I have read a LOT of old topics and I lurk constantly. Though I occasionally comment on the daily teapoll I thought I should formally introduce myself.
I come from Colorado, A far away land of high altitude and amazingly beautiful mountains.
My name is actually Robert but I could not come up with a clever way to fuse "tea" and "robert". I suppose I could have used "rooibos" or something...
Either way, it's nice to say hi to everyone.
If anyone has some ideas for teas for a tea newbie to try I would appreciate it. I have tried many adagio samplers(green tea sampler, black tea sampler, foxtrot, etc), but that's it.
Re: Tea(chat) Newbie
Welcome, Robert 
I would suggest the white tea sampler, if you haven't tried it already. White tea is not everyone's favorite, but sometimes it really strikes home.Terrasi wrote:
If anyone has some ideas for teas for a tea newbie to try I would appreciate it. I have tried many adagio samplers(green tea sampler, black tea sampler, foxtrot, etc), but that's it.
I love black tea. The problem is that I don't yet know what I like, since I want to try enough teas that I can actually decide.
The only oolong I have tried is jasmine #9/#12, so I don't even know what most oolongs taste like on their own.
Green tea is something I don't like that much, but I keep giving it a chance because I think I simply haven't found one I like yet. I also think I spent a few weeks brewing it too long/too hot after I got my sampler. Some of them (kukicha for example) tasted far too grassy for me.
White tea is something I only heard of recently, and haven't had the chance to try it yet.
I'm making a list of anything mentioned here, so I can order the samples.
The only oolong I have tried is jasmine #9/#12, so I don't even know what most oolongs taste like on their own.
Green tea is something I don't like that much, but I keep giving it a chance because I think I simply haven't found one I like yet. I also think I spent a few weeks brewing it too long/too hot after I got my sampler. Some of them (kukicha for example) tasted far too grassy for me.
White tea is something I only heard of recently, and haven't had the chance to try it yet.
I'm making a list of anything mentioned here, so I can order the samples.
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Welcome Robert!
No tea suggestions for you as I'm currently doing the same thing of trying different sample collections to find what I like. Though I suppose I'm going to make myself a liar and say that the oolong sampler I got from SpecialTeas has been quite good if you are looking for an oolong variety sampler.
No tea suggestions for you as I'm currently doing the same thing of trying different sample collections to find what I like. Though I suppose I'm going to make myself a liar and say that the oolong sampler I got from SpecialTeas has been quite good if you are looking for an oolong variety sampler.
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Hi Robert...I hear you sold your car to buy a couple kilos of tea... 
Welcome to TeaChat and I hope you enjoy the forum and the TeaFellowship. Glad to see you found TeaDay
I hope you visit TeaDay often and share what is in your cup.
Welcome to TeaChat and I hope you enjoy the forum and the TeaFellowship. Glad to see you found TeaDay
I hope you visit TeaDay often and share what is in your cup.