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Is that steeped wet leaf or dry leaf? It's dry leaf. The appearance confused me. It's like silver needle, but each bud seems to be tightly wrapped in the first leaf. I had hesitated in trying them since I had no clue about their origin or even age. I guess I'll give them a few steeps and post the r...

Here are the brewed leaves from the loose tea: And the tea liquor: The tea liquor is a rose color and the wet leaf smell reminds me of aged white tea. There is another aroma on top which is... not good, almost as if the tea has gone rancid

Is that steeped wet leaf or dry leaf? It's dry leaf. The appearance confused me. It's like silver needle, but each bud seems to be tightly wrapped in the first leaf. I had hesitated in trying them since I had no clue about their origin or even age. I guess I'll give them a few steeps and post the r...

Decided to try out Old Ways Tea for some yancha. I decided on these three: IMG_20201029_222813.jpg IMG_20201029_222750.jpg They're all quite good! The high mountain rou gui is my favorite. I found myself enjoying it even after 10+ steeps. Good balance of roast, fruit, and honey. The roast is nuanced...

So I received these teas from a co-worker today... IMG_20201029_220148.jpg IMG_20201029_220143.jpg IMG_20201029_220130.jpg IMG_20201029_220106.jpg IMG_20201029_220036.jpg IMG_20201029_215945.jpg She had basically no information on them besides that she's had them for several years at this point :lol...

I’d do some more side by sides with other teas to determine the effect this pot has on them in general. Hey so I tested that pot out with a young sheng today and was amazed! Brewed a parallel session in a porcelain gaiwan, and the CZ pot had a strong balancing effect. Seems like it's more porous th...

Yes I've noticed the leaves tend to get stuck around the edges so that could be adding to the problem. Unfortunate, as I do really like the shape of it :roll: I'll do another side by side with some yancha to compare - thanks for the advice! What shape(s) do you prefer for a CZ/DC pairing? I've been ...

The teapot is ~80ml. I have seasoned it for about a year of regular use with lighter roast yancha. The description of the pot said it is less porous than typical CZ so I was not too worried about trying DC in it. For tea I am using 2019 Mi Lan Xiang from Imen, so I don't think tea quality is the iss...

This is a ChaoZhou teapot I obtained from BitterLeafTeas. It was listed as DaHongPao CZ clay which is apparently aged to obtain a deeper red color. I'm wondering if anyone else has experience with this clay. How has it performed for you (especially with DanCong) compared to typical CZ clay? Any othe...

Thanks @pedant and @Victoria! I'm from the US (Massachusetts, a bit of a tea wasteland).

Hi all! I joined teachat a few years back and only recently found this successor. It seems like a fantastic resource, and I'm excited to have access to a place for more up-to-date tea discussions. I started seriously drinking tea about four years ago. My tastes have shifted a bit in that time. I sta...

Can anyone confirm the authenticity of the DaHongPao Chaozhou clay from BitterLeafTeas? It doesn't seem to match the descriptions on this thread. It is dark red (supposedly from aging) rather than orangey red. I'm not sure if it's true Chaozhou clay that has been aged, or clay from another source, o...