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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: 4
Views: 167

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: 11
Views: 355

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: 315
Views: 372718

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: 315
Views: 372718

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: 315
Views: 372718

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

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by OCTO
Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:31 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5888
Views: 1884320

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.....
by OCTO
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5888
Views: 1884320

Re: Yixing

I would agree with both steanze and Bok . On the other hand, personally, I would continue to use it as an ink reservoir, with the intention of preserving it's historical journey and also to exhibit the creative usages of a Yixing pot by our seniors before us. Even if it's a master's pot or an artisa...
by OCTO
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5888
Views: 1884320

Re: Yixing

DailyTX wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:03 pm
Bok wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:27 pm
OCTO wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:10 pm


Interesting… 🤔
It is, isn’t it? :lol:
Any chance this can be a blend of hongni + qingshuini? 🤔
Clay surely looks blended to me….. 😁
by OCTO
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5888
Views: 1884320

Re: Yixing

Tri wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:33 am
New Pot! Sold as Unused green label F1 Xishi pot.

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Interesting… 🤔
by OCTO
Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2785
Views: 1552125

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Andrew S wrote:
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:13 pm
Making the most of a bit of spare time by having a little morning yancha session of my own down here; comparing two different yancha varieties, both from HuiYuanKeng and both from 2012.

Andrew
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good stuff!!
by OCTO
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:11 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 685
Views: 360388

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

Iizuki wrote:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:33 am
OCTO wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:43 am
Had some Black Tea before and during m a short road trip. Nice and clean.


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Is that some sort of brewing flask?
Yes it is.
by OCTO
Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2052
Views: 954704

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Andrew S wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:52 pm
Yee On's 1997 Jiang Cheng raw brick on an overcast day; tastes mature but vibrant, with a bright and uplifting kind of relaxing feeling for me today, and lasts over many brews. Very nice.

Andrew
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@Andrew S Yummy!!
by OCTO
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 315
Views: 372718

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

50 Shades of Grey

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by OCTO
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 315
Views: 372718

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

by OCTO
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:54 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 315
Views: 372718

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