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by John_B
Wed Oct 28, 2020 3:03 am
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: any information on aged/compressed black tea?
Replies: 18
Views: 10909

Re: any information on aged/compressed black tea?

I have that same Drunk on Red cake. To me it's ok but a bit more tart than I prefer black teas to be. Maybe it's aging well, gaining depth and warming in tone, with some of that dropping out, since I've had it for awhile. Moychay sold a small cake version that was quite similar in style. They're sol...
by John_B
Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:22 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging puerh: what is your setup?
Replies: 147
Views: 133275

Re: Aging puerh: what is your setup?

Maybe putting a few plants in there would bump the humidity.
by John_B
Fri Oct 16, 2020 2:26 am
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Mei leaf
Replies: 183
Views: 74645

Re: Mei leaf

There's a lot of angst here... Can I suggest that y'all get in touch with some western facing vendors from the east? Like, a Hong Kong vendor for HKG tea... That kind of works, but it's not as if being located in "the West" means a source isn't good, or the opposite would hold in those other locati...
by John_B
Thu Oct 15, 2020 11:08 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Mei leaf
Replies: 183
Views: 74645

Re: Mei leaf

Yunnan Sourcing's US site offers free shipping for all orders over $100: https://yunnansourcing.us/pages/welcome-to-the-yunnan-sourcing-terms-of-shipping-refunds-returns-and-allergens Farmerleaf offers free shipping for all orders over $30: https://www.farmer-leaf.com/ Hatvala offers free shipping o...
by John_B
Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:58 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Mei leaf
Replies: 183
Views: 74645

Re: Mei leaf

Free shipping! What a novel idea, why didn't other tea vendors think of that?
by John_B
Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:01 am
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Mei leaf
Replies: 183
Views: 74645

Re: Mei leaf

but what I'm interested in, is someone knowledgeable who has compared the teas from the vendors such as mei leaf vs yunnan sourcing, and so on. at the end, for me its about finding the best teas. not about money (I know i'm lucky in that sense, but still, for others it would also be interesting kno...
by John_B
Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:29 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: Reviewing Yunnan and Russian black tea, and a gaba version
Replies: 5
Views: 3093

Re: Reviewing Yunnan and Russian black tea, and a gaba version

...John B. thanks for giving us some more interesting posts. By not always reviewing or testing teas the same way, you make the job more difficult for yourself perhaps; however, it lets you keep to your labor of love. I hope we can get together again while I am still "young" enough to tolerate chea...
by John_B
Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: Reviewing Yunnan and Russian black tea, and a gaba version
Replies: 5
Views: 3093

Re: Reviewing Yunnan and Russian black tea, and a gaba version

Interesting, is the tea also grown in Krasnodar, Russia, or just processed there? I see it is southern Russia, adjacent to Georgia, near the Black Sea so temperatures range from 25°F to 87°F. Sourness is not a quality I look for in tea, especial with oolong it’s a sign that too much humidity is in ...
by John_B
Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:52 am
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: Reviewing Yunnan and Russian black tea, and a gaba version
Replies: 5
Views: 3093

Reviewing Yunnan and Russian black tea, and a gaba version

Ordinarily I don't mention reviews here but this did cover two novel versions, the first Russian black tea that I've tried, and the second gaba black tea. The first gaba black tea was pretty good, a version of Ruby / Red Jade from Taiwan. That distinctive mintiness / eucalyptus range was subdued but...
by John_B
Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:58 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging oolong? How to do it?
Replies: 82
Views: 62559

Re: Aging oolong? How to do it?

I thought I had just clarified, I was grouping "fuzzy" themes together that don't have their own connection. Believing in ghosts and feeling strange effects from tea are completely different things, but both fall together as themes that I'm not interested in pursuing. There was a little more to it b...
by John_B
Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:05 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging oolong? How to do it?
Replies: 82
Views: 62559

Re: Aging oolong? How to do it?

The idea wasn't so much that tea affects some people like a peyote button, it was that all sorts of relatively mystical effects are described as tying to all sorts of scope. For cha qi that's usually more related to just feeling an unusual energy. I don't reject that cha qi affects people in differe...
by John_B
Mon Sep 28, 2020 2:14 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging oolong? How to do it?
Replies: 82
Views: 62559

Re: Aging oolong? How to do it?

I'm familiar with the generality that experienced pu'er drinkers "drink with their body." But I'm not convinced that this generality works related to a high proportion of tea drinkers, or in a modal form, that people should "evolve" to such a state. Maybe this is really a higher form of experienced ...
by John_B
Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:07 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging oolong? How to do it?
Replies: 82
Views: 62559

Re: Aging oolong? How to do it?

Well, I had some aged oolong from 95 stored in Thailand ( sample exchange with other vendor ) . I'm not experienced oolong drinker so can not confirm the age but it does taste like ( had a specific notes of ) aged sheng puerh of clean Puer ( Simao ) storage approx from the same time. And as I menti...
by John_B
Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:33 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: Collecting "falling out of love with pu'er" stories from Blogspot
Replies: 56
Views: 23038

Re: Collecting "falling out of love with pu'er" stories from Blogspot

I can not imagine that tea will ever be not a thing in my life... Tea is like water to me or bread. It’s just a part of daily life and routine. Not a fad that’s passing when I feel I’m not unique enough anymore in my special interest and need to hop on the next niche, exclusive thing ;) Surely I wo...
by John_B
Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:57 am
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: Collecting "falling out of love with pu'er" stories from Blogspot
Replies: 56
Views: 23038

Re: Collecting "falling out of love with pu'er" stories from Blogspot

Although some people quitting pu'er and moving on to other beverage choices would come up mention of dropping out of tea writing and tea circles could be more common. There's a life-cycle to those sorts of activities, beyond caffeine intolerance coming up in some cases. I wrote a blog post about tha...