Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

I wish you could have tried the Keemun when I first opened the tin!

Last night I opened the packet of Spring Harvest Laoshan Green that OCDshaver sent me. The tea smelled super fresh when I opened the packet. The brewed tea was light in color and had the grassy taste that I associate with fresh green teas. I will expand further when I have tried the Laoshan a couple more times, but for now this is a really nice green tea. The weather turned cool today and we are supposed to have an overnight temp of low 50s Fahrenheit. I see many cups of tea in the near future.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Last night I opened the packet of Spring Harvest Laoshan Green that OCDshaver sent me. The tea smelled super fresh when I opened the packet. The brewed tea was light in color and had the grassy taste that I associate with fresh green teas. I will expand further when I have tried the Laoshan a couple more times, but for now this is a really nice green tea. The weather turned cool today and we are supposed to have an overnight temp of low 50s Fahrenheit. I see many cups of tea in the near future.

Check the Verdant tea website for brewing methods. It really matters. The freshness of their spring teas is really evident in the cup.

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Hi Guys,

I always like to read this thread on tea and the pipe thread even though I do not smoke a pipe. I love the pic's of your tea pots and all of the tea's you share. So this is my number one tea. I drink it all of the time sometimes with milk or black. I am the only one who drinks it everyone else likes breakfast tea, and 'her in doors' always makes sure I have a good stock. Keep up the good work lads. Thanks

Ought to start posting a few more pics again. Might snap something tomorrow.

Also got a tea order on the way, so I'll try and post when that arrives. Want to buy a new chawan and houhin soon, too, but have to prioritise other stuff first

Lots of tea from Ippodo!

Started with the sayaka no mukashi matcha:





Made a light and floral usucha and will look forward to preparing koicha tomorrow.

Koicha (with brownie):

Originally Posted by PigHog

Lots of tea from Ippodo!

Started with the sayaka no mukashi matcha:





Made a light and floral usucha and will look forward to preparing koicha tomorrow.

I'd like to try these. I found the website for Ippodo and I am considering trying them, particularly the matcha. Can you describe it? It looks like a tea smoothie. Also, most of tea I've been experimenting with are Chinese and what little I know about Japanese tea is from the few cups served to me at my favorite sushi place. I don't know much more than that. What are your favorites from Ippodo?

This is my first order from ippodo but I know that their teas are good so you're in safe hands.

Not sure I can recommend much as I don't know your tastes -- I would suggest having a good read of what's on ippodo and http://www.myjapanesegreentea.com/ty...nese-green-tea to get a better idea.

Sushi bars, at least Japanese ones, normally serve (sencha) konacha, which is the broken up leaf left over from processing the actual sencha. Ippodo sell gyokuro, sencha and bancha versions.

As for matcha, unless/until you're prepared to buy at the very least, a bamboo whisk, I'd stick to loose leaf teas as it really does need the right tools.

That said, I really enjoy matcha. It's more...intense, perhaps, than other teas; stronger and more bitter (though I don't notice that so much, myself) but a good matcha shouldn't be overpowering or undrinkably bitter. Some will be lighter, some creamier in flavour. I would pick a mid-range matcha from ippodo; perhaps one of the 'high quality' tins.

Matcha's not cheap -- I'm drinking the sayaka no mukashi at the moment but I don't think you need to spend all that on your first try. I would suggest either the kan no shiro or ikuyo no mukashi, perhaps...