AACK! MOAR jealousies! Must... visit... antique stores...Victoria wrote:Yesterday I tried Tao of Tea as a vendor for the first time and their LiShan which is in my cup again today.
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Heresies! Lunacies!Pentox wrote: So far in the cup this morning. Diet Pepsi.
In my cup, Wuyi something. Da Ye I think, another sample, second time around. I like it. Tried new stuff yesterday. More samples. Need to dive into Senchas (again.) I've only had really low grade senchas in the past, and wasn't too fond of them.
Yes it's a day of rebellion. My first cup was a nice cup of coffee at a restaurant for breakfast!!GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Heresies! Lunacies!Pentox wrote: So far in the cup this morning. Diet Pepsi.
In my cup, Wuyi something. Da Ye I think, another sample, second time around. I like it. Tried new stuff yesterday. More samples. Need to dive into Senchas (again.) I've only had really low grade senchas in the past, and wasn't too fond of them.
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VIVA LA RESISTANCE!Victoria wrote:Yes it's a day of rebellion. My first cup was a nice cup of coffee at a restaurant for breakfast!!GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Heresies! Lunacies!Pentox wrote: So far in the cup this morning. Diet Pepsi.
In my cup, Wuyi something. Da Ye I think, another sample, second time around. I like it. Tried new stuff yesterday. More samples. Need to dive into Senchas (again.) I've only had really low grade senchas in the past, and wasn't too fond of them.
Had Hot Cinnamon Spice tea w/bfast this morning.
For lunch I played w/the last of the teas from the box. I finally got brave enough to try the mini tuochas. Hop was right--this may have not been the best thing to try for my first experience w/pu. Bleck!
The ripe was so dark & thick it reminded me of coffee (& like kymidwife, thought of potting soil). The raw was the better of the two but still not anything I'm in a hurry to try again.
And, Ms V, I'm LOVIN' the black toile cup & saucer! Can that come to GA, too?
For lunch I played w/the last of the teas from the box. I finally got brave enough to try the mini tuochas. Hop was right--this may have not been the best thing to try for my first experience w/pu. Bleck!
The ripe was so dark & thick it reminded me of coffee (& like kymidwife, thought of potting soil). The raw was the better of the two but still not anything I'm in a hurry to try again. And, Ms V, I'm LOVIN' the black toile cup & saucer! Can that come to GA, too?
Victoria wrote:Yesterday I tried Tao of Tea as a vendor for the first time and their LiShan which is in my cup again today.
Hi everybody. Haven't checked in for a while, but to answer today's poll I wanted to mention a new tea I tried Saturday: Sweet Flower Oolong from TeaSource. It's a light, flowery oolong good for many steeps. They have a lovely Magnolia Oolong, too, and both also taste refreshing with a couple drops of stevia and on ice.
Hapy Monday!
Hapy Monday!
"Top off the tea... it lubricates the grey matter."
(Jerry Ledbetter, "Good Neighbors")
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Da Ye gave out after 5 steeps. I've not had good luck this week with long oolong sessions. Switched to that 1998 Menghai shu pu. Still know nothing about where/who on this one, but it's decent. Got the rec. from GeoffK's blog, so he might know a little more about this tea:
LOOK! a hitchhiker on my morning flowers!
LOOK! a hitchhiker on my morning flowers!
Sal - that footed cup is just lovely!
Henley - I have a lot of B&W Toile in my dining room, I was so fortunate to find these cups on eBay! Can't pass them along, but you are welcome to come for tea.
dotK - Oy!! What Sweet Flower Oolong??? I must try!!!
GeekGirl - That pic is just ... wow. And the detail on your pot! Wow!
Henley - I have a lot of B&W Toile in my dining room, I was so fortunate to find these cups on eBay! Can't pass them along, but you are welcome to come for tea.
dotK - Oy!! What Sweet Flower Oolong??? I must try!!!
GeekGirl - That pic is just ... wow. And the detail on your pot! Wow!
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Nice tea for one...Victoria wrote:Yesterday I tried Tao of Tea as a vendor for the first time and their LiShan which is in my cup again today.
Finishing my first session of a new tea for me, Houryoko Fukamushi. I will have to try and figure out how different this is to their Fukamushi Maki. Seems pretty similar...has a healthy dose of astringency and lots of flavor.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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Is there some way to get a look at a bigger file of this image. There's stuff here a guy's got to see!Victoria wrote:Yesterday I tried Tao of Tea as a vendor for the first time and their LiShan which is in my cup again today.
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Geekgirl, So kind of you to say.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Holy moly, my jealousy meter just pinged all the way to the right! LOVE this teaset!
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Re: Nilgiri and Parigi
A little girly, Sal, but very nice. The cup is da bomb.Salsero wrote:A special cup of handmade Nilgiri.
O.K., yesterday we did Puccini in Japan; today, Massenet in France: En fermant les yeux…
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I swear I have that backgound image on a tin.
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