Saturday shall be TeaDay 6/21/08

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How important is scent/aroma/bouquet to your tea drinking experience?

It is of utmost importance
5
9%
It is of high importance
25
45%
It is important
13
23%
It is not particularly important
12
21%
It is of no importance
0
No votes
Other
1
2%
 
Total votes: 56
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Jun 22nd, '08, 06:45
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by Wesli » Jun 22nd, '08, 06:45

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Suckaaazz
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Jun 22nd, '08, 11:24
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by henley » Jun 22nd, '08, 11:24

Victoria wrote:
henley wrote:Missed my evening tea. Hope to make up for it tmrw.
Me too. Hopefully you will have more free time.
Hanging out w/a friend is fun. :wink: Over tired kids are not.
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Jun 22nd, '08, 15:58
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Location: immersed in tea
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by trent » Jun 22nd, '08, 15:58

I was too busy too ad this yesterday, but...

I cold brewed some shincha yutaki midori and started a session of some da hong pao from my local tea shop. I saved the tea as per Toki's instructions:
After the first 7th steeping, usually I will call it a day. The tea should have given out the first phase of drama, and now should be rested. How? Pour boiling water into the pot. Using a deep tray as base and fill up half-way, so the pot is sitting half-way inside hot water. Leave it until next morning for 2nd phase. Taste the cold brew and repeat every 12hrs. until it becomes sweet water.
An excerpt from:
http://themandarinstea.blogspot.com/200 ... -wuyi.html
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Jun 22nd, '08, 21:46
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by Victoria » Jun 22nd, '08, 21:46

Nice big Mr. Tux there Wes!

Still he looks pretty sweet.
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Jun 22nd, '08, 22:58
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by chamekke » Jun 22nd, '08, 22:58

Fantastic photos, Geekgirl! Squirrels are the great unsung comedians of the rodent world. Those expressions are priceless.

Do you think that squirrel would vote for "nuttiness" in today's TeaPoll?
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