Show me your tea!!

These are some of the teas that I’ve tried within the last month that have really made a good impression on me:

Persimmon Gelato – The East Indies Tea Company (Rooibos)
Thailand Sticky Rice “Khao Hom” – What Cha (Oolong)
Yuzu Temple – Mariage Freres (Green)
Wai – PONO Infusions (Herbal Tisane)
Australia Hojicha – What Cha (Green)
Peach Vs. Bergamot Ft. Formosa – Liquid Proust Teas (Oolong)
Muscat Green Rooibos – Muji (Rooibos)
Yun Nan Dian Hong Golden Tip – Teavivre (Black)

However, if there are particular flavors you know you love and ones you don’t that’d be helpful to know because then we’d be able to recommend something a little more specific to your tastes.

One of my favorite puerhs is the 2008 Song of Chi Tse ripe from Berylleb King Tea. It has the unusual characteristic of being a ripe whose fermentation flavor has cleared. Few teas under fifteen years old will have cleared to this degree.

Thanks for starting this discussion! I am new to tea too!

If you don’t mind me asking, I love Teavana’s “Youthberry” but … I hate contributing to the Starbucks empire.

Does anyone know of a tea that is similar to “Youthberry” which is a orange-and-berry flavored white? I want to stick to white tea so that my teeth don’t get too stained.

This sounds like a fun thread! I love floral teas, and tend towards greens and green oolongs, so I may not be totally in line with your tastes but:

Nuit a Versaille – Dammann Freres (Green tea blend with violets and fruit)
Rose de Mai – Dammann Freres (Green oolong)
Yunnan White Jasmine – Verdant Tea (Best Jasmine scented tea, silver needle white)
Magnolia Oolong – Tea Ave (Green Oolong)
Milk Oolong – Mandala Tea (Green Oolong)
Golden Honeydew – Lupicia (Green Rooibos)

Those are just some I can think of off the top of my head. I would also say any fresh Dragonwell green tea from Yunnan Sourcing or Verdant Tea is going to be a winner in my book as well.

Leaning towards blacks and pu-erhs, you probably can’t go wrong with much from Yunnan Sourcing, What-Cha & Mandala. All of their teas that I’ve tried have impressed me even if they aren’t quite to my taste sometimes. And the Amba Tea Flower Ceylon from Single Origin Teas is hands down the best Ceylon I’ve had – it’s a must have in my stash and I am not the biggest Ceylon fan.

I have been working on the list of teas that I will stock up on :)

Blackberry Lime Guayusa- Butiki (I can’t stock up on this…)
Champagne Formosa Oolong- Art of Tea
Tong Mu Phoenix- Capital Teas
Madame Butterfly Jasmine- Capital Teas
2005 Ginseng Scent Ripe- Bana Tea
Imperial Gold Bud- Whispering Pines
Kurihara Heritage Gyokuro- YUNOMI
Furyu Batabatcha- YUNOMI
Japanese Shade-grown Black Tea ISE- (only sold in Japan)
2015 Okinawa Saemidori- Lupicia (only sold in Japan)
Supreme WuYi Lapsang- Streetshop88
Jinjunmei- Wuyi Mawuyan
2007 Third Grade Black Puer- Pure Puer
Mojian Golden Bud 214 Spring- YS
Candy Floss- Bluebird Tea Co.
Lan Gui Ren- Teavivre
Dragon Lychee Pearls- Tealux
Zhenjiang Anji – Han Xiang Ecological
Wild Monk Sheng 2012- Mandala

Anything from Naivetea.. Lychee oolong is amazing :D

If you are looking in the flavored tea variety- Plum Deluxe is fantastic. I love their monthly subscription plan. They also have a tea shop where you can just buy certain blends instead of committing to a mo plan.

I’m primarily a Chinese black drinker, with some other blacks and shou pu as well. I tend to restock at Verdant, Teavivre, and Davids (for a few faves). Another company I really enjoy, though the $ is prohibitive is Mandala.

At Teavivre, I regularly stock:
Golden Monkey
Black Dragon Pearls
Bailin Gongfu
Yun Nan Dian Hong (I prefer the lowest grade, actually!)

Verdant:
Laoshan Black

Davids:
Nepal Black
Wild Black Yunnan
Jasmine Black Pearls (When they have them, ideally on sale)

They’ve already been mentioned, but a couple of my favorite companies, are Verdant, and Teavivre. One of my all time favorite teas, is Big Red Robe(Da Hong Pao Oolong) from Verdant. Another favorite is Teavivre’s Superfine Keemun Fragrant Black.