OT: Tea lovers

[Krakonos]

Hello,

I'm thinking about what to discuss here to get my 5 posts, so what about tea? Are there some tea lovers here, at bitcointalk?

I love Pu-Erh tea, especially raw blends (don't mind young, since I like the bitter taste) and some sweetish ripe ones.

What kind of tea do you like? Do you have some tips for a great tea to try?

(I've just came up with this topic as I smashed my small gaiwan lid while washing it, what a shame )

[Coinabul]

Hello,

I'm thinking about what to discuss here to get my 5 posts, so what about tea? Are there some tea lovers here, at bitcointalk?

I love Pu-Erh tea, especially raw blends (don't mind young, since I like the bitter taste) and some sweetish ripe ones.

What kind of tea do you like? Do you have some tips for a great tea to try?

(I've just came up with this topic as I smashed my small gaiwan lid while washing it, what a shame )

I wake up every morning and have some irish breakfast tea!

I'm still exploring other types of tea though, I'll try that Pu-Erh tea, sounds fancy

[Costia]

Earl grey rulz
also rooibos

[Krakonos]

It sounds fancy, but is just a great tea. You buy it in cakes, chip off some and infuse it several times (usually from 5 seconds to several minutes, it depends on how strong you like your tea), every time it has a bit different taste. Try it!

By the way, where do you get your teas? I live in czech republic and the vendors are not good (either too expensive, or low quality). I buy pu-erh from yunnansourcing.com, but they only have a pu-erh and some green tea. They have great stuff.

[Costia]

http://www.palaisdesthes.co.il/
i think their HQ is in france or something: http://us.palaisdesthes.com/en_us/

[Krakonos]

http://www.palaisdesthes.co.il/
i think their HQ is in france or something: http://us.palaisdesthes.com/en_us/

They seem to ship to CZ at a reasonable price, I will look what they are offering, thank you!

[Costia]

No tea shops in CZ?
there should be...
maybe you should check some UK websites as well.
Good luck

[Krakonos]

No tea shops in CZ?
there should be...
maybe you should check some UK websites as well.
Good luck

There are, but usually not what I'd expect. You can buy common teas almost everywhere, but it's usually too expensive and not exactly outstanding. Of course, there are some exceptions I know of, but especially good Pu-Erh tea is hard to get here.

Also, I've had some pu-erh tea before, bought in cz, and was not amazed. Until I ordered some good stuff from china. I was amazed then and fell in love. One would say it's the same stuff, but it's not. My friend jokes that they probably sell here what's left on the floor of tea factory after the good tea is made :-)

I'm currently looking for a good source for taiwan/japan teas, preferably in taiwan/japan (I do trust them more than local resellers and don't mind slow delivery, as long as I get a good tea). Unforunately, I've had little luck.

[Costia]

how do you buy from china? ebay?
a specific seller/store?

[Krakonos]

how do you buy from china? ebay?
a specific seller/store?

Well, I haven't used ebay for tea yet, but I probably will this spring, when the tea gets harvested. I hear there are a few shops that offer good tea for fair price.

I'm buying from www.yunnansourcing.com . They have fair prices, good tea, great pottery (although not very good selection of it currently). I also have some experience with refunding broken goods (some of teaware broke the last time we ordered, and they refunded them in full just againts a photograph of it, without problems).

[Scott J]

I'm in the process of setting up a bitcoin e-commerce site and British tea is one of the things I'll be selling 

[Krakonos]

I'm in the process of setting up a bitcoin e-commerce site and British tea is one of the things I'll be selling 

I'd love that! Please, let me know when you open it!

Where are you based if I may ask?

[Scott J]

Bath, near Bristol.

I'll let you know when we're open 

[N.Olmos]

Did someone say Tea?

Buy tea with your bitcoins here:

http://bitbrew.net/teas-too/

[Krakonos]

Did someone say Tea?

Buy tea with your bitcoins here:

http://bitbrew.net/teas-too/

That is just cool! I'm bookmarking this one!

[N.Olmos]

Edd, the owner of Bitbrew.net, is a great guy. He is also working on the San Antonio, Texas Bitcoin Convention.

http://www.bitcoinconvention2012.com/

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=48321.0

n.olmos

[bitballinsohard]

I love da greenest of da green kine if ya know what I mean

[netrin]

Rishi has consistently high quality loose tea. Though I try to buy from source. I prefer SE Chinese and Taiwanese high altitude, heavily oxidized oolongs. Dong Fang Mei Ren to be precise. Pu-erh is not my cup of tea.

[alexbishops]

I love tea! I tend to have it stewed and cold but I am quite an unusual person. What are peoples' opinions on white tea? I'm a fan.

[Rothgar]

Earl grey rulz
also rooibos

I am a big fan of earl grey.  I also like coffee, hope that's not off topic.