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by scotsajo » Oct 27th, '09, 18:56
Not sure what happened to me. I've hated tea my entire life. Even hated southern sweet tea.
But then someone at work was drinking Tazo Chai tea and I smelled it and went
what is THAT? So I tried it and now I can't stop drinking any and all tea I can find at the store. I've tried Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Green Chai, Orange Pekoe... so far I've enjoyed them all.
I even went to Teavana (I read the bad stuff too late) and got some loose tea and a thermos to steep it in. Now I am ready to try out some samplers. Any recommendations? So far I seem to like black tea the best.
Oct 27th, '09, 19:07
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by Chip » Oct 27th, '09, 19:07
Black teas are generally easiest to acclimate to for newbies to tea. I started with blacks and at some point decided I liked greens, so beware of overbuying early on!
Yeah, samples/samplers are a good place to start your journey. Adagio has some nice samplers. Try some of the nonflavored and if you want, some flavored. Ultimately you must decide what teas you like. "Like what you drink, drink what you like!"
And ... welcome to TeaChat! I hope to see you around the place.
Oct 28th, '09, 03:16
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by olivierco » Oct 28th, '09, 03:16
Welcome!
Oct 28th, '09, 09:19
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by Victoria » Oct 28th, '09, 09:19
Yes it can happen quickly! Welcome to our ranks!
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by Trey Winston » Oct 28th, '09, 14:12
Welcome
Oct 28th, '09, 17:28
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by Eastree » Oct 28th, '09, 17:28
Southern sweet tea? Another southerner?! xD
It seems I live within 6 hours of more people here than I sometimes realize!
So any way, welcome.
Oct 28th, '09, 18:41
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by depravitea » Oct 28th, '09, 18:41
Say bye-bye to any extra cash you have each month lol
A good way to get started is at Adagio. They offer tons of samples at great prices. It's a great way to try A LOT of different teas and narrow down what you like... or not narrow down.
If you really want to get into tea, read books and ask questions, everyone on here has been really cool with answering questions!
Oct 28th, '09, 18:52
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by scotsajo » Oct 28th, '09, 18:52
I'm not a southerner, I'm a midwesterner. I just figured sweet tea would be the easiest for me to stand back in the day. Nowadays I have to avoid sugar anyway so it's a moot point.
But thanks to all for the suggestion, I have been browsing the Adagio samples and will probably take the plunge soon! I do not have a teapot for loose tea yet, though. I guess I'll have to scrape up the money somehow...
Oct 28th, '09, 19:17
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by depravitea » Oct 28th, '09, 19:17
I'd recommend a gaiwan. You can get one for $4.00 on eBay at Dragon Tea House. A gaiwan is super-versatile. You can brew virtually anything in one.
Let me see if I can find the link...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 041wt_1165
May the Force be with you.
Oct 28th, '09, 19:24
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by theteascoop » Oct 28th, '09, 19:24
Welcome! Isn't it great how tastes change over time?
Oct 28th, '09, 19:29
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by depravitea » Oct 28th, '09, 19:29
theteascoop wrote:Welcome! Isn't it great how tastes change over time?
Yeah... but I still hate tomatoes.
Oct 28th, '09, 20:49
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by Dreamer » Oct 28th, '09, 20:49
All of a sudden, you will like lack money!
We'll help you spend it!
Welcome,
Dreamer
Oct 28th, '09, 20:55
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by Chip » Oct 28th, '09, 20:55
Dreamer wrote:All of a sudden, you will like lack money!
We'll help you spend it!
Not me .....
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by Taitea2009 » Nov 19th, '09, 00:32
Hi,
I'd like to recommend tea from an online seller.
The tea they sell are perhaps not suitable for perfessional tea drinkers. By that I mean those people who have years of tea drinking experiences and have developed special preference about tea.
Instread, the tea they sell are good for tea newbies, like flavored tea or fruity tea. And the price is cheap as well.
You can have a look of their website.
Edited by Moderator: Link removed, please read forum rules in Introduction regarding new members posting links and well as the posting of self promoting links/posts.
Chip
TeaDrinker who happens to Moderate
Nov 20th, '09, 01:16
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by depravitea » Nov 20th, '09, 01:16
All of a sudden, I hate SPAM.
