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- Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's your tea of choice when you're sad?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1312
Re: What's your tea of choice when you're sad?
If I want something comforting, I'll go for a Gui Fei or red oolong. If I'm just having a bad day and need to power through, I'll drink anything I don't need to pay much attention to, usually a tea I want to get rid of.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:49 pm
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道
- Replies: 45
- Views: 19210
Re: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道
I just got a nice package from Daxue Jiadao today. Along with some tea, including more of the jammy 2021 Zijuan Hong that I wrote about a while ago and a 2015 smoked lapsang, I also got some teaware, including a 150 ml 1990s Dehua pot and a 100 ml Buchangqi cup. I wanted to mention how carefully the...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:27 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2787
- Views: 1558371
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
I'm working my way through a spring 2023 Longfengxia from Ethan (6 g, 120 ml, 195F, 25, 20, 25, 30, 30, 45, etc.). This tea is very soft, with flavours that are hard to pin down. I get some nice orchid florality, cream, apricot, and beautiful, slightly overripe peach. It lasts for seven or so steeps...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Black Tea
- Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
- Replies: 686
- Views: 362830
Re: What Black Are You Drinking
https://i.imgur.com/9h91Os0.jpeg Free sample of Masu Smoked Black Tea from old ways tea. Smokiness is more pronounced with this one but mellowed out after the first two steeps. Good tea overall. I've been thinking about trying the lapsangs and jin jun mei from Old Ways Tea. If you bought any more o...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: 2024 Chinese green tea thread
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1976
Re: 2024 Chinese green tea thread
Because I'm totally impatient, I'm drinking a pre-Qingming Meng Ding Huang Ya from Treasure Green today (3 g, 120 ml, 176F, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, etc.). I think this is my first yellow tea from Meng Ding. I get lovely notes of corn silk, butter, hazelnuts, green beans, and faint florals in a thick...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: 2024 Chinese green tea thread
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1976
Re: 2024 Chinese green tea thread
I've already got some beautiful pre-Ming buds from Treasure Green, which I'm having a hard time saving. My Teavivre order is on the way, and I've barely begun ordering from Seven Cups. Looks like my comparative tasting may need to wait a while. vgamedude , if you want a step up from YS, I'd recommen...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Your day in tea
- Replies: 482
- Views: 209960
Re: Your day in tea
I had a rather light tea day. I worked on finishing some 2023 Anji Bai Cha to make room for my 2024 green teas, grandpa steeping 3 g in about 250 ml of water. It lasted at least five steeps and retained much of the green bean, asparagus, and umami profile I like about this tea, probably because it w...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: 2024 Chinese green tea thread
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1976
Re: 2024 Chinese green tea thread
The past few years I’ve purchased all my Chinese greens from Seven Cups. What they’ve been doing is offering a 20§ discount the first weekend they offer a new tea or teas. Of course I always end up buying enough tea to get free shipping! I like to space out my purchases so I can drink the tea soon ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: White Tea
- Topic: What White Are You Drinking
- Replies: 173
- Views: 164829
Re: What White Are You Drinking
Unfortunately, I waited too long to get the white tea set from Daxue Jiadao and it's now out of stock. Has anyone had the Baihao Yinzhen Wuyangshan 2020? Is it worth the price? How does it compare with the Baihao Yinzhen Chaitoushan Huangye 2023, which I'm also thinking about buying? I should make u...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: Black Tea
- Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
- Replies: 686
- Views: 362830
Re: What Black Are You Drinking
I'm drinking the Castleton Floral Spring 2023 FF and am finding similar tasting notes to LeoFox : lots of citrus and honey, perfumey spring florals, and astringency that can get out of hand if I steep it more than 3 minutes or hotter than about 180F. This is still a nice FF that feels suitably sprin...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: 2024 Chinese green tea thread
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1976
2024 Chinese green tea thread
It's that time of year again, when people start getting excited about the first green tea harvest! Every year, I wonder whether fancy green tea is worth the cost, so I finally decided to find out. I've pre-ordered Teavivre's Mingqian Bi Luo Chun and Mingqian Long Jing, as well as samples of Mingqian...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:08 pm
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Green Tea Vendor Topic
- Replies: 66
- Views: 36077
Re: Green Tea Vendor Topic
I don't drink much Japanese green tea because I find it to be too grassy, bitter, and vegetal for me, no matter how I brew it. The few teas I've been given from TdJ are the only ones to go against that trend. Their sencha and black teas were fruity, floral, and usually not too bitter, making them cl...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Green Tea Vendor Topic
- Replies: 66
- Views: 36077
Re: Green Tea Vendor Topic
If I understand aet correctly, TdJ may have to pay extra in exchange/processing fees if foreign customers pay in yen. However, this doesn't explain why they suddenly stopped offering this option without informing their customers and then gave an unhelpful explanation when they were asked why they di...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:43 pm
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Green Tea Vendor Topic
- Replies: 66
- Views: 36077
Re: Green Tea Vendor Topic
If I'd wanted to explore Japanese tea, I would have chosen this vendor. I'm disappointed, and I'm sure they'll lose customers. "Technical reasons" is not a good explanation. I wonder if it's due to an update on their shopping cart platform and if other vendors are affected.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Hojo Tea
- Replies: 111
- Views: 52077
Re: Hojo Tea
https://gargantuantea.com/shop HOJO tea is now available! Gargantuan TEA is the exclusive importer and retailer of HOJO tea within the United States. Please enjoy HOJO tea shipped domestically from our inventory in WA state. Free Shipping on All Orders Over $50 This is legit? This is interesting! T...