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Opening a new bag of tea yesterday and looking upon the leaves for the first time, I wondered, do you ever find satisfaction in looking at your dry tea leaves before they are forever changed by the addition of hot water?

Definitely YES, everytime I prepare tea
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Yes, pretty often
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I have on occasion
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I would have to say no since I do not recall
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Nope, not really
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No, definitely not
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I am a professional tealeaf reader and practice on dry leaves as well ;D
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by Victoria » Feb 1st, '09, 03:00

Congrats on post 6,000 and on your package!
Teaware details please!
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by cherylopal » Feb 1st, '09, 06:48

GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:This tea is pretty before and after. :) Not much "leaf" to see though...

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That is an exquiste pic! Love the colors as well as the texture and of course the tea. Beautiful!
cheryl :)
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by cherylopal » Feb 1st, '09, 06:51

Chip wrote:
So, I got a bunch a Korean greens, oolong (yellow) and herbal samples as well. And some teaware. I will have to quickly learn how to brew Korean teas, woohoo. Hope to crack one open tomorrow!

Tenho Fukamushi this evening from TJGTS. This was my best attempt with this one so far.

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Sounds like a fun pkg!

Sorry, but what is TJGTS?
cheryl :)
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by Drax » Feb 1st, '09, 07:40

cherylopal wrote:Sorry, but what is TJGTS?
The Japanese Green Tea Shop. It seems like every other vendor has a short name (o-cha, ippodo, adagio, etc). The Japanese Green Tea Shop does not, hence TJGTS. :D

Chip, maybe they are mikan slices, to fit in with the theme....? I think I saw mikans for sale at a US grocery store once. . .
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by cherylopal » Feb 1st, '09, 10:52

Drax wrote:
cherylopal wrote:Sorry, but what is TJGTS?
The Japanese Green Tea Shop. It seems like every other vendor has a short name (o-cha, ippodo, adagio, etc). The Japanese Green Tea Shop does not, hence TJGTS. :D
Thanks!
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by joelbct » Feb 1st, '09, 10:58

Chip wrote:
joelbct wrote:Anyway, drinking Kawane Sencha from Ito En, haven't had it before, highly recommend. Don't even remember which prefecture its from, I think Uji or Shizuoka. Deep, vibrant, delicious.
Shizuoka, I believe.
Indeed, that's where I was leaning...
chamekke wrote:Just wanted to say that these photos are stunning! Joel, it's so good to have you back :D
thanks! sheepishly admits the photo's aren't mine though, they are from theteastop.com, but i drink them often ;)
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by Geekgirl » Feb 1st, '09, 11:46

thankee cheryl and intuit. chip: tangelo. I love 'em. Couldn't find clementines, I don't know if they're in season?
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by Chip » Feb 1st, '09, 17:42

See TeaDay Sunday for more on my Hankook order.

Thanks Geek, I thought the color was a little to dark orange for Clemetine, which are available in most grocery stores around here.

Tangelo? January is Honey Belle/Mineola tangelo time. The ones from Florida are incredible.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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by JP » Feb 7th, '09, 14:43

I really do appreciate the beauty within the leaf.
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