Tea enthusiasts - Page 32

On September 28 2013 00:10 paddyz wrote:
Over 10 years of drinking tea (pretty regularly) and Ive only had the "normal stuff" :S

On September 30 2013 18:10 peacenl wrote:

The rabbit hole is pretty deep

I sometimes laugh at my past self for liking stuff that I now find to be at the bottom of what excellent tea is.

On October 01 2013 00:09 Mortal wrote:

that could be said for almost everything that could be considered a serious hobby. fitness, tea-making, kite-flying, poker, penmanship. the list goes on.

On October 01 2013 16:24 Thereisnosaurus wrote:
I have a kind of schitzophrenic approach

90% of the tea I drink is triple strength teabag with milk and sugar. I like to think of it as liquid treebark.

the other 10% of the time I sip finest pai-mu-tan or buddah's tears from antique porcelain cups.

On October 25 2013 03:23 KalWarkov wrote:
just read the op - imo earl grey isnt a "black tea", its flavored and sometimes a mix of ceylon + X.
Am i wrong on this?

assam best imo, im not the biggest tea drinker though

On March 01 2014 21:15 Nyarly wrote:
I just took a tea lesson from mariage frère.
Crus d'exception :
- White himalaya (very good, it has that very particular taste i immediately loved when i discovered the Mi Lan Xiang Dan Cong)
- Lung Ching impérial (i don't really like long jins)
- Gyokuro (made by gods. Strong "spinash" taste, i fell in love, i bought 50g at 100€/100g.)
- Lune d'or (golden moon, i barely tasted something, Huo Shan Huang Ya was a far better yellow tea to me.)
- Aloobari (i don't really find anything to darjeelings but this green one was quite particular and nice)
- Mountain Li Cha (Good blue tea, i didn't really like my other blue tea but this one made me interested in blue teas)
- Gold Himalaya (Very good, humidified leafs have a strong smell of tomatoes, and again that nice taste like the White himalaya)
- Aiguilles d'or (golden needles, black tea very slightly smoked, quite enjoyable for a black tea i don't particulary drink often)

It was so great, i'd really recommend it to anyone in france/visiting france !
It costs 65€ for 8 teas to taste + some cakes and 10% off everything you buy that day. The guy teaching the lesson is very informative, clear and knowledgeable, you can ask questions and he'll always answer perfectly.

Do you know any other places to learn about tea ? What can i do to learn how to work in the tea culture ? (seller/finder/taster/..)

Oblig pics : http://imgur.com/a/lCrj7
The matcha cake was so delicious..

So, my favorite tea is definitely gyokuro now. I've tasted three types of gyokuro + a sencha wazuka and i absolutelu love it inconditionally.
Is there anything like this you can recommend me to try ?

On March 02 2014 06:45 RuiBarbO wrote:


You should see if you can find some good genmaicha. Really distinctive Japanese green tea infused with brown rice, always brings my mood right up Not enough of an expert to know where you'd find it in France, but it couldn't be that hard.

On March 02 2014 06:45 RuiBarbO wrote:


You should see if you can find some good genmaicha. Really distinctive Japanese green tea infused with brown rice, always brings my mood right up Not enough of an expert to know where you'd find it in France, but it couldn't be that hard.

On May 13 2014 10:32 Gamegene wrote:
Do you really need that little strainer and bamboo brush?

Will it seriously affect the taste negatively if I just create a paste like consistency with the powder with a spoon first and then pour the hot water afterwards (and try and get rid of any large bubbles)?