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Amy oh

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Amy oh drank Keemun Hao Ya by jing tea shop

Tea: 4/4 of the red tea sampler set
I’m really not such a huge fan of keemun, but this isn’t bad at all.

I broke my glass teapot last night, what a bummer. As much as I love glass teaware I have to admit it isn’t very practical. I guess I have an excuse to get one of those “For Life” teapots I’ve been eyeing.

After two minutes, this steeps up to be a nice reddish-brown. It isn’t smoky at all. I’m getting some nice chocolate notes with a gentle sort of pungency that reminds me slightly of red wine. This is quite a bit softer and milder than other keemuns I have tried, and tastes very clean to me.

I’m pretty impressed with jing tea shop so far, everything I’ve tried has been delightful. I would probably rate this higher if I were a true keemun lover.

2012-06-27 09:49:36 -0400

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Bonnie 2012-06-27 11:32:54 -0400

Pissed off! Hate breaking things! Usually I break my toes while carrying a tea tray and kick the coffee table…broke all the toes on both feet so far! Poor you…we love our pots!

Amy oh 2012-06-27 11:51:07 -0400

Thanks. I am tempted to get another glass teapot, still I only had that one for 2 months before I broke it.

Scott B 2012-06-27 12:20:51 -0400

Sorry to hear about that-Teavana strikes again!
If you like to look at your tea, you could just have glass tea cups and not worry about a glass teapot. I have a couple nice cups, but my main glass cup is a simple glass coffee cup from BB&B that only costs about $3.

Amy oh 2012-06-27 12:33:15 -0400

@ScottB – I did buy some glass irish coffee mugs that are pretty durable. I do love looking at the tea while it’s brewing.

CHAroma 2012-06-27 15:16:57 -0400

Aww, poo! :(

ScottTeaMan 2012-06-27 16:04:36 -0400

OHHH!! as that the 24 oz glass one from Teavana?? My glass press is smaller than this but the design looks the same:

http://www.bonjourproducts.com/53336.html

While it is not my “dream” glass tea vessel-it was/is a gift, and the metal edge has saved the carafe from breaking many times knocking on pre fab wooden desk!

Amy oh 2012-06-27 16:16:38 -0400

Scott, no not the Teavana thing, this was an actual glass teapot I bought in Chinatown.

ScottTeaMan 2012-06-27 16:37:53 -0400

You did just buy that…….I think you blogged about it.

Missy 2012-06-28 02:05:01 -0400

D’oh! I haven’t broke a teapot yet, but someone broke a cute little glass cup I had. Sadface.

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My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.

Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty