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by OCTO
Sun Sep 08, 2024 3:45 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 328
Views: 480716

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

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by OCTO
Sat Sep 07, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: teapot search - recommendations?
Replies: 8
Views: 8907

Re: teapot search - recommendations?

Hi,

With an open budget, why not go direct to an artist and get a piece customized to your preference and liking.

Cheers!!

p/s: I will only be replying to one of your three postings. Don’t see a need to repeat myself over a simple answer.
by OCTO
Sat Aug 10, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 328
Views: 480716

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

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by OCTO
Thu Jul 18, 2024 4:26 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2099
Views: 2102978

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

You see, the really really good "old" factory pressings are not from the 60s-00s, but are from the "hao" era in early 20th century. These are worth a fortune, if one is lucky enough to encounter in one's life. We are fortunate that the puerh industry is now emerging from decades of dogmatic slumber...
by OCTO
Wed Jul 17, 2024 11:11 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2099
Views: 2102978

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

I very much agree Sunyata ’s observations. But I do subscribe to a thought that there is a tea for every occasion, moment and mood. I find that i do enjoy the floral presentation of Hojo’s tea in the mornings rather than at night. Cheers!! 2021 Wu Jia Ping Zhang sheng puerh from hojo. https://www.in...
by OCTO
Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:27 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2099
Views: 2102978

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

OCTO’s quirky blend ala Kenyir 2024.

80s shou brick + 2009 shou beeng (80s aged leaves) + 2005 sheng beeng from 3 mountains.

Sweating droplets as the chaqi circles around our body from head to toe.

Cheers!!

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by OCTO
Sun Jul 14, 2024 3:53 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What HeiCha are you drinking
Replies: 617
Views: 503987

Re: What HeiCha are you drinking

Having some 小黑人 heicha while soft boiling some aged puerh. Busy session brewing for a group of 10 thirsty anglers… 🤣🤣🤣

Cheers!!!

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by OCTO
Sun Jul 14, 2024 3:43 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Warming up teapots
Replies: 25
Views: 32181

Re: Warming up teapots

Warming up to a slow boil…. Finishing my last few laps of aged puerh in the middle of a forest reserve… 🤭🤭

Cheers!!!

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by OCTO
Tue Jun 25, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Ethan Kurland
Replies: 139
Views: 147779

Re: home from Thailand & Malaysia

Welcome home!
Ethan Kurland wrote:
Tue Jun 25, 2024 12:20 pm
Back home. Can take orders for tea now.

Cheers, Ethan
by OCTO
Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Seeking Recommendations for the Best Green Tea Brand to Reduce Fat.
Replies: 5
Views: 11921

Re: Seeking Recommendations for the Best Green Tea Brand to Reduce Fat.

That doesn't work. Green tea does not reduce fat by itself. No substitute for healthy nutrition and trying to break the immobility cycle and try to move as much as possible. However it can moderately help with these measures in the sense that it can aid digestion and of course if instead of a fizzy...
by OCTO
Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's your tea of choice when you're sad?
Replies: 28
Views: 25318

Re: What's your tea of choice when you're sad?

Interesting question.... Drinking tea keeps me happy... Anticipation for my next tea session keeps me happy... Talking / Chatting with my tea buddies about tea keeps me happy... Discussing the rabbit hole while drinking tea makes my day..... I'd guess that leaves me no time to feel sad.... :D :D :D
by OCTO
Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:08 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 328
Views: 480716

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

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by OCTO
Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 328
Views: 480716

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

Andrew S wrote:
Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:17 pm
OCTO: the interior of a tetsubin never looked so ominous...

Andrew
Hahahahaha….. it’s symbolical of the dark abyss we tend to associate ourselves to… otherwise known as the Rabbit Hole… 🤣😂😁😄
by OCTO
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 328
Views: 480716

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

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by OCTO
Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:31 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5894
Views: 4649491

Re: Yixing

Bok wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:11 am
OCTO wrote:
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:01 pm
Just like how I would continue using my cracked early ROC pot as a flower pot for my miniature plants. :D :D
Oh noooo... ! :oops:
Imagine the possibilities
all imaginable possibilities in your wildest dreams... hahahahaha.....