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Nov 18th 10 3:27 am
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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?
Chiran sencha from o-cha
it´s a bit weird in that my 1st infusion is always yellow...then the 2nd turns bright radioactive green

it´s a bit weird in that my 1st infusion is always yellow...then the 2nd turns bright radioactive green


Nov 18th 10 3:46 am
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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?
Yeah, nature of the beast. We fondly call it swamp water.entropyembrace wrote:Chiran sencha from o-cha![]()
it´s a bit weird in that my 1st infusion is always yellow...then the 2nd turns bright radioactive green
Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?
haha yeah...it´s just most fukas I get the bright green on the 1st infusion too and it doesn´t turn yellowish until the 3rd or 4thChip wrote:Yeah, nature of the beast. We fondly call it swamp water.entropyembrace wrote:Chiran sencha from o-cha![]()
it´s a bit weird in that my 1st infusion is always yellow...then the 2nd turns bright radioactive green

Nov 18th 10 3:53 am
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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?
You brew Chiran like a ... a samurai!!!***
***Chiran is an old samurai village.
***Chiran is an old samurai village.
Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?
Sayamakaori sencha from Yuuki-cha. Today's infusions were especially delicious because I am trying to use up my currently open pouch, so I can start on the OTTI #7 offerings....and start on the new senchas that just arrived from Norbu.
Hence used more tea per cup than usual. Mmmm.
Hence used more tea per cup than usual. Mmmm.
Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?
Right now, I have some yame gyo from o-cha. I just recently finished the last of my yutaka midori karou supreme LE (also from o-cha) which was delicious. I think I'll probably be ordering some miyabi as my next sencha.
Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?
At the office...
Teaspring's Long Jing (just plain Long Jing, their cheapest), it's nothing incredible (hear it was a bad year for LJ anyway), but it's pleasantly sweet and nutty anyhow.
Teaspring's Long Jing (just plain Long Jing, their cheapest), it's nothing incredible (hear it was a bad year for LJ anyway), but it's pleasantly sweet and nutty anyhow.
Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?
After a bunch of sencha this morning (tasting all five asamushi from the OTTI #7), I am trying a different green now: Xue Dian Mei Lan Yunnan Green tea from Norbu. This is a free sample I got with a recent order but hadn't yet got around to writing up. I liked it enough first try to order a bit more. I foolishly tried it 'western stye' first--a few larger volume/lower leaf infusions in a larger glass teapot, and it was too dilute, but showed some lovely floral/sweet/vegetal character. Will try a proper review later when I have a better handle on this tea.

Nov 21st 10 6:13 am
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