In the US I recommend Harney & Sons (online) and they have locations in NJ and NY.
Also, Upton Tea Imports (online)
Both had very good selections. I have tried longjin from both, very good.
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I've been preparing iced matcha lately - think I'll keep doing this while it's hot!
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Harney & Sons is fantastic. They often give samples with your orders. Their Tower of London is a magnificent tea. It can please both purists and newbies alike. It's a great tea to widen the palates of those who tend to drink heavily flavored or sweetened teas.
@PigHog: I like your matcha bowl. It has a nice wabi-sabi feel to it. Did you whisk the matcha yourself?
Yeah, it's more difficult when it's cold though.
Last minute day off work! Here's another:
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Got a new tea pitcher and a tea table today. I am celebrating with a pot of Long Jin / Dragon well.
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Very nice. Can we get some close up shots of that cup?
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Please tell me it is a ming dynasty cup :P
Jokes aside, if you know anything about these, I'd love to know. Apart from it being a rice porcelain cup, I know nothing.
I have a set of 4, and they are pretty large for a chinese cup, 100 ml.
I actually like that cup personally, i bet lapsang would be wonderful out of it...if i had any that is
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Nice cup and it does seem pretty big actually. I like the translucent flakes in the side. The Chinese characters there simply say "China", pronounced kind of like "jewn gwah". Sorry it doesn't say ming dynasty!