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by TheEssenceofTea
Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:00 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: 2019 from Wuyi Origin?
Replies: 71
Views: 34294

Re: 2019 from Wuyi Origin?

Seems to me their Yancha sources have dried up, they used to have a much larger selection... It's not that our source had dried up. We felt the quality of the tea from the Huang family (RuiQuan) was getting worse as time went on & began looking for new farmers to work with. We didn't feel comfortab...
by TheEssenceofTea
Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:08 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2052
Views: 952847

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

I will say I felt it more when I was finishing the session day after when I was calmer compared to when I started it the day before. I will be trying it again for sure and will try your suggestion to turn off the electronics. Also very excited to try the qishenggu from you guys I just got. Hope you...
by TheEssenceofTea
Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2052
Views: 952847

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Finishing off a session of hong kong henrys conscientious prescription this morning. 5.6g in an 85ml jianshui pot dedicated to aged sheng. Sourced from essence of tea so stored in Malaysia. Nice aged smooth taste but can still be bitter when pushed which is a good sign for further aging. Glad I got...
by TheEssenceofTea
Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:28 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What HeiCha are you drinking
Replies: 564
Views: 314378

Re: What HeiCha are you drinking

Just to avoid confusion for newcomers.... Kang Zhuan isn't Liu Bao. This post appears to be mislabeled
Teachronicles wrote:
Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:08 am
First heicha, and oh boy it's good. Bonus sunset pictures.

by TheEssenceofTea
Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:12 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: Opening of the 1970s Liu An Sun Yishun Basket
Replies: 3
Views: 3798

Re: Opening of the 1970s Liu An Sun Yishun Basket

Do you know why the tickets are on top of the leaves in this basket? I've only ever seen baskets where the tickets are under the bamboo leaves