Tuesday TeaDay 12/09/08 Goofy tea tin?

[olivierco]

Golden Monkey King, SFTGFOP1 (Mariage frères)
Yunnan gold flavor of course as it is composed of approximatively 50% of golden buds, very smooth but also with some pleasant spicy accents in the "attaque" (I don't know whether "attack" is the right english word for it).

[Chip]

Golden Monkey King, SFTGFOP1 (Mariage frères)
Yunnan gold flavor of course as it is composed of approximatively 50% of golden buds, very smooth but also with some pleasant spicy accents in the "attaque" (I don't know whether "attack" is the right english word for it).

Not exactly sure what you mean. Up front, background, assertive?

Chiran YM from O-Cha currently, very good today!

[olivierco]

Golden Monkey King, SFTGFOP1 (Mariage frères)
Yunnan gold flavor of course as it is composed of approximatively 50% of golden buds, very smooth but also with some pleasant spicy accents in the "attaque" (I don't know whether "attack" is the right english word for it).

Not exactly sure what you mean. Up front, background, assertive?

The very first taste you experience when drinking the tea.

[Salsero]

The very first taste you experience when drinking the tea.

"Starts out" or "starts out on the palate" sounds like a good oenophile equivalent in English. Thus, "it starts out with some pleasant spicy notes."

Although, frankly, saying it in French probably has more class ... even in the English speaking wine world.

[leiche]

Other than a few Chinese tins with pictures on them, my tins are all plain Adagio stuff.

I just polished off a cupcake with a cup of Wuyi Amber. It's nice when I'm not too lazy to bake.

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

I noticed this happening to one of my boxes over the weekend. I did a search for warped paulownia wood and found that it may be a moisture problem. One site recommended using a wet towel and a warm iron to get moisture to pass through the wood. Haven't tried it yet but probably will.

If you're brave enough to try it, I would do it on the side without the calligraphy.

[edkrueger]

I own three Sakurayaki containers, do those count?

[Cinnamon Kitty]

Most of my collection is Adagio tins, a few tins from Enjoying Tea, and one gold-colored one from another tea shop. The only pretty one that I have is a double-lidded Japanese style one. I got in the Japan part of Epcot in Disney. It is currently being used for 90s Aged Nan Tou from Hou De.

I finished off the Glendale Nilgiri FOP today. Sad to be done with it, but hoping for more for Christmas.

[phantom9309]

Phantom: What's disappointing is that I haven't been able to find an non upholstered chabako yet. I've been searching for quite some time too.

I came across this and thought of you Pentox. I haven't tried emailing the store yet but let us know if you end up getting it.

http://www.kyoto-teramachi.or.jp/horaido/greentea.htm

[Shelob]

Wow, I don't own any of those really special and cool ones... didn't even know they existed. Well, that's a newbie for ya! Altho' I do own an old canister that is special to me.

[Chip]

bumps