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by gatmcm
Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:40 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: Characteristics of good gaoshan?
Replies: 59
Views: 27262

Re: Characteristics of good gaoshan?

Pro-tasters also do not sip, but slurp the tea in with lots of air and then sort of gargle inside the mouth. No need to spit it out as with wine though! :mrgreen: This is a point I always found somewhat odd because in my own anecdotal experience slurping and over aerating tea in the mouth gives a s...
by gatmcm
Mon Mar 18, 2019 5:26 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694706

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Drinking the Satsuma Sae Midori again. Enjoying it more this time around, probably because I was expecting the oceanic flavors this time, not so much of a shock. :D Its quite a shock if you aren't expecting it with those umami rich senchas, my mom always asks me if im drinking shrimp broth again wh...
by gatmcm
Thu Mar 07, 2019 12:36 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 923885

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Having some 06 xiaguan T8653 from ktm, blind ordered a cake and Im pleasantly surprised with it, brews red and the smoke has dissipated making it quite sweet, still a bit punchy and doesnt like to be oversteeped but its very much drinkable at this point
by gatmcm
Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
Replies: 471
Views: 241508

Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?

Here are the specs of the water I use for tea, Serra da Estrela brand, its good if a bit flat, feels the most 'neutral' out of the ones I tried
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by gatmcm
Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:04 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694706

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Been drinking Ocha's Satsuma Sae Midori, getting a lot of umami and overally brothy flavours, it also seems very forgiving of parameters, I'm predicting I'll go through it very quickly :D

Another success from monitoring this thread :lol:
by gatmcm
Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:35 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1512853

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Tried some of Tillerman's winter Lishan today, never had taiwan tea before so it was a treat, was surprised by the longevity, got quite a few steeps and put them in a bowl at the end to extract the last bits in there, beautifully floral and full.
by gatmcm
Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:50 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694706

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Jo wrote:
Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:27 pm

Chip opened the Satsuma yesterday, today awesomely, deliciously sweet, full of umami , great brewing session.
Ordered some Satsuma as well after reading about it here, cant wait :D
by gatmcm
Tue Feb 05, 2019 4:37 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1828595

Re: Yixing

What do y'all do for single hole pots? I'm having trouble with the hongni that I got a while back, I can't use it without the tea getting stuck in the hole. Is there some really easy solution that I don't know about? There are a few things that help, pouring a bit slower instead of tilting it verti...
by gatmcm
Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:29 am
Forum: Additional Regions
Topic: Korean Teaware Showcase
Replies: 60
Views: 67360

Re: Korean Teaware Showcase

debunix wrote:
Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:55 pm
Customs had time to brew gallons of tea with it before they released it to you.
:lol:

Have been brewing roasted oolongs on it as well, very good heat retention, very nice for wringing out the last bits.

Some qidan I had in it yesterday

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by gatmcm
Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:49 am
Forum: Additional Regions
Topic: Korean Teaware Showcase
Replies: 60
Views: 67360

Re: Korean Teaware Showcase

So here are the pics of the Hong Seong-il pot I got from the fundraiser, debunix's photos are much better but I thought I'd share anyway :lol: was surprised how thick the walls are, beautiful little pot Doesn't show up on camera but some of the dark specks have a sort of oily irridescence to them, r...
by gatmcm
Thu Jan 31, 2019 3:36 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694706

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Yutaka Midori fukamushi while not a particularly difficult to brew sencha can still easily be messed up. Even after 1000s of sessions with this selection, I can still mess it up ... usually too much leaf ... after finishing off a bag of more forgiving Sae Midori. Then I remember to back off a bit i...
by gatmcm
Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: starting from scratch with a $450 tea budget?
Replies: 17
Views: 9990

Re: starting from scratch with a $450 tea budget?

then some taiwanese oolongs: $20 60g https://tillermantea.net/product/cuifeng-high-mountain-oolong-winter-2018/ $30 60g https://tillermantea.net/product/lishan-high-mountain-oolong-winter-2018/ $30 120g https://tillermantea.net/product/dong-ding-laoshi-winter-2018/ $24 60g https://tillermantea.net/...
by gatmcm
Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:33 am
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: Favourite vessel size for puerh?
Replies: 11
Views: 7631

Re: Favourite vessel size for puerh?

I too started using bigger vessels for puerh, nowadays 120ml but even that seems small at times, sometimes a 150ml gaiwan if I want no muting, for young sheng for example. One thing I notice in higher ratios though is that accentuates 'special characteristics' that a tea might have, be it a cooling ...
by gatmcm
Sat Dec 29, 2018 1:42 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What HeiCha are you drinking
Replies: 562
Views: 303070

Re: What HeiCha are you drinking

Having some 2012 cnnp fuzhuan I got from an ebay vendor I saw mentioned in a teachat discussion from 2 years ago, tea8hk Was still up at around the same price :D Very interesting flavour, sorta like those melon shaped bubble gums, which is odd since its been years since I had one of those. Seems to ...
by gatmcm
Fri Dec 21, 2018 4:32 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What Pu'er Are You Drinking
Replies: 2051
Views: 923885

Re: What Pu'er Are You Drinking

Having some 2004 nan jian phoenix aroma that was included as a sample in my teapals order.
Strong tea, dont want to imagine drinking it young, strong camphor and aged out smoke, very pleasant, think I'm going to do an overnight steep to finish the session.