I've been mulling over exactly what to order lately and while browsing
I've come across a couple spring teas that have caught my eye. I'm not
in front of my list right now but I was wondering what is the most
anticipated or a heavily awaited order that folks here have their eyes
on.

Since Mike has been absent Puerh has fallen off of my radar as well as
the price hikes across the board, but I would like a decent cooked to
add to my list. I was going to add the Si Mao Mao Cha 300 year old
Wild Arbor Tree from Jing's for an uncooked loose. I was looking
toward Yunnan Sourcing for a cooked though, so any notables from them
would be appreciated.

If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
love to hear 'em.

- Dominic

On Feb 27, 8:37*am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> I've been mulling over exactly what to order lately and while browsing
> I've come across a couple spring teas that have caught my eye. I'm not
> in front of my list right now but I was wondering what is the most
> anticipated or a heavily awaited order that folks here have their eyes
> on.
>
> Since Mike has been absent Puerh has fallen off of my radar as well as
> the price hikes across the board, but I would like a decent cooked to
> add to my list. I was going to add the Si Mao Mao Cha 300 year old
> Wild Arbor Tree from Jing's for an uncooked loose. I was looking
> toward Yunnan Sourcing for a cooked though, so any notables from them
> would be appreciated.
>
> If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
> love to hear 'em.
>
> - Dominic

I'm oversupplied on greens and blacks, and have some puers doing their
thing in the back of the cupboard. My next order should be about ten
samples (six mugsfull each) of the Upton organic blacks.

On Feb 27, 9:37*am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> I've been mulling over exactly what to order lately and while browsing
> I've come across a couple spring teas that have caught my eye. I'm not
> in front of my list right now but I was wondering what is the most
> anticipated or a heavily awaited order that folks here have their eyes
> on.
>
> Since Mike has been absent Puerh has fallen off of my radar as well as
> the price hikes across the board, but I would like a decent cooked to
> add to my list. I was going to add the Si Mao Mao Cha 300 year old
> Wild Arbor Tree from Jing's for an uncooked loose. I was looking
> toward Yunnan Sourcing for a cooked though, so any notables from them
> would be appreciated.
>
> If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
> love to hear 'em.
>
> - Dominic

I rearranged my tea closet yesterday, and realized that I am sitting
on, quite literally, tens of kilos of tea. Which means.... I probably
shouldn't buy any more tea, anytime soon.

MarshalN
http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

On Feb 28, 12:29 am, MarshalN > wrote:
> On Feb 27, 9:37 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
>
>
>
> > I've been mulling over exactly what to order lately and while browsing
> > I've come across a couple spring teas that have caught my eye. I'm not
> > in front of my list right now but I was wondering what is the most
> > anticipated or a heavily awaited order that folks here have their eyes
> > on.
>
> > Since Mike has been absent Puerh has fallen off of my radar as well as
> > the price hikes across the board, but I would like a decent cooked to
> > add to my list. I was going to add the Si Mao Mao Cha 300 year old
> > Wild Arbor Tree from Jing's for an uncooked loose. I was looking
> > toward Yunnan Sourcing for a cooked though, so any notables from them
> > would be appreciated.
>
> > If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
> > love to hear 'em.
>
> > - Dominic
>
> I rearranged my tea closet yesterday, and realized that I am sitting
> on, quite literally, tens of kilos of tea. Which means.... I probably
> shouldn't buy any more tea, anytime soon.
>
> MarshalNhttp://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

Heh, at least I'm not alone. I feel bad to waste any tea but some teas
are just not good and at best make fertilizer for a plant. I used to
try to salvage them into iced teas but I just can't bring myself to
brew them sometimes. I just jettisoned a shopping bag full of odd
samples and bad purchases and still have a cupboard with probably 2
lbs. of tea.

I've actually stopped this though and now only purchase what I can use
in short order and keep them rotating every 3-4 months with only a
select few mainstays. I figure it will take a year or so to get down
to a more normal amount of just high quality favorites, but I'm
looking forward to that day.

- Dominic

On Feb 28, 6:13*am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Feb 28, 12:29 am, MarshalN > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 27, 9:37 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
>
> > > I've been mulling over exactly what to order lately and while browsing
> > > I've come across a couple spring teas that have caught my eye. I'm not
> > > in front of my list right now but I was wondering what is the most
> > > anticipated or a heavily awaited order that folks here have their eyes
> > > on.
>
> > > Since Mike has been absent Puerh has fallen off of my radar as well as
> > > the price hikes across the board, but I would like a decent cooked to
> > > add to my list. I was going to add the Si Mao Mao Cha 300 year old
> > > Wild Arbor Tree from Jing's for an uncooked loose. I was looking
> > > toward Yunnan Sourcing for a cooked though, so any notables from them
> > > would be appreciated.
>
> > > If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
> > > love to hear 'em.
>
> > > - Dominic
>
> > I rearranged my tea closet yesterday, and realized that I am sitting
> > on, quite literally, tens of kilos of tea. *Which means.... I probably
> > shouldn't buy any more tea, anytime soon.
>
> > MarshalNhttp://www.xanga.com/MarshalN
>
> Heh, at least I'm not alone. I feel bad to waste any tea but some teas
> are just not good and at best make fertilizer for a plant. I used to
> try to salvage them into iced teas but I just can't bring myself to
> brew them sometimes. I just jettisoned a shopping bag full of odd
> samples and bad purchases and still have a cupboard with probably 2
> lbs. of tea.
>
> I've actually stopped this though and now only purchase what I can use
> in short order and keep them rotating every 3-4 months with only a
> select few mainstays. I figure it will take a year or so to get down
> to a more normal amount of just high quality favorites, but I'm
> looking forward to that day.
>
> - Dominic- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I've got a couple of Oolongs coming from TeaSpring and I suppose I'll
buy an oz. or two of ITC's greens when they come in; but,my pantry is
buldging at the seams with way too much tea and I've a cabinet full of
pu quietly growing old and tasty.
It will most likely be a slow shopping season here.
Shen

MarshalN > writes:

> On Feb 27, 9:37*am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> > [...]
> > If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
> > love to hear 'em.
>
> I rearranged my tea closet yesterday, and realized that I am sitting
> on, quite literally, tens of kilos of tea. Which means.... I probably
> shouldn't buy any more tea, anytime soon.

I haven't done the math on my stash; I'm afraid to. I'll admit to
a sizeable amount of '07 green tea. I'm not ordering right now...

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

On Feb 28, 9:13*am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Feb 28, 12:29 am, MarshalN > wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Feb 27, 9:37 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
>
> > > I've been mulling over exactly what to order lately and while browsing
> > > I've come across a couple spring teas that have caught my eye. I'm not
> > > in front of my list right now but I was wondering what is the most
> > > anticipated or a heavily awaited order that folks here have their eyes
> > > on.
>
> > > Since Mike has been absent Puerh has fallen off of my radar as well as
> > > the price hikes across the board, but I would like a decent cooked to
> > > add to my list. I was going to add the Si Mao Mao Cha 300 year old
> > > Wild Arbor Tree from Jing's for an uncooked loose. I was looking
> > > toward Yunnan Sourcing for a cooked though, so any notables from them
> > > would be appreciated.
>
> > > If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
> > > love to hear 'em.
>
> > > - Dominic
>
> > I rearranged my tea closet yesterday, and realized that I am sitting
> > on, quite literally, tens of kilos of tea. *Which means.... I probably
> > shouldn't buy any more tea, anytime soon.
>
> > MarshalNhttp://www.xanga.com/MarshalN
>
> Heh, at least I'm not alone. I feel bad to waste any tea but some teas
> are just not good and at best make fertilizer for a plant. I used to
> try to salvage them into iced teas but I just can't bring myself to
> brew them sometimes. I just jettisoned a shopping bag full of odd
> samples and bad purchases and still have a cupboard with probably 2
> lbs. of tea.
>
> I've actually stopped this though and now only purchase what I can use
> in short order and keep them rotating every 3-4 months with only a
> select few mainstays. I figure it will take a year or so to get down
> to a more normal amount of just high quality favorites, but I'm
> looking forward to that day.
>
> - Dominic

I'm planning on using some of my stale teas, mostly greens, as fodder
for seasoning teapots. I can't think of any other uses for six years
old senchas.

MarshalN
http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

"Shen" > wrote in message
...
On Feb 28, 6:13am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Feb 28, 12:29 am, MarshalN > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 27, 9:37 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
>
> > > I've been mulling over exactly what to order lately and while browsing
> > > I've come across a couple spring teas that have caught my eye. I'm not
> > > in front of my list right now but I was wondering what is the most
> > > anticipated or a heavily awaited order that folks here have their eyes
> > > on.
>
> > > Since Mike has been absent Puerh has fallen off of my radar as well as
> > > the price hikes across the board, but I would like a decent cooked to
> > > add to my list. I was going to add the Si Mao Mao Cha 300 year old
> > > Wild Arbor Tree from Jing's for an uncooked loose. I was looking
> > > toward Yunnan Sourcing for a cooked though, so any notables from them
> > > would be appreciated.
>
> > > If anyone cares to share their wishlist/anticipated/ordered teas I'd
> > > love to hear 'em.
>
> > > - Dominic
>
> > I rearranged my tea closet yesterday, and realized that I am sitting
> > on, quite literally, tens of kilos of tea. Which means.... I probably
> > shouldn't buy any more tea, anytime soon.
>
> > MarshalNhttp://www.xanga.com/MarshalN
>
> Heh, at least I'm not alone. I feel bad to waste any tea but some teas
> are just not good and at best make fertilizer for a plant. I used to
> try to salvage them into iced teas but I just can't bring myself to
> brew them sometimes. I just jettisoned a shopping bag full of odd
> samples and bad purchases and still have a cupboard with probably 2
> lbs. of tea.
>
> I've actually stopped this though and now only purchase what I can use
> in short order and keep them rotating every 3-4 months with only a
> select few mainstays. I figure it will take a year or so to get down
> to a more normal amount of just high quality favorites, but I'm
> looking forward to that day.
>
> - Dominic- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I've got a couple of Oolongs coming from TeaSpring and I suppose I'll
buy an oz. or two of ITC's greens when they come in; but,my pantry is
buldging at the seams with way too much tea and I've a cabinet full of
pu quietly growing old and tasty.
It will most likely be a slow shopping season here.
Shen



Every year I say this to myself and then every year I realize that my greens
from LAST year that are left over really are a bit stale...what I need to do
is order lesser amounts or fewer types of the spring greens and then
asctually make sure I drink them up. It's really hard for me to choose,
since I love all types. I do think I'll be looking for some yinzhen from
Jing's when it comes in. But I have to finish up my loved LuAn Guapian from
last year....I jsut haven't loved it enough apparently...

Puerh is such an enabler for me, I can overbuy and claim it's getting better
just sitting there!

-Melinda