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  • Amorphous [any]
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    4 years ago

    Yes! I've been meaning to write up a huge "how to get into tea drinking" post here, and it would of course be all about loose leaf

    • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      What are your top teas? Bracketing puer (since that's a world unto itself), I love high mountain dan cong oolongs and wuyi oolongs most of all. Dragonwell is great in the summers, and I make a dope cold brew jasmine tea with some lemon. Starting to get into tieguanyins but haven't tried that many.

      • Amorphous [any]
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        4 years ago

        im actually pretty new to tea myself, which is part of why i appreciate a good "how to get started" post. I've not tried any puer yet, but so far I'm a big fan of oolongs as well. lighter oolongs more than darker ones, but not a strong preference there, and im not experienced enough to really give detailed reviews beyond that.

        I still need to try cold brewing as well! i think id like it from what ive heard, but im still experimenting

        • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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          4 years ago

          Ah, well welcome to the tea world! A big and scary place. Tbh the best way to get started is to order a fuck ton of samples of different large tent types of tea and just explore what you like. If you like light oolongs, mayhe try some white tea? I'm personally not a huge fan, but people rave about white tea as a light tea. I'd try milk oolong too-that stuff is crazy cool. Don't know much about non-Chinese tea varietals either, but I do like hojicha (Japanese).

          • Runcible [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            I enjoy white tea blends. White tea is light enough that fruit flavors can really come through and are quite pleasant without being as sugary as juice or something similar. That said as far as I can tell this is generally a lower grade tea. Been toying with the idea of growing my own and seeing if I like creating my own blends.

          • Amorphous [any]
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            4 years ago

            Tbh the best way to get started is to order a fuck ton of samples of different large tent types of tea and just explore what you like.

            Yeah that's the plan, currently waiting on one sampler to come in from China so it could be a while lol

            mayhe try some white tea?

            I definitely will! Any recommendations for specific ones to try?

            ’d try milk oolong too-that stuff is crazy cool.

            I've heard it recommended before, so it's coming in that sampler I'm waiting on

            I'm sure I'll be talking about tea more here as my journey continues, so stay tuned. <3

            • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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              4 years ago

              Unfortunately don't have any white tea recommendations. I've tried some samples but didn't fall in love with anything. Good luck on your journey comrade!