Tea Connoisseur's Forum

Tree age and flavor?

i havent read on how trees grow etc, but even if a tree is 1000 years old, dont each new leaves grow with nutrients tha...

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posted by petrunyc

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My Name is Osmanthus, King of Kings....

I normally keep some of the osmanthus tea from Ten Ren around, for the occasional time when I or a guest might want a f...

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posted by kludge

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Tea in the US

Which cities in the US would you rank as having a definite tea culture, worthy of a visit as a tourist?

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posted by niisonge

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Long Jing Huang Pao

This was my wildcard tea of the order. A supposedly lost for 300 year Chinese tea that has recently resurfaced and is b...

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posted by dominictiberio

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Teaspring Rou Gui Impressions

Ahh? finally back to tea. My shipment arrived after the normal struggles with the USPS and their inability to grasp the...

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posted by dominictiberio

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Tea Teatters #54

The best tea is when no other tea will do. Jim

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posted by netstuff

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Simmered shu

Another puer tasting yesterday. We have the regulars who bring something from their stash. I brought a 02 Menghai and 0...

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posted by netstuff

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Tea on TV

Just catching up with Star Trek: TNG. The 1989 episode "Up the long ladder" includes a Klingon tea ceremony offered by...

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posted by dogma_i

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An Indian SowMee

After I discovered nobody left me any 'hand picked' Glendale Nilgiri I sent a boohoo email to the owner of the local te...

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posted by netstuff

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The Leaf, Issue 6

The sixth issue of the free, online magazine The Leaf has been published at: www.the-leaf.org Enjoy!

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posted by poopoopuerh

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The New Face Of Weight Loss?

Low Fat Foods DON'T WORK. You cannot lose weight using Low Fat Diets. Low fat foods have been popular for more than 15...

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posted by traviswayne87

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Silver Needle frustration

Can anyone help me? I just received my first shipment of Silver Needl and am having loads of trouble trying to brew it!...

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posted by mmm_yummy.4c0ebfb.539005

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Ceylon whole leaf

After the dental cleaning I push pedaled down to the local tea shoppe to get a cup to wash out the bad taste. As you en...

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posted by netstuff

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August teas

I'm still drinking summer iced teas and I still have Java tea as my favorite. I'll get more in the swing of things in Se...

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posted by gina39d

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Jinrich tea?

A friend just received a fancy-wrapped tea cake, complete with awl. I'm going over to taste it in a couple of days. Not...

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posted by dogma_i

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