/ck/ - Food & Cooking

my favorite tea is the turkish tea

Waiting on tea in the mail edition.
What are you waiting for?
What are you thinking about ordering?
Are you exited for spring green tea?

>>17236056
>What are you waiting for?
I got a chaozhou teapot, a kitty cat teacup, and a few dancong and puerh from Bitterleaf. Also of note is a sample of actual yellow tea. Still not sure if that vendor is cringe or based so I was apprehensive about ordering from them, but I know this teapot's going to be right.
>Are you exited for spring green tea?
Yeah, can't wait to actually try green tea fresh this year.

hojicha hours

>>17236042
Chamomile doesn’t hit as hard as coffee does.

>>17236359
And what I mean by that is it doesn’t make me feel sleepy like coffee makes me feel awake.

>>17236056
>thinking about ordering
smokey lapsang souchong and keemun, shui xian, maybe some nice taiwanese oolong like golden water turtle if i can find any cheap enough. gotta save up for a sencha order in late spring although i'm probably going to look for more tea suggestions here to tide me over until then, post loose leaf tea suggestions if you have any good deals or unique tea to suggest

>>17236362
not sure why you would think a hot flower water would be as strong as coffee but i'll take the bait. most sleeping aides stronger than chamolile are most common as pills and legally restricted. lots of herbs can be infused in a tea like drink and if you have the money to try out can be good sleep aides past just getting you to sleep. if you're not worrying about getting dependent benadryl or zolpidem are best for occasional use but if you do enough in the day (exercise, work, cardio) i wouldn't expect being awake enough at night to need something heavy to knock you out

>>17236095
I haven't used bitter leaf but they seem okay. Ive heard good things about their $1/g wmd cake but i haven't wanted to pony up for one.

>>17236393
I still havent tried it myself but I'm planning on ordering some lapsang from this place.
Its from taiwan, and sounds good if you want a smokey one. I wouldn't bother ordering if you don't live in the US but if you do it might be worth a shot.
https://marktwendell.com/shop-by-tea-type/hu-kwa-tea

>>17236646
sounds good, was just about to make a post looking for souchong recommendations. i definitely prefer more high smoke black teas with woodsy, tobacco and even ash type flavors and an underlying earthy/mineral base lacking in sweetness. i might have to try this out, thanks

>>17236054
Based.

after checking the website i noticed they also offer a chinese/yunnan sourced lapsang tea and i'm wondering what the differences would be, since i'll probably be ordering 8oz i want to know which would get my moneys worth

>>17236710
I don't really know beyond one being from Taiwan and one from Yunan. I would probably go with the hu-kwa since that is their signature tea.

>>17236056
I'm waiting for ripes and gongfu anywhere from CLT, and even more ripes, fu and hei cha, blacks I seen shilled here some green oolongs, Qimen black and mao feng from YS. Nothing too fancy. Last order was two years ago, took two weeks to arrive. I guess I'll have to wait longer this time.

>>17236056
>what are you waiting for
spring, so I can buy good bi luo Chun and whatever mid-to-highly oxidised oolong looks good and reasonably priced on taobao

How am I supposed to break apart tea cakes without breaking the leaves? Do I need a special tool?

>>17238559
You have to accept that some leaves will break and not worry about it. You can use a tool, you can use a butter knife or a screwdriver.
Don't try to separate every leaf, just try and get the cake into manageable pieces for brewing.
If the cake is really heavily compressed the leaves probably weren't in one piece when it was press anyway so just break it into smaller chunks that will open fully when brewing

Another week, another tuo to break up

Another week, another tuo to break up

had rose hip tea, was not a nice experience. could I perhaps drink it with milk instead of water? anyone drank herbal teas as milk tea? please tell me your technique

>>17238735
is that like robiscus? i'm not a fan but rose bud tea is very good by its own and with red/green/black tea

>>17238735
Is rose hip bitter or tangy? I remember it tasting nothing like i expected.

>>17238761
>>17238902
it smelled like hibiscus but tasted bitter and tangy. I added some lemon which made it super tangy.

how many tea sessions do you guys usually have in a single day?

>>17239031
Sometimes as many as 3 or rarely 4. Typically 1 or 2.

>>17238987
I like rosehips but ive only had them in blends with things like chamomile nettle and oatstraw, they do seem like they might be a bit bitter on their own.

>>17236056
>waiting for
small sample order from mountaintea (2oz each)
>1x FengHuang GuiFei Oolong
>1x Medium Roast TieGuanYin Oolong - 鐵觀音
>1x Amber Oolong
>1x High Mountain Jin Xuan, 2021 (金萱)

Anyone in Canada order from Yee on Tea?
I placed an order back in November and while I chose the cheaper shipping option that said "up to two months" I'm approaching that.
Mostly it said "Awaiting shipping" the day after they processed my order and there's been no updates at all, they said there'd be no tracking to Canada but part of me is worried my order is still sitting at a port in Hong Kong with the unrest and the state of global shipping.

>>17239518
did they give you any kind of tracking #?
try it on this website and see if you get anything
https://track-chinapost.com/
shipping from HK has typically been faster than from the mainland for me.

any mate drinkers here?

>>17239769
We have had quite a few lately, i can't drink it because it's too powerful for me.

>>17239787
caffeine doesn't do shit to me anymore. but i like having an endless stream of tea without needing to brew over and over

>>17236042
I finally got my tea in that one anon here recommended me to get into puer from Fullchea-tea. Seller also threw in some unknown touchas and buckwheat tea. Any advice on how to brew and how much leaf to pick out would be nice.

Does anyone know what the pink and yellow touchas are? My only guess would be rose and osmanthas.

>>17239769
Dunno if I'd call myself a Mate drinker but I have a pouch of it.

>>17239867
Don't drink those little colored toucha, at least not at first , they are aggressively cheap
5 grams of ripe in a mug start with that big red box, top off with boiling water, flick of any floating stems after it is cool enough to drink. Refill with more boiling water after you drink halfway down

>>17239867
Do NOT touch those little pucks of dry mud, don't even brew it to taste out of morbid curiosity. Just toss them and enjoy your purchase.

>>17239967
>>17239930
mmm fish tea

>>17239031
Usually one or two sessions. I finished yesterday's aged shou this morning, and I had some sencha a while ago. Going to have some beer later to counteract the late-night caffeine. I typically don't drink caffeinated drinks past 6 or 8 p.m. in the evening.

1998 Liu Bao
5g tea, 400g boiling water. Steeping time was “yeah that looks about how dark I like it”.
Tasted like drinking ancient soil from Stonehenge that hadn’t been disturbed for a few thousand years, in the best of ways. Extremely good.

>>17240283
Purple cloud has gotten some really old liu bao in recently. Pretty cool, that old loose leaf xan be impossible to prove it's really that old but knowing purple cloud there is a pretty good chance its very old tea

If I don't get my white tea soon I'm going to fucking die

>>17236042
I'm taking the tea pill, bros. But I'm a NEET and poor so fancy tastier tea are out of the question for now. What store brand teas do you recommend?

>>17240622
preferences on green, red, dark, oolong, etc. teas? i'd recommend harney and sons for sencha and common black tea, uptown tea imports is good for black tea as well. lots of decent priced teas on amazon or ebay as well

Currently watching Treasures of Chinese Porcelain (it's some british documentary) on youtube. I enjoy the fact that centuries of human sacrifice and strife have gone into my tea and teaware. It's quite cozy.

>>17240681
Any types of tea also thanks.

>>17240622
>But I'm a NEET and poor
Lots of cheap options to drunk good tea anon.
$20 for half a kilo of good black tea
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/2018-fenghetang-yunnan-black-tea-dianhong-maofeng-500g-p0325.html
Also if you have asian grocery stores try stuff from there. The cans of tea and little boxes of olong they sell are usually popular with broke college students

>>17240701
That is a decent doc, i watched it a while ago.

>>17240716
no problem. for oolong i'd recommend four seasons or jin xuan or any advertised/rated with complex flavor, texture, and mouth feel as well as interesting tasting notes. for cheap options i like more toasted, nutty, and creamy/buttery flavors as well as that full tasting vegetal taste more greener oolongs are known for. if you like milk tea thai tea mix is very cheap and tastes good hot or iced. hojicha is great for afternoon/evening (low caffeine). woodsy, toasted flavor and watery texture with smooth and full mouth feel that chamomile and other low caffeine options lack. distinct hard to describe floral taste. for black teas i recommend russian caravan (smoky scent with chocolate/stone fruit base and campfire overtones). greens are best fresh so it's hard to find quality tea on a budget, japanese greens are definitely my favorite and sometimes you can find a good deal on a few month to a year or so old teas. i don't like ripe teas or have much experience with dark teas outside of cheap raw puerhs from amazon but if you have the patience/ good sources for sampling a cake or brick of high quality tea will last a long time

>>17240840
No fuck Jin Xuan, get tieguanyin

>>17240887
true there are lots of weak and low quality "milk" oolongs on the market artificially flavored but i've had some really good jin xuan teas that have complex vegetal 'base' flavors and buttery and creamy feeling making a great reliable everyday drinking tea. in contrast it's quite difficult to find a competitively priced tieguanyin that has what i would consider the standard for a high grade tea of the varietal (tangy aftertaste, full springy mouth feel close to fruit/green almost mineral texture), making it a rare tea to find for someone on a budget without money to invest in sampling different teas. although i agree in theory that tieguanyin is better it's not underrated or a better deal if you're just getting into tea

>>17239930
So basically bleed the leaves almost grandpa style into the mug. I'm assuming its the redish circle one; the old school ripe puer.
>>17239967
Ok, now I'm too curious and need to at least smell it.

Coof

>>17239769
I'll typically have two brews of mate daily, in addition to a gongfu session and one or two big pots of tisane. Currently sipping pic related- I didn't like it at first, but now I'm really digging the roasted meat notes. Reminds me of some pu'ers, especially the 2013 YS Autumn Ye Sheng.

>>17240951
I was just giving you instructions for grampa style brewing or at least attempting to.
But yeah those ripes are usually great grampa style. Or just brewed long and aggressively

>>17240622
Temple of Heaven and Tea India are my favorites, I buy the shit in bulk and enjoy it constantly

Making some chempi tea today, can't find my ginseng.

How do WE feel about Ginseng Oolong?

>>17243235
Is it good?

>>17240622
Also grow it yourself when you find a tea you like.

>>17243235
great. it's the sort of signature product at my favorite tea shop (blue people from vital t leaf in chinatown seattle), they're always giving out samples of it and it's usually on sale. product is like honey without being very sweet or one-note tasting and nutty ish notes that are hard to describe. slightly vegetal or very mildly fruity, overall quite hard to paint a picture of without trying. the best part is the mouthfeel and aftertaste, an almost citrusy spring feeling that leaves the mouth leaving the drinker wanting more. very well balanced and is both as calm and providing and suited for social experiences as it is beneficial (as it's advertised) for yang energy for general use, meditating, day to day work, etc. other ginseng products do not provide nearly the same energizing effect, complex taste or overall enjoyable experience as this unique oolong
/shill

>>17242512
Cool, thanks for the advice. I'm breaking apart the old ripe now. Let's see how tea drunk I get.

we've officially hit the rock bottom /tea/. you don't deserve to live. look at the artists at least in those last hours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MuhFxaT7zo

Test

>>17244267
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZDOihr4cBc 4:40 for /tea/

>>17244248

>>17244676
>>17244676

>>17244689
Been a long ass time since I broke up a cake. I cam see how machine pressed is a bitch to break

How do you anons feel about drinking tea when you have influenza? I'm sick, but my symptoms are starting to ease up some. Though, I'm not sure of the stimulant and diuretic effects will be of notable impact to my health. Thoughts?

>>17244700
Looks fun. Yeah you just have to go to town on those cakes to break em up. I got one once that i had to hit with a hammer to break up.
How does it taste?

>>17244721
Just drink the tea, unless you are actually dehydrated already some tea isn't going to cause any hydration issues.

>>17244732
LAMO, I figured its best to not fiss too much when just breaking off the firsts bits; pure videos helped, and luckily I have a puer pick. I did a quick rinse in a pitcher, and am currently stepping it in my mug. Waiting for it to cool down now. Is it good to stir it up before I take a sip to mix around the tea extraction?

>>17244866
I don't usually stir it the first brew. I pour the water in hard when it gets refilled to mix it up, maybe stir it with a spoon if i think it needs it

>>17244721
Drink a little bit of tea, and make sure to drink water as well. Tea helps thin out mucus in the sinuses and throat, and the heat keeps you warm. And water is good for hydration, of course.

>>17244749
>>17244896
Will hydrate after making some of my old dense heicha. The particular brick I broke the parts from is so dense that I had to use a wrench to start some fractures to pick from. Should be a nice comfort, though.

indian tea>the rest

ROCK bottom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL_mnhk1F1Q

>>17245145
faggot larping as chinese

>>17245145
Ahh, beautiful, it looks like mud and leaves scraped off the bottom of a boot
I bet it's good

>>17244721
Ma huang and grandpa ripe cured my covid.
>>17245156
Lovely terroir of biryani and butter chicken shitwater.

>>17245145
Nice to see a fellow breaker of tea up on a paper plate guy.

>>17245273
I still struggle with making heicha well, and I'm sick, so really tasting and smelling it can be challenging. Bitter as a result, though the texture and warmth of it feels quite pleasant right now. I can still detect some tobacco, earthy notes from when I had this one many months ago. 2010 Anhua Baishaxi.
>>17245275
>Ma huang
That contains ephedra, right? Which one, and how was the taste? I bet it was excellent for your respiratory system.
>>17245284
Yes, I've been doing it to hold the main portions after breaking, but also another purpose: saving the small bits. Working on storing the smaller portions of tea based on general category (white, shou, etc) and seeing what kind of flavors and aromas I can get out of these bits that may go unused otherwise. I'm especially interested in seeing how my white and shou portions turn out, though it will be months until I find it ready for this. On another note, I am looking forward to testing and sharing my first stage results of the coffee aroma experiment with the thread in a little under two weeks from now.

>>17245365
>That contains ephedra, right?
It is ephedra lol. Ephedra Sinica.
>Which one, and how was the taste?
Random ebay listing someone here linked last year? And it tastes like a bag of some random herb I got off a 4chan link lol. Theres a faint sweetness to it, but mostly just slightly bitter grassy notes. I like drinking it before I fuck desu.
>first stage results of the coffee aroma experiment
I really need to send you some good coffee I roast up. I'll take half the tea in exchange.

>>17245452
Pic related.

>>17245452
>tastes like a bag of some random herb I got off a 4chan link lol.
>Just vaguely listed as "Chinese herb" in the English segment.
This gives me local Asian market vibes so much, that's great. Isn't ephedra restricted to a sort of grey market these days?
>I really need to send you some good coffee I roast up. I'll take half the tea in exchange.
This sounds like a fun opportunity, though the tea:
>Has ~11 days for the 30 day mark.
>Contains somewhere around 100g of common grade dong ding.
>Uses the aroma of old, though still fragrant coffee grounds.
So, I don't know if it will be any good, or to your liking otherwise. I plan to let it rest in different phases, perhaps up to six months.

I'm also considering using some common-grade pu'er or even a white (probably shou mei) on the side to see how different teas may take to the aroma influence. Not sure if I should add it into the tub today or just wait, but it could be interesting.

If anyone else is interested in some ephedra sinica tea i dug up some fresh ebay links, seems like they list it as Mo Huang now.
It is completely legal to import for your own use, selling it to others for use as a supplement is banned.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203080817155
https://www.ebay.com/itm/165094194972

>>17245712
I've got 100lbs of greens sitting here. Sending you an lb or two of some fresh cheap chocolately brazilians wouldn't make a dent. The shit I get back will probably be better than the LiquidProust sampler. Remind me here in a few months when the weather turns around. I'll toss in some huang too.

>>17245901
>I've got 100lbs of greens sitting here.
You mean for roasting your beans manually at home? What a mad lad, the aroma must be quite nice. I will post about the infusion results of this first wave somewhere around 11-12 days from now, and another either 30 or 60 days from then. I'd prefer to only send good result tea, so we'll have to see what comes of it. I remember my cheap tieguanyin that was stored near coffee (by accident) was pretty smooth and milky, so it will be interesting to see what happens when a more direct, intentional aroma interaction takes place over a shorter period. All this talk makes me want to harvest citrus fruit skins to make chenpi too.

>>17246036
Yep. Back when I was into reading prepper forums the guys were always convinced that coffee greens would be worth their weight in gold when shit hits the fan so here we are. Real good for boosting your freezer's "thermal battery" too. Dense cold beans.
>we'll have to see what comes of it
Just lmk. I've got a top tier grinder on the way and a few hundred dropped on particle sieves so if it turns out decent we can push the experiment as far as you'd like.

>>17245717
Had some this morning, shit will jack you up. Great for jetlag

>>17244267
>first fucking verse
>the entire audience fucks it up
I can't watch this shit, I can't believe this
why the fuck do you go to concerts if you don't know the songs
god fucking damnit I had to close the tab

I will keep buying tea bags like a normal person. Die loose leafers

>>17247568
>I will keep consuming an inferior, more expensive product just to pwn the libs

>>17247586
Jim Carrey?

>>17247586
>loose leafers
>libs

>>17247586
Conservatives, and perhaps Libertarians, drink loose leaf.
Liberals either drink teabags or simply pay an overpaid Barista to make them an expensive 'tea" beverage.

>>17244886
Been sipping on it last night, left it over night with just enough water to cover the leaves over night, then topped it off this morning with boiled water. Its pretty good. The first few cups were a little too rich and one note, but later ones had that nice spicy, smokey, wood flavor. I think I. Going to do the first few infusions in my pitcher and strain out the leaves before I add them to my mug to help with the one note flavor. Might go and break up the whole toucha cake and make this my winter sipper. I've watched a few videos on how to break up cakes, but any advice on how to do it with those hard compressed cakes would be nice.

I did a couple rinses before I put them in my mug btw.

>>17248101
Yeah breaking up the whole cake might not be a bad idea, letting ripes air out a bit never hurts.
This is one of the better videos about breaking up puerh.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=X22SFfewKP0
My tips specifically for a dense factory ripe
Don't try to separate every leaf. Small chunks are fine. If you get too big of a chunk you can usually split it in half along the seam of the tea leaves
Don't worry about breaking leaves. The leaves in those toucha are usually chopped anyway at some pint in processing so don't stress about getting perfect whole leaves.
The videos you see of tea vendors brewing with their perfect full size leaves is either from very loose cakes or they broke up an whole bunch of a cake and picked the prettiest bits to show you.
I usually place the toucha bowl side down on a flat surface and then push straight down with my pick about an inch from the edge, then pry outwards, you can do this all the way around and that part of the tea is the loosest and most easy to separate.
The middle part is the most dense, you can sometimes scrape a layer of the outer surface off but after that just break it into chunks because it wont separate easily.

From a furniture perspective, how do you store your teas? I'm waiting for a few kg to be delivered.

>>17247997
conservative plantation owners drink bagged, while the normal people with functioning brains drink loose leaf

>>17248512
Tea bags weren't invented yet, and the south has a rich history of tea service. Plantation owners drank loose leaf black tea.

>>17248510
I have a large plastic cooler in my living room

>>17248552
lol, I do the same.

>>17248552
>>17248678
Do those really make a change? I was expecting something fancier, but hey, I can always make room for mylar bags in my library, I guess.

>>17248698
constant temperature and humidity is what you need, i use a set of drawers with a cheap humidity reader in it and living in Wales its always ~65% rh

>>17248698
I think using a mini fridge (unplugged of course) as a tea storage is also popular.
I'm not really sure what a more classy way to do it would be. Probably a custom box or chest with some kind of membrane lining so it holds humidity.

>>17248752
cigar humidor would be the 'classiest' but as tea cakes are bulkier than cigars good lucking finding one that could hold a dinner plate or brick cake or several kgs of tea

>>17248781
I think the woods used in humidors might be too aromatic. Maybe I'm wrong, but i think your tea might get a bit of a woody flavor to it in a humidor.

>>17248814
Yeah, I have a giant chest I was thinking of turning into a pumidor, but I want to coat the inside in something neutral. I'm also worried about the humidity and old wood, to be honest.

>>17248845
Get a roll of plastic sheeting of some kind and make a liner for the box and lid.
Somebody must have done it a put a guide up somewhere online.

>>17248911
Hmmm, I've used this for it's intended purpose, but it smells. That's what I'm most worried about.

>>17248915
>but it smells. That's what I'm most worried about.
Yeah, i originally got some plastic tote bins to store tea in and after a month of airing out they still stank like plastic. There must be some low odor plastics intended for food or something you could buy but im not sure about where to source them

>>17248948
I use an 18qt cambro.

>>17248993
Oh yeah that's a good idea.

>>17249021
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/cambro-22sfsp148-22-qt-white-poly-camsquare-food-storage-container/21422SFSP.html
Cheap, food safe,"scalable", and readily available. The lid I got isn't the tightest seal but ymmv. I just toss a folded trashbag on first as a makeshift gasket.

>>17248193
Thank you for the link and all the help. I'll post here when I start breaking it all apart.

>>17248101
>any advice on how to do it with those hard compressed cakes would be nice.
Attempting a standard opening from the side at different points is an ideal starting point on general. However, if it is severely condensed, you can try opening up wedges from the top and/or bottom by wedging into open points diagonally (still never cutting directly). If even thay doesn't work, consider getting a hammer or heavy pick and hitting into a portion to start some fractures and open up a few weak spots to wedge pieces off from.
>>17248510
Separate bags (most containing bovedas) in separate plastic mini tubs within a closet without strong scent agents such as food or cleaning agents. I also have a separate metal tin exclusively for my whites without a boveda, still sealing everything in plastic bags. That is how I do it.

Specifics are specifics, but the most important things are:
>No exposure to sunlight.
>No exposure to strong odours.
>Reasonable consistency of humidity and temperature.
I believe those three things are what you should consider most. I had to move all of my tea out of my main dwelling space because it was not consistent in temperature/humidity at all, and nearly roasted my tea. Making the change revived them.

Jiaogulan, is it actually safe?
Just looking for random non-caffeine teas to try.

>>17250252
I wouldn't really drink any random Chinese herb daily, it's probably safe but there is very little information available about it in English and these vendors don't really tend to vet this stuff very closely.
I'm sure it would be fine to drink a couple of times a week.

>>17250359
Ya. It sounded too new to me as well and can't find much other than than it being some TCM bullshit.

Maybe I should just try roasting some barley kernels instead of random herb tisanes.

>>17250395
I keep thinking about getting roasted barley from a brewing supply website. It's dirt cheap to get pounds of it on there.

>>17250395
I've never really made good mugicha, let me know how it goes. I have shitloads of barley still.

*adds milk and honey to your expensive tea*
The chuffin' tea a bit bitter, right, eh, then, eh? Don't worry; I'll sweeten it up! Right!

>>17251045
I would kill any britbong who did this. And I know it's the britbogs who do this shit, fuck you guys, I'm killing your fmaily

Do you guys have any sweet tea recommendations? I have a wicked sweet tooth and need to stop eating garbage since I'm obese as fuck

>>17251286
Lots of chinese black teas are pretty sweet, yunnan sourcing has a bunch, avoid the ones that say they are malty.
Also white teas.
The problems is if your tastebuds are blown out from eating sugar all the time they won't seem that sweet. Once you cut out sweets and sugar from your diet lots of foods will taste naturally sweet.

>>17251343
Oh yea I know that, even apples are too sweet for me, but I just wanted some recommendations. Thanks.

Tea good

Every time I drink some white tea I ask myself how can I forget I like it so much. Only had two kinds of bai mu dan so far. Besides shou mei and silver needles, what am I missing?

Buy pic related, make a cup. Steep some ginger green tea in it, same way you would make it regularly. Never been more relaxed, it's really good.

>>17251799
Epic, I like whites too.
>Besides shou mei and silver needles, what am I missing?
Yueguangbai (yunnan moonlight white) is also good. It's like bai mu dan but has a rich hay and honey flavor instead of fruit or grass.

>>17251045
Lol, no Brit adds honey to tea. We add white sugar. Get it right.

Anyway, most Brits don't know anything except the dust they put in teabags, and they steep it forever so it just gets very bitter. Don't get me wrong, I indulge in the Anglo style of tea as much as the next eejit. What's worse is my Greek Partner will steep Yorkshire tea to shit and then drink it without milk, like some sort of lunatic.

>>17251799
Whites are my favorites, and I'd like to try some more too. Gong mei is another nice option. I posted about this one recently:
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/fuding-2013-high-mountain-white-tea-gong-mei-tribute-eyebrow-350g-p0588.html
Nice 2015 white for a low cost. According to my journal notes, it was 'bready', with mild mineral, fruity sweetness. Pleasant sipper tea in general.
>>17251851
Interesting, you think yue guang bai is usually less fruity? My only experience with it is one that was more floral/herbal on flavor, but crazy jam-like in aroma both dry and infused.

>>17250252
>>17250359
>>17250395
it's been researched by japanese scientists and isn't actually a part of TCM since it grows in south china and is drunk by lots of old people there

why are gaiwans falsely advertised? this one I bought claims to hold 295ml, but it barely holds 240ml, and the 150ml one I have barely holds 100ml.

wtf?

I drink this stuff. Not bad I gotta say. $2.50 CAD for a 100 bags. I see all that fancy tea on here and i almost feel bad posting this lol.

Why do people still think that the "har har guys I posted bags in the thread :)" shitpost is even worth writing anymore

>>17252377
Eh, how's this a shitpost, I said they were pretty good and said how much they cost?

>>17252208
>and isn't actually a part of TCM since it grows in south china and is drunk by lots of old people there

is souf chynah like, less good or something? TCM seems like a big fat meme.

>>17252386
Oh man, that's worse.
Dumb frog.

>>17250890
I'll let you know. It looks easy enough anyhow.

>>17252373
>I know you guys are sorta wine snobs in this wine community, but I've been drinking boxed wine and let me tell you, it's not bad
That's you.
That's how you sound.

>>17252373
Based, do not fall for Chang's rotten leaf propaganda

>>17252389
most TCM stems from central china - xi'an and surroundings, so stuff from south china just wasn't included due to location. just like ginseng has ginsenosides, jiaogulan has its own gypenosides

>>17252373
>literal no name brand

>>17252461
/tea/ belongs to the puer lesbians

>>17252331
Yeah this has confused me since I started out. It's because they're usually measured to the rim, but you never fill it to the rim, only to where the lid covers the water. Also, minor variations in the overall shape can affect how low the lid sits. Due to that I have a 110ml gaiwan that really yields less than 80ml of tea, and a 140ml one that yields less than 120ml.

>>17236056
bought some black, oolong and smoked tea from aliexpress to make a russian caravan mix

>>17252531
God speed anon

>>17252494
that's... useless. whatever. thanks for letting me know. the 240ml gaiwan I have is great for western brewing a cup at least.

gaiwan cleanup > teapot cleanup.

>>17245717
I don't suppose there's also an easy way to get coca leaf online

>>17245717
is this even legal in the US?

I'm a tea newbie (but longtime coffee/wine drinker). I've been drinking/enjoying this stuff from amazon and i'd like to branch out to nicer/more interesting teas (have adjustable temp kettle + scale).

Is there a recommended place to get a sample of oolongs/green teas? i was looking at mountain tea based on this >>17239462 comment but idk what selection i should go with

i also saw this recommendation and maybe should go with this? >>17236646

Can someone tell me why boiling water in the microwave is bad?
The subject came up in a different thread and people couldn't actually explain why just "UHH THERES MINERALS AND ADDITIVES IN THE WATER THAT BLOW UP AN CAUSE CANCER WHEN YOU MICROWAVE THEM!!!1!".
Is there any actual reasons or just this Facebook tier dumb meme shit and it's perfectly fine to microwave water?

>>17252589
You used to be able to buy it on amazon, not anymore, there are websites that claim they sell it from inside the US, others from South America, I've never used them because i don't care enough to try it.
If you search around you should find them pretty quickly

>>17252657
A microwave has no temperature setting and also unevenly heats your water. It's more work.

>>17252606
>is this even legal in the US?
It is completely legal to import ma Huang / ephedra sinica for your own personal use. It's sale in stores or as part of supplements is banned.

>>17252676
But I can just stir the water and it will be heated even?
How is it more work when it takes like half a minute to heat up a cup vs like 5 minutes waiting for a fucking kettle?

>>17252494
What I wonder is if I should use leaves based on the stated volume or actual volume of the gaiwan
>>17252657
>energy inefficient and slow
>risk of superboiling (can suddenly splatter hot water)
>doesn't even heat water evenly
I only use the microwave to heat a cup of water to make instant coffee or rarely teabag tea. If you do that often and think it's convenient, that's fine. It objectively sucks for any other use case like if you want to make a pot of tea.

>>17252615
>Is there a recommended place to get a sample of oolongs/green teas?
It's kind of late in the season for green tea.
Anyways i would suggest yunnansourscing.us
Purple cloud tea house also has a descent selection of affordable oolongs.
Another option is getting some from taiwan if you want to go that way, these guys have a fairly reasonably priced sampler.
https://www.tea-masters.com/en/samplers/1556-teamasters-sampler-for-beginners-december-2021.html
Oolong tends to get expensive pretty quickly, but it's one of my favorite teas.

>>17252714
>Another option is getting some from taiwan if you want to go that way, these guys have a fairly reasonably priced sampler.
>https://www.tea-masters.com/en/samplers/1556-teamasters-sampler-for-beginners-december-2021.html

this is perfect! thank you!

https://yunnansourcing.com/products/13-years-aged-da-hong-pao-rock-oolong-tea?variant=34973224902

drinking this right now. the aroma is nuts. it's like very woody, but also kind of vanilla like. It's really hard for me to describe. This is a very pleasant aromatic tea and probably one of my favorite oolongs so far.

any particular scales you'd reccommend for weighing loose leaf?

>drink puerh
>tastes like the ocean in a bad way
>drink the tea with the fungus on it
>tastes like the ocean in a good way
What did I do wrong?

>>17253222
one of those cheap micro scales off amazon, royaltec is mine costs ~£5 iirc

>>17253222
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075QB7WV9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought this. it seems to work.

>>17253259
>>17253262
thanks. did you buy calibration weights too?

>>17253297
no. if you read some of the comments on that, it says it's a scam since it doesn't really "calibrate" the scale. you have to track the drift anyhow. it measures fine out of the box.

any one with experience buying from sazen tea? in comparison to o-cha sencha and cooking matcha for drinking or in general; i'm wondering how fresh, flavorful, and otherwise quality the greens they have offered are in relation to their price. ty

>>17253297
thats just to check if its still calibrated, with the micro scales the instructions say use a coin, nickel or quarter i think as coins are for obvious reasons highly regulated. even so its not going to make a massive difference and you shouldn't be measuring to .00g for tea anyway

>>17252615
>mountain tea
my order is coming in tomorrow so i'll post reviews here

>>17253307
>>17253334
I see. I bought the accuweight since it's on offer. going to try experimenting with blends

>>17253404
should be fine. good luck.

My latest purchase. What am I in for?

My latest purchase. What am I in for?

>>17252657
I had to heat my water in the microwave for a bit, and it's weird. I don't think the tea steeps nicely when the water is that hot.

>>17253769
Apparently the taste of togetherness

>>17253222
I've got a lunar but its for other stuff mainly. The timer is handy for bongbu though.

>>17253222
If you just want a scale for tea and coffee something like this
https://www.amazon.com/Weigh-MS-600-Digital-Pocket-Scale/dp/B004O792H2
If you want a more general kitchen scale you can also use for baking and other cooking something like this would work well.
https://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Scales-AMW-SC-2KG-Digital/dp/B001RF3XJ2
I have had an AWS kitchen scale for a decade and it works great.

>>17252682
it takes longer than half a minute, anywhere from 1 minute to 5 minutes depending on the power of your microwave. if you've been doing any less, your water is not boiling.
when water heats unevenly, parts of the water might reach 100C but won't be able to actually boil, because the water around it is too cool. if it gets any hotter, it becomes superheated water.
at this point, if you try to put a spoon in and stir it, it will explode.
if you need to boil water in the microwave, you can put it in for a minute at a time and then stir, then repeat until it's boiling. this is a lot more annoying than using a kettle.
the point is, though, you haven't been boiling your water. your water is way below boiling. you are brewing with tepid water.

>>17253769
Just drank a cup of the Do Ghazal tea. Wasn't very impressed at first but then I thought it was pretty good.

>>17253769
>>17254476
And now I just made a cup of the Red Label tea. I think it's CTC. Smells a little better than the other tea I think. I like it.

Apparently Red Label is made by the same company that makes PG Tips, Brooke Bond.

>bad allergies
>drink a little tea
>nose dries up and not sneezing like 5 times a minute
It can't really be this simple, can it?

>>17254786
Get a neti pot.

>>17254854
Yeah maybe but I really hate the idea of pouring shitty salt water into my nasal cavity, feels like it'll be hell.

>>17254929
It's not as bad as it sounds. Those saline nasal sprays also help if you want something easier to use.

This description may be vague, but do any anons here know of the Slavic (Russian?) rap song with a cartoon aesthetic where the singer goes on about drinking tons of tea like da hong pao and pu'er instead of drugs? An anon posted it here once, and it goes into my head from time to time. Kind of want to drink some tea and listen to it again.

>>17254929
I only use the finest french nose salts breh. My baraka pot pours softer than any teapot I've ever used too. Its great. Anyone know if there any tcm nose teas I could add? I already add some chinese herb oil drops to it. Phellodendron bark, goldenseal, coptis root etc.

>This salt is certified by ACTOA (L'Association de Controle Tiers Ouest Atlantique), "Selection du Saunier." This organization certifies that the region of Noirmoutier maintains a pure, unpolluted environment suitable for organic agriculture and also respects the Standards of Salt.

russian tea sites? a year or two ago i found some tea i wanted to buy from a site posted here but i can't find any on google. good selection, prices were cheap and reviews (mostly from russia) were descriptive and helpful

I have such OCD. My kitchen counter wasn't very clean and now I feel like the tea I bought today is dirty because I had it there.

>>17255279
Yeah i remember that, no idea where i would find the song.

>>17255416
There is http://fullchea-tea.com/ which is Chinese but mostly has Russian reviews.
Then there is https://tea-expert.net which is also Chinese but the site is in Russian.
But you are probably looking for https://moychay.com/

>>17255474
yup thank u

Can anyone rec any laoman'e puerh tea that's the bitter varietal, ideally lower than a dollar a gram? It's okay if I have to buy a whole bing.

>>17255879
>varietal
>bing

what are your favorite sweet teas?

>>17256208
Wtf is a sweet tea

>>17256208
arizona

>>17236042
>>17236359
What are your fave non-caffienated teas?
Mine is ROSEHIP

>>17256208
https://yunnansourcing.com/products/2019-xiaguan-sweet-pu-erh-ripe-pu-erh-tea-cake
Took a year in the pumi before I enjoyed it. Kind of flat before that.

Whats a good tea thats nice and sweet with a strong taste? I hate every tea iv tried and I want something healthy

>>17256378

>>17256819
If you just want something healthy then drink water or something. I don't know what teas you have tried, but if you hate all of them then tea might not be for you. "Sweet with a strong taste" could describe many teas, but if to you that means as sweet as soda or something then it describes no tea.
>>17256378
Rosehips aren't tea.
>>17255412
>nose teas
This is a good post

>>17254073
>>17254259
I bought the accuweight as suggested by this anon >>17253262

>>17255412
>Anyone know if there any tcm nose teas I could add?
Add a few deer musk grains to your pot.
(I don't actually know anything about tcm)

>>17257285
Looks good, i like that it has a little tray.

>>17257290
I bring it to work and the tray makes it easy to measure on the go; bonus it fits in your pocket. it works fine as far as I can tell.

not shilling for any particular brand. It was just the first I saw that looked ok.

Gonna make myself another cup of allahu akbar tea from the store of foods from around the world that I was at yesterday. I've tried a few teas now and honestly not a huge difference. Thinking of maybe ordering from a tea specialist next.

The taste of vanilla and wood. This is the way smokey tea was meant to taste like.

>>17257540
Those global tea brands can really vary, the packs you posted yesterday seemed like pretty standard daily drinker teas for those parts of the world, nothing fancy.
What kinds of flavors are you looking for in black tea? Do you want something strong and malty? Do you want something sweet and fruity that's very smooth? Somewhere in between? I might be able to recommend some teas to order. Are you that Scandinavian anon?

>>17257569
Yes, i love the subtle vanilla tastes you get in some teas, also wood is usually good.

>>17251045
>honey
Don’t Bongs add sugar?
Like isn’t that literally the meaning of “One lump or two?”

>>17252657
>"UHH THERES MINERALS AND ADDITIVES IN THE WATER THAT BLOW UP AN CAUSE CANCER WHEN YOU MICROWAVE THEM!!!1!".
Either you’re being less than honest about people saying that, or you’re being silly enough to believe they weren’t clearly baiting.

>>17257681
Someone in this very thread mentions super boiling water in a mug in the microwave as if it's an actual risk at home and not difficult to recreate even with distilled water.

>>17257700
It’s definitely possible, but only ever happened once in my life.
And it didn’t “explode” or some shit, it just bubbled up and spilled over like pasta boiling over.
Still greatly prefer an electric kettle but I microwaved water before I had one if I only needed a small amount.
Hell, I still occasionally microwave water; a couple minutes of hot steam in the microwave makes cleaning it so damn easy it feels like a cheat code.

>>17257700
you've never boiled water in the microwave. all you've ever done is heated it up a little. you should start actually bringing your water to a boil in your microwave.

>>17257730
I don't even own a microwave

>>17256872
No joke very smooth pouring though. I wish I had one of those press in screens for the spout. Would make a great shitpost webm.

drinking some lemon balm tea, tastes like peppery water but no citrusy notes. certainly better than rosehip tea

>bought a giant sample pack of darjeeling teas
>some of the white Darjeeling teas were really good
>$125 for 300g

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

just ordered hojicha
what am I in for?

Having pizza with tea. It's a good combo. Recommend.

>>17258684
Indian white teas and oolongs are comically expensive

>>17258867
Some roasted goodness.

>>17259013
it is because it's such a niche thing in india? Seems like almost all Indian tea is turned into mostly or fully oxidized black.

>>17259008
I usually save the tea till after my meal but looks good

>>17259026
I normally drink my tea to meals. Sometimes on its own though.

>>17259021
Yes it seems like they process very little tea in that way and they seem to reserve it for super premium offerings. It's too bad because i would buy them if they were more affordable but I'm not paying $1-$3 per gram for any tea.
I'm guessing the processing is more expensive and they don't have the right equipment or set up for it, so they only ever make white tea or oolong out of hand picked first harvest tea from the nice fields in an estate. I wouldn't be surprised if manual labor is actually a bit more expensive in parts of the tea regions of india vs china as well.

Why does PG tips smell more when brewing than other teas? I have 8 types of tea and PG tips smells up the room the most.

>>17253769
I must say this Do Ghazal tea has grown on me. I'm really liking it now.

>>17259055
I don't know what your are comparing it to but in my limited experience pg tips was a bit more premium and much stronger than other bagged black teas ive tried.
The smell of a cup of tea wafting through the room is always enjoyable.

>>17259175
>stronger
It has more in a bag, 2.9g, other brands are normally 2g. But I often use 2 or 3 bags.

>>17259175
The types I have are:
>Yellow Label
>Twinings English breakfast
>PG tips
>Dilmah English breakfast
>Koh-i-noor Ceylon
>Kobbs English breakfast
>Red Label
>Do Ghazal Ceylon

>>17259053
>but I'm not paying $1-$3 per gram for any tea.
ya this. It isn't bad. It's bitter, but still very smooth, almost cucumber like in flavor. good smooth easy drinking white tea, but fuck that price. jesus fuck.

I better get like a trip to the estate for that much.

>>17259236
sorry this is the chinese larping thread. get autistic about chinese tea or gtfo

>>17259295
I'm not at that level yet. Baby steps.

Fuck I feel my heart pounding. Maybe I had too much tea.

>>17259318
lucky. my heart has been nearly silent for the past two years

oolong order just arrived

>>17259664
>brewing temps on the bags
Nice

I added mountain tea to the pastebin, the site and prices look decent.
Let me know if the tea sucks and I will take them back out again.

>>17259670
yo just got to try out the tgy. best i've had for the price so far. first steep 1.5min tastes like classic guanyin mineral flavor with calm subtle notes of banana, maybe slight butter pecan and little to no overpowering perfumey or filler taste i've found in teas from more popular sites. light honey sweetness. maybe some melony fruit as well. hopefully later tastes bring out texture and more flavor, i'll update as i go on

>>17259711
Nice, i need some decent tgy

second-third steeping brings out the full mouthfeel and more complex toasty flavor reminiscent of more expensive oolongs. cacao and banana are more present, definitely worth many steepings. hint of raspberries and barley

>>17259711
>>17259724
There's so much disappointing TGY out there that it's easy to overlook it as a meme until you get the occasional leaves that knock it out of the park. For me, most recently it was
https://yunnansourcing.com/products/imperial-aaa-tie-guan-yin-of-anxi-oolong-tea-of-fujian?_pos=2&_sid=ff6a1a9bd&_ss=r
Really rich sour vegetable taste

>>17259739
>banana
Wtf

>>17259008
What sort of tea do you have with pizza? I tend to have black tea or ripe puerh since they help with the greasiness.

>>17259797
In the pic I was having Do Ghazal Ceylon.

>>17259758
>sour vegetable taste
nice, i've been trying to get a greener tgy with sour aftertaste like the sample i got from verdant tea when i was just getting into loose leaf tea. since then i've only had decent roasted varieties lacking in tang or varieties all together lacking in flavor

>mfw trying green tea at 175F water instead of the 212F water I'd been using all my life

I just had a small disc of 2015 Turtledove from w2t, by FAR the best thing they sent me. I expected the shulloween package to be a pile of mediocre shou for not that much money, and it was, but this is delicious. Is all white tea like this and I've simply had mediocre ones in the past? If you'd asked me, I would have told you I didn't like white tea before now. Very sweet but it doesn't have that gross cloying overly fragrant smell/taste I assosciate with floral/fragrant white teas. I wish I had more to give more accurate tasting notes, but I doubt I'm familiar enough with white tea to give anything more specific anyway.

>>17259380
You might be a vampire. Sorry.

>>17259664
oouu. Which one are you going to drink first?

>>17260019
I really need to try some more white tea. It sounds like it's good.
I only had one sample of a very cheap white tea cake and it tasted pretty bland.

>>17260042
already tried and reviewed the TGY. just finished a cup of amber oolong which is a decent bit lower in quality but nice for daily drinking unless you're used to high quality oolong. tastes like any oolong you might get in a chinese restaurant; not great in terms of quality but good for inexperienced tea drinkers after long steepings. i'll post a review of the other two soon

>>17260275
I just want to know if you think the tgy is roasted enough that i can grampa style brew it. I'm always on the look out for oolongs that taste good that i don't feel bad about brewing lazily. Based on your review it sounds like it should be no problem.

>>17260503
not sure on grandpa style with oolongs, i tried it with white and green tea but i doubt you have a problem logistically (too cold, leaves won't unfurl, etc) it's just that the flavor of oolongs are heavily dependent on mouth feel and aftertaste so it might lack in flavor or punch expected from TGY tea

anyway back from testing each of the mountain teas products listed previously and i'm getting used to the range of quality and generalized oolong taste experience. jin xuan tastes creamy and has classic variety flavor, but altogether lacks in high quality tea and buttery feeling. amber is as stated decent as a strong brewed beverage without unique qualities. gui fei tastes nutty, smooth, and has a welcoming texture. overall other than amber oolong each oolong at least comes with a strong flavor selling point. although they might have higher end products in from high altitudes. in general i'd say gui fee is excellent restaurant quality oolong and i'd say the same for any others on their website, especially TGY (which is less a compliment to a dinner meal as it is a drink for social gathering). kinda high right now so idk what's i've been drawing but overall seems like the shop should bring in more TGY, alishan, and dong ding options in favor of selling everyday green, roasted, or afternoon teas, high elevation teas, and maybe something like the hairy crabs would help

>>17260503
definitely could go for a few rinses, mineral feeling and taste may dilute to a more average dark oolong.

Is a teapot and tea kettle even worth it? Why not just boil and steep using a regular pot

I can't enjoy any other black tea other than pg tips I've tried a bunch of loose leafs but non of them hit the same, those brits make a fine black tea

How many steps are there after departure from Kunming regional center?
And how fucking long will that take (rethorical question)?

>>17260979
do you. it really doesn't matter as far as I know. I have an electric PID controlled kettle and a massive fuckhuge gaiwan for western brewing and a regular gaiwan for gongfu. Tea isn't like coffee where autism-maxxing does anything for you other that stylin' or convenience.

>>17260979
Yes and no. Less than $20 of porcelain and glass Chinese teaware and a kettle (ideally temperature-adjustable electric) are worth the investment. That said, I don't care for boiling tea with water in a single vessel without a specific tea/goal in mind. 99.95% of brews done that way will be terribly bitter and lacking in clarity of flavor and aroma. I like using a temperature-controllable Mr. Coffee water kettle with a porcelain gaiwan, glass gong dao bei, and porcelain cups. Very inexpensive, easiest maintenance around, easy to do whenever, and lovely infusions. Western pots can be fine, but they prioritize boiling the shit out of your leaf, and covering up the harshness with milk and sugar. I don't agree with that approach, but the teaware itself can often be fine.

>>17261428
Seems to be Guangzhou. Then weeks of boat to EU I guess.

>>17260001
I'm glad you're enjoying your pubeless tea, anon.

>Tfw no pubeless cunny tea
Why even live, bros?

>>17261297
Pg tips is probably my favorite. But the last few centimeters in the cup are usually bitter if I don't lift out the bag.

This Bemiok Estate lies. I am drinking their "black" and it looks and tastes like a Indian "white" tea.

>>17262304
Pic rel

>>17260979
Electric kettle boils a crapton faster than something on a stove.
Having a super-fast pouring vessel of boiling water comes in handy for a lot more than just tea also.
Electric kettles are ubiquitous in tea-drinking counties for a reason.

>>17262402
Even looks like a young white. Is it at least good?

>>17262611
bitter? yes.
smooth, even though bitter? yes.
good? sure I guess. I can steep it many more times and still get some flavor from it unlike most of the indian teas I've gone through so far.
It has a good smell, like fresh wet greens. Barn hay kind of smell comes through. It kind of reminds me of cucumber and other vegetables. I'd buy it again. it was only about USD $0.11 a gram as well.

>>17262208
i find hair often in my puerh...

>>17262809
It's from the tea girls, duh.

>>17262809
>i find hair often in my puerh...
Just tell yourself it’s from a cute Chinese girl, who was working in the tea processing place, knowing that in 10+ years, some guy would be drinking that tea.
And if she put her hair in it, he would be drinking her essence, thus sealing the bond, after which inescapable fate would push them together.
Right now, a Chinese mountain spirit is telling her exactly where to find you.
She has spent years waiting for you, anon. Nothing is going to stop her from finding you, and taking you back to her rural Chinese village.
She can do it the easy way or the hard way.
The choice is yours.

does anyone even go to tea shops? why go there if you can easily make your own tea? boba i get, but regular tea...??

>>17262926
What if I want tea and I’m not at home?
What if I want to try a cup of something I’ve never tried before? Especially a cup of something that might be pricey and take weeks for even a sample pack to arrive if I order it online?
Or maybe I want to learn something about tea from the old Chinese dude who has spent his life becoming a tea expert?

hey anons, think i should get this tea:
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/tulin-fenghuang-2014-sheng-puer-quotye-sheng-qiao-muquot-pu-erh-health-357g-p0437.html
I have been looking to get some affordable semi aged Ye Sheng and this cake is most definitely cheap but the price is so low as to make me a bit wary and my pumidor is getting a bit full as well.

>>17262939
>but the price is so low as to make me a bit wary
There’s a reason why it’s often good to go with gut instinct
>and my pumidor is getting a bit full as well.
All the more reason to pass.

>>17262939
if you want cheap semiaged i would be looking at these instead.
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/tulin-fenghuang-2009-raw-puerh-special-feng-huang-xiang-bing-702-old-pu-erh-tea-380g-p0440.html
Or this
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/mengku-rongshi-2012-aged-tea-quotda-ye-qing-bingquot-raw-pu-erh-te-cake-500g-p0420.html
Or this
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/xiaguan-2011-sheng-puer-cake-bulang-old-tree-since-1902-puercha-357g-p0340.html
Godspeed anon

>drinking marijuana tea can prevent covid infection
https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-state-research-shows-hemp-compounds-prevent-coronavirus-entering-human-cells

what the fukc

>>17263012
>virus gets high and suddenly stops giving a fuck about actually doing anything and just chills with other high viruses instead
Not so different from humans, it seems.
Perhaps we humans are the true virus.

>>17263012
>In vitro
>two compounds that exist in minute amouts even in concentrated hemp extracts
It's fucking nothing, kill scientists

>>17262885
>tfw no cute rural Chinese tea farmer gf
anyways like a 90% chance it's some dude's hair

my new teapot from iwachu. 1,3litres

>>17262983
>if you want cheap semiaged i would be looking at these instead.
i was specifically looking for some ye sheng. YS has some but its significantly more expensive and their shipping is really high right now so i am holding off ordering from them.

>https://www.fullchea-tea.com/xiaguan-2011-sheng-puer-cake-bulang-old-tree-since-1902-puercha-357g-p0340.html
thanks for the recommendations, this cake looks promising. if the pictures are accurate it seems to have some wetter storage on it. cheap non dry stored semi-aged sheng from stores with cheap shipping is much harder to find than the dry stored stuff (i like both but variety is nice). i don't care much for iron cakes though.

>>17263065
might get a different heater/platform for the teapot sooner or later.

>>17263070
>i was specifically looking for some ye sheng
My bad im still half asleep.
Ye sheng is weird. I had one cake of it i really liked fron YS that was overwhelmingly bbq smokey, now sold out. But generally it's a weird tea, the tase reminds me heavily of the smell of citronella candles.
Anyway it's probably a bit more than you want to spend but i would consider this one.
https://www.fullchea-tea.com/mengku-rongshi-2013-sheng-tea-quotbig-snow-mountainquot-raw-puer-cake-500g-p0421.html
I love every tea ive tried from that factory.

>>17262885
>>17263054
>Anon finds a stray hair in his fermented lesbian leaves.
>"Surely, it must be from my one true love, a fair eastern maiden that smells like leaves and grass, hay and branches."
>It's Chang's lucky wizard hair.
>Anon infuses it, smells great, liquor sparkles and glistens under his blue-tinted LED lamp.
>He sips his glorious nectar, and suddenly, his third eye unlocks with 1,000s if years of mystic tea lore and understanding.
>Chang, from across the seas, transmits to anon mind in ritualistic communion as he fucks his wife.
>"Are we wrinning yet, my son?"
>The transmission ends as anon beams back to a grounded state of consciousness, the scope of the world more keen, and his flesh less paled by insufficient vitamin D.
>Ultimate understanding has been obtained, anon understands all, he utters only truth to his favorite tea general:
>White tea is the best.

>>17263054
>like a 90% chance it's some dude's hair
Shut up anon no it’s not.
She’s a girl. Her name is Mei Xiuying, and she’s a hard worker with good moral character. Her hobbies are cooking and working to perfect her family’s signature tea cultivar.
She gets embarrassed sort of easily, which makes her giggle and look down, after which she had to push her glasses back up her nose.
She’ll get mildly annoyed any time I bring Japanese tea into our future house, but I’ll tell her that drinking it makes me appreciate her tea all the more.

>>17263148
Sorry, Mei and I will drink fermented black tea and occasionally some green. No white.

>>17263148
Thanks for your hard work

>>17263054
here's one i found a few years back, to be looks too long for a dude. Chinese tea farmer gf confirmed
>>17263148
it was from a white tea cake funny enough
>>17263198
Mei sounds like a smelly slut unlike Jiao who only makes pure delicate whites

>>17263361
>Mei sounds like a smelly slut
Even when she’s covered with sweat from a long day in the field she still smells flowery.
Whereas Jiao puts her hair in white tea because she’s so desperate that she needs it to stick out like a neon sign.

>>17263106
thanks again, that looks fantastic. its a bit more than i want to spend right now but i am putting it on my wish list.

I kinda want a Chinese tea farmer to marry his daughter off to me so she can have a better life in America.

First time making tea in several years.
>Tfw no tea kettle

>>17263529
>Ginseng
Nice

>>17263477
>some unique family-cultivated variety of tea dies with the old man
>but at least anon got laid
Thanks a lot, man.

>>17263680
it probably wasn't very good if he has to whore off his daughter

>>17263680
I don't think rural farmers ever really respected the one child policy, and twins were always allowed.

>>17263708
Or maybe his tea is great but his daughter is a useless lazy piece of shit

>>17262885
>>17263054
>>17263148
>>17263198
>>17263361
Come for the tea discussion.
Stay to watch anons argue about their imaginary Chinese soulmates.

>>17247568
Bro that shit is literally the sawdust of tea they’re selling you

>>17264198
>sawdust
As a woodworking enthusiast I am offended.
There are many valid uses for good sawdust.
Please refer to bagged tea as “floor sweepings”. Thank you.

>>17248781
You’re gonna get a fishy mildewy tea if you keep it somewhere that humid. I’d hate to age it for years just to find it’s worthless.

fuck. my mom mixed all my oolongs together

>>17264405
Unforgivable. Unless she has cute feet. Does she have cute feet?

>>17264451
no

>>17264207
I've got some floor sweepings pressed into bricks. Significantly better than bagged tea.

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