I have been discovering the pleasures of teas for the past few months.
I got myself a gaiwan, a kyusu and a kettle. (i own no matcha ware yet).
So far the best 2 teas i tried are a kamairicha and a 1995 Tung ting (From taiwan) (its a oolong tho).
Im new around here and by reading around a bit i came to the realisation that the world of tea is so much bigger that i thought it was!
I would like to find some infos to read about any teas (green in particular) but i would mostly love to get some tips about where to shop green teas, how to make the right choices (whats a good grade and whats not), and the most important thing im trying to figure out right now is what should i look into to begin with (which teas to pick or try).
thanks.
The world of tea is infinite, each year brings new tea and new tastes, I fell in love because of the energy it gives and it is a zero, more like minus calorie beverage, and you can spend hours drinking it, it brings a feeling of beeing close to nature and in harmony with it.
It is recommended to try unfermented teas first, and than gradually try more fermented teas, but this is not a general rule, just try the type of tea that you liked the most, and explore it, order samples, order smaller quanity from a vendor from many variety and try exploring the ones you felt attractive.
I explored all the local teashops, after that I began to realise that there are much better teas out there, I tried ordering from inside my country than I ordered a box full of teas from a Czech tea deposit that sold higher quality tea, and I fell in love with sencha, somehow that fresh taste and intensity charmed me, and soon I realized that I should order directly from the country that produces it for best prices and better quality, so I started ordering from japan, and eversince that time japanese tea is mainly what I consume, although I am studying chinese tea as well.
It is recommended to try unfermented teas first, and than gradually try more fermented teas, but this is not a general rule, just try the type of tea that you liked the most, and explore it, order samples, order smaller quanity from a vendor from many variety and try exploring the ones you felt attractive.
I explored all the local teashops, after that I began to realise that there are much better teas out there, I tried ordering from inside my country than I ordered a box full of teas from a Czech tea deposit that sold higher quality tea, and I fell in love with sencha, somehow that fresh taste and intensity charmed me, and soon I realized that I should order directly from the country that produces it for best prices and better quality, so I started ordering from japan, and eversince that time japanese tea is mainly what I consume, although I am studying chinese tea as well.
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Go denstea and order the sample(link below). Its $3 no shipping and very good Japanese green sample.http://www.denstea.com/index.php?main_p ... 512b9b81f0
Buy samples from adagio.
Go denstea and order the sample(link below). Its $3 no shipping and very good Japanese green sample.http://www.denstea.com/index.php?main_p ... 512b9b81f0
Buy samples from adagio.
Welcome to the forums. I started drinking tea a year and a half ago and mainly drink green tea. I found o-cha.com and they have yet to let me down. It comes straight from japan and is excellent quality. No better place to start in my opinion than o-cha's daily sencha. Den's and Ippodo also have good reputations but I havn't had much experience with them. If you are looking to try other teas then the sample size at adagio is an excellent way to try many different teas. I feel like I've barely scratched the surface on just Japanese green teas in a year and half, never mind chinese teas and taiwanese oolongs, pu erh, or any other tea really. There is a ton out there to learn, Enjoy it!JPX wrote:i just ordered a gyokuro sample from them (as well as 9 other samples) and the den's sample deal.olivierco wrote:A good way (and a not too expensive one) to start is to order some sample from Adagio.
anybody got suggestions there?