[Stitchawl]

There's a reason for the sun shiny sky
And there's a reason why I'm feelin' so high
Must be the season
When that love light shines all around us
So let that feelin' grab you deep inside
And send you reelin' where your love can't hide
And then go stealin'
Through the summer nights with your lover

Good morning, everyone! And welcome, Fruiter! Drink tea and prosper. (Vulcans will forgive me.) It's almost like Spring outside this morning. Second day in a row. Punxsutawney Phil said Spring would come early this year, but this is crazy! Oh well, I won't complain. It means I can ride without needing overpants and neck gaitor.

Starting the morning with a cup of Taylor's of Harrogate's 'Yorkshire Tea!' It really does give a wake-up call! Baked some fresh biscuits to go along with them. Nice way to begin a Friday!

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Pot one of Keemun. I am going to have to bring my supply from home to the office since I am almost out.

Is it branded? Or from a particular source? I love the Keemun I get from McNultey's, but the unbranded bulk stuff I got from the Chinese import shop is just as good and less than half the price.

Originally Posted by fruiter

Actually, there aren't that many loose leaf stores where I live! Once every couple of months I go for a trip to the nearest city that has this kind of stores and buy in bulk, basically. Online stores would be very useful...

Where do you live? There are plenty of online stores that ship internationally. I like http://mcnultys.com/ myself, but they are more for the black tea drinker. You seem to prefer the flavored teas and those can be ordered from http://www.teavana.com/ or http://www.englishteastore.com/
http://www.adagio.com/
http://www.imperialteagarden.com/ and many, many more. Just do a web search for 'tea stores' and you'll find plenty. Many of the folks here drink flavored teas and can be a great help to you in selecting the better brands.

Originally Posted by astra

Do you know anything about Tippy Yunnan and Yunnan Imperial?

The names are generic, just like Assam and Keemun, so without actually tasting 'those' particular ones, have no idea other than to say that I usually like teas that come out of the Yunnan region. But that's just a generality at best. Sorry I can't offer more reliable information.

I just read about Japanese green tea - Gyokuro. So far, prohibiting price...

There is a tea plantation along a very narrow mountain road that we like to ride. Every year they cover their early Spring bushes with black netting to cut down on the sun to produce gyokuro. Also seen in small back yard tea gardens where the farmers want to get the most money for space. It's common to see side lots and large yards covered with the black mesh. It's much too expensive to do this to the large hillside plantations. When the nets go up, I'll see if I can get some photos of it. When I first saw it I thought the farmers were trying to protect the new buds from birds, but latter learned the real reason behind all the extra work.

Originally Posted by bjones6416

That's probably the one I drink and like! If there's one thing we've proved in this thread, it's that we don't all like the same thing!

I think it's the diversity, but coupled with intensity, that makes this such an interesting group. We all have our own niche!

... which now takes me to my second cup. I think I'll have some of that unbranded keemun. It really is pretty good. I finished all the biscuits.

Stitchawl