[Silent One]

   
Maybe I am still a tea snob. Tea like this ends up being 3 on a scale of 1 to 10.

What an indictment! 

 
 
Need any assistance with getting something shipped? Are you able to order online what you really want?

 

[wolfetan44]

  This thread always seems to come alive in cooler months. 

 Will have a closer look at Red Blossom Tea & Song Tea month-end (June).

I really like the Dong Pian Winter Sprot from Red Blossom. One of my favorite teas, if not my favorite.

 

[Redcarmoose]

What an indictment!   

Need any assistance with getting something shipped? Are you able to order online what you really want?

Thank-you for the thought. And you are right the world of tea is a DHL shipment away. Tea is light too. And legal.

 

[Silent One]

 

Thank-you for the thought. And you are right the world of tea is a DHL shipment away. Tea is light too. And legal.

 Looking after one of our own in SoCal...

 

[Saaki]

Oh yes! Tea-Fi! It seems like the Head-Fi community and I have a lot in common!

Here's some Chinese tea that I currently have:





I only know the names in Chinese, so I can't really tell you what they are! I believe the ones on the right are Jasmine pearls...

Here's the ceramic cup/mug that I use to drink tea. Unfortunately, I don't have the time and energy to make Chinese tea the proper way

 
Very nice! Those are actually my favorite two teas right now also. If they are the same ones I think they are... Japanese Sensha Green Tea on the left and Jasmine Pearls on the right. I am also a big fan of Jin Xuan Milk Oolong.

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

Where did you get those? Also that cup is slick

 

[Saaki]

A while ago I ordered some amazing Jasmine pearls from the site Teavivre.com. They took forever to deliver because they shipped from China but the tea was excellent. I have since found a place in my city that sells very similar tea for about the same price so I have just been going to them. I'm pretty lazy when it comes to making my tea so I just make it in a large thermos and then drink it all day long. It can get a little over steeped, but I just put a little less tea in to account for that. I end up drinking one or two liters a day as a result.

 

[gentlemon]

Absolutely love the jasmine pearls. Actually, I have something pretty similar right now called bai mei, or "star of china" as the local tea shop calls it. All the buds of the white tea are sewn into little five-point stars (which I find really cute) and it taste like a slightly sweeter jasmine pearl without the darker tones of any green tea. It's quickly become one of my favorites (expensive as heck though). anyone else tried it?

 

[Redcarmoose]

 

[jay-w]

Maybe you guys can help me. I just got back from Japan and one of the many foodie things I'm still craving is their powdered green tea (matcha?). I've bought a couple of types here where I live, imports from Japan, but they don't taste the same. I don't think it's a very expensive tea as it was mostly at sushi bars where I had it. The slightly smoky flavour is what really stood out for me. Any ideas?

 

[Saaki]

  Absolutely love the jasmine pearls. Actually, I have something pretty similar right now called bai mei, or "star of china" as the local tea shop calls it. All the buds of the white tea are sewn into little five-point stars (which I find really cute) and it taste like a slightly sweeter jasmine pearl without the darker tones of any green tea. It's quickly become one of my favorites (expensive as heck though). anyone else tried it?

I'll have to check that out... thanks for the tip!

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

  Maybe you guys can help me. I just got back from Japan and one of the many foodie things I'm still craving is their powdered green tea (matcha?). I've bought a couple of types here where I live, imports from Japan, but they don't taste the same. I don't think it's a very expensive tea as it was mostly at sushi bars where I had it. The slightly smoky flavour is what really stood out for me. Any ideas?

 
try these
 
http://www.adagio.com/green/matcha.html
http://www.teavivre.com/organic-green-tea-powder/
 
Enjoying Tea also has matcha but sweet christ.... 30 grams for $18? nah dude, nah

 

[gentlemon]

That'd better be some top-notch stuff to charge that much. But on the note of green teas, any of you into using kyusu pots? I'd been looking for a tokoname kyusu pot made of red clay for a bit, and I think I found some made by Shoryu, but I don't exactly know if the mix he uses is natural or artificial. any of you guys know? (here's the link by the way)

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

  That'd better be some top-notch stuff to charge that much. But on the note of green teas, any of you into using kyusu pots? I'd been looking for a tokoname kyusu pot made of red clay for a bit, and I think I found some made by Shoryu, but I don't exactly know if the mix he uses is natural or artificial. any of you guys know? (here's the link by the way)

 
I had one once and loved it (despite them being for right-handed people which I most certainly am not) but ended up breaking it

 

[jay-w]

   
try these
 
http://www.adagio.com/green/matcha.html
http://www.teavivre.com/organic-green-tea-powder/
 
Enjoying Tea also has matcha but sweet christ.... 30 grams for $18? nah dude, nah

 
Haha yeah that's a bit much. I'll look these other ones up thanks man.