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by _Soggy_
Sat May 22, 2021 9:42 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Shincha 2021. What's in your cart?
Replies: 40
Views: 15279

Re: Shincha 2021. What's in your cart?

Did a small order from Kettl in NYC cause i was planning on ordering some stuff in a month or two from Japan and wanted something sooner to tide me over. It did take longer than expected (13 days) NYC to Midwest but maybe USPS is having delays i dunno. I am still getting used to my small 80ml Jinshu...
by _Soggy_
Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 695118

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Drinking some of last year's sencha that I still had lying around. Meant to do some testing on these, but never really made time. 2020 Kabusecha Saemidori and 2020 Kabusecha Okumidori both from Yunomi Life. It is very hard to tell if i notice any quality difference since I broke my old Kyusu(300ml) ...
by _Soggy_
Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has the internet lost interest in British-style tea?
Replies: 19
Views: 6918

Re: Has the internet lost interest in British-style tea?

I think there is certainly a shift towards other-styles of tea from just British-style tea. The amount of tea produced in China is a very large amount with a vast growing region with sub-regions producing various types of tea. The next biggest is obviously India which most British-style tea is based...
by _Soggy_
Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:42 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Mei leaf
Replies: 183
Views: 74645

Re: Mei leaf

pedant wrote:
Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:28 pm
wow, ML's web store is pretty crazy. it's like... gamified.
Need to keep them in the ecosystem. It is like Dave and Busters power card.

by _Soggy_
Sat May 09, 2020 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spring Tea Harvest and making of Oolong tea from San Jose California
Replies: 7
Views: 3652

Re: Spring Tea Harvest and making of Oolong tea from San Jose California

The countertop picture and someone making their own tea is giving me deja vu.
by _Soggy_
Wed May 06, 2020 3:52 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 695118

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

pedant wrote:
Wed May 06, 2020 3:16 pm
today, i'm enjoying a YM fukamushicha from yame. i got this from den's tea at a tea festival last year. the owner is a very nice guy.
Did you end up opening that sencha koshun? I went through that quicker than anticipated.
by _Soggy_
Sat May 02, 2020 4:58 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513403

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Drinking some Wulongs from Floating Leaves. Charcoal Dong Ding earlier today was really good. I should have gotten more as I feel I will be craving it and drinking it more than i should. Probably the best tea I've gotten from them in this order from the ones i drank so far. Definitely order a big bo...
by _Soggy_
Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:42 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: Tea: A Nerd's Eye View
Replies: 13
Views: 5971

Re: Tea: A Nerd's Eye View

funny enough i was actually going to write a synopsis of each chapter of the book in a week or two when i have time. busy with 2019 annual work currently(love those 60hr+ work weeks) that don't have time to cliffnote.
by _Soggy_
Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:01 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342728

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

Drinking this Bai Ye Dan Cong black tea from YS. It is probably one of the most intense black teas i've ever had(maybe except Yan Xun Xiao Zhong). Super rich clover honey flavor. crazy smell on it as well. nice weight to the tea without being thick. has nice amount of astringency. I dunno if I like ...
by _Soggy_
Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:42 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Teas We Like : By and for Tea Lovers
Replies: 186
Views: 93750

Re: Teas We Like : By and for Tea Lovers

Question. If you order 7 cakes I assume it will come with the original tong packaging?
by _Soggy_
Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Sampler Pack?
Replies: 6
Views: 3637

Re: Sampler Pack?

See if Ecocha or Teavivre as well might have some sample/gift packs?
by _Soggy_
Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The most difficult tea
Replies: 11
Views: 4862

Re: The most difficult tea

I'm going to have to agree with Japanese greens(primarily sencha/gyokuro) for reasons others mentioned. Hard to eyeball the weight(8g looks like 4), the leaf size, time sensitive, temperature sensitive, and I also don't have that much experience. I feel like i need to measure and time everything.......
by _Soggy_
Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:09 am
Forum: Groups, Clubs, & Events
Topic: Chicago International Tea Festival 2019 (Nov. 1-3)
Replies: 21
Views: 13965

Re: Chicago International Tea Festival 2019 (Nov. 1-3)

interesting photo of the Friday/Saturday crowd @pedant lol

by _Soggy_
Tue Oct 29, 2019 7:45 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: Adding powdered L-theanine to puer
Replies: 1
Views: 2020

Re: Adding powdered L-theanine to puer

I picked up some L theanine and GABA pills one day when I was getting back on coffee since it can make slightly jittery/anxious. I find it does help in that scenario. I have not really drank it with tea as I haven't needed it? Maybe if was wanting to go super heavy steeps(or maybe shu) I would try s...