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by impromptuandy
Wed Nov 11, 2020 1:02 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: The Essence of Tea
Replies: 126
Views: 47071

Re: The Essence of Tea

Yes! Let's make tea great again :lol: :lol: :lol: I prefer the slogan: Make Tea Often :) ------------- Drinking the Chang Da Hao this morning, and I really love this tea. It coats the mouth heavily, it's almost "powdery," if that makes sense. Long aftertaste, strong energy, very impressive durabili...
by impromptuandy
Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:48 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: The Essence of Tea
Replies: 126
Views: 47071

Re: The Essence of Tea

Greetings tea friends! I hope everyone is doing well :) Has anyone tried this 2000 Chang Da Hao Yiwu JiPin?? A celebration is in order, and this caught my attention. https://essenceoftea.com/collections/puerh-tea/products/2000-chang-da-hao-yiwu-jipin Let the good times roll 🏴 I've got a cake of thi...
by impromptuandy
Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:40 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Smell of loofah pads
Replies: 21
Views: 10732

Re: Smell of loofah pads

I haven't used loofahs to set under the teapot/cups, but I've used them for scrubbing pots and kettles. The ones I bought initially had a strong vinegar smell, but this went away a few days after opening the package. I was concerned at first, but now they smell like nothing really. They were also wh...
by impromptuandy
Sun May 24, 2020 1:42 am
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Qing/ROC Pearskin Zhuni Repair (Lacquer & Wire)
Replies: 54
Views: 25386

Re: Future Sale project: Qing/ROC Pearskin Zhuni

This looks awesome, well done! Really, really cool to see all the steps. Love the cotton wrapping, I imagine it feels nice in the hand. Thanks for sharing!
by impromptuandy
Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:14 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: Can this tea be saved?
Replies: 13
Views: 5514

Re: Can this tea be saved?

A while back I had two cakes of sheng (pretty young, like 2007 and 2012 I think) stored in a small cardboard box. Some other cardboard boxes filled with teas sealed in foil bags and the like were stacked on top of that box, along with another cardboard box that had an unsealed cake of shou. Things w...
by impromptuandy
Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Incense and Tea
Replies: 11
Views: 5200

Incense and Tea

I recently purchased incense for the first time, and experimented with lighting agarwood while making tea. (I bought different kinds of agarwood and some other blends from Ken Cannata, who learned incense-making from Kyarazen.) I'd known that sometimes people combine the two activities, and I recent...
by impromptuandy
Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:19 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Yancha Vendors: Highest Grade vs Bang for Buck Vendor Recommendations
Replies: 86
Views: 73317

Re: Yancha Vendors: Highest Grade vs Bang for Buck Vendor Recommendations

Curious how you heard about these vendors? I see Ton Xin She is in Wuyishan and Shenzhen, a huge tea shopping district, and The Cha Tong is somewhere between USA and Taiwan (at least their shipping). The former was mentioned positively by Youzi in the Yixing thread after someone linked to them with...
by impromptuandy
Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:14 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Yancha Vendors: Highest Grade vs Bang for Buck Vendor Recommendations
Replies: 86
Views: 73317

Re: Yancha Vendors: Highest Grade vs Bang for Buck Vendor Recommendations

Other vendors whose yancha I haven't tried, but would like to as they seem interesting/promising: The Cha Tong https://thechatong.com/collections/yancha Tong Xin She https://txs-tea.com/collections/yan-cha Curious how you heard about these vendors? I see Ton Xin She is in Wuyishan and Shenzhen, a h...
by impromptuandy
Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:55 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Yancha Vendors: Highest Grade vs Bang for Buck Vendor Recommendations
Replies: 86
Views: 73317

Re: Yancha Vendors: Highest Grade vs Bang for Buck Vendor Recommendations

A couple vendors which stand out to me (which Victoria has already mentioned): Lazy Cat Tea http://www.lazycattea.com/ I've tried a few of their teas -- their "standard" Rougui, a zhengyan Rougui, and another zhengyan tea with the lovely designation "Space Cat Rougui." The first is very much a budge...
by impromptuandy
Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:15 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5877
Views: 1819468

Re: Yixing

impromptuandy Nice tiny pot! ZAG has some really nice pot. What are you using this one for? Yeah, I keep an eye on ZAG's antique section, for better or worse they seem to focus on these old zhuni pots. Luckily Bok seems to be balancing that with his more affordable zisha/zini/etc offerings. :D I us...
by impromptuandy
Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:18 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5877
Views: 1819468

Re: Yixing

Not that great at taking photos, but here's a Late Qing / Early ROC zhuni. Got this little pot from ZAG a while back. Around 60ml. Can't seem to get a great shot of the seal haha. Lots of imperfections from shrinkage in the kiln, but no damage. The lid hole is slightly too small (I've run into this ...
by impromptuandy
Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: FS: Qing/ROC curiosity tea pot
Replies: 8
Views: 3224

Re: FS: Qing/ROC curiosity tea pot

Hi Bok,

I don't think I can send PMs (I might be able to receive them?), but I'd like to purchase this pot.
by impromptuandy
Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:05 pm
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1429
Views: 557607

Re: Introduce Yourself

Howdy folks. I've been keeping up with some of the discussions on the forum for a little while, but haven't posted yet and hoped to change that, so figured I'd introduce myself. How long have you been drinking tea? I've been drinking tea for about 4 or 5 years now. What kind of tea do you drink? My ...