Greetings from S. Florida

Please introduce yourself here to our membership
User avatar
Jul 9th, '10, 18:40
Posts: 776
Joined: Jul 9th, '10, 15:17
Location: Florida
Been thanked: 2 times
Top

Greetings from S. Florida

by TwoPynts » Jul 9th, '10, 18:40

Hello everyone. I've been a Tea Muse reader for a while now, but just found and joined the forum today after reading the interesting article on Pu-erh. It sound like a tea I'd like to try though I admit to being intimidated by it. I'm a fan of all sorts of hot and cold teas; from Oolong to green to Earl Grey to Mugicha. I'm not an expert though so I look forward to learning from the more experienced tea enthusiasts on TeaChat.

Right now I'm sipping on some iced barley tea and I had a cup of Mystic Dragon Tea this morning (http://www.spiceandtea.com/mystic-dragon-tea-p-539.html). :)

EDIT: I forgot to add that I also enjoy Chai and Kombucha, though I'm not sure if they qualify as your standard teas. I spent my high school years on Okinawa, which is where I learned there was more to tea than just English Breakfast. :wink: I'm now nearing the 40 year mark and am wondering if I'll ever be able to try all the wonderful varieties before moving on to that great teapot in the sky.
User avatar
Jul 9th, '10, 18:54
Posts: 644
Joined: Aug 25th, '09, 23:16
Location: Michigan
Top

Re: Greetings from S. Florida

by nickE » Jul 9th, '10, 18:54

Welcome! :D

My Puerh advice to you: sample lots!

Hope to see you around the forum.
User avatar
Jul 9th, '10, 19:56
Posts: 776
Joined: Jul 9th, '10, 15:17
Location: Florida
Been thanked: 2 times
Top

Re: Greetings from S. Florida

by TwoPynts » Jul 9th, '10, 19:56

nickE wrote:Welcome! :D

My Puerh advice to you: sample lots!
I'd love to, any first timer recommendations?
User avatar
Jul 9th, '10, 21:06
Posts: 644
Joined: Aug 25th, '09, 23:16
Location: Michigan
Top

Re: Greetings from S. Florida

by nickE » Jul 9th, '10, 21:06

Hmm, IMO you will want to sample the 3 main types of pu to see what you like.
  • young sheng
    old sheng
    shu
Young shengpu and shupu will both be much cheaper than sampling old sheng.

BBB has a pretty awesome beginner's guide, found here:
http://puerh.blogspot.com/2005/05/sugge ... nners.html

Also, samples (by the gram) of some nice old cakes can be found from Essence of Tea:
http://www.essenceoftea.co.uk/news.html

Hope this helps! :D
User avatar
Jul 10th, '10, 01:51
Posts: 776
Joined: Jul 9th, '10, 15:17
Location: Florida
Been thanked: 2 times
Top

Re: Greetings from S. Florida

by TwoPynts » Jul 10th, '10, 01:51

Thank you nickE.
User avatar
Jul 10th, '10, 02:33
Posts: 8065
Joined: Jan 8th, '08, 11:00
Scrolling: scrolling
Location: Southern CA
Been thanked: 2 times
Top

Re: Greetings from S. Florida

by Victoria » Jul 10th, '10, 02:33

Hello and welcome to the forum! :)
User avatar
Jul 10th, '10, 15:17
Posts: 722
Joined: Dec 1st, '09, 13:47
Location: Tennessee Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains
Top

Re: Greetings from S. Florida

by artmom » Jul 10th, '10, 15:17

Hi, and welcome to TeaChat.
User avatar
Jul 11th, '10, 02:10
Posts: 20891
Joined: Apr 23rd, '06, 00:52
Scrolling: scrolling
Location: Back in the TeaCave atop Mt. Fuji
Been thanked: 2 times
Top

Re: Greetings from S. Florida

by Chip » Jul 11th, '10, 02:10

Hiya TwoPynts and welcome to TeaChat. I hope to see you around the forum!
User avatar
Jul 12th, '10, 18:11
Posts: 776
Joined: Jul 9th, '10, 15:17
Location: Florida
Been thanked: 2 times
Top

Re: Greetings from S. Florida

by TwoPynts » Jul 12th, '10, 18:11

Thank you everyone!