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by Ethan Kurland
Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: A tea concept, please help?
Replies: 5
Views: 1988

Re: A tea concept, please help?

Welcome to the forum. Here's a list of ?s you might ask us & more importantly entrepreneur experts: What are the odds of a new tea vendor having his brand on supermarket shelves? What are the odds of a tea vendor being able to make a living by selling tea? Why do most of the vendors discussed & ofte...
by Ethan Kurland
Sun Sep 10, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: Pair of celadon cups
Replies: 10
Views: 2188

Re: Pair of celadon cups

Raining on the parade a bit: From the photographs, I don't see anything special, not color(s) nor crazing. What am I missing?

I like, own, & use contemporary celadon made in Thailand. ? is serious. What is it that I don't see or know?
by Ethan Kurland
Thu Aug 24, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Ethan Kurland
Replies: 124
Views: 74400

Re: 35% off (a simpler promotion)

Dear Friends, Page 8 bottom has list of teas available
by Ethan Kurland
Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Celadon Appreciation
Replies: 36
Views: 45951

Re: Celadon Appreciation

.... When paired with this green tea that I've been drinking every day, it seems to reduce the higher aromatic notes quite dramatically- and to flatten the body a bit. The aftertaste seems to be preserved. Leo, Your comments about celadon effecting what you taste surprised me. You are much more lik...
by Ethan Kurland
Sun Aug 20, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Ethan Kurland
Replies: 124
Views: 74400

Re: 1 packet full price, all others 50% off

teas last post of page 8

Cheers
by Ethan Kurland
Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:09 pm
Forum: Korean Tea
Topic: Korean green tea (nokcha)
Replies: 17
Views: 18788

Re: Korean green tea (nokcha)

LeoFox wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:11 pm
Trying this tea again with tozo's reduction akitsu mumyoi - the result is very poor. The clay seems to kill the body to the point it seems stale.....
Just wondering if the comparison of the pots' effects here comes down to unglazed clay versus glazed. (I don't know about tozo's pot.)
by Ethan Kurland
Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:05 pm
Forum: Korean Tea
Topic: Korean green tea (nokcha)
Replies: 17
Views: 18788

Re: Korean green tea

LeoFox wrote:
Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:44 am

Also this tea has a lot of stamina- did 20 or so rounds yesterday and then an overnight- was quite nice in the morning
Wow! That means that even if it is "expensive" per gram, it is not really expensive. Seems that you found a wonderful tea. Again, thanks for sharing.
by Ethan Kurland
Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:47 pm
Forum: Korean Tea
Topic: Korean green tea (nokcha)
Replies: 17
Views: 18788

Re: Korean green tea

.... and fluffy mouthfeel......... What is intetesting is after 7 infusions- I turned up the heat to boiling- resulting in powerful honeyed and floral aromatics and cantaloupe like sweetness. "fluffy mouthfeel" , I know you do not mean like having a plush towel in the mouth but the phrase still thr...
by Ethan Kurland
Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2786
Views: 1556422

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

still exhibit flavor and I have to say I was still producing a decent cup of tea at 10 steeps in, which is quite nice. This tea showcases floral notes balanced with spice and mineral notes the bright and refreshing top end enhanced the overall experience making it a candidate for reorder in my book...
by Ethan Kurland
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:35 am
Forum: Teaware Artisans
Topic: kamagami ceramique
Replies: 10
Views: 24490

Re: kamagami ceramique

I don't use a website. In the section for vendors of teaforum, I have my list of teas for sale. I simply use my name, Ethan Kurland. We should probably switch to email for me to send you information on jade that I have, including a Buddha & some pretty polished pieces & small saucers & cups. Also yo...
by Ethan Kurland
Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:31 am
Forum: Teaware Artisans
Topic: kamagami ceramique
Replies: 10
Views: 24490

Re: kamagami ceramique

I think if porcelain is well fired, at 1300°C, the result is quite good. I have several customers with the same opinion. I tried to compare but I can't drink tea analytically, sometimes it's very good and other times not so much. I think the water quality and infusion settings are the key. It's the...
by Ethan Kurland
Fri Jul 28, 2023 2:35 pm
Forum: Teaware Artisans
Topic: kamagami ceramique
Replies: 10
Views: 24490

Re: kamagami ceramique

bienvenue! beautiful ceramics, thank you for sharing +1 Have you compared the 3 clays to learn how they vary in taste for the same tea(s)? Would be interesting to learn how they each effect tea. (I especially like the look of the unglazed porcelain; however, I've read on this forum that unglazed po...
by Ethan Kurland
Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does anyone believe anyone any more?
Replies: 9
Views: 2451

Does anyone believe anyone any more?

I had a long leisurely lunch & visit at the home of some newly made friends yesterday. I brought green tea. One lady asked for honey prompting me to insist that our hosts not get honey for her. I said that I was sure that though the lady had always used honey to counteract bitterness of green tea th...
by Ethan Kurland
Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:27 pm
Forum: Additional Regions
Topic: Old European porcelain
Replies: 20
Views: 26647

Re: Old European porcelain

Ethan Kurland veering off topic, but now that you ask, it's a video where a man yoinks a sheep into a car, in reference to a mission in a game, much in this manner: Thanks for the explanation. Drawing was necessary because I never heard or read "yoinks". I have enjoyed cheese & yougurt made of shee...
by Ethan Kurland
Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: Additional Regions
Topic: Old European porcelain
Replies: 20
Views: 26647

Re: Old European porcelain

Welcome to the forum sheep.payday2 (that could use explaining).

I like the creamer. One can tire of so much blue & white. I also enjoy using teaware that was not made primarily for serving, as servers. Cheers