Thursday TeaDay 10/29/09 Vendor vendor vendor?

[Chip]

Good TeaDay everyone. I hope you will stop in and share what is in your cup throughout the day. And what your cup actually is ...

Yesterday we discussed our "relationship" with tea. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. How many vendors do you currently use to supply the vast majority of your TEA? Please share with us.

I am looking forward to sharing this TeaDay with everyone. Bottoms up.

[Geekgirl]

I'm gonna go with 6, because off the top of my head, that's what I come up with. It's very scientific.

Let's see:

Ippodo
Tao of Tea
Serenity Art
Floating Leaves Tea
New Century Tea Gallery
Uwajimaya


There are a couple others that I like very much and hit VERY occasionally, but I wouldn't call them either current OR the majority.

[Ebtoulson]

I actually on have about 4 steady vendor that I come back to again and again:

Adagio Teas
Den's Teas
Dragon Tea House
Puerhshop

There are quite a bit more that I have used and probably will use in the future. I just try to keep the number of vendors down so my orders are bigger and I save on shipping.

[olivierco]

Ippodo
Tsuen (via O-cha)
O-cha
Teaspring
Mariage frères
Palais des thés

6 vendors for 90% of my tea.

Kaboku sencha this morning.

[Drax]

I think about 7?

Adagio
O-cha
Yuuki Cha
Puerhshop
Nadacha
YSLLC
Hou De


Trying the pumpkin spice again today. I think with flavored teas, I have to take them as they are instead of what my brain wants them to be. If I think 'pumpkin pie' and then take a sip, I am always disappointed. If I focus on the taste as it is, I enjoy it much more.

The week's almost over, and October's almost our the door. Have a great day, everybody!

[clareandromeda]

just 2 but theyre all I need. O-cha.com and Ito En.

[Victoria]

These six vendors are currently getting 90% of my business is my guess:

Floating Leaves Tea
Hou De
Camellia Sinensis
Jing Tea Shop
Tea Masters
Tao of Tea

Lochan Tea Meghma Oolong in my cup this morning.

Have a nice day everyone!

[RachelC]

Well, for the most part it is Adagio. However, I will rank the 3 most popular below...

1. Adagio
2. Teavana
3. Tea Gschwendner
4. I didn't put it in my total submitted but my mom gets me tea from India when she is visiting.

[brlarson]

I get the most tea from these six vendors:

• Jing Tea Shop
  Hou de
  Ippodo
  O-Cha
  Zencha
  Hibiki-an

More Hibiki-an fukamushi superior is in my cup this morning.

[depravitea]

I've used other vendors, but my main ones, there's four:

1. Dragon Tea House (via eBay) (Mainly for Pu.)
2. Yunnan Sourcing (via eBay) (Mainly for Pu.)
3. Adagio (Mainly for anything I want to try out, and a few standbys.)
4. Floating Leaves Tea (Mainly for Wulong.)

This morning, a full leaf, bagged, English Breakfast blend by ®EVOLUTION TEA.
Pretty tasty! (And re-steepable too!)

[Saifuddin]

It's 3 for me at the moment:

Yunnan Sourcing, Dragon Tea House and a local vendor. I recently received an order from Jing Tea Shop, but I haven't even tried it yet so I didn't include them. I plan on lengthening this list in the future.

[olivierco]

Kabusecha this evening.

[Chip]

I have many since I sample a LOT of Japanese tea. But I typically have my Fave Five for Japanese teas. This is pretty much in order ...

O-Cha (fave vendor 3 years running, maybe longer)
Zencha
Den's
Rishi has snuck onto the list
5th is a tough choice, going with Maiko but I could easily put around 5 other vendors in this spot.

I also get a pretty decent amount of tea from Adagio on the more traditional domestic vendor front.

Began the TD with Adagio's Sencha Premier. This is different each time I make it, but good each time. Served up in a Hagi San Sai by Seigan.

Followed up with Fukamushi Supreme from O-Cha in a Deishi Biwa Hagi.

[braven]

The only place I buy tea is Adagio!

[jazz88]

Here's my list:
Adagio Teas
The Strand Tea Company
Den's Teas (I I mostly buy Grape Sencha from Den's)
Teas Etc.
Sipping Gyokuro (Adagio).