Cuppa #3
Post lunch cooked Pu-Erh.
Re: different types of tea.
I am new into it.
At the end of coming October it is going to be 1 year since I really started drinking teas. I gave up on tea bags for breakfast only in March.
So, I learn.
I cannot say whether I prefer black, blue or green tea.
It depends on time of day. In the first half of the day I drink only good (for my palate) black, such as Assam or blends of Assam and other types from The East India Company or Fortnum and Mason, or China black such as Keemun or Yunnan. I dislike any hint of bergamot or darjeeling *shiver*.
After 14.00 I drink green or oolong teas. Oolong teas are so different, that one might say that they encompass tea types from almost green to almost black
It will take a while to go through them. Green tea is a bit easier for me to sort. Chinese and Japanese. Chinese good green tea is...good, especially when it is hot weather. It has its uses. I tried quite a few but they seem very similar, with only one outstanding - Dragonwell.
Japanese - so far, I really love Sencha. Don't like Gyokuro and Kabusecha. Have not decided on Bancha Houjicha yet, but I know I am not a big fan of it.
Right after lunch and dinner I love Pu-Erh, either green or cooked.
I don't like any scented or flower or herbal teas.
I am sure of one thing. If I were to choose only one type of tea, it would be black tea that I mentioned above. Not even China Black. Last summer I have been away for two weeks. No tea at all. When I came back, I drank only black tea for 4 days until I satiated myself. Then I started to add other types
