Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:19 pm
Enjoying another gift tea - a 2016 rougui from Teance. Very strong energy on this one!
Me too! Thanks for confirming it was at least a decent one. Falling asleep directly after was a new experience with tea, but I don't mind it at all.LeoFox wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:52 pmYes had a similar experience with teahabitat's da hong pao. Relatively strong roast upfront, with some floral and vegetal/medicinal bitterness as steeps progress.
Very Glad you had a decent example of yancha as your first experience. These are expensive teas- and a lot of them are absolutely horrible.
Might find this usefulThundercleese wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:09 pmMe too! Thanks for confirming it was at least a decent one. Falling asleep directly after was a new experience with tea, but I don't mind it at all.LeoFox wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:52 pmYes had a similar experience with teahabitat's da hong pao. Relatively strong roast upfront, with some floral and vegetal/medicinal bitterness as steeps progress.
Very Glad you had a decent example of yancha as your first experience. These are expensive teas- and a lot of them are absolutely horrible.
I was originally planning on doing the Chaozhou style https://pathofcha.com/blogs/all-about-t ... 0utensils. outlined on Path of Cha until I saw that it called for 1 gram of tea per 10 mL, which I didn't want to do for fear of bitterness and because it would be literally half of the bag.
Love DC, btw. Lived there for a while. Drink some tea in the Hirschhorn for me.
That is useful. Thanks!LeoFox wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:47 pmMight find this usefulThundercleese wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:09 pmMe too! Thanks for confirming it was at least a decent one. Falling asleep directly after was a new experience with tea, but I don't mind it at all.LeoFox wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:52 pmYes had a similar experience with teahabitat's da hong pao. Relatively strong roast upfront, with some floral and vegetal/medicinal bitterness as steeps progress.
Very Glad you had a decent example of yancha as your first experience. These are expensive teas- and a lot of them are absolutely horrible.
I was originally planning on doing the Chaozhou style https://pathofcha.com/blogs/all-about-t ... 0utensils. outlined on Path of Cha until I saw that it called for 1 gram of tea per 10 mL, which I didn't want to do for fear of bitterness and because it would be literally half of the bag.
Love DC, btw. Lived there for a while. Drink some tea in the Hirschhorn for me.
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Agreed, bad yancha can be very bad indeed. As I avoid heavy and even medium roasts in most cases, this will probably never be my favourite tea type, but the few inexpensive yancha I tried when I was getting into tea made me reluctant to try any more. I've since found a few yancha I can appreciate, mainly from Wuyi Origin, though I haven't tried any of the very expensive ones from DaXue JiaDao or other specialized vendors.LeoFox wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:52 pmYes had a similar experience with teahabitat's da hong pao. Relatively strong roast upfront, with some floral and vegetal/medicinal bitterness as steeps progress.
Very Glad you had a decent example of yancha as your first experience. These are expensive teas- and a lot of them are absolutely horrible.
I recomend to try at least once, it is a totally differend result. It will only be bitter if the tea is subpar. If you don't wait too long and drink it fast afterwards, bitterness should not be an issue when the tea is good. That said, DC is one of the more challenging teas to brew.Thundercleese wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:09 pmI was originally planning on doing the Chaozhou style https://pathofcha.com/blogs/all-about-t ... 0utensils. outlined on Path of Cha until I saw that it called for 1 gram of tea per 10 mL, which I didn't want to do for fear of bitterness and because it would be literally half of the bag.
Thanks Bok!! I'll give it a shot when the next batch of Yancha lands so the illusion of scarcity is less.Bok wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:12 pmI recomend to try at least once, it is a totally differend result. It will only be bitter if the tea is subpar. If you don't wait too long and drink it fast afterwards, bitterness should not be an issue when the tea is good. That said, DC is one of the more challenging teas to brew.Thundercleese wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:09 pmI was originally planning on doing the Chaozhou style https://pathofcha.com/blogs/all-about-t ... 0utensils. outlined on Path of Cha until I saw that it called for 1 gram of tea per 10 mL, which I didn't want to do for fear of bitterness and because it would be literally half of the bag.
For an even nicer experience, try finding a vintage Chaozhou pot, or one of the better modern ones, Chen Zhijian, 蔡煜坚 Cai Yujian etc. The run-off the mill Taobao ones are not really Chaozhou clay anymore and have none of the properties that would add anything to the tea, might as well use some decent porcelain from Chaozhou (they got some very nice small gaiwans and cups).
It's been know for some time that they are from Taobao...
This is one of them: https://www.instagram.com/yujian_cai/Thundercleese wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:58 pmWhat are the indicators of quality that I should be looking for? Where should I look for the ones you mentioned? Thanks in advance for the input.
Great! They'll both go on the list to buy from in the future. Do you know of a source for vintage Chaozhou pots?Bok wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:17 pmIt's been know for some time that they are from Taobao...
This is one of them: https://www.instagram.com/yujian_cai/Thundercleese wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:58 pmWhat are the indicators of quality that I should be looking for? Where should I look for the ones you mentioned? Thanks in advance for the input.
Zoey is representing the other: https://www.instagram.com/zoeyfortea/
The original Chaozhou ore is more orange-ish than deep red, from what I know/have seen. Other than that, Chaozhou is very hard to get any information... old or new.
How do you know they are from Taobao? I know Imen sources her teas every year in person directly. Don’t know about her teaware but it would make sense for teaware as well. I can ask her, but am curious as to your source of reference. Thanks.