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by d.manuk
Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:21 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: 2023 Chinese green tea thread
Replies: 22
Views: 5058

Re: 2023 Chinese green tea thread

If I remember correctly green tea is graded AA-AAAAA with 5A's being the best?
Anyway there was a western source where you could buy Chinese green tea graded AAA - AAAAA but I forgot the name. Obviously $$$
by d.manuk
Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:58 am
Forum: Herbal Tea
Topic: Anyone interested in a cup of Smoketree tea?
Replies: 2
Views: 17734

Re: Anyone interested in a cup of Smoketree tea?

This is a Czech herbal medicine, though I'm not sure if you're meant to drink it regularly, seems like it would be pretty astringent. Ingredients: Cornflower (Continus coggygria). Action: Rujevina plant is used externally for hair loss, sweating of the feet. It is good for vaginal washing, bath, gar...
by d.manuk
Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:26 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694837

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Is gyokuro generally the only tea that would taste better brewed without the lid?
by d.manuk
Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:19 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: Taiwan's Spring 2022 gaoshan
Replies: 13
Views: 3638

Re: Taiwan's Spring 2022 gaoshan

Bok wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:19 am
I guess it’s a sign of the changing times… climate change will eventually reduce the amount of tea grown quite substantially, I believe…
I think the logic is that the tea climates will shift to different countries over time
by d.manuk
Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Kintsugi artists? students?
Replies: 16
Views: 8135

Re: Kintsugi artists? students?

How much did you pay for your pot? I personally would not bother kintsugi for the average teapot, it takes a long time.
by d.manuk
Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1433
Views: 560240

Re: Introduce Yourself

Hi, I've looked around the forum from time to time, but I finally decided to stop lurking and make an account How long have you been drinking tea? I've enjoyed tea most of my life, but I only started moving from bottled tea and tea bags to find teas I really liked around 2 years ago. What kind of t...
by d.manuk
Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Bok
Replies: 277
Views: 306580

Re: Bok

These new teapots have personality
by d.manuk
Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:51 pm
Forum: Herbal Tea
Topic: What Herbal Are You Drinking
Replies: 78
Views: 71634

Re: What Herbal Are You Drinking

I'm drinking soba cha from Kettl co. Soba cha is not like a traditional herbal tea -- buckwheat is actually a fruit seed, not a grain. I think it has almost no tannin content which also makes it different from some herbal teas. Either way it does not appear to cause me any negative issues. For this ...
by d.manuk
Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Korean Tea
Topic: Korean tea vendors
Replies: 25
Views: 8229

Re: Korean tea vendors

They do have quite a few different Korean teas. Looks very interesting. Always glad to see another source for Teas that I enjoy so much. The owner of the shop is also the owner of what used to be called "29B Teashop" in NYC, which rebranded to this during the pandemic though they still have a physi...
by d.manuk
Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:20 pm
Forum: Herbal Tea
Topic: HELP! Dr says drink herbal?
Replies: 15
Views: 4438

Re: HELP! Dr says drink herbal?

Soba cha is what seems to do the trick for me
by d.manuk
Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:13 pm
Forum: Korean Tea
Topic: Korean tea vendors
Replies: 25
Views: 8229

Re: Korean tea vendors

https://www.teadealers.com/

A few years ago I brought some Woojeon from the above vendor to a tea party at Victoria's house, everyone seemed to really like the quality.
by d.manuk
Thu May 19, 2022 6:53 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Richard Nixon's Yixing teapot?
Replies: 7
Views: 1696

Re: Richard Nixon's Yixing teapot?

Would be funny if it was a fake
by d.manuk
Sun Apr 10, 2022 6:58 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924021

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

I have never heard of David Hoffman before today. I googled his name and saw that he has an online tea store. The price of his 1980 raw Tong Qing Hao is $400 for 400gm. This is really a good price for 1980 tea. Is he legit or is he one of the many sellers online selling fake aged teas? You can alwa...
by d.manuk
Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924021

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

He still lives on the same property though the town is trying to repossess it. My friend visited him a few weeks ago.

I’m not sure if the puer cave is on the same property. He’s very secretive about it and even his assistant that worked w him for 15 years has never seen it.
by d.manuk
Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:55 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 924021

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Had my first tea session in 2 years, ranked from best to worst. The best was certainly David Lee Hoffman’s 1980’s Tong Qing Hao. Sweet and easy to drink and good energy.

We both agreed it would have been a better tea session if we hadn’t drunk the last one at all.