Oh thanks!
I voted fanatical, I always use a timer because I'm still pretty new and haven't done much other than black teas.
Today I drank assam melody and ceylon sonata, mixed and iced.
I'm getting ready to have some Yogic Chai White Masala Chai now. This is good, it has a white tea base with chai spices and it's a lot milder than regular chai. I have been drinking it without milk, it's so light that it seems that adding milk might ruin it.
Today I drank assam melody and ceylon sonata, mixed and iced.
I'm getting ready to have some Yogic Chai White Masala Chai now. This is good, it has a white tea base with chai spices and it's a lot milder than regular chai. I have been drinking it without milk, it's so light that it seems that adding milk might ruin it.
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Really interesting cup...I never saw one like it!!! I can see it would be difficult to photograph. What if you would raise it up?Victoria wrote:Here's a pic of the
Shan-Linn-Shee (Fir Creek) Oolong from TeaHome
in my new lily teacup that was near impossible to photograph, so
I gave up after this try. You get the idea.
I do 5 steeps almost everytime if it is a good sencha...and I never rinse sencha. I just finished Fukamushi Supreme today, but I have a bag in the TeaFridge unopened!Zodduska wrote: I'm sipping a chawan full of o-cha's Fukamushi Sencha Supreme right now, Each time I have it I find myself enjoying it more and more.. I guess Sencha might be an acquired taste.
How many infusions do Senchians usually shoot for and do you rinse first?
Currently, Chiran Kagoshima/Ito En from Joel. This is my least fave of the 3 he sent, but it is still good. Definitely more astringent than many sencha.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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Holy monkeys! Wow, I feel loved that you're still gonna meet me tomorrow instead of blowing me off because of $60 cab fair! If you get directions from the Galleria to your hotel, I'll drive you back so it'll save cab fair one way, at least. Consider it a bribe!kymidwife wrote: I paid close to 30 bucks EACH WAY to go to the Galleria yesterday... and since I have a date scheduled there with Auggy on Sunday, that will likely be the only other trip I make outside the hotel.
I use a timer for EVERYthing I brew. If it is more than a minute brew time, I tend to get distracted, so I need something to remind me that I have tea steeping.
Yesterday was a bad day at work (I'm so close to quitting) and then I come home to find my oldest kitty (almost 17) not doing well. She was at the vet Monday and had a full work up done - nothing is wrong. I think she's just given up. She's doing even worse now. She's starting to look a lot like her sister did a day or two before she passed away. I don't know if she'll make it through the weekend.
I'm really not ready for this. Especially so soon after Nibby....
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yunnan gold shared with my inlaws for breakfast
FLT baozhong for lunch
spit out uncontrollably bad darjeeling for supper. literally.
now a chip off some 15 yr old shu pu brick
FLT baozhong for lunch
spit out uncontrollably bad darjeeling for supper. literally.
now a chip off some 15 yr old shu pu brick
Do something different, something different will happen. ( Gong Fu Garden )
Brewing gyokuro at 2g/oz is just what is needed to fully experience gyokuro.Chip wrote:Gyokuro from Yame prefecture...pretty good stuff. This would run 50 bucks per 100 grams.
This stuff is best brewed in small infusions in a small pot with a lot of leaf, think gonfu, Japanese style. And starting with VERY low temp..100-115* for the first steep.
...this time around I am using 4 grams per 2 ounces in a tiny gyokuro like pot from Korea. Not a hint of astringency...just has WOWness. I am on my 5th steep brewed much hotter now at 180*.
Gyokuro has more caffeine too I suspect...I definitely caught a buzz off of this.
Gyokuro has about 50% more caffeine than sencha
Where did you buy your Yame gyokuro?
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Olivier. It is Zencha...the Utimate, which is not on their site. I suspect they will be restocking gyo soon.
But this has wowness.
Yeah, 2 grams per ounce...really rich tasting. And for me, best in very small brewings. Plus it would cost a fortune otherwise.
I do not think I would use this 2:1 for an inferior gyo though.
But this has wowness.
Yeah, 2 grams per ounce...really rich tasting. And for me, best in very small brewings. Plus it would cost a fortune otherwise.
I do not think I would use this 2:1 for an inferior gyo though.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
I have some ultimate sencha in my fridge. Their ultimate gyokuro is on my list.Chip wrote:Olivier. It is Zencha...the Utimate, which is not on their site. I suspect they will be restocking gyo soon.
But this has wowness.
Yeah, 2 grams per ounce...really rich tasting. And for me, best in very small brewings. Plus it would cost a fortune otherwise.
I do not think I would use this 2:1 for an inferior gyo though.
Is inferior gyokuro still gyokuro?
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