Sunday TeaDay 5/31/09 Best of the month of May?

[Chip]

Greetings and welcome everyone to TeaDay. Please come in and share what is in your cup today.

Yesterday, Japanese and Chinese tearooms were the top picks of responders. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. It is the end of another month, so what was you fave tea of the month? Please share details.

I am looking forward to sharing TeaDay with everyone, bottoms up.

[Salsero]

It was probably the great Japanese Temomi ... the runners up would also all be either Chinese or Japanese green, so I guess it is green tea hands down.

Houji-Kukicha, a roasted green… I like this tea because of its cute name.

[iannon]

mine would definitely have to be the Takumi for my May Fav

[Victoria]

Nice pic Sal, love the screen look in the background.

My favorite this month was a black. I've been hitting the FF Darjeelings
pretty hard as some of you know. Gopaldhara FF - From Cameilla Sinensis
(Darjeeling Oolong) - Was probably my favorite.

[olivierco]

Green: Tsuru Jiru Shi gyokuro, runners up: Kirameki shincha, Kame Jiru Shi gyokuro and Guo Bin Li Cha Mao Feng.

Karigane gyokuro this morning.

[Geekgirl]

mmm... twig tea. Actually never tried it. Nice pic Sal, I love the steam in glass.

I've had a rough tea month. Tried a lot of teas I didn't like, several I did, and some of my standbys have finally run out. Looks like a trip to Serenity Art is in my near future for some High Mt Oolong. And I'm finally planning a trip up to Seattle, so I'll be able to finally go to FLT and back to NCTG. Yay!

[brlarson]

Zencha's ``The Ultimate'' gyokuro was my best tea in May. Hou de's Ba Xian dancong is the runner up -- I haven't opened my Temomi or Zencha shinchas yet.

Ba Xian in my cup this morning.

[Herb_Master]

Hou De 2005 Shui Xian

in

Shouzen Di Cao Quing Drop Ball


Tried this tea 6 months ago and was not impressed


This month it is an Elixir.

Has the extra age helped ?
Have my brewing skills improved ?
Or is it all down to the teapot from Chen?

[cherylopal]

Has the extra age helped ?
Have my brewing skills improved ?
Or is it all down to the teapot from Chen?

or D. All of the above


GREENS! a toss up between Ocha's YM shincha and then, later in the month I started loving Sea Midori

[cherylopal]

green tung ting oolong this am

[davidlhsl]

I voted green because I didn't read the question completely.

Although green is my favorite category, the specific favorite tea I discovered this month has to be my first foray into pu-erh. I bought some mini-toucha from Upton and some 1st grade from Ten Tea, and I was blown away by them both. From reading the forum, I have a feeling I haven't experienced what the higher grades produce.

Still learning... still learning... I'll probably have Golden Monkey this morning.

[Proinsias]

It's been a green month here.

Sae Midori was in the lead against a Darjeeling green but yesterday introduced a nice long jing into the mix.

More long jing today.

[Drax]

I branched out with some new-to-me oolongs this month, but hands-down the best teas I had this month were some aged pu'erh.

Yet this morning, I am having some tai ping hou kui, brewed in a gaiwan. I've always enjoyed this tea.

It's going to be a great day. The weather is looking spectacular again, and we're going to have a cook-out after church. Mmmmmmmm.

[JustTea4Me]

I really enjoy Earl Grey Green Tea in the morning.

[brad4419]

My favorite this month is green. Ding gu da fang in first with Jiu Hua Fo Cha a close second. White was a bit disapointing this month I guess I don't like silver needles as much as shou mei or Bai Mu Dan. I think its just too light flavored.

Lapsang souchong this morning