Dear Tea lovers:

What is your top ten favorite tea? Mine a

1) Yunnan Imperial
2) Keemun Hao Ya A
3) Sichuan Black
4) Lapsang Souchong
5) Darjeeling
6) Assam & Bangladeshi CTC tea
7) Sencha
8) Hojicha
9) Dragon well (Lung Ching)
10) Fujian Ming Xiang Oolong

Thanks,

Ripon
(From Bangladesh)

11/13/03


Dear Tea lovers:

What is your top ten favorite tea? Mine a

1) Yunnan Imperial
2) Keemun Hao Ya A
3) Sichuan Black
4) Lapsang Souchong
5) Darjeeling
6) Assam & Bangladeshi CTC tea
7) Sencha
8) Hojicha
9) Dragon well (Lung Ching)
10) Fujian Ming Xiang Oolong

Thanks,

Ripon
(From Bangladesh)

Ripon,

Mine are 1) Green Tea, 2) Oolong Tea, 3) Pu-erh Tea, 4) Yellow Tea, 5) White
Tea, and 6) Red Tea. Actually, to be serious, my favorite tea is usually the
one I'm drinking at the moment. (That goes for music too, in that case
"listening to," not "drinking,")

I'll give it some more thought and get back to you.

Best,
Michael

(Ripon) wrote in message . com...
Dear Tea lovers:

What is your top ten favorite tea? Mine a

1) Yunnan Imperial
2) Keemun Hao Ya A
3) Sichuan Black
4) Lapsang Souchong
5) Darjeeling
6) Assam & Bangladeshi CTC tea
7) Sencha
8) Hojicha
9) Dragon well (Lung Ching)
10) Fujian Ming Xiang Oolong

Thanks,

Ripon
(From Bangladesh)

1) Da Hong Pao Oolong (Red Robe)
2) An Xi Tie Guan Yin
3) Feng Huang Dan Cong
4) Dian Hong (Yunnan Black)
5) Tie Luo Han (Iron Monk)
6) Ying De Hong (GuangDong Black)
7) Shou Mei (Longevity White)
8) Shi Feng Long Jing
9) Gyokuro
10) Chang Hua Tie Guan Yin

(ChineseTea) wrote ...

6) Ying De Hong (GuangDong Black)


Hmm, where do you get your Guangdong Black? Had any recently?
As I've mentioned before, I'm not generally a fan of much of the tea
from the SE of China, but I have had some surprisingly refreshing
Guangdong blacks in the past (not for a while, and only in Guangzhou).

The Immoral Mr 11/13/03


(ChineseTea) wrote ...

6) Ying De Hong (GuangDong Black)


Hmm, where do you get your Guangdong Black? Had any recently?
As I've mentioned before, I'm not generally a fan of much of the tea
from the SE of China, but I have had some surprisingly refreshing
Guangdong blacks in the past (not for a while, and only in Guangzhou).

I've been dabbling around Guangxi greens, and find them for the most part
lack-luster, with the notable exception so far of of Lin Yun White Down,
presumably from Ling Yun County, Guangxi Province, and available through
several vendors including Special Tea. This tea has character. I like it.
(None of this is to say that the Guangxi greens I've been at are bad; just
nothing to rave about.

Please enlighten me regarding the Guangxi tea story, whatever that means.
(We can count Guangxi as SE China, can we not?)

Michael

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 02:23:23 -0600, Ripon wrote:

Dear Tea lovers:

What is your top ten favorite tea? Mine a

1) Yunnan Imperial
2) Keemun Hao Ya A
3) Sichuan Black
4) Lapsang Souchong
5) Darjeeling
6) Assam & Bangladeshi CTC tea
7) Sencha
8) Hojicha
9) Dragon well (Lung Ching)
10) Fujian Ming Xiang Oolong

Thanks,

Ripon
(From Bangladesh)

In no particular order, various grades of Lung Ching, various grades of
Sencha, Gyokuro, Konacha, lightly oxidized Oolongs, various Keemuns,
cheap Assam, & SpecialTeas loose-leaf Pu-erh (particularly with heavy
or greasy food).

J

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:24:02 -0600, John wrote:

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 02:23:23 -0600, Ripon wrote:

Dear Tea lovers:

What is your top ten favorite tea? Mine a

1) Yunnan Imperial
2) Keemun Hao Ya A
3) Sichuan Black
4) Lapsang Souchong
5) Darjeeling
6) Assam & Bangladeshi CTC tea
7) Sencha
8) Hojicha
9) Dragon well (Lung Ching)
10) Fujian Ming Xiang Oolong

Thanks,

Ripon
(From Bangladesh)

In no particular order, various grades of Lung Ching, various grades of
Sencha, Gyokuro, Konacha, lightly oxidized Oolongs, various Keemuns,
cheap Assam, & SpecialTeas loose-leaf Pu-erh (particularly with heavy or
greasy food).

Forgot to add, Shincha (probably Number 1 if I'd made a list but it is a
sencha from what I understand).

J

.net11/14/03


On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:24:02 -0600, John wrote:

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 02:23:23 -0600, Ripon wrote:

Dear Tea lovers:

What is your top ten favorite tea? Mine a

1) Yunnan Imperial
2) Keemun Hao Ya A
3) Sichuan Black
4) Lapsang Souchong
5) Darjeeling
6) Assam & Bangladeshi CTC tea
7) Sencha
8) Hojicha
9) Dragon well (Lung Ching)
10) Fujian Ming Xiang Oolong

Thanks,

Ripon
(From Bangladesh)

In no particular order, various grades of Lung Ching, various grades of
Sencha, Gyokuro, Konacha, lightly oxidized Oolongs, various Keemuns,
cheap Assam, & SpecialTeas loose-leaf Pu-erh (particularly with heavy or
greasy food).

Forgot to add, Shincha (probably Number 1 if I'd made a list but it is a
sencha from what I understand).


What exactly is this "Shincha"? I was browsing through Gray and Seddon's
site and saw mention of it. Very curious.

Michael

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:36:31 -0600, Michael Plant wrote:

snip


Forgot to add, Shincha (probably Number 1 if I'd made a list but it is
a sencha from what I understand).


What exactly is this "Shincha"? I was browsing through Gray and
Seddon's site and saw mention of it. Very curious.

In my understanding, it is 'first flush' Sencha picked in early May.
I've seen reference that it is always picked on the eighty-eighth day
after the spring planting but I'm not sure if this is true or not.
Anyway, the flavor is light and very clean, a definite sensory delight.

Michael

J

. net11/14/03


On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:36:31 -0600, Michael Plant wrote:

snip


Forgot to add, Shincha (probably Number 1 if I'd made a list but it is
a sencha from what I understand).


What exactly is this "Shincha"? I was browsing through Gray and
Seddon's site and saw mention of it. Very curious.

In my understanding, it is 'first flush' Sencha picked in early May.
I've seen reference that it is always picked on the eighty-eighth day
after the spring planting but I'm not sure if this is true or not.
Anyway, the flavor is light and very clean, a definite sensory delight.

Michael

J

Thanks, John. I'm going to go for it at the first opportunity -- which I
suspect will be next spring.

Michael

Wow, only 10 favorites?

1. Qi Jing Bian Zhen
2. One of the melony Baozhongs
3. Luguanyin
4. Phoenix oolong (Fenghuang, etc.)
5. Fruity, not-too-astringent second flush Darjeeling
6. Tippy Yunnan black redolent of maple
7. Silver Needles Puerh bingcha
8. Dai bamboo Puerh
9. Uji Gyokuro
10. Yong Xi Huo Qing

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:09:44 -0600, Michael Plant wrote:

. net11/14/03


On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:36:31 -0600, Michael Plant wrote:

snip


Forgot to add, Shincha (probably Number 1 if I'd made a list but it
is a sencha from what I understand).


What exactly is this "Shincha"? I was browsing through Gray and
Seddon's site and saw mention of it. Very curious.

In my understanding, it is 'first flush' Sencha picked in early May.
I've seen reference that it is always picked on the eighty-eighth day
after the spring planting but I'm not sure if this is true or not.
Anyway, the flavor is light and very clean, a definite sensory delight.

Michael

J

Thanks, John. I'm going to go for it at the first opportunity -- which I
suspect will be next spring.

Hope you like it, I know I did. On my first sip of it, I thought it was
the best green tea I'd ever tasted and I still do. It is a taste delight I
hoard all summer/early fall (usually my stash runs out early to mid-October).

Michael

J

John wrote:

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:36:31 -0600, Michael Plant wrote:

snip


Forgot to add, Shincha (probably Number 1 if I'd made a list but it is
a sencha from what I understand).


What exactly is this "Shincha"? I was browsing through Gray and
Seddon's site and saw mention of it. Very curious.

In my understanding, it is 'first flush' Sencha picked in early May.

Yes, this is right. "Shin" means "fresh, new", and we all know what
"cha" is. First harvest rice is labeled similarly, with bags proudly
proclaiming they are "Shinmai", "mai" being "rice".

I've seen reference that it is always picked on the eighty-eighth day
after the spring planting but I'm not sure if this is true or not.

Can't vouch for this, but regardless, Shincha should be the first Sencha
offering of the new season. Naturally, bags of tea marked "Shincha" are
truly fresh and bright only if bought in the Spring.

--crymad

The next ten cups I drink.

Jim

Dear Tea lovers:
What is your top ten favorite tea

Michael Plant writes:

[...]
Please enlighten me regarding the Guangxi tea story, whatever that means.
(We can count Guangxi as SE China, can we not?)

Well, it's been a while and nobody's tried to answer this, so ...

Guangxi is certainly southern, but it's west of Guangdong, which is on
the South China Sea. Guangxi actually *means* something like Wide West.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html