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I'd recommend doing a search on this forum first, Chanting Pines has been mentioned many times, might answer some of your questions. Cheers!

GaoShan wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 09, 2025 7:35 am

I guess people really take that stuff seriously

Seriously, or just more sensitive to this kind of thing. Some people really feel it, perso, I don't.

I've had people refuse more cups of certain Gaoshan, as it was too "cold" for them (tea was literally hot of course).

I'm glad you're enjoying it! It'll be interesting to hear what you think of the heavier roasted teas from CHT, though they seem more appropriate for fall to me. Worth mentioning that the regions which produce these teas, do not really have pronounced seasons, so teas consumed pretty much remain the...

Recommended reading as always. Now think what the really cheap Taobao stuff must be made of... It is no small feat to source decent teaware. An yes GaoShan tea is even worse... but aet has some decent write ups on that as well! Always worth exploring his unfiltered, honest to death-truths about the ...

I found it is not necessary to wait longer than the foam to dissipate for the Sodium Percarb to do its magic. Once the bubbles are gone I brush a bit with an old toothbrush and then rinse until not slippery anymore. Usually enough, in rare cases an extra round if it was really, really dirty.

Maybe not the best season to buy green tea? Harvest is long over… be wary, what’s left will likely not be good grade stuff.

Neizhiwaihong. Green label, possibly.

Correct term is oxidised, not fermented. Puerh is fermented.

Idiots boil their teapot.

I like this part

Nice write-up as usual, recommended reading for anyone interested in Yixing.

Sour notes are normally indicative of storage that has been too wet. Plum is fine and to be expected but if it’s more sour, than it’s wetness

Don't think there is any other way than to see the man himself. He is very old school, not sure you get any retail price at all, if he has never seen you or talked to you... if he sells at all. Just the way tea business works in Taiwan. Does not help that as far as I know he does not really speak E...

Freshness in tea is overrated I think. The good material made teas will take it.

Don't think there is any other way than to see the man himself. He is very old school, not sure you get any retail price at all, if he has never seen you or talked to you... if he sells at all. Just the way tea business works in Taiwan. Does not help that as far as I know he does not really speak En...

LeoFox wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 01, 2025 10:29 am

Cup

Nice lines! Mumyoi?