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. By western style -how much leaf/to volume of water/time steeped? When I think western style I’m thinking 3.5minutes steep, 2 Tablespoons to 300ml +- depending.... and I only use that for certain blacks from India. Victoria, I am probably using the term too broadly. Mostly I mean not gongfu style ...

Flash-brewed this evening. Very good; however, prefer what Western style preparation yields. Interesting that much more leaf used for flash-brewing does increase cost per cup since it provides so many more rounds of tea. (I have been handling gaiwans well lately: no breakage, terrible spills, etc. b...

I took a bus to Yinge once that got me closer to the area of lots of ceramic shops than the train does, but the train stops close to the museum which I think is worth visiting. If you have lots of time, I suggest being open-minded about tasting teas there (and in general). Sometimes a place that onl...

I would try to use more leaf than what you would normally be comfortable with and then do shorter steeps with really hot water. You are correct, Bok, one can get a lot more infusions from this tea by using more leaves. I prefer what I do but should remember many people would like to get more infusi...

Rickpatbrown wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 13, 2019 10:30 pm

I can quit ANYTIME I want!!

That's funny! Even if use only 150 grams a month & you are not an addict, we want you..... Cheers

Drinking high-mountain medium-roasted/medium-oxidized Lishan tea. 12 days ago I put 75 grams of this into ceramic with a loose lid so lots of air. A few days ago I tasted flavors of green gaoshan much more strongly. Now that the tea has been "breathing", it gives one the choice of steeping fairly qu...

Guy_Juan wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:22 pm

Thank you, pedant! I sent a pm to Ethan.

No PM from you in my box. I will now try to send you one. Cheers

swordofmytriumph, I am also impressed with how much rounds of dayuling can vary. I like the complexity and variation very much. I have found quick steeping allows sweetness to be a greater part of the taste and longer steeping brings out vegetal flavors. Most sessions, I drink half of each infusion ...

I've started to notice a drop off in my gaoshan's over the couple of weeks it takes for me to drink 150g. I think I'll start sealing half my bags when I open them. I'll just through the opened mylar bag into a clear food saver bag. Rolled oolong shouldnt get crushed. 150 grams of gaoshan consumed e...

with some of the softest, blingiest leaves I've seen in a while. So many trichomes! Got so cold walking in the wind by Boston Harbor; so, I could not enjoy Championship Black from Taiwan more than I am. Leaves are not big, particularly soft, nor bringing the word, "bling" to my mind. Taste is fruit...

What's the best way to store black tea anyway? I've never really given it much thought since it doesn't tend to degrade as fast as greens, etc. What I try to remember with all packages of tea that have been opened is to get the tea to the bottom and whatever the tea is in closed at the top of the t...

ouple of Darjeelings from 2017 set aside for this very experimentation. the one that was an earlier invoice tea seems to have mellowed a bit (doesn't taste as green as it did in 2017). , because the flavors, aroma, etc. are still very much on point. I, myself, am still drinking and purchasing FF201...

I do not know how 3 words in my post got underlined to refer people to a vendor for a tea infuser. I hope it is only on my computer and not yours. I have no affiliation with ......

Thank you for a charming, humorous, and informative blog. Suggesting members read the wise words that can also make one laugh! I disagree with one point made to a degree. I think a vendor telling how many rounds a tea will provide is useful. A most-expensive tea that provides many more infusions tha...

I will vacuum up half of it again. Well made and properly dried gaoshan will last considerably longer than that even if it is the greener style. For me, for greener gaoshan, it is 3 weeks after opening that I notice the leaves are not delivering as much as before. I never have considered opening a ...