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This is quite similar to discussions people have regarding single malt whiskies vs blends. Single malts can be hit or miss based on a variety of factors but good ones can be extremely good. Some people look down on blends simply because they are blends and there is no chance to find that rare unicor...

Just cracking open a bag of the organic genmai hojicha from Yunomi. I love genmaicha so I figured I would give this a shot. I am not disappointed at all. This just might be my new favorite cold weather campfire brew. When it's brewing the roast of the hojicha and genmai combined almost reminds me of...

Some of my other luxurious hobbies include whisky and wine tasting, cigar smoking, and cooking. I've also been trying to unlock the secrets of Daoism for the past couple of months. Welcome TeaFox269 . I also am an avid whiskey collector and enjoy a fine stick now and again. And I totally understand...

As others have stated... No time like the present. If nothing else it will give you time to find what you like so that once shincha season rolls around you can narrow down your search.

Soooo much shincha.... Soooo little money.

Today I was rummaging through my tea and I found an unopened bag of last year's Farmer's Shincha from Hibiki-an. Still seems to be pretty good so this will probably be my daily drinker for the near future.

Dresden that's reassuring and also a relief... In general, I'd like to ask if for grandpa, are people pouring out the brews separately or just drinking from the cup/flask? I personally sip it from a mug once the leaves have settled. When there is about 1/4 to 1/3 of the liquid left, top it off with...

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Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:16 pm

Tetsubin wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:20 am

I like Global Tea hut elevation and ruby red. But also boll rolled oolong works quite nice.

Name an oolong that isn't ball rolled these days

Challenge accepted... Oriental Beauty, Da Hong Pao, Rou Gui, Dan Cong, Jin Yao Shi

:cry: :broken_heart: These stories are very sad, and yet I feel the same way. I've loved Kentucky Bourbon for a long time and every night I'd drink a nip or two and sleep like a baby. Seeking out various mash bills and looking for different profiles. I lost my love for Bourbon and picked up puerh. ...

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Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:37 am

I like Islay malts with oolong !

As a fan of a good Islay are there any particular oolongs you like to pair? I would imagine it would take something pretty heavily roasted to stand up to something like an Ardbeg.

The teas I go grandpa style with the most are chinese greens and ball rolled oolongs. There is nothing like warming up next to a campfire with nice roasted dong ding.

Finishing up some Farmer's Choice Baozhong from Floating Leaves. Nice floral green oolong profile with a bit of fruity sweetness. The fruit flavor sort of reminds me of dried pineapple. Really refreshing and nice on a dreary, overcast day.

you both are using baking soda and citric acid at the same time? if so, why? Most cleaning products are made of "surfactants" and "builders". Surfactants reduce the surface tension between the liquid and the object being cleaned. Citric acid is one such surfactant. On the other hand, builders enhan...

A hot water bath of citric acid (same kind used for canning) and baking soda always seems to do the trick for me. Stains just melt away.

Started the day with some Wu Liang mountain Yunnan black. Sweet and malty with an underlying floral/fruity flavor that I just can't put my finger on.

Bought these off of ebay around 10 years ago. It's a matching set of 5. Don't know much about them. Anyone have any info?
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