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by maple
Sat Feb 04, 2023 4:57 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Interesting pot damage from silicon carbide removal?
Replies: 9
Views: 2146

Re: Interesting pot damage from silicon carbide removal?

They will put some "aluminum powder" between lid and neck before put the pot in the kiln. If there're impurities in the powder, impurities melt and stick on the pot. Yes a version of this was what the vendor said happened here. Do you have experience with the process and think that the exposed unde...
by maple
Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:13 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Interesting pot damage from silicon carbide removal?
Replies: 9
Views: 2146

Re: Interesting pot damage from silicon carbide removal?

The major difference of modern YiXing and vintage YiXing is kiln. Since they have "electric kiln" to control roast temperature, most of modern teapot are fired in different temperature (from low to high). Tea pot makers fix the lid to fit the neck of body perfectly in different temperature. They wil...
by maple
Sat Nov 19, 2022 12:49 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2779
Views: 1513931

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Another baijiguan session in the morning, with a moderately-roasted example from 2021, very different to the fully-roasted one last time, followed by an afternoon session of EoT's Zhang Hui Chun gushu with a friend. The former had a bright refreshing character and mouthfeel throughout the infusions...
by maple
Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:51 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: Which water (hardness) to use for Da Hong Pao, Tie Guanyin and Siji Chun?
Replies: 7
Views: 2545

Re: Which water (hardness) to use for Da Hong Pao, Tie Guanyin and Siji Chun?

I tried 100ppm (Asahi's Fuji Water/ Volvic) and worked fine with Yancha.
by maple
Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:33 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1829863

Re: Yixing

I assume that no-one uses Yixing for sake or baijiu, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong... Andrew I know for a fact that some do use Yixing pots for baijiu, but no idea if it's widespread or only a small "nouveau riche" thing. Also, there's a company that stores their baijius (or at least their pr...
by maple
Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:58 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2779
Views: 1513931

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Andrew S Thanks for your review. It looks really "Green" in the photo. This cultivar is hard to find in north Taiwan. But luckily, I found another lot in the ShiDing area and I had it charcoal roasted. It's a different style from the one you have. Looking forward to sharing this with you. https://w...
by maple
Mon May 23, 2022 11:01 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2779
Views: 1513931

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

https://i.imgur.com/4CBA5z0.jpeg 2022-04-07 NanTou-Lugu-FengHuang Wild-JinXuan Notes: - attack: bright and elegant - aroma: milky, floral, fresh grass - taste: ripe fruit after multiple flushes This tea is elegant/ fresh/ complex. It is good but with a highly volatile scent. Because of this, I made...
by maple
Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:34 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2779
Views: 1513931

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

https://i.imgur.com/0npiltg.jpg 2021 Spring/ Wuyi Yancha - Special Cultivar: Jing-Mau-Hou = Golden Hair Monkey It's interested tea name for anyone who familiar to pinning tea. (especially for me) I follow this tea from 2017, it’s really similar to Bai-Mao-Hou (White Monkey Paw) from North Taiwan. W...
by maple
Tue Oct 26, 2021 5:09 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2779
Views: 1513931

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Image

LaoJinMei (Patriarch’s Eyebrows) / Wuyi Yancha this year.

Found the original bush and spread the plantation after 1980.
by maple
Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:08 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2779
Views: 1513931

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Hi Tillerman Good feedback. I agree your disagree. :D If you review the books/ documents from 1911~1950, most of them was written in Japanese. And It hard to say Oolong = or similar to OB 東方美人or 白毫烏龍. About the name - let me quote the same book - https://i.imgur.com/nSrJ08w.jpg 西方嚐斯茶者,譽之為”東方美人”或喻之為”...
by maple
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:55 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2779
Views: 1513931

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

In early 20th century Taiwan/ Taipei, before the naming of Baozhong and its popularity - oolong is the only export tea product. And in this context (LQER Taiwan) - oolong meant "oriental beauty". To prove this argument - https://i.imgur.com/VejSc1L.jpg This book is published in 1956 (ROC 45) - It de...
by maple
Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:46 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 695479

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Green Tea in Autumn (Harvested and made in late August) - Hand Fry Green Tea. Cultivar: Taiwan Tea No.8 (In Taiwan we call it Assam). Compared with early summer green - this tea is less bitterness and fluent aroma with some early autumn notes. Compared with spring green this one is more relax https:...
by maple
Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:06 pm
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Teaware Repair Show-off
Replies: 104
Views: 88470

Re: Teaware Repair Show-off

Very handsome work, maple. Sure would like to know what those fascinating pots are. teanik for sure ~ Late Qing - CangJi - Pear - https://www.instagram.com/p/CTWEG2uB6ol/ Check the bottom image - you can see the line is continue broken after kintsukuroi. I've prepared it will be full break in nearl...
by maple
Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:28 am
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Teaware Repair Show-off
Replies: 104
Views: 88470

Re: Teaware Repair Show-off

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just wanna show off :roll:
by maple
Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:22 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2779
Views: 1513931

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

https://i.imgur.com/uxxTjWS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/oHYhgBS.jpg 1st https://i.imgur.com/AZoq0ME.jpg 2nd https://i.imgur.com/idzAH9T.jpg 3rd https://i.imgur.com/0p8xXBW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/gQgzmqg.jpg White Monkey Paw - BaiMouHou Aged Oolong (白毛猴陳茶) Aged Oolong/ Aged Oriental Beauty - Over 30ys ...