tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post112658246536562198..comments2024-03-16T11:51:28.412-04:00Comments on CHA DAO: Adrian on Danny's Teascoraxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-1127501348414996422005-09-23T14:49:00.000-04:002005-09-23T14:49:00.000-04:00Corax wrote: i've read a number of people, includi...Corax wrote: <I>i've read a number of people, including most recently you here, who refer to the 'smoky' quality of some puer as specifically a cigarette-smoke odor or flavor. i'm not a smoker, so maybe i don't know what to look for [taste-wise]</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not a smoker either, so I wondered about the tobacco notes that people often identify in yunnans (and sometimes assams). Recently, though, I had an oolong that was sweet and quite smokey (heavily roasted for an oolong) -- my mind took me back to a friend who used to smoke cigars around the campfire. There was always a sweet, fruity smell to those, and that was the scent rising from my cup of oolong leaves.<BR/><BR/>I suppose it's a natural association, since both tea and tobacco are leaves that are rolled and curled and roasted. For those of us who don't smoke and haven't been around tobacoo much, the association is more nebulous.Cindy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02304700017629325072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-1127275653177176742005-09-21T00:07:00.000-04:002005-09-21T00:07:00.000-04:00LOL! yes. tea-disc is quite the tempest-in-a-teapo...LOL! yes. tea-disc is quite the tempest-in-a-teapot at the moment. but we are, i think, building something here at cha dao that could potentially be a useful resource -- and that would complement the other blogs and websites currently devoted to tea.coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-1126755011290346362005-09-14T23:30:00.000-04:002005-09-14T23:30:00.000-04:00Yes, where are the others? Busy chasing spammers o...Yes, where are the others? Busy chasing spammers on Tea-Disc?!!TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-1126646874193518342005-09-13T17:27:00.000-04:002005-09-13T17:27:00.000-04:00A pleasure to read Gerry's tasting notes, which wi...<I>A pleasure to read Gerry's tasting notes, which win the prize for good humor and poetic license and accuracy, etc.</I><BR/><BR/>agreed. gerry is a poet. very glad to have your own evocative notes here, as well as stephane's [he links from his post here to his own blog, TEA MASTERS, for the actual text of his comments]<BR/><BR/><I>Where are the other notes?</I><BR/><BR/>just the four of us here so far. more will doubtless follow; blake has already signed up as a member here too. <BR/><BR/>i've read a number of people, including most recently you here, who refer to the 'smoky' quality of some puer as specifically a cigarette-smoke odor or flavor. i'm not a smoker, so maybe i don't know what to look for [taste-wise], but i have never noticed that particular note to the smokiness of any tea, puer or otherwise. is it your impression that many teas have this particular *cigarette* note to them? i assume that's never meant to be a compliment. what do you make of lapsang souchong, for example? [and perhaps it's not fair to lump all LS teas together, as there are many sources and probably numerous modes of production, but give us some impression of your reactions to that. is it less unpleasant to you? do you think you dislike most or all smoky teas per se?]<BR/><BR/>i love the word 'baky.' makes me want to go have a cup of puer RIGHT NOW. hmmm, now *there's* an idea! i have just the thing ...coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.com