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Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:00 pm

No, I'm not near Vancouver. I'm on the west coast of Vancouver Island. It's online tea shopping for me.

@teanik Vancouver Island is such a beautiful place, nice to know you live there, lucky you!

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Hello people! After 2 years of missing here, returning with a picture of one of my "morning sanity recover" sessions - with my vintage tetsubin that gives really good water and luckily has good and even pour. Love that old piece of iron (have another one - an older and heavier sculptural piece but ...

FYI, Fellow does sell refurbs - $132 for the Corvo (for tea) or the Stagg for pourover. https://fellowproducts.com/collections/refurbished-gear FWIW, I've had my Stagg EKG from the KickStarter for six years now - still going strong except for the temperature controlling circuitry needing a reboot a...

Finally putting in a big order with HY Chen for roasted DongDing, roasted Lishan, a few blacks and bug bitten, but realizing now with Tillerman shuttered that I’ll need to source most low roast high mountain elsewhere. Hmmm Organizing teas from our HY Chen group buy. Well stocked for a while 🍃 IMG_...

Been nice to catch up on all the recent posts lately. Thought I would share some of my favorite contemporary porcelain pieces by one of favorite potters, Noel Bailey. The simpler, less curvy piece i picked up a few years ago and the more flowing piece with surface work reminiscent of Japanese hotar...

Do you have any recommendations on optimizing their discounts? All my thunder points have expired, and I think it might have been better to register in the spring rather than in August. Doing a large order helps with points, we typically do group buys, which last time lead to my becoming a Gold Sta...

Two teacups and saucers of Canton exportware. ./download/file.php?id=14871 Nice Canton export set. I enjoy the lyrical quality of the drawings and feel of the porcelain from this period. Yours look like post 1890s. A few references I use; https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20...

Thunderbolt has redeemed itself for me with their Margaret's Hope Premier Moonlight. I've had it twice now and it's excellent. I used 3 g of leaf in 150 ml of water, with slightly shorter steeping times for the second session (2.5/3.5/5/7 minutes) and 175F water. I get a nice white chocolate and va...

I recently bought a Stagg without a gooseneck spout for work. I had a combination that had been working reliably for a very long time, I think it was a Bonavita base and a Gourmia kettle body, and apart from occasional descaling, everything was OK except...no hold mode. As soon as it gets up to tem...

Sounds and looks delicious. Now I want to swing by and try some too. Thanks for sharing @debunix .

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I’m enjoying this morning Thunderbolts black FF 2003 Turzum Basant Blossom that is also moderately priced. It’s pretty nice steeped at 2.5g/100ml175F/3.5 min using low mineral count water.

I'm drinking a sample of Castleton Vintage Premium FTGFOP1 (CH) First Flush that I got in my last order (150 ml/180F/2.5, 4, 6 minutes). It's very smooth, with some green FF characteristics. It has some honey, nuttiness, and citrus, but I don't get the advertised florals. I'd say this is a good tea...

might try to buy her teas from Kyarazen. Kyarazen does not sell tea. Well as they say, to each their own. Tastes vary for sure. I’ve had the most positive experience with teas I’ve had via Kyarazen’s recommendations, as well as the ones he now sells . Our tastes align very well, and I am very grate...