I don't think the name of tea is that big of an influence on what kinds I drink. Well, I guess if it has a captivating enough name I'll be curious to try it and see what it's like, but it mostly depends on taste.
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[/center]I've never bought a tea based on it's name, but an interesting name certainly gets me interested in doing so.
I am currently gong-fuing for the first time, in a gaiwan i recently received from YSLL. I'm brewing a white Mao Feng from Fujian. Since I have never used this method before, I am not familiar with the tea and white's are legendary in being hard to brew right, I am not sure weather I made a good cup or not(or rather if I could have made a better one) It tastes alright though, so I'm not going to complain. It has some peachy note to it, which I like. Well, off to resteep.
I am currently gong-fuing for the first time, in a gaiwan i recently received from YSLL. I'm brewing a white Mao Feng from Fujian. Since I have never used this method before, I am not familiar with the tea and white's are legendary in being hard to brew right, I am not sure weather I made a good cup or not(or rather if I could have made a better one) It tastes alright though, so I'm not going to complain. It has some peachy note to it, which I like. Well, off to resteep.
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if the name has some meaning, like big red robe or iron godess of mercy, I think it adds to the enjoyment of the tea. Silly made up names annoy me, like naming a housing developement "Oak Creek Meadows", when it is 98% asphalt walled in with no oaks, creeks or meadows, and never had any oaks, creeks or meadows as it was 100% underwater everglades pre-developer.
Though the fables around TKY etc might be just fables, they have history and beauty.
Though the fables around TKY etc might be just fables, they have history and beauty.
I don't remember ever buying a tea solely because I liked the name... but I do really enjoy tea names, and could probably be seduced by some of them. Beyond the poetic "Honey Nectar of an Angel's Floating Kiss on a Cloud", what I really like are the names associated with tea history, or the names that are genuinely descriptive of the tea and where it comes from, just because I like the way they sound... like Kagoshima Sencha Yutaka Midori... or Big Red Robe... or Castleton Moonlight... they sound beautiful.
In my cup tonight, Casablanca Twist mixed half and half with a black tea blend to tone down the mint... very delicious. Watching "Remember the Titans" and listening to "She was a long cool woman in a black dress..."
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In my cup tonight, Casablanca Twist mixed half and half with a black tea blend to tone down the mint... very delicious. Watching "Remember the Titans" and listening to "She was a long cool woman in a black dress..."
Sarah
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Aw, yay! I totally need some pink monkey coldbuster tea! Or just a pink monkey tea. Pentox, this is your new assignment.Pentox wrote:Lol if someone found me a job making up teanames, i'll make a pink monkey coldbuster for ya.
Currently sipping on some darjeeling (can't remember which one) in between naps.
Have to agree with conventional naming being vastly preferred.
No chi-chi names. Makes me wonder what they are hiding.
In my evening cup: a very tippy Bai Hao Oolong, Autumn 2007.
Forgot I had this in my tea stash. Was organizing this evening, meaning sort, sample and pitch if necessary (space is at a premium).
Lo and behold, there it was, unopened, just begging to be cupped, despite it being a bit late.
Fruity, maybe a tad oakey, not terribly sweet but with very mild astringency. Forgiving of not so careful preparation.
Perfect for a foggy mid-winter's night.
No chi-chi names. Makes me wonder what they are hiding.
In my evening cup: a very tippy Bai Hao Oolong, Autumn 2007.
Forgot I had this in my tea stash. Was organizing this evening, meaning sort, sample and pitch if necessary (space is at a premium).
Lo and behold, there it was, unopened, just begging to be cupped, despite it being a bit late.
Fruity, maybe a tad oakey, not terribly sweet but with very mild astringency. Forgiving of not so careful preparation.
Perfect for a foggy mid-winter's night.
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