GeekgirlUnveiled – very nice image!
Voted 7 I love oolong tea in the afternoon. Just had the last bit of the rose scented black tea I bought at the Huntington Garden,Ca. Drinking it reminded me of the gorgeous rose garden they have. Sigh. Back to work.
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I don't crave oolong but I just had my first pot last night. I saw a video on youtube showing how this tea is made. I was facinated by the process. All the drying and rolling and drying and squeezing etc. I ran out and bought some Dong Ding from Taiwan at my local tea shop. Fortunately I brewed it in my glass tea pot so I was able to see how the little oolong rocks turn back into leaves again by the second steep. By the end I had fully formed leaves in my pot. Looked like I had run into my backyard tea plantation and threw and handful of fresh leaves in. I smiled all night.
Back to Sencha Zuiko this morning though.
Back to Sencha Zuiko this morning though.
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10. I cannot resist the oolongs - Absolutely crave them always.
Today though, in keeping with my Hawaiian mood I'm enjoying
some black hibiscus tea from Lupicia.
Today though, in keeping with my Hawaiian mood I'm enjoying
some black hibiscus tea from Lupicia.
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Thanks for the welcome back! Hawaii was fabulous and I spent a fortune on some great teas and teaware!
First, unexpectedly finding a Lupicia Store at the Ala Moana shopping center in Honolulu then flying to the big island for some one on one tea tasting at a local Hawaiian tea plantation. Lots to tell and pics too, but I'm still on Hawaii time and have unpacking, laundry and napping on the agenda for today!
First, unexpectedly finding a Lupicia Store at the Ala Moana shopping center in Honolulu then flying to the big island for some one on one tea tasting at a local Hawaiian tea plantation. Lots to tell and pics too, but I'm still on Hawaii time and have unpacking, laundry and napping on the agenda for today!
Ah yes, one of the 6. The only one not in califorina as well. And one of the three I have yet to visit.Victoria wrote:Thanks for the welcome back! Hawaii was fabulous and I spent a fortune on some great teas and teaware!
First, unexpectedly finding a Lupicia Store at the Ala Moana shopping center in Honolulu then flying to the big island for some one on one tea tasting at a local Hawaiian tea plantation. Lots to tell and pics too, but I'm still on Hawaii time and have unpacking, laundry and napping on the agenda for today!
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What a beautiful piece! You have a great collection of teaware. I see on the flickr photo page it's a Reid Ozaki. Do you follow Hawai'ian art/artists? His works are exceptional.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Love me some oolong. Sometimes I crave it, not terribly often.
Morning matcha: <some gorgeous chawan>
Oh I thought it was great!! I was in there for close to an hour I bet as my family members waited patiently for me outside. The choices were overwhelming. Although many Darjeelings I was looking at were sold out, as well as a few oolongs. I loved browsing the teaware too, much of which is not on the site. I'll be debuting my new cup and saucer soon as I get to my pictures, on the Show Off Topic.Pentox wrote:What was your opinion of being in a B&M Lupicia store?Victoria wrote: First, unexpectedly finding a Lupicia Store at the Ala Moana shopping center in Honolulu!
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