Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Nightblade, MickR, look away. But here is what the postman left me today.

Yabe cha!



Nearly at the end of this packet. I've started to split my packets into a couple of airtight tubs, so that one lot can be left alone and stay relatively fresh. Getting into the habit keeping a couple of packets open at a time like this, so I have more choice of what to drink.

Currently open is this tea (yabe supreme), another half pack of Kagoshima sencha, half a Kagoshima houjicha and most of a genmaicha.

I always have a matcha open because I tend to drink it before I go training, and I have a packet of hand picked (tezumi) black tea, too.

Next up, I think will be a Miyazaki oolong, for a bit of a change.

EDIT: still got like...four packets of sencha and a kamairicha in the fridge, too...

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

On to my second steeping of a Wuyi mountain Oolong. There is almost a Szechuan pepper spicy/numbing on the tip of the tongue. The finish is really long.

I love that tea, one of my favourite brews and just about the only thing that can break me away from my puerhs at the moment.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

Nightblade, MickR, look away. But here is what the postman left me today.

Ooh nice, do let us know how you find it!

Originally Posted by PigHog

I've started to split my packets into a couple of airtight tubs, so that one lot can be left alone and stay relatively fresh. Getting into the habit keeping a couple of packets open at a time like this, so I have more choice of what to drink.

I do the same thing, but I use my vacuum sealer to repack them into sizeable packets. Good stuff!

Always thought is sounded like hassle, but I may look into a vacuum sealer. What kind of packaging do you use?

Originally Posted by PigHog

Always thought is sounded like hassle, but I may look into a vacuum sealer. What kind of packaging do you use?

I HIGHLY recommend a vacuum sealer. Not just for tea. But for coffee, meats, shaving soap, and anything being cooked sous vide. Mine is used constantly.

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Ooh nice, do let us know how you find it!

I will do just that. Tomorrow when I brew up some more, I'll post.

Originally Posted by PigHog

Always thought is sounded like hassle, but I may look into a vacuum sealer. What kind of packaging do you use?

I just use plastic sealer rolls, they are most cost efficient it seems. You can set the vacuum pressure quite low, so it does not damage the tea. Like OCDshaver, I use it a lot.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

I will do just that. Tomorrow when I brew up some more, I'll post.

Looking forward to it!

I'll look into that...