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Chip wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:45 pm

We do our best, but sometimes **it happens.

Warnings are issued when deemed appropriate and at the ultimate discretion of the first mod/admin to come across an offense.

Chip, it wasn't me who said it! The original post is still up! I just pointed out the autocorrect error

I rarely use my tetsubin and decided I would today. Was planning on brewing up some Vietnamese high mountain assamica green in a Purion pot I got from CWarren. Well, I reached for the wrong bag and ended up with high mountain assamica hojicha! I roasted the tea myself a year or two ago and had forgo...

Good gaoshan oolong will give you more infusions than you likely want to drink!

Bok wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 27, 2017 9:07 pm

tealifehk wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:34 am

Just started my first tea blog at http://www.droolong.com ! Only one post so far, but lots to come!

Coming along well I see, interesting thoughts are rolling in!

Thank you! I'm not posting as much as I'd like to, but I'll keep the posts and thoughts rolling in!

I didn't buy it directly from XG so I can't be 100% sure it's real but I think unlikely to be fake. It looks and taste exactly like other legit XG I've had and it's clearly aged. It's a decent semi aged daily drinker as is but I'm sure it'll improve some once it settles from its recent travel. If i...

05 FT T8653. It's got the typical XG smokey pine barnyard profile I like. Dies off pretty quickly so I'm not sure this one has long term potential. Decent for drinking now but it's a wee bit overpriced at $80 so prob not anything I'd buy in quantity. Mxtea sells the 06 non iron version for a lot le...

Thanks, I'll take a look at some of Xu Yuefung's stuff! How does the new XMY/ZZ stuff compare to lao zhuni for brewing in? Good idea :) the new stuff (the good one) does pretty well. Not the same as lao zhuni, but I got excellent results. I still use my thin walled Xu Yuefeng zhuni for gaoshan fair...

Entirely normal. I wouldn't be at all bothered by it!

Also as an addendum I think the 'B' addition in Malaysia means the cakes are fakes!

Also as for the similarities between Dongding and the high fire TGY--both were produced by Fujianese immigrants who migrated out of Fujian because of the CR, so there are definitely commonalities. I feel like tea culture in Taiwan evolved in a different direction because of RoC and because there was...

Crimson Lotus Planet Bangdong. So darn good! Both the Kunlu and Bangdong have indescribable flavors I have never found in anything else and are pleasant to drink and clean. I'm going to buy their sheng sampler as their young sheng is

DoubleB wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 25, 2017 9:59 pm

A vendor REALLY should know to —- cig smoke away from the tea

Wait, what?

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Great reviews Bok, thanks! With the HK TGY, the smaller leaves mean we use 50% leaf in the pots to get to 100% fill, vs 20-30% with Taiwanese oolongs. Next time I see you I'll brew you some up my way! :D 16g/100ml! I thought the bit about the dreams after the Three Stamp was very interesting. I can'...

I would've thought it would go for a lot more than $300! Depends on the level and reputation nof the maker as well. $300 can happen but it is difficult, usually $500-600+ even on the Chinese market :) And there's mostly the xiaomeiyao zhuni around now, the ZZ was easier to find ~5-8 years ago, now ...

Right, as steanze said, there IS still zhuni being mined, but it's different because of modern technology and it isn't cheap either. I would've thought it would go for a lot more than $300!