Thursday TeaDay 1/07/10 Top 5 Fave?

[Chip]

Greetings TeaAficionados. Please drop in and share what is in your cup throughout the day.

Yesterday we discussed TeaChats rating ... you can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. I ask this periodically. Please list your top 5, or your fave 5, TEA vendors. Share any related info if you want.

The POLL question, do you have 5 top or fave TEA vendors?

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

[Victoria]

My top five vendors are(not in order):
Floating Leaves Tea
Hou De
Jing Tea Shop
Camellia Sinensis
Tea Masters

These are for oolong, which is my favorite.
For black teas the list is different.

[Jack_teachat]

In no particular order...

1. O-Cha
2. Yunnan Sourcing
3. Teaspring
4. East Teas/Postcard Teas (London)
5. TeaSmtih (London)

No tea yet as I've just gotten up, hmmmmm this must be remedied!

Have a great day everyone!

Jack

[Seeker]

Also in no particular order:
O-cha, yuuki, ippodo, teance, rishi, and more.

[edkrueger]

In no particular order:
Hou De
Nadacha
Teamasters
Ippodo
and a spot saved for a 5th if I can think of one

[Symmetry]

I don't have a list, as I am still pretty new to tea and mainly buy based on product quality, rather than brand loyalty. I use tea review sites and blogs for finding what sounds good to me for the most part - not that I don't do my fair share of shopping at Adagio!

[chefmike]

Yuki-cha, O-cha, Ippodo, Specialteas. Tian Mu Qing Ding this a.m. Happy Tea Day to all.

To artmom: I'm very sorry to hear about your loss.

[artmom]

Chip, Victoria, Chef Mike, thanks for your concern.

I'm feeling better than I have for over a month. The pneumonia must be retreating. I'm on oxygen 24/7 anyway for life, probably, since 2007. We are really missing Muppet. But are thinking about adopting an older rescue dog. We don't think we could keep up with a puppy, and don't particularly want it to outlive us.

Enough about that! Tea this morning. Red Peach.

Favorite tea vendors; short list -- I will be expanding.

Silk Road Teas
Harney & Sons
Adagio

[olivierco]

Ippodo, O-Cha (Tsuen included), Mariage Frères

Ippoen gyokuro this eveing.

[bsteele]

no top 5... I think the only places I have ordered from are Den's, Adagio, and Mellow Monk. I've gotten samples from others but I haven't made enough serious purchased to formulate a top 5.

[RachelC]

If I had to pick here they are...
1. Adagio
2. Rishi
3. Yogi Teas - Especially when I am not feeling well.
4. Tea Geshwendner
5. Harvey & Sons

Although, my list changes because sometimes I only like a few teas a particular company has. So maybe next time this question is asked I will have a different response. However, something tells me Adagio will always make the cut.

[AdamMY]

Hou De
Jing Tea Shop
O Cha
Ippodo
Green Tea Japan
Nadacha
Chinese Kung Fu Tea Art Store

So I guess a few more than 5 but still exploring so it may grow, but I can't narrow the list down as I feel each one offers something unique and I should go there for that reason.

[LauraW]

My list (in no particular order):
Adagio
ZenCha
Twinings
this little tea shop in France
TeaJunction

Had 2 cups of Adagio Pumpkin Spice (leftover from my pre-holiday order) this morning, and a cup of Twinings Lady Grey this afternoon.

[Dreamer]

Here are 5 vendors that I've ordered and re-ordered from (o-cha is fave, rest are in no particular order):

O-cha
SpecialTeas
Tao of Tea
Den's Teas
TeaSource

[Victoria]

Having some DaYuLing this beautiful morning in Maui. Sitting on the lanai and feeding the birds. I just saw a cardinal!! He was so shy, but managed to get a bread crumb, flew off and hasn't returned. I was hoping to get a pic of him. I was so surprised to see a cardinal here.