May 31st, '10, 17:29
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by Chip » May 31st, '10, 17:29
mbishop wrote:Chip wrote:This is easy, Japanese>green>sencha>Yutaka Midori Kaoru Supreme LE/O-Cha>BANGIN'.
How do you brew it? I tried 2g to ~4oz water for 45 seconds at differing temps, but I can never get the good flavor I remember from regular YM.
Higher leaf to water ratio will make it sing the greens! I have been brewing with .8-.9 grams per ounce water. I have also been using the preheat method which has worked so well that I have not used the non preheat method.
Speaking of non preheat method, 2nd try of Fukamushi Shincha LE from Hibiki-an with Mrs.Chip. First try, I went with preheating method with dismal results. This time I tried the preheating method with "fair" results. Has Hibiki-an gone downhill since last time I had their stuff 2-3 years ago?
Interesting, YM ... instant success! In fact virtually everything so far has brrewed up quite nicely ... well, I have not given up yet.
May 31st, '10, 17:31
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by Seeker » May 31st, '10, 17:31
SHINCHA!
May 31st, '10, 18:42
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by brad4419 » May 31st, '10, 18:42
All this shincha talk has me craving Japanese greens so Im having extra green genmaicha today.
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May 31st, '10, 19:19
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by TubbyCow » May 31st, '10, 19:19
Joined in the Lochan tasting, and all those Darjeelings were pretty stellar. But the Margaret's Hope first flush really stood out - amazing!
May 31st, '10, 19:41
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by leiche2 » May 31st, '10, 19:41
My best tea of May was Rishi's roasted TGY. I love it more than I probably ought to.
Fending off exhaustion after a day spent thrifting with a nice hot cuppa bai hao.
May 31st, '10, 23:04
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by chittychat » May 31st, '10, 23:04
A Jade Tie Guan Yin because I drunk it when our hot weather broke by the first rain or was it the othert way around. The tea and the rain remains memorably to me.
May 31st, '10, 23:48
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by Skippyandjif » May 31st, '10, 23:48
After this morning, I drank some pu-erh with chrysanthemum petals and some sencha with jasmine-- I think I was in the mood for floral tea today!
Jun 1st, '10, 01:48
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by entropyembrace » Jun 1st, '10, 01:48
It´s hard to pick one I finished off a few very good teas this month...
I think the vote will goto euro té`s puerh caramelo for it´s uhm...apparent aphrodisiac effect.
gf gave me a 50g tin of it for Christmas...I just finished the last of it last week
Jun 1st, '10, 02:57
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by aya_s » Jun 1st, '10, 02:57
Really torn between one of the Taiwanese oolongs and my morning favorite, but I'll go with the black tea because oolongs are already well-represented here!
Hediard's Melange Anniversaire from a few years ago- a slightly smoky blend of black tea with rose, sunflower, orange blossom, cream, bergamot, grapefruit, orange, passionfruit, and apricot. Smells like beauty.
Jun 1st, '10, 11:55
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by putibungsu » Jun 1st, '10, 11:55
Japanese green
