About « TGFOP Tea Reviews (c) Silverneedles est.2005

About

I use this blog to keep track of what to buy and what to avoid,
I hope someone else may benefit as well.
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I’m not a tea expert to describe subtle qualities, textures, so i’ll do my best to explain and hopefully diversify taste and tea vocabulary.

DONT MIND THE “RATINGS” i give, they’re somewhat INNACURATE. thanks.

I’m not doing story writing, i’ll stick to the bare essentials. (I find i’m enjoying to babble & ramble from time to time. but imma try to keep focus, because i dont like to read 3 page stories on how 1 tea tastes, not even my writing.)
All spelling, grammar errors are intentional

As taste differs from person to person, and tea batch varies in time, vendor, method of preparation, water, etc, my experiences may not equate to your own, = these ‘reviews’ are not to be taken as an absolute definition.

Any pictures i take I’ll try to fix the colors, but i wont spend more than a couple minutes on them so the outcome may not be an exact representation of the tea leaves.
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- I drink tea for the taste, and to help concentrate (due to any caffeine in tea).

- Don’t like coffee.

- My caffeine effects:

Coffee caffeine will help me concentrate better if I’m in the right ’set of mind’+ some heart racing, anxiety. If my brain is not ‘in the mood’ i can drink coffee and go back to sleep… Coffee effects are predictable.
Tea effects: about after 3 large cups of black tea i will start feeling anxious + some palpitations, and maybe help concentration. It is variable with tea: it depends on the batch of tea you get, sometimes its stronger, sometimes its weaker. I also found an oolong (wulong) tea which has a pretty stimulating amount of caffeine(?). Other green teas i’ve not found as strong as this oolong.

- Energy/power: i get energy from: #1 is EXERCISE, and sugar(but it doesnt stay long), #2 heat, #3 caffeine/redbull(too bad it doesn’t give you wings…i would’ve saved alot on plane tickets)

- Don’t have a scale so i add ~ 1 tbsp size in 1 cup.
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Please leave comments, especially if you think a tea should have a particular flavor which i might have missed, i’d be very interested to ‘keep an eye out’ for more subtleties.

Enjoy!

I’m spending my own money for tea, no sponsoring, affiliations - so don’t leave me comments linked to your blog that links to your commercial website, or any form of subversive marketing tactics - such as ‘I like your blog’ with a link to your store.
I may have received free samples - those are marked as ’sample’.

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c o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n

silverneedles at gmail dot com

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Fabulous idea for blogging.

I love tea but - would you believe it - am allergic to it!

Nonetheless, I wish you well & hope many others discover this blog & enjoy it!

xxXxx

Comment by Solo — July 15, 2006 #
I have been experimenting with tea all the time. So far my favorite is
a cup boiled with black tea - then brewed with semi-green tea.

Here is my logic: Black tea is for the strong kick in taste, but since boiling loses all the aromatics, stage 2 is for adding the aromatics.

I get my kick and the subtle flavors in the same cup.

One thing that you have completely missed in your posts is - caffiene
kick.

You drink alcohol not just for the taste alone, you also drink it
for the after affects. Same with Tea.

Comment by Shiv — August 18, 2006 #
Thank you for your comment, i was about to change this page in that regard :).
, but a quick response: #1 i drink tea for the taste.
, i don’t drink alcohol because of the after effects, and the during the drink effects (it burns my stomach).

Comment by tgfop — August 18, 2006 #
Interesting site. Enjoyed your comments. Stumbled on the site trying to find a local distributor for Hyakunen-cha.

Keep up the quest for the best!

Comment by msm — November 2, 2007 #
Thank you for your comments,
mmm… if you didnt find at WingHopFung… maybe you can try the smaller ‘herb’ and roots little stores in Chinatown, i am unfamiliar with health/herb teas, but the name itself sounds Japanese?

Comment by SN — November 2, 2007 #
I just found and really like this website and blog.I bought a 2nd house in Coastal Scoth Carolina where the city water is wierd and produced some pretty foul tasting brewed tea. Is there some tea lover out there who can teach me a bit about the right water chemistry for brewing good tea? I am Chem Engineer working in food industry so would prefer technical input if available. Many Thanks

Comment by Charlie Caban — February 28, 2008 #
Thank you for your comments.
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I use a Kenmore countertop water filter that works pretty good, also since the filter is large, water can flow pretty fast.
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Since you have a house you can try installing the under-sink water filters. Get it from Sears test it out, see if it makes any difference.
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For good tea some think some mineral content is desired as it gives tea a better flavor.
You can also test some bottled waters to see if you like some more than others.
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On the Rec.Food.Drink.Tea http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.drink.tea/topics there are some knowledgeable folks who might have the details you’re looking for,
some water topics:
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http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.drink.tea/browse_thread/thread/6ea8161b96496d72/
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.drink.tea/browse_thread/thread/8b41b05d9c6c343a/

Comment by SN — February 28, 2008 #