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by tjkdubya
Mon Mar 27, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: "Gunpowder" or pearl tea "zhu cha"
Replies: 10
Views: 6424

Re: "Gunpowder" or pearl tea "zhu cha"

2021 yunwuzhua mentioned above https://www.teaforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=38398#p38398 Still rocking after 2 years. In fact - more concentrated minerality. Kudos for singlehandedly keeping this thread going! That's great that you're still enjoying the 2021. These YXHQs certainly have longevity and th...
by tjkdubya
Tue Mar 07, 2023 12:09 am
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道
Replies: 44
Views: 17270

Re: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道

Thank you @debunix for the great pics and the write-up. Was nice to meet you and a few others in person. And of course many thanks to @Victoria for being a gracious host!
by tjkdubya
Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:36 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道
Replies: 44
Views: 17270

Re: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道

Victoria wrote:
Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:23 pm
Ki Won, Sent you a pm we could organize a tasting at my place with LA members 🍃
Lovely! Thank you~
by tjkdubya
Mon Feb 27, 2023 6:46 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道
Replies: 44
Views: 17270

Re: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道

Hello everyone! Long time no announcement. We've been operating our new online store https://daxuejiadao.com/ quietly for a few months now. If you have any questions regarding the offerings (we do keep our descriptions quite succinct), we'll be happy to answer. In other news, I (Ki Won) am in the LA...
by tjkdubya
Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1512793

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Enjoying a casual comparison between Daxue Jiadao's Yongchun laocong shuixian and their 'Twin Peaks' (雙乳峰) laocong shuixian from Wuyi, brewed one after another. These are from their 'Explorer 2' sample range, which is all sold out it seems (and I'm not sure if the Yongchun shuixian is the same as t...
by tjkdubya
Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:04 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694671

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Daxue Jiadao mention that they can improve into the following year, and I wonder if perhaps it would be worthwhile holding at least some of the stock back for a year, or a few years, before selling them (like with yancha). An aged version of the wild one would be quite interesting to try one day. A...
by tjkdubya
Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:18 am
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: Lapsang Souchong
Replies: 65
Views: 19074

Re: Lapsang Souchong

And typically when you're talking about "native" teas of a region (and some places might refer to them as quntizhong aka "group/community varietal"), there will be some genetic diversity because of seed propagation. They're not all clones of each other and therefore is not a single cultivar.
by tjkdubya
Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:16 am
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: Lapsang Souchong
Replies: 65
Views: 19074

Re: Lapsang Souchong

Same way you'd distinguish between a mediocre rougui and a good rougui, or a mediocre longjing and a good longjing. You don't do that with "information" but rather with direct knowledge and experience of what constitutes good tea, and experiencing the tea itself. This is not a matter of knowing the ...
by tjkdubya
Sun Apr 10, 2022 7:55 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: Lapsang Souchong
Replies: 65
Views: 19074

Re: Lapsang Souchong

It's a rather confusing post... The cultivar 506 refers to huangmeigui, which was developed very recently. Many other cultivars that were specifically selected/bred/hybridized by the tea Tea Research Institute of Fujian Province will have a cultivar number associated with it, for example 105 is huan...
by tjkdubya
Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:41 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1512793

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

To put it succinctly, don't worry about keeping your mouth shut just because you really like something! We are very far away from having that kind of fortunate problem. :)
by tjkdubya
Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:39 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1512793

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

The 2017 Wild LCSX is worthy of being a vintage tea. Was obvious we'd want enough to sell for the next few years, at least. The 2020 Baiyun, we only got enough to test the waters last year, but happy to say the 2021 Baiyun is looking even better. Suffice it to say, our supply for many of our yancha ...
by tjkdubya
Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:29 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1512793

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Benjamin: thank you, I'm grateful for your thoughts. I tend to agree that humidly-stored teas behave best in humid environments, but that is only my own personal experience, and it is nice to hear from others (even if it is just personal opinions or stories from others). I usually focus on the more...
by tjkdubya
Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:14 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Best Tea Tray Materials/Features?
Replies: 28
Views: 8690

Re: Best Tea Tray Materials/Features?

We're bowls-n-plates nine times out of ten. Can be "dry style" or just a different kind of "wet." Flexible.
by tjkdubya
Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:46 am
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: Shipping from China update
Replies: 9
Views: 4015

Re: Shipping from China update

This is sad news indeed. The end of cheap shipping may mean the end of my ability to buy anything other than cheap tea, and will certainly turn off many other consumers. I also have a feeling they'll be able to justify continuing this after the pandemic is over. :cry: Nobody wins by artificially ke...
by tjkdubya
Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:20 pm
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: Shipping from China update
Replies: 9
Views: 4015

Re: Shipping from China update

What a rude awakening that was...