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by Mitten5
Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:54 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924229

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Having my last session with a 2007 V93 250g tuo. I drink a fair amount of small grade shou but this was the first V93 I've had. Overall it had good shou taste and intensity of character. The texture is a bit thinner than I like, but that's okay. It gives good, even energy without too many spikes or ...
by Mitten5
Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:22 am
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: Research Corner: Interesting Journal Articles
Replies: 57
Views: 56287

Re: Research Corner: Interesting Journal Articles

Li X, Wei JP, Ahammed GJ, Zhang L, Li Y, Yan P, Zhang LP, Han WY. Brassinosteroids Attenuate Moderate High Temperature-Caused Decline in Tea Quality by Enhancing Theanine Biosynthesis in Camellia sinensis L. . Front Plant Sci . 2018 Jul 24;9:1016. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01016. eCollection 2018. http...
by Mitten5
Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:54 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924229

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Repeat session with W2T 2017 She's Not Me this morning. Still tastes super young not surprisingly! Lots of green pepper, heating sensation on the walls of the mouth and throat. Is starting to mellow though, the bite is starting to become pleasant. Alright, back into storage until this time next year!
by Mitten5
Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:50 am
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: FS: F1.......
Replies: 7
Views: 5083

Re: FS: F1.......

That pot is for sale or for swap?
by Mitten5
Thu Aug 02, 2018 7:53 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924229

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Hai Lang Hao "Jin Hai Lang" shou puerh, 2006 today, from YS. For my work setup this week I don't have access to a place to pour waste, so I've been drinking the rinse. This tea unfortunately has a sour note in the first 2-3 steeps that is unpleasant but goes away. What it leaves behind is a beautifu...
by Mitten5
Wed Aug 01, 2018 9:16 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513304

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

I have two of Chen's mail order teas from last year's roasting today, my last session with both of these two! So sad! I have a Lishan Primitive Wild Forest in an unroasted (or lightly roasted) and a charcoal roast format. Probably 8ish g of each in ~120cc? Both are still very good, still very butter...
by Mitten5
Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:59 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Green Tea Order
Replies: 23
Views: 14212

Re: Green Tea Order

silverneedles wrote:
Sat Jul 28, 2018 11:26 am
any other reliable sources ?
Ippodo
by Mitten5
Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513304

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Ha, that's a lot of leaf. Interesting, a roasted oolong from Nepal, I guess its labeled as an oolong because of the processing method. What is the level of oxidation? Yes I just dropped in 1 pearl because it was convenient. I would say it is moderately oxidized, and not deeply roasted at all either...
by Mitten5
Sun Jul 22, 2018 1:10 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513304

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

I am drinking a "wild orchid pearl" oolong from Nepali Teas. 10g pearl in 120cc, boiling water. Steeped for about 30s then let it sit and steam for 5 minutes to unroll a bit, and broke it up with my hands the rest of the way. Followed by 10s, 20s, 30s, etc... to chase flavor. Was bland in the early ...
by Mitten5
Sun Jul 22, 2018 12:35 pm
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1433
Views: 560398

Re: Introduce Yourself

Hi I am Mitten5. I am from the tea reddit and the #tea chat. I rate rarely on Steepster and posted infrequently on the old teachat boards. How long have you been drinking tea? About fifteen years. I was looking for a substitute for coffee during college because it made me feel uneasy. I found that I...