1996 Kun Ming Tea Factory, CNNP #7581 -- dry leaves still in the brick
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Jun 10th, '09, 10:57
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Pu-erh when i drink it exclusively has had profound effects on my health. i have used the "all of the above" especially the ritual to promote changes in my life style which has in turn brought about the reduction of medication i was told i would be on for the rest of my life.
not a bad trade for some tea.
dong ding this morning the last of the good stuff
got second rate for backup
not a bad trade for some tea.
dong ding this morning the last of the good stuff
got second rate for backup
Jun 10th, '09, 11:27
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i went with the 5 senses, i think this is the main reason why i drink it, but the history of it and the diffrent tea cultures make it one of the most interesting things i ever came across.
right now i studying for my exams... and i'm spoiling my senses with some Wen Shan Bao Zhong from Maison de Trois Thes.
right now i studying for my exams... and i'm spoiling my senses with some Wen Shan Bao Zhong from Maison de Trois Thes.
I totally agree. Some of my friends look at me like I have some kind of mental disorder when I go off on some new piece of history I've just learned, but seriously, this is such an interesting subject! Tea has been a catalyst of war. It's been swapped for drugs. It's been a huge import/export business for how many hundreds (one could argue thousands) of years? I just read that during WWII tea was hidden in warehouses all throughout London so that the city's entire supply would not be destroyed when the city was bombed. Now that is a serious love for tea...raveme wrote:...but the history of it and the diffrent tea cultures make it one of the most interesting things i ever came across.
I'm grateful I live in a time where it's so readily available.
Jun 10th, '09, 13:05
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Happy Birthday Mrs. Chip!!!!!
When I worked on this poll last night, I figured, easy, the 5 senses, but now I don't know. I may have changed my own mind with such mind blowing poll options. Seriously though, I will have to think a bit more about it thanks to everyone's great replies.
Began the TD with Mrs. Chip on her birthday, made her fave tea, Gyokuro, this time it was a home blend of Suimei from Den's and a little special very sweet gyo I got from Sal last year (I treat this mind melding stuff like gold since it is sooo good, and I may never see it again since Sal obtained it in some obscure tea dealings with someone who picked up this Japanese leaf while in Korea???)
When I worked on this poll last night, I figured, easy, the 5 senses, but now I don't know. I may have changed my own mind with such mind blowing poll options.
Seriously though, I will have to think a bit more about it thanks to everyone's great replies. Began the TD with Mrs. Chip on her birthday, made her fave tea, Gyokuro, this time it was a home blend of Suimei from Den's and a little special very sweet gyo I got from Sal last year (I treat this mind melding stuff like gold since it is sooo good, and I may never see it again since Sal obtained it in some obscure tea dealings with someone who picked up this Japanese leaf while in Korea???)
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Happy Birthday Mrs. Chip!
Its a bit of everything. Thats why its the best. Its fun to drink my tea thinking that people have been drinking this for thousands of years all over the world. Its healthy and tasty. You can drink tea while you do almost anything so its convenient and relaxing. The diverse flavors of each uniqe tea makes tea fun and sort of an adventure in tasting.
I just realized that Im the only person I know other than you teachatters who drinks hot tea
bee balm this morning. Im doing an all herbal day.[/b]
Its a bit of everything. Thats why its the best. Its fun to drink my tea thinking that people have been drinking this for thousands of years all over the world. Its healthy and tasty. You can drink tea while you do almost anything so its convenient and relaxing. The diverse flavors of each uniqe tea makes tea fun and sort of an adventure in tasting.
I just realized that Im the only person I know other than you teachatters who drinks hot tea
bee balm this morning. Im doing an all herbal day.[/b]
Jun 10th, '09, 13:57
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Happy Birthday Mrs. Chip!
Chances are a million to one against! The provenance of this multicultural tea was more enigmatic than the most romantic puerh hauled on the sweating flanks of horses across the Himalayas.Chip wrote: I may never see it again since Sal obtained it in some obscure tea dealings
Jun 10th, '09, 14:14
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It started with a love for matcha ice cream, then an interest in matcha for cooking, and then research lead me to high grade matcha and its health benefits, and then when I bought my first good matcha I was hooked. Now it's health, ceremony and the taste. I'm now getting interested in the history and tea ceremony. Basically it started with taste and now slowly its becoming all the reasons listed!
horsencl wrote:It's a little bit of everything for me but I voted personal tea ceremony. I have always drank tea but once I discovered the tea ceremony I got completely sucked into the vortex. Doing a personal ceremony is one of the most centering things I have ever done. It also helps that oolong is delicious
Can I ask what ceremony it is you do?
Where did you find it?
Is it something you came up with?
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