having a cup of Hojo's Asahina Gyokuro out of my uchida Houhin. this is some very tasty stuff, Not mind blowing but definitely up there.
@vacuithe that is one sweet pot I really like it's form!
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Sun Dried Jingshan Green from Verdant
hm, might be time to get a glass gaiwan to watch thisAnyone who enjoys the more delicate Chinese greens like Dragonwell, will love these sun-dried downy buds. The aroma of the leaves evokes lime, basil and sweet grass.
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vacuithe wrote:here it is !Alex wrote:Very nice! can I see the kyusu?vacuithe wrote:2011 Kagoshima fukamushi sencha from thes-du-japon.com, brewed in my Tozo kyusu. I always enjoy that kind of morning![]()
Damn! that's sweet

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Unnamed gunpowder green from Sichuan province. I got it from the local teahouse and I don't know any more about it than what I just said. It's very interesting because it's heavily roasted for a green. It tastes anywhere from heavy-roast-yancha-ish to more typical nutty-grassy chinese green depending on how it's brewed. Cooler water tends to bring out the nutty-grassy side, while hotter water tends to bring out the roast.
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enjoying my after work cup right now... some kasuga zairai sencha from hojo, brewing it in a little gyoko pot. really getting into this tea!
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Poohblah wrote:Unnamed gunpowder green from Sichuan province. I got it from the local teahouse and I don't know any more about it than what I just said. It's very interesting because it's heavily roasted for a green. It tastes anywhere from heavy-roast-yancha-ish to more typical nutty-grassy chinese green depending on how it's brewed. Cooler water tends to bring out the nutty-grassy side, while hotter water tends to bring out the roast.
My Dad's two favorite teas are gunpowder and yunnan golden buds red tea. He drinks about a liter of gunpowder before he starts work everyday!
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I started today with some of Rishi's Dragonwell in my gaiwan. Mmm great breakfast. 

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Wu Niu Zao, Zhejiang green tea from Norbu. Really enjoying this lovely green tea. It is clearly reminscent of Long Jing, but has a lighter fruitier flavor with less roastiness than most. Mmmm.
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having a big cup of tsukigase zairai sencha right now, took me a few brews to finally get my parameters down but now iv'e got and things are gong great!
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Waiting for 2012's early flush LJ.
Can't wait any longer!

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Hana no Kaori. This was an Uji sencha we sold earlier in the year on a limited basis with strong floral, oolong-like notes. Found some at the bottom of the tea fridge, still good!


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I'm having a nice sencha I got in Chinatown at New Kam Man. I have no idea about it other than it was reasonably priced and it tastes REALLY good. I wasn't a sencha fan before, but this really got me into it.
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Delicious, delicious session with O-Cha's Yutaka Midori. Which fukamushi can even compete? (and I mean this seriously, suggestions and recommendations welcome!)
Still waiting for my Zencha Kagoshima OTTI samples
Still waiting for my Zencha Kagoshima OTTI samples

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