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- Tue Aug 22, 2023 3:40 pm
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Tillerman Tea
- Replies: 76
- Views: 38269
Re: Tillerman Tea
Hi David, I hope you do come back to check your replies and continue to post your thoughts. I rarely post, and over the last few years I have been active in the tea scene, but I've had the pleasure of ordering from you several times. I particularly loved the "six pack" tasting activity from a few ye...
- Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:24 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: How I got started with Dan Cong
- Replies: 47
- Views: 18810
Re: How I got started with Dan Cong
Agree! Small fast and light, That is the way to go. I do have a creeping concern that we are just not getting the same great dan songs of years past (because they are over produced). But I might be getting jaded.
- Wed May 20, 2020 4:21 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1495
- Views: 710961
Re: What Green Are You Drinking
faj my Longjing source said the lot is now sold out. I see TeaHabitat , based in Los Angeles, CA, has two 2020 Longjing available. A few other friends have ordered Chinese greens from Tea Trekker , in Northampton, MA. I haven’t tried their teas yet though, but their web site is full of interesting ...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:06 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Looking to pair some pots. Ideas on where to begin?
- Replies: 168
- Views: 55855
Re: Looking to pair some pots. Ideas on where to begin?
First congratulations on starting a robust thread. My tea choices are of course my tea preferences. But it’s also a good way to judge what the tea can do, for fruit and floral and in general oolong roast layers or a bit of earth, astringency and puer depth. It’s the first thing I look for if the pot...
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:28 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Looking to pair some pots. Ideas on where to begin?
- Replies: 168
- Views: 55855
Re: Looking to pair some pots. Ideas on where to begin?
This could lead to months of comparisons and should be a lot of fun. I’ve had some of my best experiences really concentrating on nuances of the pots and tea. I don’t know if you are versed in yixing at all (if you are a past master no need to read my advice!). I’d start by picking two basic mid-lev...
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:26 am
- Forum: Fermented Tea
- Topic: Anyone drinking the latest Liquid Proust Group Buy?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3057
Anyone drinking the latest Liquid Proust Group Buy?
I was happy to find the large assortment a few weeks ago, I'm sorry to see nothing on it online. After letting it acclimatize (or whatever) while I drink my stash down I am now slowly experimenting and enjoying several of them. I appreciate being introduced teas and new vendors. Currently I'm not qu...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:02 pm
- Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
- Topic: Husband Tea Torture - YouTube Series
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3027
Re: Husband Tea Torture - YouTube Series
Great idea Nicole, go Zen master gong fu cha on him in the future....... Anyway props to Jason, internet star. Also thanks for steeping directions, I think it's super important to add amount of tea, volume of gaiwan/pot, temperature and step time (from pour to pour) even if it's seemingly obvious in...
- Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:03 pm
- Forum: Groups, Clubs, & Events
- Topic: Become A Flavor Explorer!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 26375
Re: Become A Flavor Explorer!
Sorry to not see more reportage! I’ve had a good session with the gaoshan and started in on the Dong Ding. I’ve tried the gaoshan with 1+ gram in a tiny gaiwan with various length steeps to get to know the teas and then with 4 gr in an 80 ml Jianshui teapot from Bitterleaf. It’s new so I like playi...
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:27 pm
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: Your favorite Dan Cong vendor?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 198481
Re: Your favorite Dan Cong vendor?
I have a question. Does the fragrance of doped tea remain when the tea itself fades? I bought Huang Jin Gui from Jing Tea Shop last year. it was too floral for cheap tea (in my opinion) so I just drank it at work and forgot about it. Now a year later it's faded and mellow with a little added depth; ...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:06 pm
- Forum: Groups, Clubs, & Events
- Topic: Become A Flavor Explorer!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 26375
Re: Become A Flavor Explorer!
OK I'm in. I might be fly on the wall, we shall see. I re-ordered Alishan (Laoshi) Winter 2018 for further comparison, though it falls out of the parameters.
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:00 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Has anyone every drunk tea from a well seasoned yixing?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10874
Re: Has anyone every drank tea from a well seasoned yixing?
Playing with seasoning can be fun too. I have a largish old-ish maybe-yixing (brought from northern China to me by a Chinese co-worker) that I use at work, and while I manly use it for modest sheng I also throw in white sessions. The play between the two is very nice. Particularly when a puer sessio...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:10 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: Please some advice on Dancong
- Replies: 44
- Views: 23868
Re: Please some advice on Dancong
I’ve been buying a lot of yancha and dan cong over the last three years and I’ve been pleased with things I’ve bought from Cindy (Wyui origin) and Imen. I’ve also bought over the years good oolongs, including dan cong from Hojo. I tend to go to puer if I’m tired of overtly floral teas, and over time...
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:31 am
- Forum: Fermented Tea
- Topic: Is white2tea the only puer producer now?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11083
Re: Is white2tea the only puer producer now?
I bought from W2T starting maybe ten years ago, I was in the club for years as well. Frankly I never really liked the house taste but for a while being in the club was a great way to explore many odds and ends. I do still have some factory cakes I bought from them, they were a great source in the be...