Today, I'm drinking the rest of the TeaFrog Assam Banaspaty Organic FTGFOP-1 that Joe and I reviewed this past Sunday for an upcoming episode. I'd recommend that you buy it while it's on sale from TeaFrog, but they appear to be out of stock:
Permalink Reply by Joe on March 21, 2008 at 2:34pm
A cup of Upton Baker Street in the morning.
Then a cup of Rishi Keemun
Then a cup of Adagio's Citron Green
Then a resteep of the Citron Green
Now a cup of Gunpowder Green
Early 200x Xiaguan brand ripe tuo cha. It's a cheap melon-shaped pu-erh made for export to europe and america and still very earthy (it'll never be a "great" pu-erh), but after a few years it's mellowed enough to be comfortable for everyday drinking. I found it in a local chinese grocery, which surprised the heck outa me since most of their other teas are in tea bags. It'll go about seven or eight steeps before losing most of it's flavor. Plenty to relax with after a long day at work. :)
Had a cup of Harney and Sons Black Currant black tea. Probably have a cup of Upton's Midsummer Dream tea (with a bit of Vanilla Green tea added) later.
I'm starting to notice that you and I have more frequently intersecting tea tastes that I would think we would. If you want some more of the monkey tea, I can give you a little sample from the pouch. :)
Oh, the green tea red ginseng sounds really interesting. What kind of flavors do you get from that? I'm wondering if I should get myself a sample to try. :)