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I never gave this much thought, but for me it's mainly about the way a tea smells and tastes, and how it feels in the body. And because of this, it's actually easier for me to tell when a tea isn't clean. So far I've had two teas I can say for certain weren't "clean". One was a Dan Cong whose scent ...

Even if the tea is just "marinated", it sounds like it's going to be overly sweet, at least in the first infusions. But who knows, maybe it'll pair well with a roasted TGY.

As far as I know it's done so every guest can choose how strong they want their tea. Not much point in doing it if you're drinking alone - unless, as you said, you oversteep and need to dilute the tea a bit. I don't know if it's done at restaurants as well, though if everyone at the table is having...

As far as I know it's done so every guest can choose how strong they want their tea. Not much point in doing it if you're drinking alone - unless, as you said, you oversteep and need to dilute the tea a bit. I don't know if it's done at restaurants as well, though if everyone at the table is having ...

I recently saw a video that suggests that gaiwans are made only from porcelain but I know that isn't true because I've seen clay gaiwans for sale. I'm wondering if there are unglazed gaiwans, like teapots. I don't remember seeing an unglazed gaiwan. Gaiwans definitely can be unglazed. Case in point...

First snow of the season today, just enough to cover the roofs and to put me in the mood for something warm and hearty. I dug up some leftover shu and made Mongolian milky tea with salt, milk, and butter - cow milk and butter, since there aren't many yaks around here. It was so good, salty and cream...

I also found this one. Nice and simple, but I was really hoping to find one that has a reservoir that can be removed rather than an active spout. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tea-tray-Ebony-carved-ruyi-cloud-natural-solid-wood-log-tea-saucer-teaboard/143160208530?var=442103691501&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&has...

I'm not too fond of the heavily decorated wooden trays, so if that's what you're looking for I can't help you. However, I do have a soft spot for Mirka Randova's trays, like the ones debunix has (third and fourth in the post): https://www.teaforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4562#p4562 . She's an amazing ar...

I’m not taking the piss, if I’d wanted to go into these spheres I fail to see why tea should be more adequate than any other drink to achieve that. I imagine being (very) mildly psychoactive gives tea an advantage in this regard. We treat stuff like caffeine and theanine (and whatever chemicals are...

The one time people described pu'erh as fishy to me they actually meant stale. It wasn't even that, though, rather it was a 10 year old shu with a very strong storage smell. Combined with the earthy notes and a bit of fermentation smell, it gave off the impression that the tea had gone bad. The peop...

Followed Victoria's advice and went with 6g and 42-50°C. I used Acqua San Bernardo, which, whilst not perfect, was definitely an improvement. Still a lot of umami but not as overwhelming as before. More grassy notes and definitely something sweeter, especially in the last infusion.

The precioussss is finally here! It has breathed fresh air and will be ready in less than 15 hours. Feels like I'm really late to the party. I have avoided reading your notes so far so I wouldn't be influenced. Can't wait to catch up! Wow that’s a crazy long wait, one month, sounds like it sat in c...

The precioussss is finally here! It has breathed fresh air and will be ready in less than 15 hours.
Feels like I'm really late to the party. I have avoided reading your notes so far so I wouldn't be influenced during the tasting. Can't wait to catch up!

Amongst US and US-based companies that I know of only Yunnan Sourcing did Black Friday deals, but they decided to stop - too much stress for them and their employees. They're doing a variety of smaller "early bird" sales though. If you're looking for sales in general, Seven Cups have something on sa...

Super fast shipping for almost everyone! Well except Torino, Italy where There is no self is. Hope you get your’s soon :) . USPS recently surprised me by delivering in barely two weeks, so hopefully it won't be too long. :mrgreen: Meanwhile have fun tasting, everyone! There is no self, Did you get ...