photo of?danibob wrote: It's this tea bowl I got from Artistic Nippon. Zencha seems to carry the same item but priced higher. I also picked up a little guinomi also by Seigan. I'd love to take some pictures to share but I can't for the life of me find my camera's charger. But they are such a dream to hold and the colors are amazing. I can see myself acquiring at least a few more hagi pieces.
Which guinomi?
Be sure to post pics down in the Hagi topic when you can.
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The Adagio Premier is surprisingly good. Most domestic vendors have mediocre (at best) sencha, but this is good asamushi first flush. I am hoping they figure out new packaging for it since 5 grams of anything is toooo much, let alone a good sencha.GT500Driver wrote:The gyokuro turned out well, although I think I enjoyed sencha more. I'd like to try the Sencha Premier sometime, but my tea budget has already been exceeded for the next few months
A sample of Niagara Peach Sencha from Tropical Tea Co. in my cup now. Pinch of sugar added to bring out the peach plavor more. It's good, still on first steep. Might get more of this eventually...
I would avoid flavored teas in the Kenji since it is not glazed and is clay.
I am using my newer Kenji nericome/cut kyusu. Brewing Fukamushi Supreme from O-Cha. The Sasame screen passes the test for not clogging even with fukamushi with a careful pour.
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Very similar, except mine is Seigan's "flow green" glaze, and the sides are a little less curvy. It came from MagokoroDo on ebay, and I absolutely love it, not the least for it's smallish size. I use it most often for sencha, since it is not too large to use as a regular cup.Chip wrote: Looks like the one Geek just posted a photo of?
The guinomi I got is the first one fromthis page. I couldn't resist the rainbow glaze and it's just so darling. I'm going to use it for tea that I brew in small quantities. It holds about 2 oz.Chip wrote:Ahhh, nice! I wanted one with my last order but it was out of stock. Nice! I saw it a few places and it was a good deal indeed. I liked the smooth look it has (most of mine are "rough sand.". Looks like the one Geek just posted a photo of?danibob wrote: It's this tea bowl I got from Artistic Nippon. Zencha seems to carry the same item but priced higher. I also picked up a little guinomi also by Seigan. I'd love to take some pictures to share but I can't for the life of me find my camera's charger. But they are such a dream to hold and the colors are amazing. I can see myself acquiring at least a few more hagi pieces.
Which guinomi?
Be sure to post pics down in the Hagi topic when you can.
GT500Driver, I agree.. ever since I started my tea journey all my extra money has supported it. But I just did my taxes and I'm getting a nice refund, so I can splurge a little bit.
Edit: On to some Chiran sencha supreme. I'm hoping all this green tea will ward off the cold that's manifesting right now.
brlarson wrote:First you get True Confessions. When I first tasted this tea I didn't like it at all; I thought it had a baking soda taste in front with a one-dimensional tase following. It was my inexperience with this style of tea that led me that conclusion. I exchanged mail with Daniel about my impressions. He was baffled by my remarks about `baking soda' but offered that this tea recently fired and needed time to settle down. I now agree with him completely.Salsero wrote:I have been curious about this tea lately and thinking of getting some. Daniel Ong seems to think quite highly of it and recommended it recently, but he was short on details. Is there anything more you could say about it?brlarson wrote: Teaspring's Beidou No 1 in my cup this morning. This tea is really growing on me.
I've tasted this tea a lot since then, which includes having done a comparative tasting beside Teaspring's Tie Luo Han, Hou de's Zheng-yen Shui Xian, Upton's Da Hong Pao, and Jing's Imperial Da Hong Pao. In terms of weight and overall structure Teaspring's Beidou is the most similar to Jing's Imperial Da Hong Pao. That surprised me. Daniel was right about the roasting needing to settle. After three months there is still plenty of charcoal, but the fruit (?) is now starting to show through and is very elegant. Oh, and its aroma is heavenly.
I'm planning to buy 100g of the Beidou to stick in a jar for a year. In any event it will be at least six months until I can work a new oolong into my queues.
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The tea fellowship keeps me coming back. There are very few other places where I can happily chat about different teas and tea ware without getting really odd looks from people. It is awesome to have such a great tea based community.
Currently, I am in the process of heating up water to brew the tencha-kuki-hojicha sample that came with my Den's order.
Currently, I am in the process of heating up water to brew the tencha-kuki-hojicha sample that came with my Den's order.
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Did you use the Ippodo directions that Olivierco referenced somewhere recently? I am thinking of trying my first Koicha this weekend ... using the Horai-no-mukashi I just got.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote: Today, I tried koicha for the first time.
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Don't worry, I didn't make the flavored sencha in the kenji, I made it using my Ingenuitea. Luckily I thought that one through.
Ended my tea day yesterday with a few more cups of sencha, and my girlfriend was going to try it! I stopped her, because I know her well enough to know she wasn't going to like it, but the thought meant so much to me. You don't even know how picky she is. The act made me happy though, highlight of my day
Did drink a cup of decaf earl grey from Adagio, and she did try that and enjoyed it. At least she's trying. That was my last tea of the day.
Saturday was a very busy teaday... I don't think my wallet could support too many of those, but celebration was in order with the new wares in house.
Ended my tea day yesterday with a few more cups of sencha, and my girlfriend was going to try it! I stopped her, because I know her well enough to know she wasn't going to like it, but the thought meant so much to me. You don't even know how picky she is. The act made me happy though, highlight of my day
Did drink a cup of decaf earl grey from Adagio, and she did try that and enjoyed it. At least she's trying. That was my last tea of the day.
Saturday was a very busy teaday... I don't think my wallet could support too many of those, but celebration was in order with the new wares in house.
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