Tuesday TeaDay 1/13/09 TeaChat influence?

[caligatia]

Congrats to Cinnamon Kitty!!!!

I want to explore darker oolongs and sheng more this year. I may taste some Japanese greens with the rest of you, too, although I'll be ordering tiny amounts out of fear I won't like them.

Iced strawberry black tea in my glass at the moment. It's cold outside, but I cleaned house and then worked out (free weights). So I'm a little warm right now...

[Chip]

I have no doubt that I will be led into wild and wonderful new realms of teadom by all you knowledgeable and curious explorers. In 2008 it was pu-erh, which I am still exploring. I notice that a number of people mentioned getting into Japanese greens in the near future and I may join the crowd. Chip seems to have inspired many of us. (Or gotten to us through subliminal web messages.)

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[Geekgirl]

Minor household deities?

The Poppets like this designation, and they would like to stress that they are not "do-dads," although the word presents interesting possibilities. They also say if you are in need of a household deity, you can find them at the Poppet Planet.

[Pentox]

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Psh you and your subliminal, go for superliminal.

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[Salsero]

it coats the mouth really well. Maybe oily. I can't shake the feeling of bacon, though, which is kind of disturbing.

Hey Sal, didn't you have a bacon-like tea awhile ago...? Probably not this one, though.

I love it when the tea is thick like that in the mouth or oily on the lips. My bacon tea (shudder) was something called Huo Shan Huang Ya, a yellow tea that Tomas, the Slovak who runs the Tuo Cha blog, had sent me. Specifically, bacon and potatoes. It was his analogy, but once planted in my brain it was too powerful to resist.

I did not find any breakfast meats in my two sessions with the HLH sheng. The closest to pig would be the leather aroma. I do have a note that it was "rather soapy" and I am not sure if I meant that as a good thing. Goose recently referenced his thoughts on that tea HERE.

superliminal

You crack me up.

[horsencl]

I am always trying new teas thanks to the evil influences of teachat peer pressure. My next venture will be matcha, once all my stuff arrives from Den's. Just a giant cup of Rishi Chai for me today. I've got a terrible case of bronchitis and I thought it might help open up my airways a little.

[murrius]

Oh Brandon, avert thine eyes.

Sal, I'm completely awed by your ability to produce a beautiful tea pic every single day! I have been watching you do this for almost a solid year now. You are the man!

[murrius]

I passed my Life, Accident, and Health Insurance licensing exam tea this morning. The current choices are Yutaka Midori or 90s Aged Nan Tou oolong. I might just end up having both.

Way to go CK. It's amazing that something so complex and life altering can start with a thought and end with something so concrete. Like tea actually......

[Victoria]

Well, I've re-attacked this Hai Lang/Long Hao Mengku Wild Arbor....

it coats the mouth really well. Maybe oily. I can't shake the feeling of bacon, though, which is kind of disturbing.

Hey Sal, didn't you have a bacon-like tea awhile ago...? Probably not this one, though.

I mentioned a sample I had here on TD of 2006 Mengku Wild Arbor King raw pu-erh brick - that smelled of bacon. Although it didn't taste of it, like you said, it was disturbing enough to interfere.

[murrius]

Posts on TeaChat lead to most of my tea explorations. 2009 will be no exception. I suspect I will delve deeper into oolong (particularly Baozhong) and Chinese greens this year. I have ordered the black tea sampler from Adagio so I guess that means I can add black/red teas to that list as well.

Fukamushi sencha - maki this morning. I suspect tonight will be Margaret's hope darjeeing but, you never know......

[brlarson]

I love it when the tea is thick like that in the mouth or oily on the lips. My bacon tea (shudder) was something called Huo Shan Huang Ya, a yellow tea that Tomas, the Slovak who runs the Tuo Cha blog, had sent me. Specifically, bacon and potatoes. It was his analogy, but once planted in my brain it was too powerful to resist.

I tasted a Huo Shan Huang Ya yellow the other day -- in fact I'm tasting it again right now. It is yellow-gold with a bright sheen and it has only light, pure squash flavors, fuller than yellow squash, and with hints of butter. It has wonderful mouthfeel and it's very light on the tongue. I suppose I can see potato as a descriptor because of its thickness on the tongue, but this is much more refined than potatoes. BTW, this is from Teaspring and it's delicious and I *will* be buying more of it before it disappears.

Do you think your friend could have told you the wrong name?
I tasted an eccentric yellow, Wei Shan Mao Jian, also from Teaspring, that had been roasted and had a very smoky taste and smell, smoky in the Wuyi sense, with a certain amount of ``tang''. After the first wash the scents toned down to the aroma of really good barbequed ribs, but with squash tones underneath.
Very odd, but interesting. I could understand if this was described as bacon and potatoes.

[kymidwife]

Like Chip, I answered "very likely" but realize I am partially in denial. I already have plans to try some new teas in 2009 strictly due to the influence of Teachatters comments.

On my wish list is:

-Some decent matchas
-Dan Congs... any and all good ones (I've never had one at all)
-some darker roasted oolongs (2008 has been the green oolong year)

I'll definitely be exploring more Japanese greens and First Flush Darjeelings this coming Spring... and I'm still pu-curious, even though I haven't had very good results thus far in my pu adventures.

My teacup has been busy today... Adagio's Nepal FF has been in my cup more than once and I am really enjoying it so much! I think it's a must-try for Darjeeling lovers... I would have been sure it was a Darjeeling if I didn't know otherwise. I also had gyokuro TWICE... love that warming dry leaf aroma, and it's tasting so freakin delicious on this super cold day... I need to order some GOOD gyo soon, as I'm sure what I have is alittle inferior, but its yummy anyway.

I am off to bed soon... hope everyone had a happy TeaDay. CK, congrats on your exam!

Sarah

[Salsero]

for almost a solid year now. You are the man!

While I may well be the man, it has only been 255 days ... but who's counting. A deposit will be made into your numbered Swiss bank account.

Do you think your friend could have told you the wrong name?

I think he purchased the tea in Eastern Europe, so who knows what it was. That sample was certainly not as pretty as the one you describe.

celebrating that I passed my Life, Accident, and Health Insurance licensing exam tea this morning

Please allow me to join in the congratulatory volley. I'd go with the Yutaka Midori, but I guess that die is cast by now.

I took that exam 20 some years ago. Back then they just made you turn your head and cough.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

Thanks for all the congrats, everyone!

celebrating that I passed my Life, Accident, and Health Insurance licensing exam tea this morning

Please allow me to join in the congratulatory volley. I'd go with the Yutaka Midori, but I guess that die is cast by now.

I took that exam 20 some years ago. Back then they just made you turn your head and cough.

Mine was a 40 hour prelicensing course with a 100 question final exam plus a 150 question licensing exam on top of that. It was a little more than a cough. Maybe two or three coughs.

I went with both. Started with the YM and am now working on the Aged Nan Tou. It was an awesome tea day!

[Salsero]

It was a little more than a cough. Maybe two or three coughs.
I went with both. Started with the YM and am now working on the Aged Nan Tou. It was an awesome tea day!

Well, congrats on coughing up the right answers on the exams and congrats again on making the best possible tea choice! You're an awesome TeaChatter.