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Very handsome work, @maple. Sure would like to know what those fascinating pots are.

Nova02 Re: Bug Bitten. I have these 3 teas and recommend them. https://www.tea-masters.com/en/jassid-bitten/995-1088-2018-summer-zhuo-yan-oolong-from-yonglung.html#/3-weight-150_gr https://www.tea-masters.com/en/jassid-bitten/1296-1313-2020-spring-concubine-oolong-from-shan-lin-xi.html#/1-weight-25...

peterlista may have long settled on his favorite material for brewing white tea. I'd be interested in knowing what it is, if he's still around. I recently ordered white tea for the first time, and I came upon this thread while searching the web to see if there was a recommended pot (other than a po...

GaoShan I'm not one of those more knowledgeable people you addressed your question to, but I'll chime in anyway. Learning how others brew our favorite teas gives us a rough outline, but, like you, I've probably learned most about the teas I like--at least in terms of how to brew them, and what to b...

[/quote] Question: for the porcelain, was it partially filled ? I am assuming the duanni was completely filled up. The duanni was filled. The porcelain was 1/3 full. If you store tea in caddies, they need to be full, otherwise as demonstrated it will likely go flat. Thanks Bok and LeoFox. I knew if ...

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Question: for the porcelain, was it partially filled ? I am assuming the duanni was completely filled up.

The duanni was filled. The porcelain was 1/3 full.

Is it possible that because the porcelain was only 1/3 filled, that impacted the tea?

Sounds as good a theory as any, LeoFox.

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Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:37 pm

Question: for the porcelain, was it partially filled ? I am assuming the duanni was completely filled up.

The duanni was filled. The porcelain was 1/3 full.

I bought a Dong Ding that was, to my taste, way over roasted. I had read that storing a heavy roasted tea in an yixing caddy would mellow it. So I put it in a duan ni caddy. I forgot about it for a year. When I found it again the tea had become sweet and well balanced--a very nice tea. A few months ...

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Their Fruity Rou Gui is lovely too. That was my favorite from my RG tasting a month ago.

Good to know. That's one from Wuyi Origin I keep around, which is why I thought I'd try the Jing Teashop edition. Great cross comparison tasting notes, debunix.

Leo Fox's inclusion of Tea-Masters' 2021 Spring QingXin Oolong Ali Shan from ChangShuHu seems to affirm my enthusiasm for that tea. I've been buying it annually for 4 or 5 years, and I'm always happy with it. It is the tea that had me thinking to myself, "I'm going to look into this Gaoshan thing." ...

Having a lovely session with JingTeaShop's Shui Jin Gui, a very mellow yancha with pleasing rock taste, earthiness, hint of sweet, very little plum, touch of astringency, and no bitterness. Just nice. Thanks, debunix. Your little share there cost me $178 US. For 3 or 4 years I would top up my Shui ...

Hey, OCTO I'm fairly new to the rabbit hole--7 years. My first step down the hole was a Xu Bian like the one in your photo. Yours, no doubt, is much better quality. Mine was a $100, 240 ml zini by Tang Weiping. I used it to long brew WuYi and Dancongs. I was quite happy with the results until the ra...

Thank you, Victoria, for that welcome. Yes, I've had lots of time with tea, but I really only started to put on more mileage about seven years ago when I discovered a tea discussion site that you and others here were on, and then here on Tea Forum. The chat sites have provided a precious resource th...

How long have you been drinking tea? There's a photo of me when I was about two, sipping what was probably Red Rose tea from my own little cup and saucer. I still have that cup and saucer. I've had them for 65 years. What kind of tea do you drink? Not well versed in tea, but I have some favorites. ...