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by debunix
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:45 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513016

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

That sounds lovely. I had a very fine triple-Rou Gui tasting myself a year or two ago, a delicious experience. Did you have a favorite?
by debunix
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342560

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

Now I'm wondering: is it a common thing for black tea to be called after pine needles, like the 'Pine Needle Wazuoka black tea from Obubu? Does it denote a style of black tea?
by debunix
Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342560

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

Hope your days are getting shorter, and not just in the astronomical sense of solstice coming soon. Today I opened a sample of Goomtee Estate Darjeeling form Yatra, from a sample set purchased close to the start of the pandemic, and much too long neglected. Even in late 2023, this 2019 harvest is a ...
by debunix
Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1433
Views: 560240

Re: Introduce Yourself

However I have been brewing the second infusions for way too long (1+ minutes). A good deal of the time during that first infusion is simply wetting the leaf so the various compounds can begin to be extracted through the water. For the second infusion, the wetting is more nearly complete, but there...
by debunix
Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694837

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

i've enjoyed multiple tease from them over more than a few years now, and they are my go to for Japanese greens when I have a craving for something that is not part of my Obubu Tea Farm subscription. I particularly like that they have some Tsuen teas that are otherwise very hard to get, because Tsue...
by debunix
Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:15 pm
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1433
Views: 560240

Re: Introduce Yourself

welcome to Tea Forum! Many different things happen to bring us here but friendly conversation and knowledgeable discussion about teas and teawares keeps us here. And it sounds like your journey has been quite similar in some ways to mine: I started out drinking one tea that was recommended and share...
by debunix
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:40 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694837

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

today I'm starting with some organic kabusecha from O-cha: it's my first time with this one in quite a while, and I haven't got it dialed in yet for time and temps. still, pleasingly vegetal, a hint of astringency, and taste buds are pleased.
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by debunix
Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your day in tea
Replies: 477
Views: 194373

Re: Your day in tea

I have a few Daxue Jiadao hongcha samples waiting to go... I'm better at estimating the amount of green oolong than black tea. Green oolong is also a lot more forgiving than black tea. But still, starting with a little bit and adjusting either your infusion volume or infusion time may still give yo...
by debunix
Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your day in tea
Replies: 477
Views: 194373

Re: Your day in tea

While I have often weighed in in favor of use of scales, timers, and thermometers as something like training wheels for the new tea drinker who does not have an experienced person at their elbow guiding them, this is exactly the situation where I would encourage you to go ahead with whichever teas y...
by debunix
Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your day in tea
Replies: 477
Views: 194373

Re: Your day in tea

It took a little while, but these posts prompted an order of Meng Ding Huang Ya yellow tea from JingTeaShop.com, since I recently used up the last of their ' Fruity Rou Gui ', and was due for an order anyway. I am glad to see that the yellow tea was available, because it had been sold out several ti...
by debunix
Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:10 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1494
Views: 694837

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

Just had one of those, "wow, you're so nice, why have you been sitting in the back of the cupboard?" sessions with some Gogucha from Kim Se Jin via Morning Crane's Tea Buy Korea. So floral, delicate, sweet at first, and with later infusions, still just a wonderful delicacy and very subtle bitterness...
by debunix
Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What HeiCha are you drinking
Replies: 562
Views: 303129

Re: What HeiCha are you drinking

not many stems in that one, looks like the leaf is nicer quality then most of those that I have.
by debunix
Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:45 am
Forum: Japan
Topic: Ode to the Kyusu
Replies: 634
Views: 310659

Re: Ode to the Kyusu

Looks like that gorgeous little drip on the inside is a gift of the kiln ash spot?

(drooling)
by debunix
Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: Fermented Tea
Topic: What HeiCha are you drinking
Replies: 562
Views: 303129

Re: What HeiCha are you drinking

Andrew S wrote:
Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:39 pm
It probably depends more on how I feel at the time than the teas themselves.
so often the case!
by debunix
Sat Nov 25, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513016

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

It's this one from Petr Novak. His stuff is popular enough that it's hard to get now. I check his website almost every day in order to catch those rare occasions when he posts a lot of new wares.....and if he does, and there is something I like, I order it on the spot--any hesitation and it will sur...