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.
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.
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?
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?
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?
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?
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)
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)
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