Wednesday TeaDay 7/01/09 A new month, last month's fave?

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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. It is a new month, but what was your fave tea of last month. Details, details, details. Was it a ...

Black
8
22%
Oolong
7
19%
Green
14
38%
White or Yellow
1
3%
(Darjeeling) the undefinable
1
3%
Pu-erh
6
16%
Herbal
0
No votes
Other
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 37
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Wednesday TeaDay 7/01/09 A new month, last month's fave?

by Chip » Jul 1st, '09, 00:54

Greetings TeaFans. Welcome to TeaDay. Please stop in and share what is in your cup today.

Yesterday we discussed the first 6 months of TeaYear 2009 on a quiet day on TeaChat. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. It is a new month, but what was your fave tea of last month. Details, details, details.

I am looking forward to sharing TeaDay with everyone. Bottoms up.
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Takumi yame shincha with dried apricots

by Salsero » Jul 1st, '09, 01:38

How could it have been anything other than Japanese shincha? Actually, in my case I also had a great time with several of the less elegant Japanese teas as well ... but shincha the highlight.
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by entropyembrace » Jul 1st, '09, 01:54

I think my fav this month has been the 2008 2nd Flush Margaret's Hope Darjeeling...I can't seem to get enough of this tea!

I've come very close to breaking my no multiple sessions of the same tea in a row rule with this one. :lol:
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by Sam. » Jul 1st, '09, 01:59

Are those dried apricots, Salsero? My #1 tea for the month was, as usual, Japanese fukamushi sencha and kukicha.
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by Salsero » Jul 1st, '09, 02:03

Sam. wrote:Are those dried apricots, Salsero?
Yes, I just love them. Never cared for fresh ones, but I'm crazy about the dried ones.
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by olivierco » Jul 1st, '09, 03:19

Green of course. Although I had very good Chinese greens, Gyokuro (Tsuru Jiru Shi and Kame Jiru Shi) and shincha (Kirameki and Ippodo) were my favorite teas in June.

Organic Asamushi Sencha "Warashina Supreme" this morning.
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by Drax » Jul 1st, '09, 05:58

I really enjoyed that orange mark pu'erh that I got from my skip4tea foray....

Meanwhile, still long on oolongs!

Yes, running behind this morning... only a quick note today (:
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by sriracha » Jul 1st, '09, 07:11

Last month's best tea has to be the marked-down kukicha I found a while ago. An unexpected find I definitely will be buying again.

Had a cup of Fortnum & Mason's Royal Blend before rushing out the door today.

Right now some more Yunnan in front of me, and I'm planning to make my colleague some TGY just because I'm so excited about the Funalliance sample I have.
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by MASALACHAAAAIIIIII » Jul 1st, '09, 08:50

Well I would almost say a definite tie between sae midori from o-cha and nepal llam fikkal fk-2 from camellia sinensis (all gone :( ) But I chose fikkal, loved its aroma and taste.

Having a cup of FF darjeeling risheet09 MMMM MMMM, getting better at brewing this un
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by Riene » Jul 1st, '09, 08:50


Black tea, of course!

PG Tips Special Blend in the mug this morning.
Although my neighbors are all barbarians,
And you, you are a thousand miles away,
There are always two cups on my table.
--Tang Dynasty
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by Victoria » Jul 1st, '09, 09:59

Oolong, of course!

A really sweet little LiShan from Floating Leaves Tea.

In my cup this morning a new Baozhong, this one from
Pure Puer.

Have a nice day everyone!
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by geeber1 » Jul 1st, '09, 11:01

Black for me, mostly because I have been in a bit of a rut. I'm sure next month will be oolongs thanks to the box pass.

Yunnan black this morning. Not sure yet what the rest of the day holds!
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by Chip » Jul 1st, '09, 11:31

Most certainly a shincha green from Japan. Trying to think which reigned supreme, but there were pretty many very good ones, so I will have to think about it today.

Began the TD with one very good shincha, Yutaka Midori, this is a bit more challenging this year, but I feel I really nailed it today. SweeTea would agree while Wulong, Ceylon, TEAh, Pyrit, and Gandalf checked out the TeaTable happenings.

Enjoy the TeaDay, enjoy the day.
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by MASALACHAAAAIIIIII » Jul 1st, '09, 11:48

Having a cup of masala chai, cinnamon/cloves/peppercorns/cardamom/ginger mix instead of the usual ginger/cardamom mix. Pretty good! Probably sae midori next since its nearly finished, surprised how long it has lasted. Off to study electric fields while listening to some mogwai-christmas steps CHECK IT OUTTTTTT WEEE! Everyone have a bad day! jk
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by brlarson » Jul 1st, '09, 12:56

My two faves were dancong, Hou de's 2007 Winter Old Bush "Ba Xian" and 2007 Spring Lin-Tou "Mi Lan". The Ba Xian is exceptional, but I'm also a real sucker for the medium roasting in the Lin-Tou.

I've only tasted one shincha so far (YM). The next one opened will be the Takumi.

I have really enjoyed the Sugimoto SA sencha. It's inexpensive and it has a wonderful sweetness that I haven't yet been able to describe. Very nicely crafted.

The Tsuru-Jiru-Shi is delicious, but I haven't quite gotten it to ``pop''. I've been using a 4:3 ratio of leaf to water at 140F for 120 seconds, but it seems to prefer a slighter higher temperature.
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