tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post7461675491546042959..comments2024-03-16T11:51:28.412-04:00Comments on CHA DAO: Filling in the (Green) Spacescoraxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-23506811108270507562008-09-25T11:13:00.000-04:002008-09-25T11:13:00.000-04:00Geraldo, I absolutely love the passion and detail ...Geraldo, I absolutely love the passion and detail of your review. I'm fairly new to Chinese greens too, really have only just begun exploring them, and reading about your experience has been a treat. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-11263536541222852942007-05-29T20:03:00.000-04:002007-05-29T20:03:00.000-04:00Ah, you said the magic word: Tai Ping Hou Kui. I'v...Ah, you said the magic word: Tai Ping Hou Kui. I've had two dreams specifically about tea so far. And I once woke up so certain that I was smelling Tai Ping Hou Kui; it's a favorite green of mine. <BR/><BR/>We've been drinking some of the same teas here of late it would seem. Very much enjoyed your impressions!anodynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398748910266821744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-26825363085985370662007-05-29T07:32:00.000-04:002007-05-29T07:32:00.000-04:00Dear Salcero,Thank you for praise, for placing me ...Dear Salcero,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for praise, for placing me beside Anodyne, whose discernment and taste I admire. Next year, Mao Feng! :-) <BR/><BR/>All the best, <BR/>~geraldoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985780506462068405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-17025443815493115052007-05-28T23:41:00.000-04:002007-05-28T23:41:00.000-04:00Hearty thanks to Geraldo and Corax. A wonderful s...Hearty thanks to Geraldo and Corax. A wonderful summary, and a fitting amplification of Anodyne's preceding post.Salserohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538918784870619787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-56363189556541575172007-05-28T22:23:00.000-04:002007-05-28T22:23:00.000-04:00Hi, Anonymous,You can find Dragon Tea here:http://...Hi, Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You can find Dragon Tea here:<BR/>http://stores.ebay.com/Dragon-Tea-House<BR/><BR/>And TeaSpring here:<BR/>http://www.teaspring.com/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985780506462068405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-34703597069961872692007-05-28T22:01:00.000-04:002007-05-28T22:01:00.000-04:00Sorry but where can I find Dragon Tea?Sorry but where can I find Dragon Tea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-36758744094395743542007-05-28T21:51:00.000-04:002007-05-28T21:51:00.000-04:00Dear Jo--Thank you for the very kind words. Now I...Dear Jo--Thank you for the very kind words. Now I'm levitating. You've made my day, and ancient corax is probably hopping about full of pride too. Thank you also for the info on Darjeeling. I did not know the particulars you've shared. I wish you all the best. Gratefully, ~geraldoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985780506462068405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-79365835175681417702007-05-28T21:23:00.000-04:002007-05-28T21:23:00.000-04:00Geraldo,thank you for sharing this article with us...Geraldo,<BR/>thank you for sharing this article with us. Your writing is absolutely marvellous. While the writing on Cha Dao is always in a class of its own when compared to the rest of the blogging world, your writing takes the crown. Highly sophisticated (while pretending to be the opposite), very funny and heart-felt. <BR/>Regarding your observations about the influence of freshness on tea flavour, I'd like to add my own observations to yours.<BR/>While Japanese green teas usually follow the rule "the fresher the better" (I haven't really come across any exceptions to that rule), many Lucha seem to indeed benefit from a little maturing.<BR/>You mentioned First Flush Darjeelings as an example for teas that don't age well. I haven't found that to be completely true. I'm still drinking a 2yo FF Darjeeling (Thurbo Tippy Clonal 2005) with as much pleasure as in the spring 2 years ago and believe it hasn't lost much of its "essence". But I have come across FF Darjeelings that lose most of their intricacy after a very short storage period. I believe this is related to the quality of the tea - not purely depending on grade, but rather the time of the harvest within the flush. Teas that are harvested towards the end of the FF period and the start of the "Banjee" growth can still be graded as top grades, but the initial flavour is quickly lost.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101715873602795599noreply@blogger.com