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by vuanguyen
Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:25 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924096

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

I have never heard of David Hoffman before today. I googled his name and saw that he has an online tea store. The price of his 1980 raw Tong Qing Hao is $400 for 400gm. This is really a good price for 1980 tea. Is he legit or is he one of the many sellers online selling fake aged teas?
by vuanguyen
Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:23 pm
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: WTB: Wistaria Taihe cakes
Replies: 3
Views: 1814

Re: WTB: Wistaria Taihe cakes

You can email Wei Lin directly at linonetwo@gmail.com. She is the person taking online order for Wistaria. Very nice girl. I believe she told me that customers can still purchase Taihe cake even though it is no longer listed on their website. I think they have a 15% discount right now (some type of ...
by vuanguyen
Tue Dec 21, 2021 9:23 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1828936

Re: Yixing

Looking for my 1st Yixing teapot. I know very little about Yixing. I have been using Hojo's Kobiwako Houhin for the past 3 years. Are these pots good for the price? Are the clay good for semi aged and aged puerh teas? Where can I buy a good and legit Yixing pot for less than $500? Thank you in advan...
by vuanguyen
Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:44 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694915

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Drinking organic first flush from Mauna Kea Tea. Spring comes early in the tropical island of Hawaii. When you have great tea and good water, who really needs the fancy hardwares? One of the best green teas I have ever tasted and it comes from the land of the free.

Happy new year my tea friends.
by vuanguyen
Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:42 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: Moldy Pu'erh!!!
Replies: 19
Views: 8232

Re: Moldy Pu'erh!!!

Correction to the above statement using the calculator. At 65% RH, the only temp where there is risk of mold is at 82F but it will take 1186 days for mold to form.

http://dpcalc.org/
by vuanguyen
Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:29 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: Moldy Pu'erh!!!
Replies: 19
Views: 8232

Re: Moldy Pu'erh!!!

Using this calculator, at a RH of 65%, there is no risk of mold at any temperature.

http://dpcalc.org/
by vuanguyen
Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:51 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Antique teacup set need help identifying
Replies: 3
Views: 1858

Re: Antique teacup set need help identifying

@Bok @Hmm

Thank you kindly for your help. I did not expect to get any response since this is more of a tea forum than an antique forum.
by vuanguyen
Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:17 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Antique teacup set need help identifying
Replies: 3
Views: 1858

Antique teacup set need help identifying

I visited my mother tonight. We were talking about teas and she showed me a tea cup set bought by my father in an antique store in the 1950’s. I don’t know anything about them. My mother told me to use them but I’m afraid. Those black lines at the rim look like lead. Anyway, can anyone share what th...
by vuanguyen
Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:02 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924096

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

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by vuanguyen
Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:08 am
Forum: Kettles & Heating Elements
Topic: Tetsubin
Replies: 203
Views: 140087

Re: Tetsubin

I think I'm the only one who think Tetsubin is so overrated. It caused all my teas to taste less sweet :( you got the wrong tetsubin, or tetsubin/water combination. You may be right Bok since I am the only one who is noticing this. On a slightly different topic, I remember vaguely reading somewhere...
by vuanguyen
Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Teashops...
Replies: 21
Views: 7072

Re: Teashops...

Very nice sir! I have to visit Malaysia when the Covid thing is over.

One of the pictures showed cakes wrapped in plastic. Why did they do that? Is this "dry Malaysian" storage"?
by vuanguyen
Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:11 am
Forum: Kettles & Heating Elements
Topic: Tetsubin
Replies: 203
Views: 140087

Re: Tetsubin

I think I'm the only one who think Tetsubin is so overrated. It caused all my teas to taste less sweet :(
by vuanguyen
Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:07 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924096

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

YeeOnTeaCo I didn't mean to sound so negative. It just that my expectation was different. I am pretty sure people who like full fermented ripe will certainly enjoy this tea. I tried your "2001 Raw Yi Wu Wild Spring Tea" this morning and it was very good. Thank you. StoneLadle I know you know your t...
by vuanguyen
Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:35 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924096

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

I tasted my first 7581 ripe puer today. It was a sample from Yee On Tea. I read so much about ripe puer made before 2000 having much lighter fermentation so I was excited to try the tea. Unfortunately, this tea was a major disappointment. I could still taste the Wo Dui :( Too much fermentation for m...
by vuanguyen
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:33 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513142

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

vuanguyen cool. What climate do you live in? I live in San Jose, California (Zones 9b). Mediterranean climate...wet in the winter and dry in the summer...a time bomb for wildfire in the summer :( You can grow teas in many different zones though (https://camforest.com/collections/tea-camellias)...as...