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- Sun Feb 17, 2019 6:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Combining Tea with other Interests
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9440
Re: Combining Tea with other Interests
Depends on what I'm up to! I try to pair the teas I'm drinking with the hobby or thing I'm doing. If it happens to be writing for work, it'll be something tasty but not anything I have to pay attention to. Frequently though, I find myself playing video games while gongfuing, same as Shine. If it is ...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:09 am
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2785
- Views: 1540727
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
That sounds pretty awesome, I might have to pick some up..I was planning on making an order soon for their 2014 hongshui that sounds too interesting to pass up. How deep baked/roasted was the alishan tieguanyin from thetea.pl? They describe it as a dark roast, but is it so dark roasted as the Floati...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:27 am
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
- Replies: 2785
- Views: 1540727
Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
I finally got around to trying some oolongs from Tillerman: the Cuifeng gaoshan from the giveaway, and Muzha TGY. The cuifeng gaoshan was really pretty great. Though I do like high mountain oolongs, sometimes they can be a little bit temperature sensitive. That was definitely not the case here. Over...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:21 pm
- Forum: Announcements & Guides
- Topic: Thank You, TeaForum Members & Online Tea Community
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16551
Re: Thank You, TeaForum Members & Online Tea Community
Thank you so much for organizing this and converting me merely from a lurker
I aaallllmost brewed up that beautiful smelling oolong from Tillerman Tea, but puer won me over at the last minute. Tomorrow perhaps!
I aaallllmost brewed up that beautiful smelling oolong from Tillerman Tea, but puer won me over at the last minute. Tomorrow perhaps!
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:57 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: gaiwan or teapot?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 39568
Re: gaiwan or teapot?
Good to know! My bad.
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:17 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: gaiwan or teapot?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 39568
Re: gaiwan or teapot?
I think something about the sharp beak on houhins I find deeply unpleasant to look at. Much rather have a shiboridashi...kyusu look sort of funny to me with the side handle even though I get why others would like it.
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:42 pm
- Forum: Oolong Tea
- Topic: Heavily oxidised non-bug bitten oolong in Taiwan
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18650
Re: Heavily oxidised non-bug bitten oolong in Taiwan
So many are exceptional, that I’m happy he keeps experimenting. Yes, the passion and drive to improve is important. He is still young, I think he is still searching the best way to do things for him. Let's see what's coming in the future! So far I still think his bread and butter signature tea are ...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:31 am
- Forum: Announcements & Guides
- Topic: Introduce Yourself
- Replies: 1435
- Views: 579270
Re: Introduce Yourself
How long have you been drinking tea? 10 years very casually drinking primarily Western flavored tea, but more recently took the dive into gongfu brewing at the start of 2018. Never looking back What kind of tea do you drink? White (fresh and aged) Taiwanese oolongs, dancong, younger sheng, shou, se...
- Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:02 am
- Forum: Archived Swaps
- Topic: Wenge Wood Tea Tray
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4423
Re: Wenge Wood Tea Tray
Is this still available?
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:22 am
- Forum: Free Giveaway
- Topic: Thés du Japon: Sencha from Kawane, Moto-Fujikawa, Shizu-7132 cultivar (100g) [GIVEAWAY]
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15813