Dec 16th, '09, 20:55
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by Chip » Dec 16th, '09, 20:55
edkrueger wrote:This is a hard one. I think I might need to answer this by category and I'll just talk about Japanese greens for now.
Gyokuro:
1. Tenka-ichi (Ippodo)
2. 1st Grade (Fukujuen)
3. Susuricha (Maiko)
Sencha (Excluding Shincha):
1. Kaboku (Ippodo)
2. Kumpu (Ippodo)
3. Hosen (Ippodo)
Shincha
1. Honyama (The Steeping Room)
2. Hatsumi (Den's)
3. Shincha (Ippodo)
Bancha:
1. Obukucha (Ippodo)
Clearly Ed is an Asa man!
TD continued with an excellent tasting of Zencha Fuji the Ultimate, a Fukamushi. Next up Genmaich at the Sushi Bar followed by a tasting of Organic Matcha from Den's with DW. A great TD!
Dec 16th, '09, 21:20
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by edkrueger » Dec 16th, '09, 21:20
Indeed. I don't think a single thing on the list is even chumushi.
Dec 16th, '09, 21:46
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by cha-fu » Dec 16th, '09, 21:46
edkrueger wrote:Did that come from Nadacha? I really like the 7581.
No, it's not. It was ordered from a collector/vendor in Taiwan who acquired those bricks from Hong Kong many years back. The storage condition of those bricks was very good, so they aged well and no bad storage smell. Sample from this brick was much better than another late 80s 7581 sample (with white oily paper wrap which looks different from Nadacha's 7581). Of course, had to pay more for the quality.
Dec 17th, '09, 06:53
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by brad4419 » Dec 17th, '09, 06:53
Such a difficult question. I would say its either jingteashops xiao hong pao or lower grade long jing. I really like them both because they have some nutty flavor which I have figured out is my favorate tea-taste.
taiwanese oolong yesterday
