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@Bok

There are a few decent pots on there but most are quintessential tuition pots. Some of the comments are .



The Squirrel pot from MarkS is pretty nice though. A nice find

Wanted to caution anyone interested in Yixing and their identification: there is a quite popular, but ultimately pretty misleading FB group called Yixing Teapots & Chinese Porcelain Marks . I keep being stupefied by how little the moderators do seem to know. It is really hair-raising sometimes... i...

I've had more than a few things from TXS, whomever is responsible for roasting those teas must like coffee tbh. The roast overpowered the normal profile of yancha. I still have a few tins of txs like dan gui and others that I probably won't ever drink. :cry: I remember when someone suggested I try ...

@m2193
Great feedback, thanks!

I was planing to reach out to her about the possibility of buying samples so it is good to know that it is possible. Hopefully shipping for just samples isn’t anywhere near $25.

Bok wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:55 pm

Chadrinkincat nice pot!

Thanks!

I’ve used it a couple of times so far w/ puerh. It seems to produce a silkier mouthfeel while being slightly more muting than some of my other pots.

@Benjamin

This is true. Finding good goods is a lot easier than it used to be. We have a number of vendors that offer a decent curated selection of semi aged teas w/ good storage conditions.

Andrew S wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:55 am

I figured out how to make an impromptu macro lens by combining two lenses together...

Perhaps mine is an example of the first type, unless I've misunderstood.

Andrew

Yes, #1. Your photo is much clearer than my crappy iPhone pic.

@Benjamin

I just payed roughly 8300nt for a 2003 Xiaguan iron "XIAO FEI" so I guess I’m one of those people.

Sipping on a few samples from Houde. The 2001 green sun cake is soft mellow tea with a nice herbal profile. Is it worth $575/cake? Not sure I’d pay that much but clearly someone else did because it is officially sold out. The 2009 “spring of bin dao” has a nice minty cooling effect but is a rather h...

Chadrinkincat: are we going to get to see some gold on that lid soon, or is it still holding together for now? And, if you pardon my ignorance, could you please clarify what the 'hide line' is meant to be? It feels like one of those spot the difference games, comparing it to my only 60s pot, and I'...

I recently acquired this little beauty. It is a good example of a 60’s pot w/ “hide line” on seal. From my understanding this is caused by use of a worn out stamp seal.

As discussed here. https://m.facebook.com/groups/teapot2/p ... 664345565/

@bok
Due to his storage conditions?

Anyone buy puerh from this vendor in Taiwan? Specifically this cake or the other XG raw cakes https://www.sthirtytea.com/product-page/2001-下關茶王-黃印-xiao-guan-cha-wang-yellow-ticket I saw them pop up on Instagram, but haven’t heard anything. Looks like some young people tea start up. Or second genera...

DailyTX wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:18 pm

Andrew S
2 out of 3 are supposedly from the 80s, 1 of them maybe late 80s early 90s.

#3 heixingtu? If so this would be my 1st choice

Anyone buy puerh from this vendor in Taiwan?

Specifically this cake or the other XG raw cakes

https://www.sthirtytea.com/product-page ... low-ticket