Friday TeaDay 10/17/08 TC/TCR ANNOUNCEMENT DAY!

BYOT! Enter TeaChat here, you never know what you may find!
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Announcement: TeaChat Tastings, Comparisons, and Reviews (TC/TCR) is coming! We hope to have the first teas in participants' hands within a month. Will you participate?

YES YES YES
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64%
I think so
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I think not
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No
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Other
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Total votes: 55
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by Chip » Oct 17th, '08, 11:55

Pentox wrote:Sounds great, I'm in. The whole program sounds a bit intense!.

Today's cup, O-cha chiran supreme.
So, the announcement is worthy? :lol:

And the Chiran Supreme, I hope it is a special session. :wink:
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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by geeber1 » Oct 17th, '08, 12:03

Sarah,

What a pretty cup! I love clear glass so I can see the color of the tea.

Today I was doing a search on Dooars tea, which I ordered a small amount of from TeaSource and found a site called Jaya Tea. They had some Castleton 1st Flush listed. I don't know what quality of vendor they are or how their tea is, but might be worth trying?

Also, sending prayers your way on your biopsy. I had a thyroid biopsy several years ago that ended up being a cyst. Hope that yours has a good outcome as well.

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by horsencl » Oct 17th, '08, 12:03

That sounds like an awesome idea, I'm definately in! I'm a tea reviewer for teaviews.com. It sounds like this program will be similar but a little more standardized, with everyone brewing the same way and tasting the same teas.

No tea yet for me today. I slept late and haven't brewed anything yet. I spent the night trying to rescue baby mollies out of my fish tank and I am exhausted. :shock: I managed to find 5 of them after hours of backbreaking work, lol.
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by Victoria » Oct 17th, '08, 12:14

Chip wrote: Yame Gyokuro a la O-Cha with Delilah staring at my cup the whole time. She likes to watch me drink tea every morning, sits on my butcher block table, never saying a word, but I am not sharing with her. All she would have to do is ask. :twisted:
Poor kitty is trying to tell you to switch to Oolong.

In my work cup this morning ...
Rishi Boa Zhong Oolong.
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by Chip » Oct 17th, '08, 12:19

Victoria wrote:
Chip wrote: Yame Gyokuro a la O-Cha with Delilah staring at my cup the whole time. She likes to watch me drink tea every morning, sits on my butcher block table, never saying a word, but I am not sharing with her. All she would have to do is ask. :twisted:
Poor kitty is trying to tell you to switch to Oolong.

In my work cup this morning ...
Rishi Boa Zhong Oolong.
Who said she was a kitty? :lol:

No oolong in my cup currently, Chiran Supreme ftw. Oolong is next.
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by caligatia » Oct 17th, '08, 12:32

Sign me up for tastings! I'd be happy to write reviews.

Yesterday morning I drove down to my in-laws for some family stuff. Home now. Need tea. (I did take some Formosa lapsang and Irish breakfast with me, so I was not without, but I only got to have one cup last night and one with breakfast this morning. NOT ENOUGH.) Also need a nap. In-laws have the worst guest bed ever.

My cats are fascinated by tea. Dahlia likes to taste-test my iced teas, and Juhani is never happy unless she "helps" me make hot tea and gets to sniff the results. You know, it's really hard to measure out the leaves when a cat insists upon sticking her nose in the tin. So cute, though!
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by Cinnamon Kitty » Oct 17th, '08, 12:34

Oooo! Pick me! Pick me! I would love to do group tastings! This is an absolutely awesome idea.

Today is starting with hojicha since I really don't need any caffeine at the moment.
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by Shelob » Oct 17th, '08, 12:38

Chip wrote:
Victoria wrote:
Chip wrote: Yame Gyokuro a la O-Cha with Delilah staring at my cup the whole time. She likes to watch me drink tea every morning, sits on my butcher block table, never saying a word, but I am not sharing with her. All she would have to do is ask. :twisted:
Poor kitty is trying to tell you to switch to Oolong.
Who said she was a kitty? :lol:
Touche! Must be one of the geisha that reside in your home?

more oolong for me!
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by Pentox » Oct 17th, '08, 12:43

Chip wrote:
Pentox wrote:Sounds great, I'm in. The whole program sounds a bit intense!.

Today's cup, O-cha chiran supreme.
So, the announcement is worthy? :lol:

And the Chiran Supreme, I hope it is a special session. :wink:
Hmmm worthiness will be determined when details are ironed out. That and if the first round is gonna be greeeeen :lol: .

As for the chiran, it's ok.
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by gingkoseto » Oct 17th, '08, 12:45

This sounds exciting and definitely worth doing! :D

Tai Ping Hou Kui this morning. And thinking hard which oolong for this afternoon :D
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by Pentox » Oct 17th, '08, 12:54

Chip wrote: Who said she was a kitty? :lol:

No oolong in my cup currently, Chiran Supreme ftw. Oolong is next.
Lol, i've been wondering who/what Delilah is.
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by Tea na » Oct 17th, '08, 13:15

Sounds like a great experience! I would love to participate!
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by kymidwife » Oct 17th, '08, 13:19

geeber1 wrote:Sarah,

What a pretty cup! I love clear glass so I can see the color of the tea.
Thanks! I got it at the Salvation Army for a dime! 8)

Shop 2nd hand, I'm just sayin! That's where I found my somayaki cups too... 59 cents each as compared to 19.99 each at Teavana. :wink:

Thanks again for the thyroid blessings, everyone. My endocrinologist isn't worried, but I will still be glad to know for sure. Will keep you posted.

Sarah
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Oct 17th, '08, 13:20
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by Riene » Oct 17th, '08, 13:20

I'm interested and would like to know more about it. I'm not sure that I have the necessary "expertise" to properly review all varieties of tea. Also, there is the expense....
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by leiche » Oct 17th, '08, 13:33

Sounds great! I'm up for it.

In an awful mood today, but hoping that some houjicha will lift my spirits. I've lost all motivation to work on a paper, despite a fast-approaching deadline.
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