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Weird that in a single pack, both spring and winter are mixed. Seems more common for pu erh but never heard this for oolong I have not come across oolong of more than 1 season being mixed. The ? is, does this mix make the drinker happy? (Lucky enough to get a gift, luckier if it is enjoyable....) C...

I enjoyed an exhibit of Hokusai today. His work was about 1/3 of what was shown. 1/3 was work of his teachers & influencers & Hokusai's own students & artists that he infuenced noticeably; 1/3 was art of Hokusai's contemporaries to work that is done now that is interesting to compare. Boston's MFA h...

New Spring Teas of 2023 are listed in current list of teas just updated. Last 2 posts of page 7 have the list & a few comments. Suggest you try some now, especially the Lishan Green which is best the first few months after it is produced. Shanlinxi is already gone & no longer listed. Cheers, Ethan

Kararou mono, It seems to me that you were somewhat focused on a good Zhuni pot as a start. You also asked the ? about whom you could rely on. Though I know little about clays etc., I do have a good understanding of people & this forum. Over the years, teapots obtained from Bok have pleased many for...

.... I have this pot that I bought back when Tead Off was selling Seong-Il tea ware on Teachat. He called it a gaiwan, which seems weird to me, but by any name it’s the perfect pot for TPHK. The gaiwan looks pretty. Do the little decorative "buttons" help you grip the gaiwan w/o burning your finger...

Today I had some 2022 Da Yu Ling in my new Chaozhou pot from Ferg. I bought this pot for Dancong, but wanted to try some Gaoshan in it first to see how it would perform. (All of my pots become Gaoshan pots at some point. :mrgreen:) Based on only one session, the pot increases the body a bit while m...

Drank more of the 2021 Yesheng Hong Cha I had posted about about a month ago... the difference now is that I've been drinking tea regularly for the past few weeks. I find it a lot less appealing, though I don't really fault the tea, I think my tastebuds are just different now. I found it hard to di...

I tried the same water with 2023 Shan Lin Xi and the mouthfeel was thick as it should be, so the thin mouthfeel was due to trying a new Taiwanese black tea. Anyway, will keep experimenting Yes, one should ask why what is in the cup is not as good as expected. The answer is not always simple unfortu...

1980s tie Luo han Indeed chocolate- but the kind of chocolate found on the top shelf in the closet that my mom once told me is for cooking, not eating My mother did the same thing. She rarely baked; however, she quite often bought bittersweet baking chocolate which came in thick large bars. Sometim...

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I respect the vendor who did not buy bad or over-priced tea just to have plenty of inventory. Some sad accounts & gory paintings at the temple out in the countryside! Thank you, aet.

I think I have not posted in this thread before because you seem to enjoy going out into the big world of choices mostly are your own. I think there is a chance to do a lot less sampling but not everyone wants to avoid sampling a lot of teas. Along time ago, I bought tea from many vendors, some spec...

Oh no! Do you know if that's a common thing? I know what Oriental Beauty is in Chinese and it's an oolong, would someone lie and try to tell me it's Hong Cha? Would knowing its name in Chinese be enough or should I ask more questions? Don't want to get scammed! Relax. These vendors are not liars, n...

and is there one tea that I should buy from lin mao sen vs lin hua tai? It seems like there are different levels of quality for like dong ding tea etc compared to lin mao sen Those stores are next to each other; so, it is easy to return to the first you visit after visiting the second, if you wish ...

..... And remember it's not a marriage. I buy 80% of my tea from YC, and that's fine, but if I told my wife I got 80% of my sex from her she'd get rather upset! Welcome to the teaforum, Iroh! Yes, buying from > than 1 vendor is not the same as intimate relations w/ multiple partners; nonetheless, I...

1. I think they are no longer connected business-wise but they are close (locations) & in price & quality on some teas at least. Usually at this time of year good roasted TGY is gone but perhaps you will be lucky. I suggest sampling that. Also, hong cha/oriental beauty. I enjoyed visiting those shop...