I got six new (to me) black teas from the New Mexico Tea Company and brought three of them up to work today. I'm about to make a cup of one of them, and will keep which one it is a secret for now to create some totally unnecessary suspense, but I figured it was time for a poll on which one of these three you'd be most interested in hearing about.
The link goes to the page on the website, so you can read a fuller description, and the quoted material is what's on the bag itself. They're all black tea because for the most part I don't like flavored or herbal teas, being boring that way.
The link goes to the page on the website, so you can read a fuller description, and the quoted material is what's on the bag itself. They're all black tea because for the most part I don't like flavored or herbal teas, being boring that way.
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Which tea are you most interested in hearing about?
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Keemun Mao Feng Imperial - "Fine Keemun black tea from Anhul, China with long and wiry leaves and some tips."
3 (33.3%)
Nepali Noir - "Organic black tea from the Kanchanjangha Estate in Nepal. Grown in the Himalayas."
6 (66.7%)
Kenyan Purple Leaf Tea - "Black tea from Kenya. The leaves express a slight purple tint."
6 (66.7%)
We have a tea/book shop in town where you can go drink tea and read and purchase books--they have a small selection that gets rotated out, I believe. I dropped by for the first time yesterday, with my laptop, and put in a couple of hours of time actually writing.
(a) The have Assam tea! This ensures I will return, because in this area of the world any cafe-type place that claims to offer a variety of tea actually offers a variety of substances that give you the sensation you're drinking potpourri, and not tea. Tea may be involved at some point, but overall, potpourri.
We have written off a coffee-and-biscuits place that opened near campus because literally the closest thing they had to plain black tea was Earl Grey, and when I emailed to ask if there was a chance that they could add something like Assam or Darjeeling to their rotation because I disliked teas that tasted like potpourri, the proprietor instead said they had green tea and then proceeded to mansplain green tea at me. I considered explaining back that the only cup of green tea I've ever liked is the one I had prepared the traditional way at a Japanese monastery that I drank in the temple grounds while listening to the chanting of monks, and that his green tea was never going to equal that experience, especially given that his much-vaunted biscuits were actually sort of dry, in order to out-snooty him, but in the end decided not to and deleted the email.
(b) So apparently I'm a coffeeshop writing person, which I never expected. This makes 3 out of 3 times that I've brought my laptop to a coffeeshop-type place (the first two were Starbucks, while waiting a couple hours to meet people for something) and actually got writing done. I didn't expect that, because I couldn't ever study while in a place like that, but I guess the difference is that I'm currently hyperfocused on this story and I have never been hyperfocused on my studies.
(a) The have Assam tea! This ensures I will return, because in this area of the world any cafe-type place that claims to offer a variety of tea actually offers a variety of substances that give you the sensation you're drinking potpourri, and not tea. Tea may be involved at some point, but overall, potpourri.
We have written off a coffee-and-biscuits place that opened near campus because literally the closest thing they had to plain black tea was Earl Grey, and when I emailed to ask if there was a chance that they could add something like Assam or Darjeeling to their rotation because I disliked teas that tasted like potpourri, the proprietor instead said they had green tea and then proceeded to mansplain green tea at me. I considered explaining back that the only cup of green tea I've ever liked is the one I had prepared the traditional way at a Japanese monastery that I drank in the temple grounds while listening to the chanting of monks, and that his green tea was never going to equal that experience, especially given that his much-vaunted biscuits were actually sort of dry, in order to out-snooty him, but in the end decided not to and deleted the email.
(b) So apparently I'm a coffeeshop writing person, which I never expected. This makes 3 out of 3 times that I've brought my laptop to a coffeeshop-type place (the first two were Starbucks, while waiting a couple hours to meet people for something) and actually got writing done. I didn't expect that, because I couldn't ever study while in a place like that, but I guess the difference is that I'm currently hyperfocused on this story and I have never been hyperfocused on my studies.
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Nov. 20th, 2014 11:00 amGoldfish-shaped teabags!
Now, is there anyone on my f-list with Taiwanese connections who's willing to find out for me where they're available, how much they cost and how much shipping is? (Cost may not be worth it but LOOK AT THEM.)
Now, is there anyone on my f-list with Taiwanese connections who's willing to find out for me where they're available, how much they cost and how much shipping is? (Cost may not be worth it but LOOK AT THEM.)
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Dec. 11th, 2009 08:08 amUgh, almost-migraine morning. No pain yet, but that dull pressure in my head that says I AM LYING IN WAIT FOR YOOOOOU! Attempting to head it off with liberal applications of caffeine and ibuprofen.
The caffeine in question is Adagio Tea's Keemun Rhapsody. I don't think I like it as much as I like Fujian Baroque. I need to put another order in soon.
The caffeine in question is Adagio Tea's Keemun Rhapsody. I don't think I like it as much as I like Fujian Baroque. I need to put another order in soon.
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yhlee
Jul. 1st, 2009 04:50 pmI sent yhlee some sample teas from Adagio recently, and am posting teh names plus the site's description of them here, for her quick reference.
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yhlee some sample teas from Adagio recently, and am posting teh names plus the site's description of them here, for her quick reference.( Read more... )
Tea blends
Mar. 12th, 2009 10:18 amI was poking back at Adagio Teas, to see what they'd come up with since the last time I'd been there.* They offer custom blends of teas now - you can blend like mad and not be obligated to buy - and while I knew about it, I hadn't paid much attention to it.
But now ... I feel inspired to create a Sanzo-themed tea, and have done so. It's currently marked private, until I feel it's right (and dare to buy it). At the moment it's 80% gunpowder and 20% lapsang souchong. Gunpowder is a green tea whose leaves are rolled into little 'bullets,' described as producing a full-bodied cup with a hint of smokiness. Lapsang souchong is a tea formed by smoking the tea leaves over a fire, and when it's brewed it smells like wood smoke.** You either love it or hate it, and I love it. You can toss some into another kind of tea when brewing to produce a nice hint of smoke.
Whether I like the blend or not...? The teas I like seem to be described as "smoky" (although not to the literal extent that Lapsang Souchong is), so there's a possibility, although I tend not to like green teas. Hm.
Anyway ... ideas for tea blends for the rest of them? I'd think that Golden Monkey might be a large component of Goku's tea, while Hakkai might sip demurely on an oolong. If you wanted to be literal, Gojyo might be a rooibos (a.k.a. red tea), but ... I really don't like rooibos. :)
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chomiji, of the things off my wishlist you sent, I really love the Fujian Baroque. Yum!
** To the point where I don't brew it at work, because otherwise people from down the hall will be sticking their heads into the office, asking what's on fire. No joke.
But now ... I feel inspired to create a Sanzo-themed tea, and have done so. It's currently marked private, until I feel it's right (and dare to buy it). At the moment it's 80% gunpowder and 20% lapsang souchong. Gunpowder is a green tea whose leaves are rolled into little 'bullets,' described as producing a full-bodied cup with a hint of smokiness. Lapsang souchong is a tea formed by smoking the tea leaves over a fire, and when it's brewed it smells like wood smoke.** You either love it or hate it, and I love it. You can toss some into another kind of tea when brewing to produce a nice hint of smoke.
Whether I like the blend or not...? The teas I like seem to be described as "smoky" (although not to the literal extent that Lapsang Souchong is), so there's a possibility, although I tend not to like green teas. Hm.
Anyway ... ideas for tea blends for the rest of them? I'd think that Golden Monkey might be a large component of Goku's tea, while Hakkai might sip demurely on an oolong. If you wanted to be literal, Gojyo might be a rooibos (a.k.a. red tea), but ... I really don't like rooibos. :)
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chomiji, of the things off my wishlist you sent, I really love the Fujian Baroque. Yum!** To the point where I don't brew it at work, because otherwise people from down the hall will be sticking their heads into the office, asking what's on fire. No joke.
If anyone wants to order tea from Adagio Teas (see previous post for review of one of their teas) and you're haven't ordered from them before, let me know because I can send you a $5 gift certificate. :) (I need email address and a name - send to the email address on my LJ info page.)
I am totally not thinking about how they'll give me 10 "good tea points" for every one redeemed and how getting 100 points gets me a $10 gift certificate. XD You also get a point for every dollar spent.
I am totally not thinking about how they'll give me 10 "good tea points" for every one redeemed and how getting 100 points gets me a $10 gift certificate. XD You also get a point for every dollar spent.