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- Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:49 am
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: Formosa oolong in America: What happened?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 486
- Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:14 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: Formosa oolong in America: What happened?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 486
Re: Formosa oolong in America: What happened?
Yes, I LeoFox, I stand by the first comment but I have no evidence to counter the claim Bok made. I don’t have definite proof either, but deduction would have it so. Bug bitten is not really a method, just the absence of using pesticides, so if none are used, bugs will come. This can be observed in...
- Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:37 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: Formosa oolong in America: What happened?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 486
Re: Formosa oolong in America: What happened?
LeoFox that background story is utter bs. Back in the days ALL teas had bug bitten notes! Simple as that, they did not invent pesticides yet, so no way to prevent the bugs. And at lower altitudes where Oriental beauty and co are grown, it’s hotter, so more bugs. Chen Ah Qiaos Dongding which I had a...
- Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:20 am
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
Re: Bok
Beautiful. That is a smol pot heh. About 60ml, perfect for Yancha of under and around 1$/g :lol: Qingshuini for yancha that fancy? I thought that was well into "hongni or zhuni only" territory. Interesting, might have to give my own qingshuini pot a run with some nicer yancha... That was my subtle ...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:31 pm
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:16 pm
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:08 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1652
- Views: 322038
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
@LeoFox see the pattern? You get what you pay for. Never better than what you paid, sometimes a little worse.
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:11 am
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
Re: Bok
And some nice corners and angles to get a good grip on the left hand as well:
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:10 am
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
Re: Bok
In other news, that little Green label Qingshuini has made some progress. The handle is securely attached, now I need to sand and smoothen the Urushi putty and seal it for protection (mostly inside). While the handle might seem a bit large in comparison to the overall pot shape, I have found this hu...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:55 am
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
Re: Bok
@belewfripp then you will find it useful that the original Chinese is included for the quotations.
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:02 am
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:58 am
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
Re: Bok
To further add some suspense: it’s not from Chaozhou and there is no such thing as the three cup rule. 

- Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:55 am
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401
Re: Bok
@belewfripp it covers exactly that! All this by quoting classical texts of the Ming and Qing dynasty, so cutting out all the “Chinese whisper” from the back then until now.
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:48 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1652
- Views: 322038
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
LeoFox in my view if you don’t go for at least 1$/g and upwards, it’s better to just skip Yancha altogether and opt for something with a better price/value - this is regardless of the vendor (but only concerns the Western market). The things that make Yancha special and unique and make the dispropo...
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:41 am
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Bok
- Replies: 119
- Views: 10401