Weekend TeaDay 10/23-24/10 Newest and best TEA or TEAS?

[Chip]

Welcome to a Weekend edition of TeaDay. So stop in all weekend and share what is in your cup.

Yesterday we discussed bigger bigger versus smaller smaller. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

This weekend's TeaPoll and discussion topic. What is your newest and best TEA or TEAS? Please share some details.

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

[Seeker]

Japanese, green.
Matcha Tenkei Hana.
Top grade and middle grade senchas as well as a stunning kukicha from a new vendor I found out about recently - Yamanien.
Great teas all!

18 y. o. Puerh tonight.

[IPT]

My newest was Japanese Matcha from Hibiki-an. It was their Pinnacle Matcha. I am extremely happy with it.

[tortoise]

I think I've touched on this once or twice before, but for as much sencha as I've drunk over the past few years, my sources have been so limited that I did not learn anything. My newest and best teas have been sencha from japanese vendors. I'm waiting on another order from o-cha that includes their uji miyabi and kagoshima YM.

This morning I'm having the last of my warashina supreme. I think I finally have the hang of the brewing and tasting.

[Chip]

I'm waiting on another order from o-cha that includes their uji miyabi and kagoshima YM.

Miyabi and YM from O-Cha were the original kingpins of Japanese green teas available directly to the west. There simply was no other vendor so readily accessible. It was either O-Cha or it was domestic USA vendors who had nothing worth comparing.

Today, every vendor has to stay on top of their game as the competition is fierce to say the least.

[Chip]

Trying to think of the best new tea ... hmmm ...

I have had great new 2010 harvest of teas I had before, but I guess that does not count. Could it be a non Japanese tea, having had many great new teas through OTTI? I will have to ponder this a bit.

[brandon]

Here is a man pushing the limits of addiction.

I'm off to.... brunch.

[Victoria]

Nice tea boat Brandon! What material is it?
Enjoy your brunch, looks like a great place.

Chip - we need a second vote option on the poll.

Starting the morning with Foushou Hon Cha from Imperial Teas.

[olivierco]

No new tea for me since last year: Tsuru Jiru Shi gyokuro.

Ippoen gyokuro this afternoon.

[Victoria]

Chip - That's better! Thanks to adding the second vote option. My bonus choice is oolong.

My answer is - DaYuLing from Tea Masters is my newest tea and best tea.
Best tea of 2010.

[entropyembrace]

Japanese Green...my second matcha Kiri No Mori from O-Cha

I have some higher grade matcha from O-cha on it´s way, the Kiku Mukashi that I´m excited to try!

[debunix]

Still pondering the newest/best question.

But this morning having a lovely lovely sencha moment, with Honyama sencha from Yuuki-cha, that is transporting me from a gray cool fall morning to a freshly-mown field of grass in the spring. Just lush, grassy, greenness. Apropos of topics earlier this week, drinking out of a yunomi from a TC TA (ginkgo), that is aging so gracefully with staining golden crackles on the inside and snow white still on the outside, brewed in a Tokoname kyusu discovered from a link on TC.

[brlarson]

Newest and best was Suzhou Bilochun from Tea Gallery. Next best was Mandarin Tea Room's white leaf dancong.

[nickE]

I'd say Chinese, Puerh.

1992 Da Ye loose Shengpu from EoT is pretty tasty for the price. Also had a few Yiwus that I've been loving.

[JeiKun4114]

Japanese Green
GYOKURO gonna get 50g of Tenka-Ichi is a few weeks very excited to try it