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- Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:18 pm
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Black Tea Vendor Topic
- Replies: 37
- Views: 37679
Re: Black vendor topic
...zhengshan xiaozhong (lapsang souchong)...another place to buy it and compare? i second wildisthewind's recommendation. i haven't tried that one specifically from her, but her black teas in general are solid. hojo also has a decent one Well - I'll "third" the Cindy Chen suggestion. Her's is the "...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:13 pm
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Black Tea Vendor Topic
- Replies: 37
- Views: 37679
Re: Black vendor topic
...zhengshan xiaozhong (lapsang souchong)...another place to buy it and compare? i second wildisthewind's recommendation. i haven't tried that one specifically from her, but her black teas in general are solid. hojo also has a decent one Thank you wildisthewind and pedant, I definetly will try the ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:40 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Advice about my teapots
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12120
Re: Advice about my teapots
FB group has a post dedicated to green label base stamps. This one is included but without better quality pictures this pot can't be confirmed. Thank you! All of my green labels have Yixing China stamps, so this was a surprise to me. I'll have to find that post! I'm certain this pot is real now. I ...
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:53 am
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Black Tea Vendor Topic
- Replies: 37
- Views: 37679
Re: Black vendor topic
Hi! Despite of that I'm quite newbie with hongcha, I love it the zhengshan xiaozhong (lapsang souchong) from white2tea. I took advantage of the fact that I was buying some puerh and try with my first no smoked lapsang. I don't know if could be a good recommend for somebody, but I found it tasteful, ...
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:43 am
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Your favorite Dan Cong vendor?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 198259
Re: Your favorite Dan Cong vendor?
Hi do you like china oolong tea ? i have tried samples from this vendor and was not impressed... my favorite dancong vendors are hojo and teahabitat I have seen many good reviews of their tea on both Reddit and Instagram but like I’ve said I’ve yet to try them. I only posted based on Tea friends co...
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:24 am
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Advice about my teapots
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12120
Re: Advice about my teapots
IME good, high fired hongni will be somewhat like porcelain as far as results, with a slightly different effect (slightly more muting in some ways and it emphasizes other characteristics slightly more because of the muting). The heat retention makes a huge difference, though, especially in cooler w...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:22 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Advice about my teapots
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12120
Re: Advice about my teapots
FB group has a post dedicated to green label base stamps. This one is included but without better quality pictures this pot can't be confirmed. Ok, I will see if I can add some better quality photos to check them. Thanks Chadrinkincat! Anyway, I've been testing it, the shuiping, with yancha (golden...
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:54 am
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Advice about my teapots
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12120
Re: Advice about my teapots
Thank you ShuShu and steanze, I will do some test with different kind of teas due to that I don't know if it's Jiangponi actually, then. If nothing special noticed, to old sheng will be ^_^
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:48 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Advice about my teapots
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12120
Re: Advice about my teapots
Thank you very much steanze! What kind of tea could be ok for the duanni/jiangponi? Due to that is not dedicated, I could try with some recommendation withouth reserves :D PS. By the way, do you thing the shuiping could be a real f1 green label? I haven't seen one before to compare, and poor lid fit...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:06 am
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Advice about my teapots
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12120
Advice about my teapots
Hi everybody! Despite of that I'm a asiduous reader of this forum, this is my first intervention (besides presentation) in it. So, thanks to this beautiful community for sharing their wisdom and knowledge. I'm learning a lot thanks to you. I want to ask you about my teapots. Most of them were adquir...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:50 pm
- Forum: Announcements & Guides
- Topic: Introduce Yourself
- Replies: 1435
- Views: 570574
Re: Introduce Yourself
Benvinguda! I was just in BCN, and was there on the day when independence was declared! Which Chinese martial arts do you practice? ^.^ Thanks! "May you live interesting times", say the (fake) chinese curse xD So true here in my city I'm a Bei Shaolin (Northern Shaolin) practitioner, from Chan Kowk...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:16 am
- Forum: Announcements & Guides
- Topic: Introduce Yourself
- Replies: 1435
- Views: 570574
Re: Introduce Yourself
Hi everybody! I'm glad to join this beautiful community :D How long have you been drinking tea? Good tea only a couple of years ago,. Tired of drinking the same "meh" stuff, and unable to find something of good quality easy locally, I started to research and discover a new world that passionate me. ...