Saturday 3/14/09 Golden oldie or favorite newbie?

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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. Do you have a golden oldie or a new favorite newbie in your TeaBrewing Vessel line-up that reigns supreme, which is it for you?

Golden oldie
13
33%
Favorite newbie
12
31%
I cannot decide
7
18%
Neither
7
18%
 
Total votes: 39

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by Victoria » Mar 14th, '09, 13:12

Oh no Chemekke!! Yikes, as Chip said, that's two people!!
I think the only way to glue would be to secure with rubber bands.
You may need a cardboard circle cut to fit to help stabilize.

In my cup this morning - Ying De Red, Fall 2008 from Red Circle Tea.
According to Red Circle it's a "hybrid of Feng Huang Dan Chong and
Yunnan big leaf."

Have a nice day everyone!

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by Salsero » Mar 14th, '09, 13:56

chamekke wrote: Sadly, I broke the lid two days ago ... into 3 pieces yet.
Will recently suggested something that Imen had luck with.

http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?p= ... weld#95533

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by entropyembrace » Mar 14th, '09, 15:09

I'm just using my only undamaged pot... :shock:

I'm horribly cursed with teapots I seem to break one every few months...the rest of my teaware is fine. :?

My hope is that the curse won't apply to a gaiwan. :lol:

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by olivierco » Mar 14th, '09, 15:27

Darjeeling Phuguri SFTGFOP1 to end the day.

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by brad4419 » Mar 14th, '09, 17:51

The only "golden oldie I have is my metal tea infusor so I have to go with the favorite new vessel which is my 100ml gaiwan from yunnan sourcing.
Here it is http://cgi.ebay.com/Ceramic-Gaiwan-Jing ... otohosting

Sencha in my cup this morning.

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by Salsero » Mar 14th, '09, 18:00

I've just been resteeping this Genmaicha Matcha all day long. It's starting to taste more like a wet paper towel than tea. Might have to switch to something fresh!

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by murrius » Mar 14th, '09, 18:13

Salsero wrote:I've just been resteeping this Genmaicha Matcha all day long. It's starting to taste more like a wet paper towel than tea. Might have to switch to something fresh!
Must be a 2008 paper towel cos I hear that the 2009 paper towels taste great as long as you keep the temp down.

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by chamekke » Mar 14th, '09, 18:16

Either that, or you haven't been using enough towel.
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by Salsero » Mar 14th, '09, 18:38

Is every BC Canadian also a comedian?

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by danibob » Mar 14th, '09, 19:30

My vessel that reigns supreme is neither an oldie or a newbie. (Considering I've only been drinking tea a few months) But it is my infuser mug from Rishi in which I brew my black teas. I use it nearly everyday since I replaced my daily coffee with a daily black tea. Sadly I don't have as much time to sit down and use my other pots to brew greens and oolongs. So those pots don't get used as much. I do have a few yixing pots on the way so we shall see!

Chiran sencha supreme right now. I think I actually prefer this one over YM. :shock:
*Waiting for the YM gods to strike me down.*

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by brlarson » Mar 14th, '09, 19:48

O-Cha now says of YM, ``Considered by many connoisseurs to be our finest sencha green tea! '', at least I think that's been newly added.

It's been a slow but tasty tea day. Started with Jing's Imperial Da Hong Pao and enjoyed some O-Cha YM for afternoon tea. I might skip tea tonight!

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by chamekke » Mar 14th, '09, 20:53

Salsero wrote:Is every BC Canadian also a comedian?
We're here until Thursday, enjoy the back bacon.

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by Chip » Mar 14th, '09, 21:05

danibob wrote: Chiran sencha supreme right now. I think I actually prefer this one over YM. :shock:
*Waiting for the YM gods to strike me down.*
Good news in case you did not know, Chiran Supreme is also Yutaka Midori breed leaf! So, you are safe for now. Chiran is a famous old samurai town, so you will want to watch what you say about Chiran Supreme. :wink:
brlarson wrote:O-Cha now says of YM, ``Considered by many connoisseurs to be our finest sencha green tea! '', at least I think that's been newly added.
Ha, I missed that, I think that is new, but I have not read the description for a couple years, just click "buy now." :D

I am still not declaring a favorite newbie since I have too many newbies to choose from :oops: , but it is definitely NOT a golden oldie.

I have yet to share what is in my cup today, however it has been a great TeaDay. Started the day with the very same O-Cha Chiran mentioned above, quite tasty, then Kagoshima from Yuuki-Cha (also YM leaf), and finally Sencha Premier from Adagio, all very enjoyable sessions. SweeTea managed to be right by my side each time so she certainly had a banner TeaDay as well. Pyrit is always close by, but thankfully does not enjoy good tea, TEAh, stuck her head in my empty Hagi cup, but I don't think she is becoming a convert. :D

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by Dreamer » Mar 15th, '09, 00:13

Don't have a single favorite brewing vessel, but since really most of my brewing vessels have only been mine for a year or less, I'd have to say my fav is a newbie!

This morning I shared a nice pot of Kenilworth Ceylon with my DH. He asked "what's the difference between this and a teabag?" I opened his favorite Lipton teabag and poured the contents on a saucer...I was surprised to see how much tea was in there and how much it is "dust" no wonder you can make a cup of tea that will strip paint with that!

After having lunch out and running a bunch of errands, I made a 2nd steep. Sat outside (unexpectedly sunny and warmish today) and savored the tea and the day!

Tonight I was craving greens...right now in my cup Den's green kukicha. First time for trying this tea...I like it a lot. It brews up a nice clear clean pale green color. It has a light clean refreshing flavor. It is not as intensely flavorful as sencha, but it is about half the price, so I think it is quite a bargain. If you see more posts from me later on you'll know if the caffeine level is high or not!

Happy steeps,
Dreamer

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by Shelob » Mar 16th, '09, 08:41

My new Fave right now is a way cool dragon gaiwan that I received as a prez from a new TeaFriend! I just love it and the size is perfect just for me! 8)
Have a FAB TeaDay Everyone!

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