Hi Teriel,

First, welcome to the group!

Now, about your Gyokuro obsession: Keep
on going! There are different Gyokuros
out there, designated by growing area, my
personal favorite of the moment being Yame,
but that could change tomorrow. They make
G by shading the leaf on the bush in order to
force the leaf to produce more clorophyll,
whence presumably the Gyokuro taste derives.
Personally, it *is* a special occasion tea for
me. It's a tea I want to "surprise" me when I
drink it; this has little to do with cost.

Anyway, good to hear about your enthusiastic
embracing of this most excellent tea! Now, let's
see how fickle you are, and what your next tea
love will be.

Michael


/4/06

> Please, help me!
> I had a normal life -> Silver Moon, school, home, Pi Lo Chun, homework,
> Gunpowder, reading a book and some Dai Mutan Bambu before falling
> asleep. Everything was OK, until... I decided to buy it. It took me a
> while, because I couldn't find it in any tea shop in my city so I
> decided to order it through Internet. Then, the postman arrived with my
> parcel. As soon as he got out, I started unpacking it, stopped doing
> anything, just brewed... I've fallen in love at the fist taste... with
> my first cup of Gyokuro.
>
> Now, one of the most prestigious types of tea, usually prepared for
> special occasions, is the main tea I want to drink. When I get up, I
> think about Gyokuro, when I am at school, I am thinking where I left the
> thermometer, when I am going back, I am wondering if I have properly
> cleared my teapot last time...
>
> I have been reading this group for quite a long time and having so many
> specialists around me, I hope you will be able to find some kind of
> treatment or... just another kind of tea...
>
> Greetings,
> Theriel