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by StoneLadle
Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:13 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: talkin' tie guan yin
Replies: 26
Views: 12044

Re: talkin' tie guan yin

Bok the Fukien ain't so bad man lol granted it is a working class tea as such, something for the local masses, affordable and of consistent quality. There's a whole genre of teas like that made in Hong Kong and in close proximity to one another. Btw, I've seen some green in their spent leaves, not ...
by StoneLadle
Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:24 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: talkin' tie guan yin
Replies: 26
Views: 12044

Re: talkin' tie guan yin

This discussion reminds me a little bit about my own tastes in puer. Someone can tell me all they want about some amazing high-quality young dry-stored ancient-tree raw puer, but I'd still prefer some cheap wet-stored tea instead, just as a matter of style and 'feel'. Andrew Yeap... I pretty much l...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:59 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: talkin' tie guan yin
Replies: 26
Views: 12044

Re: talkin' tie guan yin

Today is the Festival of the Birth of the Goddess of Mercy, Kuan Yin, after whom this venerated genre of tea is named after. Makes sense to have a few cuppas no? 😉 This morning I had a Grandpa mug of traditional Anhui roasted TGY which I'll refill when I get home later, and will move on to a heavy r...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: talkin' tie guan yin
Replies: 26
Views: 12044

Re: talkin' tie guan yin

StoneLadle did you actually try the tea from Zhen Tea in Ottawa? I have and I completely disagree with your comment. teaformeplease's description is right on the money. OK i'm cool with that. Why would I buy tea from Ottawa? The spent leaves don't look right to me. Way too green. But it's cool. Rea...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:19 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: talkin' tie guan yin
Replies: 26
Views: 12044

Re: talkin' tie guan yin

StoneLadle did you actually try the tea from Zhen Tea in Ottawa? I have and I completely disagree with your comment. teaformeplease's description is right on the money. OK i'm cool with that. Why would I buy tea from Ottawa? The spent leaves don't look right to me. Way too green. But it's cool. Rea...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When did the number of steeps start increasing for gongfu and why?
Replies: 32
Views: 8689

Re: When did the number of steeps start increasing for gongfu and why?

yea, the preoccupation with formulas and codes and traditions and provenance just seems like a black hole... GFC is a baseline method or set of tools as I see it... the tools needs to be applied specific to the situation at hand... so... for an "artist fartist" if I'd read that correctly, the situat...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:13 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Effect of pewter on puer
Replies: 12
Views: 5761

Re: Effect of pewter on puer

Pewter is awesome for aging traditional Oolongs in... detrimental to PE in my opinion and as stated elsewhere...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:59 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: talkin' tie guan yin
Replies: 26
Views: 12044

Re: talkin' tie guan yin

wave_code it's good notice. It's always different perspective from Tea-Shop away plantation. In Hongkong/ Singapore and Malaysia, maybe we should asked their tea in "brand" name and blending. there's a tea merchant in KL named Kean Guan that produces their own baked TGY from maocha imported from Ch...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:54 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: talkin' tie guan yin
Replies: 26
Views: 12044

Re: talkin' tie guan yin

Modern TGY is quite different from what the tea used to be like. Before the Taiwanese processing style was used, the leaves actually looked more like dancong. This is one that I tasted and really enjoyed: https://www.zhentea.ca/chinese-tea/tie-guan-yin-classic/ that's a fully modern TGY expression ...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:41 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What HeiCha are you drinking
Replies: 562
Views: 302171

Re: What HeiCha are you drinking

StoneLadle Well, to be fair, a 2021 raw sheng in a green cup would look the same :lol: Chawangshop used to carry a 90s, Malaysia stored Duotelli. Love that stuff, I might fish it out of my storage! i wouldn't know what such a tea would taste like, but it's appearance certainly isn't far off from a ...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:11 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What makes a modern Da Hong Pao a Da Hong Pao?
Replies: 22
Views: 8057

Re: What makes a modern Da Hong Pao a Da Hong Pao?

My impression is that DHP can mean any of the following: 1: The original DHP bushes and their tea 2: Tea produced from the bushes grown from cuttings of original DHP bushes 3: Special blend 4: Blend of all leftovers roasted more 5: General name for any yancha Difference between #3 and #4 is interes...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:10 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What makes a modern Da Hong Pao a Da Hong Pao?
Replies: 22
Views: 8057

Re: What makes a modern Da Hong Pao a Da Hong Pao?

My impression is that DHP can mean any of the following: ..... 5: General name for any yancha About #5, I think I've had a conversations like this: "Which tea this is?" "It's Da Hong Pao" "Oh, I would have guessed it's Shuixian" "Yes, that's right, it's Shuixian. It's a kind of Da Hong Pao" :D :D T...
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:59 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: How does it look ? ( CNNP/Xiaguan from 2001-2? )
Replies: 8
Views: 2564

Re: How does it look ? ( CNNP/Xiaguan from 2001-2? )

have you tasted this? got pics?
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:58 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: Cloud in Tea Soup
Replies: 4
Views: 1649

Re: Cloud in Tea Soup

Clouds are fluffy....
by StoneLadle
Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:55 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What HeiCha are you drinking
Replies: 562
Views: 302171

Re: What HeiCha are you drinking

am knocking back a few pots of 90's Duoteli Malaysia stored "basket press" LB... not sure about them raw LB's, cos LB is all about post fermentation and development and evolution. this bad boy is medicinal, floury, and full of mung bean and musty betel nut aromas and thick flavourful soup. flash bre...