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get the deep fermented Li Shan. It was AMAZING. It has a much deeper flavor than typical Li Shan, and it is also bug bitten. It was really tasty. If it is not roasted, that is a difficult tea to find for top quality. In Taiwan it seems that the best of such leaves get roasted. This year I sampled 2...

What is the difference between the traditionally smoked stuff and the modern stuff? Besides the traditional stuff being better, obviously. 1.Known for being smoked with pinewood (if memory serves). Using a different wood could change the flavor, but worse than that is the use of essence instead of ...

Has anyone had any luck with any of Hojo's pots smoothing out roasted oolong? Not replying to your ? exactly: Rather asking a ?, do you really like rough roasted oolong? I have stopped using rough roasted oolong. I draml fairly cheap roasted oolong prepared in my Taiwanese pot (porous inside/glazed...

Not sure what Bok means by "tanniness", but I know I started enjoying Assam much less after trying good black tea from Yunnan. After having excellent hongcha from Taiwan, I rarely drink Assam. I do get some of the Assam flavors in Ruby Jade 18 & R.J. 21. I used the last of a 50-gram packet of Ruby J...

Caroguest, you write so beautifully! I assume English is your second language because you live in Finland, but there is no sign of that in your writing. David, I'd love to drink that tea. Roasting tea well takes so much work to do properly. My favorite roasted tea (yes, the one I sell as well as dri...

Moving south a hundred km or so to Shanlinxi for the gaoshan that I call Perfect. I named this for its quality (flavors & flexibility) & its value. The tea from this Spring has opened up its flavors & settled well. For many teas I drink half of each infusion by themselves & drink the other halves of...

UPDATE: Some changes for quantities & prices. No orders taken from 1 November until 10 December 2019. PM to order or ask ?s. From TAIWAN: Aged, traditionally roasted Lishan oolong: FATHER'S LOVE: Organic, well oxidized, highest quality oolong from the heights of Mt. Li, charcoal-roasted for 2 - 3 d...

What's App---I don't do, nor Skype; so, Victoria, you have talked with the vendor more in a few weeks than I have in several years. Unless I win big in a lottery, I'll never meet him, but I will continue to get white tea from him. There's been a bit of magic in his acquiring excellent white tea that...

Victoria, I tried the Mountain Valley Spring & did not notice improved results to merit its price. The Crystal Geyser... is fine but I don't detect improvement over the slightly cheaper brand of spring water from Whole Foods, 365. Although discussion is about calcium & TDS, I guess that various comb...

Hey Ethan Kurland, Her Majesty is on record as being a "tea firster." I can believe that. The very old butler took charge. She has outlived him & now with staff around that did not see her grow up, the Queen will command more freely. Too bad the old guy had not already passed when I was having tea....

The infusion made from tea leaves is the foundation of the drink that is called tea, yes? Milk, sugar, spices, honey, fruit preserves, yak butter.....Water is elevated & different cultures & various classes within those cultures have their ways which reflect.....what's on hand mostly. Water that tas...

I guess the ? comes up, "Does one need to fill the pot that is being used?" Suggested practices, such as pre-heating teaware, have been adopted by me & then later abandoned. Perhaps my palate is just not that sensitive or my teas don't need such exact preparation. As most of us do, I take an interes...

Not exactly fitting into the discussion, I'll mention that I have been using a larger teapot recently because some months back I'd come to believe that steeping is better without the vessels being full of water & leaves. I would not be surprised to hear that a lot of air in a teapot does nothing to ...

Shine Magical, I think you give us something to ponder. I also think there is not an objective answer coming. Even if one was to be scientific about finding answer (that is drinking the same amount of each tea one is testing & doing one's best for controls), our bodies & moods are always changing. W...

Chadrinkincat wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:43 pm

…. hyper social small talker type.

Great phrase. I wish I was being called a hyper-social, small talker instead of "rude" etc. when people try to stop me from doing my duty to remind people that we are supposed to acknowledge each others' existence when shopping etc.