Tuesday TeaDay 1/06/09 Captivating tea names?

[bcos]

I wouldn't say that I fall for the beauty of a name, but rather i'm a sucker for the clarity of a name.

A castleton sftgfop-1 first flush has more appeal in the name to me than super fancy moonlight honey darjeeling. (although the second is a totally madeup name).

Idk Pentox, it does say SUPER fancy....

Beautiful names haven't really effected my purchases. As I start to try more and more teas, I find that I've ordered teas based on people's recommendations and most of the names are hard to keep straight, let alone think that they're beautiful names.

This morning is some TGY, followed by some Uji Gyokuro when I go out shopping for some tea odds and ends.

[guitar9876]

One of my fav is Iron Goddess of Mercy. The story behind the name is kinda interesting too. I'm gonna make some yutaka midori in a minuet.

[olivierco]

Definitely not!

When I buy a tea, I want to know exactly what it is, i.e. kuradashi gyokuro super premium or Darjeeling Risheehat 2008 SFTGFOP1 speaks for me much than any fancy name.

Keemun Mao Feng Imperial in a few minutes.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I don't think that I am influenced by the beauty of the name of the tea. I get more enthralled by the descriptions that the vendors write about the teas. The only tea that I had to get just based on the name was an Ali Shan oolong, simply because my nickname is "Ali."

Today, I am drinking the Big Red Robe that I started brewing last night.

[JP]

I know that the name has influenced my purchases in the past, but I can't recall a single one of them.

[chamekke]

I wouldn't say that I fall for the beauty of a name, but rather i'm a sucker for the clarity of a name.

A castleton sftgfop-1 first flush has more appeal in the name to me than super fancy moonlight honey darjeeling. (although the second is a totally madeup name).

But... Moonlight! And... Honey! And, and... it's Fancy!!!

Heh. What Pentox said. I like precision in a name, not prettiness.

[kongni]

I tried Ti Kuan Yin for the name mainly because Kuan Yin is a Buddhist architype. It tasted terrible though and I've been told to keep trying different types of tea before giving up on the goddess oolong.

Having some matcha sencha right now

Happy tea day!

[gingkoseto]

Definitely yes for me. There are a few teas that I wanted them very much even before I tried them. Such as Bergamot (Fo Shou) Oolong. I always love bergamot! And Bi Tan Piao Xue (snowflakes on green lake) - I can't resist jasmine petals like snowflakes

A few that I've never had yet but very much fascinated with their names: chun shan xue jian (spring mountain snow sword), wu yang spring rain, xue shui yun lu (snow water cloud green). Don't even know where to find them though

[Pentox]

Hello! I'm alive - well, sort of. I've found that one of the best indicators with how I am feeling is how much time I spent on TC. I have been fighting a horrid cold and feeling horrid and have been skipping out on TC for like a week. Though, maybe it is the skipping of TC that makes me feel bad, not the feeling bad making me miss TC...

Definitely the skipping of TC that makes you feel bad. That's for sure.

Wow it sounds like Super Fancy Moonlight Honey Darjeeling would be a popular hit

This morning: SA Genmai

[treazure]

I might be attracted to an intriguing name but I buy because of the ingredients list. If I see one flower or rooibos in with my tea, it's going to the compost bin.

In my cup - mulled black tea using Irish Breakfast Blend as the base, with apple cider, cinnamon stick, little shaving of ginger, allspice and nutmeg with honey to sweeten. A little rum or Irish whisky is actually rather good in it too, especially if you're fighting a cold or want to stave it off or whatever other excuse you can come up with!

[disillusioned]

I have to say teavana takes the award for most inventive tea names, I mean its not everyday you can drink a tea entitled Zingiber Ginger Coconut or Fruta Bomba. But I digress first thing in my cup today was Golden Nepal Kanyam Estate 2nd Flush.

[geeber1]

Nice to see you Auggy and Treazure!

I would say that an intriguing name might pique my interest, but the description of the tea is what would make me decide to purchase it.

This morning I had Irish Breakfast at home. Here at work I'm enjoying some Nilgiri Parkside Oolong.

[jazz88]

Voted maybe. I evaluate everything: name, description, design, packaging etc., etc.
It tells me a lot about the company: how much attention they pay to the details, how much effort they put into presentation etc. what is their approach/vision? Every detail counts.
Names that captivate my imagination: for some silly reason I like "coconut pouchong"
I just like the sound of it and "Russian Caravan Tea" – evokes a lot of fancy images.
Going to make some Golden Spring from Adagio.

[murrius]

I like the poetry in the naming of teas but it hasn't influenced my purchases yet. I'm influenced much more by vendor sites, tea blogs, and most of all my colleagues on teachat.

Sencha Zuiko so far today. Subtle, floral, sweet - talk about poetry!

[leiche]

Pretty names are nice to say, and they might make me read the description of the tea a little more closely, but taste always wins out. I've never actually bought anything just because of the name.

Definitely enjoying the smokey, charcoal sweetness of Wuyi Amber this afternoon. I only wish I had a cookie to accompany it.