Monday Tour de Thé Day Part Un 7/06/09

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Following the Tour de France theme, are you on a personal Tour de Thé ... or have you arrived at your ThéOrigin/Destination? In other words, do you focus on Thé from a single origin, or are you all over the ThéMap, per se?

I have arrived at my country of ThéOrigin
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10%
I am mostly arrived, but still on a bit of a Tour de Thé
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26%
I am largely on a Tour de Thé, pretty much all over the map
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38%
I am most definitely on my Tour de Thé ... no origin and no destination
11
26%
 
Total votes: 42
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by chefmike » Jul 6th, '09, 12:06

I kind of go through everything in waves. I will try all teas from anywhere, but at the end of the day it's usually a Japanese green of some kind. I truly believe you should never stop experimenting with different teas ever. You could find your new fave tomorrow. China green today Zhejiang Mao Feng.[/img]
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by olivierco » Jul 6th, '09, 12:12

I am largely on a Tour de Thé, pretty much all over the map

Kirameki shincha in a few minutes.
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by Chip » Jul 6th, '09, 12:58

I am seemingly pretty well situated in Japan, but I am always adventuring out. It took me pretty many years to be mostly in one place as I was clearly everywhere for a long time. I truly like where I am at today. Focused, yet still outwardly mobile in the TeaRealm.

Began the TD with a Japanese tea of course. Up to a few short years ago, I never began TDs with Japanese tea, now it is an everyday event it seems.

Sencha the Ulitimate from Yame Prefecture, Japan. I guess I am pretty much all over the map of Japan come to think of it. SweeTea was along for the trip while Wulong and Pyrit watched from the TeaTable.

Enjoy the TD, enjoy the day ...
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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Jul 6th, '09, 13:08
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by trent » Jul 6th, '09, 13:08

My tea drinking tends to be moderately focused, and the change of focus parallels the change of seasons. In the spring/summer, I tend to drink japanese green, green oolong, and the occasional young pu erh or chinese green. In the late summer (when it's still warm, but first flush frenzy has faded) I prefer dan cong. Whereas, in the fall/winter, I tend to drink yancha, some aged sheng, and some aged oolong.
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Jul 6th, '09, 13:38
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by leiche » Jul 6th, '09, 13:38

I tend to focus on a region or two within a country. For India, that's Assam, and for China, Fujian. I dabble in everything else, really.

Started my day with some Kukicha from Den's. It suited the day.
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Jul 6th, '09, 14:00
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by depravitea » Jul 6th, '09, 14:00

I voted "I am mostly arrived, but still on a bit of a Tour de Thé"
I have found that my tea interests are primarily Chinese, but I will try any and all teas - yes, even kombucha, if I can ever find a culture.

For me, China has the history and the teas I'm interested in, especially oolongs and pu ers, but I think I would be a very large fool to disregard other teas and their countries of origin.
For me, tea is like art - There is always the opportunity to learn, and then incorporate what you have learned into yourself.

This morning, an iced Ceylon.
It's pretty hot in good ol' Idaho :(
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Jul 6th, '09, 14:19
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by Victoria » Jul 6th, '09, 14:19

I have mostly arrived. Taiwan is the destination for me.
But I got a little sidetracked this year in Darjeeling.

In my cup this morning - DaYuLing from
Floating Leaves Tea = Perfection!
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Jul 6th, '09, 17:20
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by Victoria » Jul 6th, '09, 17:20

Ok, no one has posted in 3 hours??

Next up was Shan Lin Shi from Camellia Sinensis -
Wow! Ok this place is officially in my top 5 OOLONG
vendors now.

A very good day for me, 3 EMS boxes from Japan!!
heh.
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Jul 6th, '09, 17:23
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by depravitea » Jul 6th, '09, 17:23

What tea vendor is that you're referring to Victoria?
I'm trying to expand my knowledge and experience with oolongs.
I just got an oolong order in from Floating Leaves, and it's really excellent tea!
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by Victoria » Jul 6th, '09, 17:41

depravitea wrote:What tea vendor is that you're referring to Victoria?
I'm trying to expand my knowledge and experience with oolongs.
I just got an oolong order in from Floating Leaves, and it's really excellent tea!
Floating Leaves Tea is really excellent! The one I am referring to is Camellia Sinensis in Canada. They now join Hou De, Jing Tea Shop and Tea Masters as my top Oolong vendors. I think I am done now. Do you really need more than 5?
Sometimes I think some of this is the same stuff. It probably is!
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Jul 6th, '09, 18:09
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by Sam. » Jul 6th, '09, 18:09

I'm all over the map! My favourite teas range from fukamushi senchas from Japan to bai mu dan/white peony from Fujain, China to (recently) puerhs from Yunnan all the way over to South Africa for rooibos!!
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by Chip » Jul 6th, '09, 18:56

Matcha earlier in a Japanese Raku chawan, nobody died. 8)
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by depravitea » Jul 6th, '09, 19:20

Does Camellia Sinensis have a website, or is it walk-in only?
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by Victoria » Jul 6th, '09, 19:27

depravitea wrote:Does Camellia Sinensis have a website, or is it walk-in only?
They have both. I order online. The site is a bit hard to navigate:

http://camellia-sinensis.com/tea/
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Jul 6th, '09, 19:35
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by MASALACHAAAAIIIIII » Jul 6th, '09, 19:35

Camellia Sinensis is awesome, great teas!,heard about it hear! From Victoria ahhaaha thanks.

Had a cup of masala chai, but two crazy friends kept stealing it from me, drinking it hahahaha, reminds them of home....Now i have to make more! Then some greeeeeeeeeeeeennnnn gotta get my fix eh?
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