Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

I get my tea from Upton.

https://www.uptontea.com

Wow! Thanks Dave. I checked that site out but have barely scratched the surface. Just to have a look see I browsed their black tea section briefly. They have 19 pages of black tea. What impressed me though is that they have everything from a rare Chinese tea which you only hear rumors of outside China and is in limited quantities and would be over $900/ lb if you could get that much to every day staples. The thing I found hard to believe was that they had not just one but several single estate teas from Assam. Nobody I've shopped ever has single estate teas from Assam.
Thanks for turning me on to that. I'm going to place an order but I think I need to take out a second mortgage on my house first.

Da Hong Pao
The Tea of the Day

From the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian province in China.





Berries, cherries, vanilla and dark chocolate to my palate. Very mineral. Smooth and calming.



Have a nice day Tea lovers!

Jin Xuan Taiwanese Oolong tea

Known also as “milk oolong” because it gives milky and creamy notes to the palate and many producers add artificial additives to give it a milky scent. If it smells milky in the shop, it is not a natural Jin Xuan. The additives mask completely the natural flavors of the tea.




Medium texture. Battery. Cream taste. Cookies. Zabaione. And an underlined freshness in the end.

Ya Shi Xiang (duck shit)
Dan Song Oolong tea from Phoenix mountains in the Guangdong province, China





This is one of my favorite teas. Creamy taste, biscuits, condensed milk, butter, Crème brûlée but without the sugar crust, pancakes.

Linden tisane today





Sweet but not sugary. Thyme and floral notes, Elegant and refreshing.



Have a nice day!

Just in today.

A mix of fine and staple teas. Can't wait to try them. Film at 11:00.

First tasting:
Keemun Hao Ya A


Excellent amber color with a round flavor. Winey character. Long overdue indulgence.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

First tasting:
Keemun Hao Ya A

I missed a lot these young-picked black teas!
I don't understand this green tea mania that I see around in my country. In coffee shops here, when people order tea and the waitress asks them if they prefer black or green, 9 out of 10 answer green. I can't get it. Black teas are so rich and satisfying. Maybe this is a marketing thing.

I missed these posts Nightblade. Where are you?