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Found some Iron Forge from CLT that was broken up. A nice mellow tea.

nah I did a bad job explaining. the tea has been sitting in the lunch bag in the kitchen since march. I had broken it open at work a couple times and when opened the lunch bag the wrapper wasn't 100% around the tou. I've had one of these tous before and dried out it's as good as I remember it but li...

having some 2006 old bear from white2tea this morning.

Well, if it tastes fine then there's not much reason to worry, right? Also, did it not use to break apart easily? It sounds odd that it would have undergone a big transformation in just a couple of months. yeah the wrapper wsan't fully around the tou so maybe that helped the drying out process? thi...

so i opened my lunch bag from march. suddenly remembered that i brought a few things home with tea-wise and one of them was a 100g tou that i had just opened. very dry. the shou breaks apart easily and tastes fine when steeped. wondering if i should make an effort to hydrate it or just consume the t...

I've only been drinking tea for a year now but now I primarily obsess over raw puerh. I've had the feeling of sinking in my chair, almost feeling like I am in a sauna :D and other strange numbness that's hard to pin down. The part you mentioned about village A being famous but having only decent te...

Had some 2017 Nanou Mini Mushroom from Crimson Lotus Tea. It's my second last serving. Great tea for the value. One of my favourite daily drinking evening teas for the last couple of years. love those! the last order I got though was all dust. not one, not two, but at least four... I ended up tossi...

I'll have to try the waiting for 5-10min technique. I do a flash rinse then go 20sec, 15sec, 20sec, 25sec, +5sec up to around 40 then maybe a +10-20 depending on strength. I typically don't go beyond 10 infusions and sometimes stick to 8 depending on time. Mind you I do 2 infusions in rapid sequenc...

Had some 2017 Nanou Mini Mushroom from Crimson Lotus Tea. It's my second last serving. Great tea for the value. One of my favourite daily drinking evening teas for the last couple of years. love those! the last order I got though was all dust. not one, not two, but at least four... I ended up tossi...

I had it recently but it was the first time and it was good and it's loose leaf so gonna do a repeat of Rama Lama Boulang,

Crimson Lotus' simple sheng! It's great! Nothing fancy or super amazing but enjoyable nonetheless, with an invigorating chaqi! I think I have both the sheng and the shou. I was going through some tea a couple weeks ago. Might have to open it up soon. Right now just drinking whatever I already have ...

trying the shou fits again. grandpa style this time

Enjoying some rama lama boulang. First time I've had it. Quite nice.

I'm looking to expand from strict puer into more hei chas. Interested in trying a good fu cha. Anyone have a recommendation for a source for a good fu cha? USA domestic would be awesome.

Edit: Guess it's also called Fu Zhuan

Same here. I pretty much gave up all other teas and have gone exclusively pu. Prefer shou but trying to brew sheng better? I recently bought an oolong from same company that I bought pu from. To ME green, sheng, and oolongs all have the same basic taste. OK not all shengs, but young shengs. That's ...