New members welcome thread.
I just wanted to mention a new member. Came over from Reddit to our site. New to puerh and I told him we may be able to help,
mplsbutter
Yes hello.
If there are any puer drinkers in Minneapolis that want to chill and drink some tea, hit me up.
Hi! I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m fairly new to loose-leaf tea, only been drinking it this way for about two years. I’ve just started to explore the world of puerh tea too! (So far only tried a couple of samples of shou.) I’d love to learn more, especially about puerh, and any suggestions on which to try are welcome! Thank you :)
I would like to swap tea with people . im in the u,s,a and i would like to get my friend teas from around the world for christmas
Lizz sorry nobody got back to you! I can help point to directions, but I don’t have a variety myself; like the average item in the US, my stuff was made in China.
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Add em up! Let’s keep the comments coming on each others notes : )
I joined like three weeks ago so I’m a newbie!
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Glad to see you! Warning: you will be perpetually tempted to read about all the teas, taste all the teas, and buy all the teas!
I’m O-o you newbie. Always o-O you. Don’t go doing anything like mixing matcha into ketchup. Hey, wait that sounds good!
I’m new too – and enjoying the learning curve
Hello! Yep, we have people toodling around here who have the equivalent of a PhD in Cuppanomics. Lots to discover.
thanks – been in a bit of a tea ordering frenzy to get a stock chez moi before I arrive home.
bought ten assorted nice teas from theteamakers.com in London and just yesterday had a nice surprise cash windfall I wasn’t expecting…
Went seriously loopy and bought 3 cakes + 20 gramme samples from EoT!
2000 Kai Yuan green label, 2000 green peacock and 2007 Qi sheng gu.
I have no idea what to try first or in order – Any advice from the learned ones appreciated.
This might be an unpopular answer, but if you’ve got smaller gaiwans or sampling cups, try them all at once. One thing that has really helped me with tastings is pairing two or three teas at once, particularly if they’re from similar regions, seasons, or years. This really emphasizes subtle differences you might not pick up on if tasting by themselves. Anyway, that’s just my opinion.
Sounds like good advice TT – got no teaWARE AT ALL. will make my first order of business a trip to Chinatown.
I am also a Puerh virgin so maybe three at once will be a bit confusing…. Nah – I’ll try your sugestion Thanks.
oh, yeah you need a gaiwan asap. dont get one over 100ml, smaller amounts, more variety & many steeps is honestly best.
A few small cups would work for side-by-side tastings. Long term, I’d invest in a good Yixing teapot if you are into pu-erhs. They make nice Christmas presents, too.
Timing is essential with all Chinese teas. I ended up writing my own app to time the steeping process, but a regular timer app would do almost as well.
Hello! I’m excited to talk about tea! My current favorites are dark roasted oolongs and I’ve been trying out puerhs
I was looking at roasted Oolong on Wu yi origins the other day. had it in my basket then got sidetracked unfortunately
I’m also pretty new around here. I love bug-bitten teas and green oolongs, though I drink a lot of black tea as well. (I need to rebalance my cupboard to contain more oolong and less hongcha, but those oolongs keep disappearing!) Unbelievably, I’ve yet to start drinking puerh.
Looking forward to participating in the community!
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