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- Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:38 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1495
- Views: 721477
- Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Your day in tea
- Replies: 482
- Views: 204398
- Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1495
- Views: 721477
Re: What Green Are You Drinking
https://i.imgur.com/BQF87aL.jpg I rarely do cold brewing, to say nothing of ice brewing, but this demonstration by Ma Weidu (starts at 25 minutes) had me curious to try. Didn't dare to put in as much ice as prescribed, didn't feel safe with the lids of my vessels of choice, although the shiboridsas...
- Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Your day in tea
- Replies: 482
- Views: 204398
Re: Your day in tea
A tea drinking social club I started back before covid finally had their first meeting, drank a lot of tea in the park and got tea drunk. I wanted to show the varying differences in tea processing and terroir. We started with green tea(sencha), went to lightly oxidized oolong, then to hong shui oolo...
- Sun Jul 18, 2021 11:44 am
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 83739
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
Teapot appreciation and exploration series.. :mrgreen: : I picked up an Iga teapot from Hojo, only had a couple sessions with it yet I am drawn to its mysteries. The style of the lid is interesting to me, and there is a bit of wiggle room there not sure why. It is very porous and functions very wel...
- Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:44 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2785
- Views: 1546434
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:38 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2785
- Views: 1546434
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Taiwan's Li Shan from Hojo. I'm getting spoiled when I get such good material and the leaves are in great condition.
Beautiful florals with a candy sweet aftertaste. I melted in my chair, such good tea to kick off the day.
Beautiful florals with a candy sweet aftertaste. I melted in my chair, such good tea to kick off the day.
- Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:29 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 83739
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
Wow klepto!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 That iga red clay pot looks amazing! You got a nice ninja there!! To me, those iron spots look beautiful! ./download/file.php?id=9749 🥷🥷🥷🥷🥷🥷🥷🥷 Based on Hojo's descriptions, it was fired low on purpose to increase porosity - but then he was worried it was too low and too por...
- Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:32 am
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
- Replies: 162
- Views: 83739
Re: Hokujo, Kobiwako & Iga Clay
Teapot appreciation and exploration series.. :mrgreen: : I picked up an Iga teapot from Hojo, only had a couple sessions with it yet I am drawn to its mysteries. The style of the lid is interesting to me, and there is a bit of wiggle room there not sure why. It is very porous and functions very well...
- Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:00 am
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: "Zairai" or seed propagated sencha
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15785
Re: "Zairai" or seed propagated sencha
Updated this post with some more recent "wisdom" from Hojo https://www.teaforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=37771#p37771 This quote from Hojo is real kicker: In order to maintain the freshness of the brewed leaf, we can brew tea at higher temperature for a shorter time, such as 100 degree C for 10 seconds ...
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:25 pm
- Forum: Tea Swap
- Topic: FS: Yanni Pots (Dou Qing Ni,Aged Di Cao Qing)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2396
Re: FS: Yanni Pots (Dou Qing Ni,Aged Di Cao Qing)
I have a lot of teaware and I don't want to store the pots that I'm not using much.
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 10:56 am
- Forum: Tea Swap
- Topic: FS: Yanni Pots (Dou Qing Ni,Aged Di Cao Qing)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2396
Re: FS: Yanni Pots (Dou Qing Ni,Aged Di Cao Qing)
140ml Dou Qing Ni teapot $400 $380 shipping included
130ml Aged Di Cao Qing Zini $400 $380 shipping included..
130ml Aged Di Cao Qing Zini $400 $380 shipping included..
- Sun Jul 04, 2021 11:31 am
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1495
- Views: 721477
Re: What Green Are You Drinking
Last bits of the bag of this Kagoshima competition Gyokuru. Lovely and velvety, no bitterness or stomach churning green-ness. :D :D :D :D... I like sencha but I pick those that are more floral/fruity than those that are engineered to be umami bombs. Sadly all the gyokuro I've had was too extreme fo...
- Sun Jul 04, 2021 11:27 am
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1495
- Views: 721477
Re: What Green Are You Drinking
Last bits of the bag of this Kagoshima competition Gyokuru. Lovely and velvety, no bitterness or stomach churning green-ness. :D :D :D :D... I like sencha but I pick those that are more floral/fruity than those that are engineered to be umami bombs. Sadly all the gyokuro I've had was too extreme fo...
- Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:58 pm
- Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
- Topic: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道
- Replies: 45
- Views: 18098
Re: Daxue Jiadao 大学夹道
Congrats!! I was looking for some yancha varieties to no avail but I have found them. tjkdubya I wish you the best success and will give you much money :D. It will be well invested... much better than what most others offer. :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: I've had a couple conversations wit...