So I started to think about the other charmingly named teas I have purchased, some of which were definitely chosen for their names. There is Longevity Eyebrow, Big Red Robe, Green Spring Snail, King Of Duck Shit Aroma and most certainly Dong Ding. I admit that in the very beginning of my tea journey, that was indeed the motivation for buying my first Dong Ding, a name I have since decided is really not all that funny, now that I am slightly more educated and sophisticated about Chinese words, mountains upon which tea grows and so forth. But back when I first heard it, I giggled moronically. Hell, I giggled moronically last week when I bought the Duck Shit Aroma, for certainly, in that instance at least, it was a charming name chosen for marketing purposes, right? (Please note, I am somewhat afraid to open the package.) In any case I am hopeful I have not yet unearthed all the silly names of teas I would like to try but those might be far and few between as I am only interested in single leaf teas with historically adorable names, not the ridiculous blend names some vendors give their teas, with names like 'Tell Them Raspberry Sencha' but then again, I would never, ever be drinking a raspberry flavored sencha. I may be new-ish to tea but my good taste and desire to explore the world of tea would never have me venturing down Candy-Land Lane.A deep and abiding love of Oriental Beauty
The funny names of tea that made me buy them. This lack of maturity at my advanced age horrifies, yet good tea is often the result.
My first steeping session has just concluded with a Buddha-Hand oolong. I realize I chose this tea out of all the offerings by Teance because the name charmed me, not the description, the cultivar, the reviews but just the name was enough to make me want to try it.
So I started to think about the other charmingly named teas I have purchased, some of which were definitely chosen for their names. There is Longevity Eyebrow, Big Red Robe, Green Spring Snail, King Of Duck Shit Aroma and most certainly Dong Ding. I admit that in the very beginning of my tea journey, that was indeed the motivation for buying my first Dong Ding, a name I have since decided is really not all that funny, now that I am slightly more educated and sophisticated about Chinese words, mountains upon which tea grows and so forth. But back when I first heard it, I giggled moronically. Hell, I giggled moronically last week when I bought the Duck Shit Aroma, for certainly, in that instance at least, it was a charming name chosen for marketing purposes, right? (Please note, I am somewhat afraid to open the package.) In any case I am hopeful I have not yet unearthed all the silly names of teas I would like to try but those might be far and few between as I am only interested in single leaf teas with historically adorable names, not the ridiculous blend names some vendors give their teas, with names like 'Tell Them Raspberry Sencha' but then again, I would never, ever be drinking a raspberry flavored sencha. I may be new-ish to tea but my good taste and desire to explore the world of tea would never have me venturing down Candy-Land Lane.
So I started to think about the other charmingly named teas I have purchased, some of which were definitely chosen for their names. There is Longevity Eyebrow, Big Red Robe, Green Spring Snail, King Of Duck Shit Aroma and most certainly Dong Ding. I admit that in the very beginning of my tea journey, that was indeed the motivation for buying my first Dong Ding, a name I have since decided is really not all that funny, now that I am slightly more educated and sophisticated about Chinese words, mountains upon which tea grows and so forth. But back when I first heard it, I giggled moronically. Hell, I giggled moronically last week when I bought the Duck Shit Aroma, for certainly, in that instance at least, it was a charming name chosen for marketing purposes, right? (Please note, I am somewhat afraid to open the package.) In any case I am hopeful I have not yet unearthed all the silly names of teas I would like to try but those might be far and few between as I am only interested in single leaf teas with historically adorable names, not the ridiculous blend names some vendors give their teas, with names like 'Tell Them Raspberry Sencha' but then again, I would never, ever be drinking a raspberry flavored sencha. I may be new-ish to tea but my good taste and desire to explore the world of tea would never have me venturing down Candy-Land Lane.