/tea/ thread

[Anonymous No.11576518]

Tea thread because there wasnt one in a few days.

Show me your leaves.

Pic is green hearted oolong

[Anonymous No.11576552]

>>11576518
Been drinking some yunnan golden snail, nice and raisiny, with a sweet malty taste. I like it a lot, even though I usually go darker in my black tea

[Anonymous No.11576564]

>>11576518
Tea?

[Anonymous No.11576660]

Any anons want to help me choose a green tea? I want to get some non-japanese green tea from this site https://www.cajovydom.sk/teas/green-teas

And probably ill get some black and white aswell but i can handle that on my own i think.

[Anonymous No.11576776]

>>11576660
Maybe a longjing (dragon well)?
It’s a classic Chinese green.

[Anonymous No.11576792]

>>11576518
Having some shui xian grandpa style in a comfy mug. Nice chocolate flavor.

[Anonymous No.11576795]

>>11576518
Got some Shui Jin Gui the other day. Haven’t tasted it yet tho.

[Anonymous No.11576822]

>>11576518
I went to a tea plantation when I was in Malaysia and bought some of their teas. I've been drinking the Boh Cameronian Gold and it's fantastic. It's now my go-to tea. I still have 2 other varieties that I haven't tried from some other tea plantations I went to, should open them up now that it's starting to get cold here in Canada.

[Anonymous No.11576900]

>>11576776
Ok thanks anon, ill check it out.

[Anonymous No.11577629]

Opinions on white tea? Had it for the first time couple of days ago and I really enjoyed it.

[Anonymous No.11577637]

I ordered a bunch of tea off aliexpress should be here in a few days

[Anonymous No.11577659]

>>11577629
probably my favorite. mellower on the caffeine content and it is the best slurping tea.

my slurping technique was first described to me in this video and since then i have not been able to stop
https://youtu.be/P12AkleY3f4?t=509

[Anonymous No.11577662]

>>11577659
slurping begins at 8:30. thought i timestamped it.

[Anonymous No.11577902]

>>11577637
I ordered a bunch a month ago. It'll get here eventually. Enjoy, anon.

[Anonymous No.11578722]

https://www.amazon.com/Adagio-Teas-010039-Temperature-Stainless/dp/B077HYBDJ7/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1544150017&sr=8-10&keywords=adagio+teas

Thoughts? Tired of microwaving my tea water

[Anonymous No.11579272]

>>11578722
I don't know about that one specifically.
But I highly recommend an electric kettle to everyone.

[Anonymous No.11579681]

>>11578722
>microwaving my tea water
Do Americans really do this?

[Anonymous No.11579715]

>>11578722
Just get the cuisinart goose neck, you never have to upgrade again.

[Anonymous No.11579751]

Just having a basic Keemun OP. Pretty good and mellow taste. Great for everyday drinking.

[Anonymous No.11579986]

Tried the oriental beauty and bai tzi guan not too long ago
Good leaf is def worth it

[Anonymous No.11580004]

It's a good time of the year to drink sheng puers.

[Anonymous No.11581552]

https://pastebin.com/4ZEuMwBJ

Pastebin for anyone new. Hopefully spreading this around will mean more proper threads will be made instead of the sad state they've been.

[Anonymous No.11581888]

>>11576518
rate my cup of tea I just made

[Anonymous No.11582328]

>>11581888
Awful

[Anonymous No.11582446]

>>11581888
>milk in tea

white people ruining tea in completely unnecessary ways

[Anonymous No.11582715]

Please help /tea/

I need to know the best brands that sell through Amazon. I know it's better to buy from smaller sellers but I have credit I need to burn.

[Anonymous No.11582772]

>>11582446
expand your mind dummy

[Anonymous No.11582820]

>>11582446
those damn white indians making chai tea ruining everything

[Anonymous No.11582826]

>>11576518
Got myself a sencha recently, tastes fucking good

[Anonymous No.11582831]

What are good teas? And how do I make tea? Do I need a gaiwan?

[Anonymous No.11583042]

>>11579715
What’s the he diff between that and what’s posted?

[Anonymous No.11583118]

>>11577629
White tea is largely overlooked imo. My first white was a silver needle, which is still my favourite style of all tea, but it's possible that you will enjoy another style of white tea more, so try as many as possible.
>>11582826
That liquor looks dope. Sencha is defo going to be in my next order.
>>11582831
It depends on how you like tea. A Gaiwan or Chinese teapot are my go to brewing vessels, but if you like to brew a large quantity at a single time they wont suit you.
As for good tea, it depends on your tastes, so you will need to experience a variety of types and styles to pin that down. I do recommend that you do some research to ensure that the teas you purchase are farmed using ecological viable methods, and do not economically exploit the farmers and surrounding communities.

Some black tea from Bardu, Nepal. Malt and honey were the prevailing notes, so it goes without saying that it was more on the sweet side. I think the trees were pretty young, and would be interested in buying more in a few years after they have established bigger roots.

[Anonymous No.11583214]

Anyone have a link to the best option for holding and/or straining tea? Ball? Basket? Not trying to spend money on teas and not have the proper equipment to utilize it.

[Anonymous No.11583492]

>>11582446
Chill brah, it depends on the tea.
I'm not about to put anything in my puer and oolongs, but a bunch of black teas are elevated by a small splash of milk or half&half.

[Anonymous No.11584195]

>>11582831
Read the pastebin and shut the fuck up

[Anonymous No.11584200]

>>11583118
>I think the trees were pretty young, and would be interested in buying more in a few years after they have established bigger roots.
So you’ll place a new order in 60 years or so?

[Anonymous No.11584230]

>>11582826
Ooh source plox

[Anonymous No.11584353]

What would you guys recommend? I already have a 150ml gaiwan but i want to get something bigger, so a teapot. Im choosing between the glass one that is 200ml or the other one that is 350ml.

I feel that 200ml isnt alot more than what i currently have, but i would rather have it glass so i can see the tea. 350ml is better but i doubt i would use all of the space avaible so i wont have to put more tea in, but i can put in more water to make more tea with the same amount of leaves. Im at a loss

[Anonymous No.11584379]

>>11584353
I’m brewing with a 100ml Gaiwan and that’s enough for me. I guess a 350ml pot would work for a large party, but for solo brewing? No way. Say that you’re brewing an Oolong and you get eight-nine-ten good steepings. That’s more than 3 litres of tea.

[Anonymous No.11584419]

>>11584379
10 brewings? I stop at 5 on my oolong since it stops tasting right for me after so many brews.

[Anonymous No.11584505]

>>11584419
Are you brewing with enough leaf?

[Anonymous No.11584528]

>>11584505
More than enough. Like 5 grams for 150ml.

[Anonymous No.11584661]

>>11584528
That’s not more than enough. Try 5 grams for 100ml.

[Anonymous No.11584688]

>>11584661
This is 5 grams. Also im running low so i want it to last as long as it can.

[Anonymous No.11584697]

>>11576518
Just used the last of my Buckingham palace blend. As far as standard black teas go it's one of the best. I'm glad it's winter again though. I had this St. Nicks blend tea last winter and it was easily the best black tea I've ever had.

[Anonymous No.11584925]

>>11584230
http://www.yuuki-cha.com/organic-green-tea/sencha/saemidori-sencha
I'm broke right now so this was a bit expensive but shipping from japan is surprisingly cheap. Its deep steamed so you should probably mind the temperature

[Anonymous No.11585803]

Just had some of this.

[Anonymous No.11586182]

What are your experience's with buying older teas? There's this Nepal Himalayan Ruby for 50% off from 2016. There shouldnt be nothing wrong with the tea if its a few years old right?

[Anonymous No.11586253]

>>11586182
Should be fine, I would only be concerned if it's a green. Have had 5-year-old blacks that were pretty good.

[Anonymous No.11586630]

>>11586182
I have some delicious 9 year old da hong pao oolong

[Anonymous No.11586636]

sencha

[Anonymous No.11586650]

sencha

[Anonymous No.11586652]

>>11584195
That pastebin fucking sucks. All that it does is include basic shit that any retard already knows while leaving out important stuff like HOW TO FUCKING MAKE THE TEA ITSELF.

[Anonymous No.11586762]

>>11584200
Err I was thinking in like 30 years. If I'm still on 4channel in 60 years I'll post an update.

[Anonymous No.11586828]

>>11586652
>implying how to make tea isn't basic shit
here's what you need to do:

get tea, find out the volume of your teapot/gaiwan, and find a reasonable amount of tea to add. it can vary, but it does not need to be super precise. for 120 ml, i like about 4 grams, but many people would use around 7 grams. this is for chinese teas, japanese teas prefer less leaf and longer steeping times (they are more difficult to get right, i would recommend starting with Chinese oolongs or blacks)

pour in water (not (usually) boiling, but near boiling can be good). short steeping time of around 20 to 60 seconds, increase as you do multiple brews. Use filtered water, if you do not have a Brita or something similar use bottled water. this is probably the only 100% solid rule in tea.

drink tea. if it is bitter, reduce the water temperature. if it is still bitter, take out some of the leaves and try again. it's all up to taste, and the great thing about gaiwans is that it makes this process much easier compared to a giant European style teapot.
(remember tea has natural bitterness, i mean if it is unpalatable)

my general preference is greens and greenish oolongs (for example a very light tieguanyin) are good from 160-180 fahrenheit, oolong 170-200, blacks 180-200, white tea around 180, raw puer around 190, cooked puer boiling.
tl;dr add tea + water until you find a ratio (and temperature) that you enjoy. you do not need precisely 4.265 grams per 174 ml.


or, you could have googled it. steepster is good for brewing recommendations, but you do not have to do exactly what the next man says.
if anybody wants to make a new pastebin with these recommendations feel welcome, I'm a little tired of half the posts in /tea/ being the same question

[Anonymous No.11587504]

>>11586650
also can any japanese speakers please tell me what it says on my little neko?

[Anonymous No.11587543]

>>11587504
しあわせ (shiawase) means happiness/bliss/contentment.
こいこい (koi koi) "Koi" is the imperitive/command form of the verb "kuru" (to come). So this means "come, come".
やってこい (yatte koi) is another expression expressing desire for something to come.

So, all together, しあわせ こいこい やってこい means "come, come happiness".

The Japanese name for these lucky cats is "maneki neko". "Maneki" is the descriptive/adjective form of the verb "maneku", meaning to invite. Many stores will have a maneki neko with a gold coin, so that the cat can invite gold/wealth to the business, ie a charm to wish monetary success and good furtune. In your case, this cat is inviting "shiawase", or happiness.
Source(s):
native Japanese/English bilingual speaker

[Anonymous No.11587581]

>>11587543
Thank you! that's pretty meaningful to me, it really does give me a lot more happiness than I could've expected from such a small thing. i think about that little cat all the time

>inb4 nice blogpost faggot

[Anonymous No.11587603]

I didn't have much green tea left today so I mixed it in with black to get a full pint. Am I going to hell?

[Anonymous No.11587613]

>>11587603
You're mostly going to hell for brewing a full pint at once. If it tastes good then it's fine that you blended

[Anonymous No.11588272]

>>11586652
Except it does. Are you illiterate? I wish that everyone will stop answering stupid questions like yours because they’re shitting up all the threads. If you want to know the colour of the sky then you can fucking google it.

[Anonymous No.11588394]

>>11586652
Except it does. Are you illiterate? I wish that everyone would stop answering stupid questions like yours because they’re shitting up all the threads. If you want to know the colour of the sky then you can fucking google it.

[Anonymous No.11588457]

Been drinking a lot of pic related. I don't know why, but I like it more than the expensive jasmine teas I've tried. Which is fine by me since it's so cheap and accessible.

[Anonymous No.11588729]

>>11588457
It's really good for how cheap it is. Just needs to be brewed right. Though the last time I bought some it had a slight fishiness to it.

I got some pic related a while ago. It's nice in a similar way, and I'm not big on flavored stuff. Really aromatic green tea with a flavor that's somewhere between citrus and pine. It almost reminds me of citrusy hops in beer.