Hello, again, all, I'm back into the world of tea now that I'll have a bit more time and I'm wondering if anyone has tasted some new greens or has any other suggestions for spring. Also, we're heading back to Northern New Mexico in a few weeks and I'm curious to know if there are any tea venues there worth checking out. Thanks in advance! Shen
(A) Suggestions for Spring? (B) And, tea in New Mexico?
Apr 12, 2009
Last reply: 17 years ago
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I'm also looking forward to suggestions.
What's a venue?
It's not really northern NM, but there are two tea shops in Albuquerque, although I can't remember the names of either. If you're interested, I'll find out for you.
1) A shop on Mountain a few doors east of 12th. He has two dozen or so varieties of loose tea and a small selection of teaware and accessories. 2) A shop on south Harvard at Silver. She has a slightly larger selection of loose teas and teaware and sells her teas by the cups. (The sign on the shop indicates reagular operating hours but it's often simply not open. Don't schedule a visit to this one if it's out of your way.)Finally there used to be and maybe still is a tea room near Old Town. I've never been there.
I asked about green teas about two months ago and got no answers. I guess there are no strong recommendations. Barring that, I would go with an organic sencha, although right now I am using up a Chinese gunpowder. (No suggestions on New Mexican venues, although I'm happy to get my teas by mail in Kansas City.) Toci
I recently went to San Diego for the first time just for the purpose of bicycling. I used MapQuest to find my hotel in downtown. I then used the Search Nearby function looking for 'bike' shoppes. I think it would work for 'tea' shoppes depending on location. The list return radiates out in miles from ground zero.
Jim
PS NM was my stomping grounds in the 70s. Sante Fe was full of poseurs then I cant imagine what is like now. I suspect you can find a tea shoppe by the dozen now.
I just had two dragon wells from this Spring, each plucked no more than three weeks ago. One was from a Vancouver Chinese tea shop and the other was bought in Shanghai. They are both easily among the best I've ever had, so this year's plucking may be worth a try.
The only tea shop in New Mexico I know of (by reputation only) is the Jade Mountain Tea Co in Sante Fe. It's run by Frank Hadley Murphy the author of The Spirit Of Tea. If his passion for gongfu cha is anything close to what he writes in his book, a trip to his shop would be most interesting.
I may try dragon wells on my next order. Last time, I found what I bought very good, but not good enough to reorder again immediately. Toci
I have been geting invites for the new season Shincha from the better Japanese vendors.. Very nice stuff.. Jenn
i've been on senchas for a couple months and they're really hitting the tea spot
So.Senchas, which I also suggested myself, and dragonwell. Is that it? Toci
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