/tea/ Expensive Edition

[Anonymous No.18942559]

/tea/ - /tsg/
tea general

This thread is for discussing teas, tisanes, and other herbal infusions.
info: types of tea, where to get tea, how to brew tea
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[Anonymous No.18942570]

>$200/lb teas
who actually

[Anonymous No.18942591]

>>18942570
My "expensive" tea is ~$70-100/lbs and I thought that was bad enough.

[Anonymous No.18942639]

>>18942559
Longjing grown in the official designated region starts at around $800lb maybe a bit more, and goes up to eye wateringly high prices. The tea probably isn't worth it, ive had good longjing style teas that were 16¢ per gram or so. The main reason it's so expensive is that it is a very popular and prestigious gift that is valued highly in Chinese gifting culture where they consider the high price to be a positive thing to show how valuable their gift is. Unfortunately lots of the very high end of Chinese teas are subject to this gifting culture price inflation so the prices won't necessarily reflect their value as a tea drinking experience. There are also some teas like silver needle white tea where the grading and value is based totally on the appearance and size of the buds and the actual taste of the tea falls fairly low on the the list of qualities the tea is priced and judged for. That's why it's important to have a decent understanding of Chinese teas before you start throwing money around in the upper price categories of tea. As with most luxury commodities expensive doesn't always = better.

[Anonymous No.18942663]

>>18942559
>Expensive Edition
Wasn't that two threads ago?
At any rate anons, shill me expensive tea. I'm not interested in the most expensive cake you can find online, I'm interested the most expensive tea you have tasted and highly recommend.

[Anonymous No.18942696]

All the tea shops I use in the US are ending free shipping.

[Anonymous No.18942702]

>>18942696
don't you just need to hit a certain order amount?

$49-100 usually.

[Anonymous No.18942719]

>>18942663
Tastes like black forest cake.
https://dragonteahouse.biz/mengku-brand-bo-jun-pu-erh-tea-cake-2019-500g-ripe/

[Anonymous No.18942752]

[Anonymous No.18942755]

>>18942752
Beaglecha producers have gotten cheap over the years. That cake needs at least 5 more years of aging to be drinkable.

[Anonymous No.18942827]

>>18942752
Is that the same beagle that got lost in an unfortunate transporter experiment/malfunction?

[Anonymous No.18942836]

>>18942752
fauci is out of control

[Anonymous No.18942866]

>cheap tea edition
/tea/ I'm getting back into the kombucha game but don't want to deplete my pumi too quickly. Whats my best bet for a couple real cheap bulk buys? Those awazon white cakes so I can snag the 2013 xg tibet flame at $19/1.25kg too? I've still got a couple bricks of the 2018 left but I don't want to blow through that too quickly either.

[Anonymous No.18942876]

I know everyone prefers Yixing, but has anyone here tried a Nixing or Chaozhou pot?

[Anonymous No.18942951]

>>18942827
Yeah, but apparently he got back safely way later

[Anonymous No.18942954]

>>18942866
Well the tibet flame is a solid deal, their shipping is cheap too, it will probably cost the same or less then your pre bat flu king tea mall order. The way their shipping is priced two separate orders probably wouldn't cost more then all the tea together so it might not hurt to get the xiaguan and then a cake of the white tea to make sure you want to buy a whle kilo of it.
Also not quite as cheap but one of those one kilo fuhai ripe bricks they have is probably a pretty good bet. The fuhai ripe from that era that i tried was really good.

[Anonymous No.18942968]

>>18942876
I haven't tried nixing or chaozhou but i woild be willing to give either a shot. I typically see nice chaozhou coming in at around the $100 price point, my understating is that is pretty neutral flavor wise, not quite porcelain but similar to the red yixing its not as muting as some other clays. Nixing seems interesting but outside of mud and leaves and purple cloud im not as confident about sourcing it, and the info on how it effects tea is less clear. One of the wood fired nixing pots from mud and leaves would probably be fun. The wood fired Japanese pot i own really enhances sweetness and ive seen comments implying that it has a similar effect on other clays as well.

[Anonymous No.18942986]

>>18942954
>the same or less then your pre bat flu king tea mall order
Sadly not even close. KTM at the time was like $15/1.25kg and another 10 to ship. And the guy emailed me a picture of the bricks within minutes lol.

[Anonymous No.18943004]

>>18942986
Damn yeah it won't be quite that cheap, probably closer to 20 for shipping. Still not too bad, im pretty sure KTM is around $35 shipping for a kilo these days.

[Anonymous No.18943010]

>>18943004
Didn't ask

[Anonymous No.18943136]

>>18943004
I just bought a 2 gallon stoneware crock so I'm sure I'll be burning through tea a bit quicker now. The plan is to have an "infinity bottle" of sorts where different teas are constantly refilling the vat so having an extra kilo of bxz is going to make sure I'm not sacrificing anything too nice too often. I still really like the 2018. Thanks pal.
>>18943010
Shut the fuck up.

[Anonymous No.18943162]

>>18943136
Relax tranny

[Anonymous No.18943748]

enjoyed some yerba mate today in the morning after a bit of the break
nice stuff

[Anonymous No.18943754]

>>18943748
Based. When I'm lazy or not in the mood for tea, Yerba never fails to get the day started.

[Anonymous No.18943775]

>>18943754
yeah I just fill a thermos with water and keep steeping until I've dosed my caffeine to perfection

[Anonymous No.18943951]

>>18942639
I'm glad I sampled some longjing at different prices instead of buying a full bag cause it turns out I just don't like this stuff all that much

[Anonymous No.18944227]

>>18942752
ENT was a better show than TNG

[Anonymous No.18944321]

I'm thinking of trying hibiki-an's "house" matcha since it seems like a good value, and they claim its ceremonial grade.
Has anyone tried it before or any of their other matchas? I would love to hear some reviews. Are there any catches?

[Anonymous No.18944468]

>>18944321
Haven't tried it but it should be a safe bet
The general rule of thumb for buying matacha is to get it from a Japanese shop or a shop that specailiszes in Japanese tea, and to make sure you aren't buying cooking grade. As long as you do those things it should be a reasonably safe bet, worlds away from the questionable "matcha" at the supermarket

[Anonymous No.18944476]

>>18944321
Dunno, haven't tried. Search 4chan archives and discord, maybe reddit. I won't ever buy pottery from them again, though.

[Anonymous No.18944532]

>>18942876
i've heard nixing is good for heicha and shu, but duanni yixing probably outdoes it for that anyways, they look really nice though and theyre cheaper + way less chance of getting scammed

[Anonymous No.18944552]

>>18942570
My most expensive tea costs ~320 dollarydoos. It's very tasty. I've only bought like two 50g bags of it over the last 3 years though.

[Anonymous No.18944965]

>>18942570
drinking some semi-aged gushu raw pu-erh right now that costs around that price, though I only bought a sample

[Anonymous No.18945735]

i can't stop making chai reductions.
>throw tea and various spices in pot, boil until reduced, strain
>use with steamed milk
>should make 4-5+ cups worth of reduction in one pot
think the only thing i'm fucking up is using whole star anise instead of grinding it

[Anonymous No.18945752]

How the fuck do you make a good cup of gyokuro?
I've read the pastebin and I've tried and tried but its always too strong and grassy.

[Anonymous No.18945774]

>>18945752
you can also try to make it like you would sencha

[Anonymous No.18945788]

>>18945752
Use less leaf, colder water, or brew for less time. I'd start with brewing it for less time.

[Anonymous No.18945827]

>>18945752
See if anything in here is helpful
https://www.o-cha.com/brew-gyokuro.html

[Anonymous No.18945864]

>found a feather in my silver needles
This is my first tea treasure. I think it must be a fenghuang feather, a sign of good fortune.
Have you found any treasure lately?

[Anonymous No.18945869]

>>18945864
I found some sort of grain in an aged pu-erh cake today

[Anonymous No.18946096]

>>18945774
>>18945788
>>18945827
Thank you.
All I did was lower the water by 10 degrees made a world of difference.
I used 3g in my 100ml gaiwan. about 58 degree water. 1st steep 2 mins to open up the leaves followed by 30 seconds, then anything goes. Increase steep times and then temps unto 100 degrees.
Never got bitter. Then I ate the leaves with soy sauce and lemon juice.

[Anonymous No.18946137]

Just finished my 3rd gongfu session with YS Black Gold Bi Luo Chun from the sampler. It was quite nice. I liked the slightly sweet, roasted, or maybe caramelized flavors. It was a lot less astringent than western bagged black tea I've had. I also had the green and the raw puerh out of the sampler. I liked the green, but didn't care too much for the puerh. I've heard the puerhs in the YS sampler aren't that great, so I'm still gonna try some other ones.
Thank you for reading my blog post

[Anonymous No.18946141]

>>18942559
Earl grey is the best tea on earth and anyone who disagrees is a tastelet.

[Anonymous No.18946159]

>>18946137
I am also feeling very good right now

[Anonymous No.18946178]

>>18945864
Nothing recently, thank God.
>>18946137
Make sure you save some for Summer. Black Gold Bi Luo Chun makes great cold brew or iced tea.

[Anonymous No.18946204]

>>18946178
I'll give that a try, thanks

I also have a question. If stop my session after I run out of water in my 1L kettle, am I wasting tea? I've got a 100ml gaiwan, and I get about 8 infusions

[Anonymous No.18946259]

>>18946204
That's about what i use, i have a 1.5 L kettle and i usually have about .5 l left after i finish a gongfu session. If you feel like it you can jut let your last brew go super long, like 8 minutes then you will really have squeezed out every last drop of flavor.
>>18946137
Nice, glad you are enjoying it, that bi lo chun gets suggested pretty frequently so im guessing it's good.
>>18946096
>i ate the leaves
Nice, glad you got it dialed in

[Anonymous No.18946267]

>>18946141
WHEN THE EARL GREY HITS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6oUz1v17Uo

[Anonymous No.18946281]

Does anyone have honey recommendations for black tea?

I've been using orange blossom honey but was wondering if there was anything else I should be trying.

[Anonymous No.18946340]

>>18946281
Depending on where you live if you cant actually find locally produced wildflower honey that isint outrageously expensive get that. Check out farmers markets and that sort of thing. Otherwise i think orange blossom is a pretty good choice for tea.

[Anonymous No.18946390]

>>18946340
I can get a local generic "wildflower" honey raw/unprocessed.
$9-10/lbs

They also offer Clover honey.

There are ~6 apiaries locally and they all just have clover and wildflower, for anything more exciting it comes from California or Florida.

[Anonymous No.18946409]

>>18946390
I know wildflower just kinda means whatever weeds are around but i usually enjoy it. Havent tried clover. It's nice you have honey available like that, almost cheap enough to make some mead

[Anonymous No.18946971]

I bought a yixing teapot two years ago and still don't know what I want to do with it.

[Anonymous No.18947164]

>>18946281
The one that's made from tree sap, forget what they call it. It's usually the most expensive in a lineup here. Broke regular honey for me.

[Anonymous No.18947176]

>>18946281
I'm a big fan of neem honey.

[Anonymous No.18947189]

>>18943136
>2013 raw puerh
>1.25kg
>$18.99
not sure if thats one hell of a good deal or garbage tier leaf

[Anonymous No.18947285]

>>18942663
it was

[Anonymous No.18947353]

>>18947189
Both. Its literally all the shit too broken up for xiaguan to press into other cakes. I'm sipping the 2017 right now. Its remarkably similar to a tea I used to get as a child at my local chinese mafia owned restaurant. I really enjoy it.
>Classical smoky flavor of XiaGuan.
>Bitterness and astringency are obvious.
>Smooth mouth feeling.
>Tea flavor goes deeply into throat.
>Totally an easily acceptable tea.

[Anonymous No.18947377]

>>18946281
buckwheat honey is pretty based. it's dark with a strong mollasses-like flavor

[Anonymous No.18947380]

>>18947164
>The one that's made from tree sap
is that a codeword for "honeydew honey", aka the one made from aphid secretions?

[Anonymous No.18947576]

>>18945864
I found a hair in my puerh cake. Looked like pubic hair.

[Anonymous No.18947601]

>>18946137
That's funny, because I'm not a fan of the black and enjoyed the green bi luo chun and raw puer so much so that I ordered 100g of the green for a daily drinker.

Unfortunately my gaiwan came with a chipped saucer but YS refunded me the money an hour later through email and the super glue seems to have held enough that it shouldn't be an issue.

[Anonymous No.18947611]

>>18947601
>green bi luo chun
i couldn't find a way to brew that which didnt make it insanely bitter after 2 steeps, perversely full boiling worked better than 80c. which is a shame as i liked the thick vegetable soup taste it had

[Anonymous No.18947680]

>>18947611
That's odd. I use 3.5 or 5 grams depending at 175-180° and steep it for 15 seconds then 5 additional seconds for each subsequent infusion and have a nice refreshing grassy, vegetal green tea. The last infusion I'll just pour the remaining water that's cooled slightly and just steep the tea for 2 minutes or so and I still don't get any bitterness with it. Do you have this issue with other greens? I generally don't like most black teas so it could just be your palate?

[Anonymous No.18947682]

>>18947380
Yeah, that's it. Here they call it forest honey sometimes. Delicious.

[Anonymous No.18947792]

Anyone know the best place to get mate from while in Japan? I’m looking to try it, even if I’m literally two hemispheres away from where it comes from

[Anonymous No.18948090]

>>18947792
no idea. look for pre-packaged south american brands though. if the Japanese mate market is anything like the one over here, then you'll get much better value that way than buying loose
and don't be afraid to cheap out a bit. mate is kind of like factory ripe pu-erh in that there isn't a world of difference in quality so if you find a good deal, take it

[Anonymous No.18948151]

>>18946971
Just brew tea with it. You really don't have to dedicate it to one tea, just avoid stinky ripes and brew whatever else you want in it

[Anonymous No.18948210]

Visited a local "health shop" today. Didn't buy anything, just had a look around their tea section. Tempted to try their dragonwell. It was a bit too broken up for my liking, but otherwise seemed fine and was only about 10 eur for 100 grams. That's not bad if the tea is decent. Only one way to find out I suppose...

[Anonymous No.18948232]

do I redeem bros? (Teabox is Indian)

[Anonymous No.18948309]

>Tfw you order tea and use the slow free shipping because you're cheap and can wait a week or two
>tfw it shipped from a town 45 minutes away and will be delivered tomorrow

Now im really glad I didn't pay for the $6 express shipping service or the $20 expedited shipping.

[Anonymous No.18948312]

>>18948210
I guess it's worth trying, the issue with those places is generally that the tea is old, which doesn't help green tea any. But if it's cheap it's not really a huge loss if you don't like it.

[Anonymous No.18948323]

>>18948232
please do not redeem, i will redeem
How is teabox anyway?

[Anonymous No.18948326]

>>18948323
IDK. it's ok as far as I know. most the darjeeling blends they have taste good. Assam shit you can buy CTC'd and it basically tastes the same.

If you like indian tea like 1st/2nd/3rd flush darjeeling, "moonlight white" indian-style tea, then it is a good source. they ship FedEx and it comes faster than most overseas tea vendors I buy from (from china).

really wish pajeets would make more oolongs and green tea honestly, because they have some good flavors in those leaves up near the Himalayas.

[Anonymous No.18948383]

>>18948326
>really wish pajeets would make more oolongs and green tea honestly,
Interesting, i haven't tried any of the indian oolongs because the ones i see are usually pretty expensive. I will have to get around to that eventually

[Anonymous No.18948571]

Drinking soursop tea for my painful teeth. It removes the pain.

[Anonymous No.18948582]

From your experience, what kind of water is the best?
The water I usually use has 0.2-0.4 mg/l mineralization. Recently I used water with very low mineralization and my shai hong was too bitter with it. The water that is skilled as perfect water for chinese tea where I live has mineralization of 0.3-0.5 mg/l

[Anonymous No.18948653]

>>18948582
There are some links in thr pastebin about water quality.
Generally too low of a mineral content seems to have a negative effect on flavor and too high of a mineral content tends to lead to muted flavor.

[Anonymous No.18948929]

>>18947680
its the only green that i have a problem brewing, which is annoying as i liked the veg broth it initially gave more than other green teas, i just don't want to buy a tea and only get 2 gongfu steeps out of it

[Anonymous No.18949028]

>>18948326
>really wish pajeets would make more oolongs and green tea honestly, because they have some good flavors in those leaves up near the Himalayas.
While I am sure there is some good stuff, South Asian green teas have a reputation of typically being kind of mediocre. I think they don't have as much experience making green teas and they don't grow the optimal cultivars. Oolongs from that region tend to have more similarities to 1st flush Darjeeling or other lightly oxidized "black" teas than they do to most Chinese oolongs. I think South Asian oolongs are probably more compelling than their green teas. They do make some good white teas but they tend to be overpriced because they like to pretend white tea is an exotic luxury.

[Anonymous No.18949045]

>>18945864
I got a strand of flexible plastic probably from the woven plastic bags they often use when picking or transporting the leaves.

[Anonymous No.18949071]

>>18949045
Yeah i get these every once an a while, also pieces of thread sometimes

[Anonymous No.18949484]

>>18947601
Shit I broke my lid on that desert sky gaiwan and I was heartbroken. I still use the cup (and saucer) though, I just pour into it from another gaiwan. Works surprisingly well, but I miss how well that one worked as a gaiwan. The size and shape are perfect.

[Anonymous No.18950007]

>>18949045
It didn't occur to me until now that this is what I had, but this is what I had.

[Anonymous No.18950462]

>>18950007
Mmm, adds some flavor and some plasticizers to your puer experience

[Anonymous No.18950500]

>>18949484
Apparently there was a crack in the lid as well that I didn't notice until I made tea earlier today, but it's only superficial and the glue held up nicely on the saucer. I definitely prefer the size of the gaiwan compared to my last one and it works wonderfully despite the minor flaws. Overall I'm quite happy with it and I can't really complain now that I got it for free because of the refund YS gave me.

[Anonymous No.18950690]

Anyone here bought from Nio Teas? I am considering the loose leaf subscription

[Anonymous No.18950752]

i'll wipe my gaiwan with a paper towel tomorrow i promise

[Anonymous No.18950956]

>>18950752
dont forget your teacup

[Anonymous No.18951195]

>ran out of sencha
I guess it's yerba mate time until the spring harvest

[Anonymous No.18951378]

>>18951195
Im out of yerba... Hopefully next week i can make it to the south American store a few towns over

[Anonymous No.18951446]

>>18951378
https://lac2b.com/products/copy-of-3-pak-yerba-mate-taragui-1-kilo-2-2-lbs-sin-palo-without-stems

[Anonymous No.18951449]

https://www.amazon.com/Merced-Campo-Yerba-Mate-units/dp/B078SDGRJ6
https://www.amazon.com/Cruz-de-Malta-3-Kilos/dp/B004OPAI5E/
https://www.amazon.com/Yerba-Mate-Rosamonte-Especial-Pack/dp/B004B607MU/
https://www.amazon.com/Yerba-Rosamonte-Argentina-Green-Herbal/dp/B001UKFN24/
https://www.amazon.com/Circle-Drink-Playadito-Yerba-Mate/dp/B081MY3RRR

[Anonymous No.18951623]

>>18951449
I gotta try La Merced at some point
drinking Kurupi right now. a little smoky, a little grainy, well seasoned Paraguayan taste

[Anonymous No.18951664]

>>18948309
Soooooon™

[Anonymous No.18951879]

I'm looking for fairly detailed maps of Yunnan, or China, as it pertains to tea, specifically puerh. I want to be study the mountains, regions, and specific villages. Anon, do you have any resources to share?
On a related note, is there a /tea/ torrent? If not, there should be.

[Anonymous No.18951889]

>>18951879

[Anonymous No.18951891]

>>18951879
No torrent, there is some link at the bottom of the pastebin

[Anonymous No.18951907]

>>18951879
farmer leaf's map series is good, the most detailed maps are untranslated and >>18951889 is as good as it gets for the current english ones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL2C3MUWeRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsLNhhrJhzA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTVGS2vgooU

[Anonymous No.18951972]

>>18951879
There are no good ones that I'm aware of.
>>18951907
This is a good overview, but I've never seen an acceptable map to use as a reference.

[Anonymous No.18952592]

Are the weights in the pastebin per 100ml of water or per 100ml of combined volume? I put 6g of oolong in my 100ml gaiwan, and the leaved totally filled the gaiwan. It tasted great, but I don't want to be wasting tea

[Anonymous No.18952659]

>>18952592
Per 100ml of water
Oolongs in particular tend to unfurl and fil your gaiwan, as long as you can still pour 50 ml or so of water in for each brew its fine. If things are so cramped that only a little splash of water fits in the gaiwan then use less leaf.
Also if you have a measuring cup handy measure your gaiwan to see the actual amout of liquid it holds when you fill it the amout you normally do for brewing. Gaiwan sizes can vary a bit from the listing, sometimes the list the capacity filled to the very brim, or they are just off slightly in general.

[Anonymous No.18952687]

>>18952592
It truly does not matter, they're guidelines at best. Feel free to try with five, or five and a half grams of tea if you want, stick with whatever you prefer. I brew stronger than the pastebin guidelines, generally. Some people like weaker tea too, it all comes down to preference.

[Anonymous No.18952692]

>>18952592
>It tasted great
Then what you did worked. The best way for you to make tea is the way that makes tea that is good to you. The ratios are really just guidelines to get you started on the right track.

To answer your question more directly, using combined volume is probably more common. I expect that the typical way to do things is to know approximately how much volume your gaiwan/teapot holds when filled up (to whatever level you normally fill it to) and then just use that as the fluid volume. I am confident most people (even those who weigh their tea on a scale) don't bother precisely measuring water volume. For example I know my gaiwan is approximately 100ml and I list that as my water volume regardless of how much tea leaf I am using. It is not as accurate to measure it this way but it does not matter much unless you just enjoy min-maxing your tea.

[Anonymous No.18952776]

you run into an old acquaintance that you used to be really close to but had a not so pretty falling out with. you didn't hear from them in years but you've both grown and yearn for reconciliation. which tea from your collection are you serving them when inviting them into your home?

it's the formosa mingjian qi lan from 2011 for me.

[Anonymous No.18952781]

probably a really sweet acessable green puer, maybe some roasted tgy

[Anonymous No.18952815]

>>18952776
Unless I know they're big into tea, I'll probably offer several mundane options to give them a choice of something they might recognize (some fancy western black teas, and other entry-level shit from china/taiwan)

If I know they like tea, then I'll pull out one of my favorite tieguanyin oolongs that opens up nicely after multiple infusions for a longer tea session.

[Anonymous No.18952853]

Probably a ~2018 shou puerh from YS that has a really nice wrapper so I can display and pick form the cake. Presentation and effort will hopefully express the desire for reconciliation more so than any particular tea.

[Anonymous No.18952947]

>>18952776
Ma huang.

[Anonymous No.18953097]

mfw breaking out the good dong ding after drinking cheap TGY all month

[Anonymous No.18953103]

best $10 cha hai

[Anonymous No.18953291]

who wants dhgate tea

[Anonymous No.18953310]

>>18953103
pyrex measuring cup is still the best cha hai

[Anonymous No.18953314]

>>18953310
based

[Anonymous No.18953446]

Redpill be on high mountain oolong. How does it taste compared to the regular stuff, and what should I look for to try some?

[Anonymous No.18953580]

http://www.marshaln.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Yu-The-Authentic-Taste-of-Puer-Tea-and-Transnational-Interests.pdf
Fun read.
>no one cares what Puer really is, so long as the current version of the
tradition generates profits

[Anonymous No.18953631]

[Anonymous No.18953639]

>mfw I've started amassing so much tea that I'm considering locking away some of it in deep storage to make room for actual food in my pantry
Is this how it starts?

[Anonymous No.18953647]

>>18953639
i have a 50lb storage tote of yerba mate underneath 3 more heavy totes

[Anonymous No.18954172]

http://www.pu-erhtea.com/TeaDetails.aspx?TeaID=219
Just got link related, sooner than I expected. Tastes like it should, and smells strongly of dates.

[Anonymous No.18954205]

>>18952947
Your what?

[Anonymous No.18954209]

>>18954172
No you can't have ordered from them, you would have gotten hacked.
Enjoy, nice pickup

[Anonymous No.18954785]

>>18954205

[Anonymous No.18955043]

hojo tea has some cool posts if anyone wants more things to read
https://hojotea.com/en/posts-233/
https://hojotea.com/en/posts-121/
https://hojotea.com/en/posts-104/
https://hojotea.com/en/posts-192/ ???

[Anonymous No.18955273]

How great is lavender tea? I like it but want to know more about it. Should I make fresh stuff with the lavender that grows outside?

[Anonymous No.18955355]

>>18948571
Wouldn’t Chamomile or Mint also relieve pain and improve oral/dental health?

[Anonymous No.18955402]

>>18955043
interesting to see that sexually reproduced tea grows a much better taproot. probably a common consequence of clonal breeding in general. I wonder how other clonal plant taproots look like now.

[Anonymous No.18955419]

What's a good bombilla for a eugofag?

[Anonymous No.18955503]

>>18955419
I've had three bombillas, my favorite is this triple filter one. I'm sure you can find it, it's the variant that's made in Argentina and has slits as the inside filter instead of holes. It filters dust much better than other models, the only downside is it can occasionally clog, but it doesn't happen super often and you can easily just open it and unclog with water.

If you want something that definitely won't clog but will let in a bit more dust, use one of those bombillas shaped like a flat spoon, these are tried and true.

In any case, remember to get one made from stainless steel (or alpaca / silver if you want to pay more for some reason). The stuff that doesn't specify stainless is usually nickel coated and won't last you long + not sure ingesting chipping nicket is good for you, especially since it's a common allergen.

[Anonymous No.18955548]

my 3 best friends

[Anonymous No.18955945]

>>18952776
you sound like a puerh lesbian

[Anonymous No.18956030]

>not a single post about darjeeling

baka

[Anonymous No.18956098]

>>18955548
Nice setup anon
Do you usually put a tea towel down under you cup/waste water bowl?

[Anonymous No.18956259]

>>18956098
no, drips are rare

[Anonymous No.18956281]

>>18955355
Yes, but the way the 3 reduce pain is different. Soursop is an opioid, mint and chamomile are only anti-inflammatory. I couldn't even chew nuts or fruit without feeling pain, so I needed the soursop. Rooibos had no similar pain relieving effect during this time.

[Anonymous No.18956424]

What’s the most overrated tea?

[Anonymous No.18956443]

>>18955548
Where did you get tht cup?

[Anonymous No.18956451]

im american i dont drink tea i drink coffee

[Anonymous No.18956483]

>>18956424
Earl grey

[Anonymous No.18956489]

>>18956483
It's still good though, sure it's normie popular from startrek maymay, but it's still a decent entry-level black tea.


>t. drinking an earl grey right now

[Anonymous No.18956522]

>>18956424
most flavored teas
matcha (at least the culinary grade stuff most normies drink)
long jing (by the chinese)

[Anonymous No.18956636]

I mixed a shou and a mild lapsang souchong today. Not bad!

[Anonymous No.18956641]

I’ve degraded to Aldis tea

[Anonymous No.18956711]

>>18956424
Assam, most popular tea in the world and also one of the worst.

[Anonymous No.18956981]

total tea noob here. recently started drinking green tea....i like it a lot, then picked up a pack of oolong tea from this brand...i friggin LOVE it! I like tea because it tastes good and doesnt make me crash out like coffee does....anyway. I was curious if there is any highly caffienated tea that tastes "good" or like...any recommendations you can throw my way. teas i sohould try, yadda yadda.

[Anonymous No.18957139]

>>18956711
Assam is the most popular? That's surprising.

[Anonymous No.18957284]

>>18957139
I think the bulk of commercial tea production these days is in Africa. But nobody really buys African teas that's just what comes in teabags now

[Anonymous No.18957412]

[Anonymous No.18957494]

>>18946141
For me it's a cozy hot cup of Lapsang Souchong tea.

[Anonymous No.18957523]

[Anonymous No.18957547]

>>18957494
Speaking of.

[Anonymous No.18957592]

>>18946141
>>18957494
I once read that Stewart wanted Picard to drink lapsang souchong, but the idea was turned down in order to be more normie friendly instead.
>>18957523
A blend like this was my introduction to puerh tea, actually. Shou puerh is easy to overpower, though. Additives should be light.

[Anonymous No.18957626]

>>18957592
>Picard was supposed to be a young swashbuckling Frenchman
>the actor ended up being a bald Brit that cannot speak a word of French
Haha, look at how French I am. *sips tea* Bless the queen.

[Anonymous No.18957635]

>>18957626
>tfw picard could've been twice as autistic
what could've been...

[Anonymous No.18957645]

>>18957626
Honestly don't get why they didn't rewrite his character to fit the actor.

[Anonymous No.18957664]

>>18957645
Honestly? Cause it would've taken a few weeks and several meetings worth of time and effort.

So instead they just didn't re-write it and they still made one of the most successful Sci-Fi TV shows in history. Do you really think there would've been some value return on the time invested into re-writing the character to fit the actor?

[Anonymous No.18957669]

I got some Maofeng and I don't get it. It basically tastes like hot water. What am I supposed to do with it? Most green tea usually has something flavor-wise.
Just tried 99c water temp too. Don't get it. It's just ultra bland.

[Anonymous No.18957684]

>>18953631
What do pine needles taste like?

[Anonymous No.18957702]

>>18957645
They go into it in the second season of Picard. The Picard vineyard and mansion are in France but the Picard's mostly lived in England because Nazis. It's not a good explanation, but it's the one they used

[Anonymous No.18957729]

>>18957684
i'm 99.9% sure exactly how it smells

[Anonymous No.18958292]

>>18957684
Cheap gin

[Anonymous No.18958563]

>>18942570
i havent been "into" tea for a few years now but when i was buying da hong pao oolong and raw puers from yunnansourcing i was buying some the "cheap but good" varieties and it was like 20$ for 50g, so >$180/lb
but these were the cheap ones, there are rare puers and authentic oolongs that sell for like tens of thousands per pound
but 50 or 100g batches last a long time, you dont use much tea per session and you can just keep repouring for like 5+ pots (small pots granted)

[Anonymous No.18958571]

>>18945752
timing and temperature
you need precise temperature measurement and the first brew should only be for like 30 secs (*precisely*)

[Anonymous No.18958580]

>>18947576
i got one of these in a ripe puer a while ago
ripe puer is dogshit, seeing that pube was the last straw and turned me off it forever
raw puer is incredible tho

[Anonymous No.18959034]

>>18956489
>>18956483
>>18957626
pretty sure my mom only drinks earl grey because she's a trekkie

[Anonymous No.18959046]

>>18957669
you could try to really push it. but I already think long jing is too bland, so maofeng would probably also taste like water to me. I much prefer japanese green tea

[Anonymous No.18959194]

>>18956522
imo there is no reason to not flavor tea. if anything, unflavored tea is overrated. but i'm willing to refine myself if i am being a fool. what reason is there to drink straight black tea to masala chai? why not add cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and cardamom?

[Anonymous No.18959238]

>>18959194
good tea can be really flavorful by itself. fruit, honey, flowers, cream and a lot more. the flavors are usually more harmonious and complex than any flavored tea. for example, I have this taiwanese shan cha that tastes like peaches and biscuits with an almost candy-like sweetness, and oolongs can be even more over the top with their flavors
of course for generic black tea spices can be a good addition. but I still have never had a flavored tea as great as a really good unflavored tea can be, and a lot of the time they feel like a ripoff targeted towards 40 year old women

[Anonymous No.18959244]

>>18959194
low qi energy post

[Anonymous No.18959868]

a friend got me some black tea with real saffron from her trip to Dubai
I've just tried it. tastes like an Assam but with that spiced aftertaste of saffron. not sure I enjoy it that much, but it brews up very strong
should I just add a shitton of sugar like they do in the middle east? I never add sugar normally, but this feels like the kind of tea that's supposed to be made sweet desu.

[Anonymous No.18959870]

>>18959868
Sure add sugar or honey, or maybe do short brews, only 3 minutes or so, and see if you like that taste profile more.

[Anonymous No.18959871]

>>18959194
I find almost all flavored teas too heavily flavored and you lose most of the tea taste.

[Anonymous No.18959890]

Does anybody here check their Mainland black teas for lead?

[Anonymous No.18959891]

>>18959034
My mom is a trekkie too, but she hates tea and coffee

[Anonymous No.18959917]

>>18954172
>>18954209
http://www.pu-erhtea.com/TeaDetails.aspx?TeaID=512
My order order also came with a sample of this, which I could barely get any flavour out of. Not bad tea otherwise, but I wouldn't spend money on it.

[Anonymous No.18959919]

[Anonymous No.18959921]

>>18956711
Seconding this.

[Anonymous No.18959937]

>>18959917
Thanks that's pretty informative. I might try one of their raw cakes for the hell of it but my expectations are pretty low.

[Anonymous No.18959951]

Any other bush tea chads? Spring is coming.

[Anonymous No.18959954]

>>18959194
You're basically right if you're talking about black tea from India or Africa, but if you add spices to anything else you'll never even know what it tastes like.

[Anonymous No.18959959]

>>18959951
Im finally going to get a smattering of Japanese greens this spring, i refused to spend $20 shipping for 200g of tea during the coof shipping mess.
Or are you talking about something else

[Anonymous No.18959972]

>>18959959
Ur saying you got the greens in your yard or inna woods somewhere? Because that's what I mean. Just picking flowers instead of paying for tea

[Anonymous No.18960013]

>>18959972
Oh, i have one tea bush im growing, might plant a few more this year. I might be able to get a cup of tea or two out of it this year.

[Anonymous No.18960339]

>>18959917
Did you pay for airmail? My bxz should be here in a few days, my kombucha mothers are in the mailbox and I'm too lazy to go get them.

[Anonymous No.18960363]

>>18960339
Not him but i used ems shipping and it came in about 2 weeks.

[Anonymous No.18960365]

>>18960339
the kombucha mothers have escaped the basement

[Anonymous No.18960371]

Making kombucha rules. I was making batches for a while. Great use for cheap tea like those 1lb boxes of ahmad that are $10 on Amazon, just make sure you don't get any of the ones with bergamot oil, its in the earl grey of course but also one of their blends so make sure to look at the label closely. Any kind of citrus oil or other flavorings like that could fuck up the fermentation.

[Anonymous No.18960397]

>>18960339
I got the cheapest shipping option, which took exactly two weeks to get here to Sweden.

[Anonymous No.18960436]

>>18960397
Oh nice, im glad someone is still shipping to Europe.

[Anonymous No.18960445]

>>18960436
all the stores still ship to Europe afaik, why wouldn't they?
aside from fullchea ahhhhhh fucking why, I want my cheap factory cakes with 3$ shipping

[Anonymous No.18960472]

Speaking of EU shipping https://m.grandnesstea.com still has an active aliexpress store. They are not in the pastebin because they sell a couple questionable puer cakes but their selection is otherwise totally fine. Basically as long as you don't buy any puer that says that its older than the year 2002 you should be fine. Ive ordered from them a few times and gotten stuff no problem.
If you have questions about specific teas i can answer.
Im looking at it again and i don't really see too many teas that seem off to me, here is an example of one of the questionable ones.
https://m.grandnesstea.com/1999-Yunnan-Old-Puer-Aged-Tong-Qing-Hao-Puer-Pu-erh-Tea-Cake-Ripe-357g-p92521.html
This seems like it mighr be a fake.

[Anonymous No.18960476]

>>18960371
I've done it on and off for a few years with china mart teas. Couple years back I asked in here about good cheap puerh to use and got rec'd some xiaguan tibet raw and the rest is history. Cold winters and covid sugar shortages killed my last batches so I took about 18 months off. Snagged some water kefir starter too. The only reason I ordered more raw brick is this bitch is fucking gouging people who order from her who don't know any better.
https://www.kombuchakamp.com/hannah-s-special-tea-blend-for-perfect-kombucha.html
>>18960397
Good to know. It was only like an extra $6 between the options so I just went with the expedited one.
>Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

[Anonymous No.18960485]

>>18960472
Eh their prices arent as good as fullchea

[Anonymous No.18960511]

Speaking of counterfeit tea, is there any that is considered historically significant enough to actually be desirable now?

[Anonymous No.18960614]

>>18960511
Well a lot of the generic zongcha label teas in the early 2000s right at the cusp of privatization were in unauthorized productions from small factories or farmers. I think anyone could pay for the right to use the zongcha symbol but many didn't because it wasn't priced reasonably. These teas can vary greatly in quality but there are some gems.
The symbol in the middle of the cake in my pic is the zongcha logo
There were some reproductions of 70s and 80s teas made in the 90s that are quite valuable now, not sure if they were considered fakes or "tributes" at the time.

[Anonymous No.18960708]

matcha lattes are kino

[Anonymous No.18960804]

>>18960708
How does it taste?

[Anonymous No.18960808]

thoughts on smoking tea?

[Anonymous No.18960815]

>>18960808
Its ok. Mildly euphoric before you can't get the taste of burnt tea out of your throat.

[Anonymous No.18960818]

>>18960815
im mainly interested in the taste/smell. is it bad?

[Anonymous No.18960831]

>>18960808
I would rather drink smoked tea
There are all kinds of tea cigarettes on aliexpress and probably ebay if you are interested. Just make sure you buy the real tea cigarettes and not the listings trying to be sneaky about selling counterfeit camels or whatever weird shit is on there

[Anonymous No.18960896]

>>18960818
Tastes and smells exactly how you'd expect.

[Anonymous No.18961023]

>>18960804
I'll let you know tomorrow! Gotta find my sift and whisk

[Anonymous No.18961262]

>>18960808
id dry herb vape it if anything
i have an ssv and might try

[Anonymous No.18961341]

I have been blasting through tea this winter, liubao and ripe puer really hits the spot in cold weather

[Anonymous No.18961513]

>>18960808
I don't trust puerh cigarettes, but getting a pipe for tea sounds nice.
>>18961262
I've never thought of this before. Puerh in a pax might be pleasant too.
>>18961341
Shou in winter is the best.

[Anonymous No.18961535]

>>18961513
Just grab some papers and roll up some xiaguan

[Anonymous No.18961553]

>>18961262
>dry herb vape
Puffing on that ripe pack straight off the underdog.

[Anonymous No.18961633]

>>18960808
I prefer to snort matcha.

I mean this sincerely. I always do a bump while preparing a cup. I can't be the only one, right?

[Anonymous No.18961929]

I know this will sound retarded, but can a tea make you suicidal? I bought some sleepy tea to improve my sleep but when I started drinking it I got these thoughts about suicide I don't normally have.
I know pretty dumb and unbelievable but I am not trolling.
The thoughts stopped once I stopped the tea.
I have done the experiment two times now, if I start drinking it the thoughts come back again.
Pic related is the tea in question.
Can the chamomile cause a depressive/suicidal reaction in my brain or something like that?

[Anonymous No.18961938]

For me personally this is the most expensive tea

[Anonymous No.18961979]

>>18961929
>just the thing before lights out

[Anonymous No.18962034]

>>18957684
Don’t make tea from any pine or evergreen tree without rigorous study and indentifcation of pines and laurels and anything else related to the tree. Otherwise you’ll end up in a casket .

[Anonymous No.18962863]

I'm the anon that bought a couple of Ahmad teas some time ago. My first impression was good, but I came to the conclusion that I don't really like these all that much after all. When it comes to English Breakfast, I actually prefer Twinings teabags to Ahmad loose leaf. Not sure if I would get the Ahmad version again. I wish I could get loose leaf Twinings where I live...

Oh and I'm definitely not getting the Ceylon tea from Ahmad again. Do not like.

[Anonymous No.18962899]

>>18962863
have you tried yorkshire tea? also vahdam is a good source for indian teas

[Anonymous No.18962945]

>>18962899
Both are pretty much nonexistent where I live.

[Anonymous No.18963222]

What is a good tea one would recommend to help ween yourself off coffee? I wish I had a tea that tastes good that had a similar thickness or consistency to coffee. I don't feel satisfied drinking tea vs coffee but I know my diet will suffer if I can't make the change.

[Anonymous No.18963250]

>>18963222
>I wish I had a tea that tastes good that had a similar thickness or consistency to coffee
ripe / shou pu-erh is generally really thick if you brew it right and can also taste a little similar to coffee (earthy and roasty notes but with less bitterness and more sweetness usually). that's probably your best bet
just get a decent one from some well-known brand like Taetea or Haiwan to start with, random supermarket / asian store pu-erh can be pretty disgusting

[Anonymous No.18963280]

>>18963222
>I know my diet will suffer if I can't make the change
wut
try english breakfast or some really dark indian teas

[Anonymous No.18963331]

>>18963222
Do you drink coffee with milk and sugar? If yes get some assam from vahdam.
Would you enjoy some smokey tea? Get some hu kwa from mark t wendel
Are you brave? Want something thick and rich with chocolaty, woody flavors?
https://www.amazon.com/TAETEA-Sweet-Fermented-Puerh-10-58oz/dp/B07P2YBGK8
Break hunks off with a butterknife, brewing instructions in the pastebin under ripe puer

[Anonymous No.18963374]

>>18960804
Smooth and buttery. 4g and 100ml of 80c water. It did become a bit astringent with milk (something I noticed with my coffee as well), could this be due to the type of milk?

[Anonymous No.18963375]

>>18961938
How much has the price of this increased? I’ve never tried Lipton’s tea that wasn’t iced.

[Anonymous No.18963403]

>>18963374
>Smooth and buttery.
Nice
>It did become a bit astringent with milk (something I noticed with my coffee as well), could this be due to the type of milk?
Maybe, im really no an expert on adding milk to to tea, was the milk cold? If it changed the temperature by cooling the drink down a lot it might have made some astringent flavors more prominent. Also if it's some kind of non cow "milk" maybe that is causing the taste. If you want a milk alternative try oatmilk

[Anonymous No.18963440]

>>18963403
Yeah, it was cold whole milk. I'll give oatmilk a shot. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.18963537]

>>18963440
Or try warming up the milk first before adding it

[Anonymous No.18964283]

I can't get enough smokey tea.
I can't believe how hard it is to get cheap smoked lapsang these days, it's either cheap stuff in teabags or super premium stuff from yancha shops. It seems like china tea brands arent making the cans for asian grocers anymore

[Anonymous No.18964464]

>>18964283
try Malawi Moto. it's an African smoked tea and it's pretty nice, yet much cheaper than premium lapsang

[Anonymous No.18964508]

>>18964464
Its cheaper then premium lapsang but it's not $10 for 200g like the stuff i was buying at my local asain market.
Still i will keep it in mind thanks

[Anonymous No.18965934]

>>18961938
This unironically tastes like dirt

[Anonymous No.18966288]

>>18946141
https://www.amazon.com/US-Organic-100-Bergamot-Essential/dp/B073Z5CQZF

[Anonymous No.18967310]

>>18963374
I should have changed one variable at a time, but tried again this morning with 60ml of water for the matcha and then poured into 240ml of milk. Less astringent and a much better mouthfeel compared to the ~1:1.5 ratio I used before.

[Anonymous No.18967342]

spring waiting room...

[Anonymous No.18967385]

>>18967342
Soon, what spring teas are you most interested in? Jap greens? Darjeeling? Oolongs?

[Anonymous No.18967391]

Fullchea sent this yesterday

[Anonymous No.18967401]

>>18967391
Lol, a bit convoluted but i guess it works. Fullchea is reasonably trustworthy so this should be safe. Or at least as safe as any order from a discount tea merchant is.

[Anonymous No.18967455]

>>18967385
jap greens mostly theyre the ones that benefit the most from being fresg and i ran out of it a while ago i miss it so much.. will probably get a kyusu also, not sure if i will get a tokoname or hagi one to match my cup

[Anonymous No.18967531]

What would happen if I heated up plain milk and seeping loose tea/tea bag to get milk tea?

[Anonymous No.18967552]

>>18967531
Maybe, but milk starts to separate at 180F, so you can't do anything that would require a higher temp steep.

[Anonymous No.18967630]

>>18959919

[Anonymous No.18967678]

i have 10 aliexpress accounts

[Anonymous No.18967690]

>>18967391
thanks anon. this is a bit clunky, but at least I will be able to order from them again

[Anonymous No.18967772]

>>18967552
I might try it with some simple tea.

[Anonymous No.18968262]

>>18967678
for what purpose?

[Anonymous No.18968397]

>>18956981
im not a crazy tea enthusiast like a lot of ppl in this thread but i'm a huge bigelow fan and i drink it nonstop. their earl grey is good, but my favorites are Constant Comment and their mint medley herbal tea. brew the herbal tea with some green and it is so delicious. Would not recommend their mint or lemon black tea as the flavor is pretty subpar compared to their more interesting stuff.

if you want more caffeine just add more bags, i drink a shit ton of constant comment.

[Anonymous No.18968421]

>>18968397
>their earl grey is good
it's pedestrian at best, and I enjoy earl grey.

Harney & Sons Imperial/Supreme or regular Earl Grey are my usual go-to.

[Anonymous No.18968489]

>>18968397
Constant comments is a great bagged spiced

[Anonymous No.18968811]

>>18968262
new user coupon

[Anonymous No.18968829]

How do I use tea to flavor things?

[Anonymous No.18968897]

>>18968829
What things?

[Anonymous No.18968918]

[Anonymous No.18968930]

>>18968918
So what are the top 3 so far? Im thinking i will grab campo de monte or rosamonte especial next

[Anonymous No.18968985]

>>18968930
rosamonte, cruz de malta, la merced

[Anonymous No.18969022]

>>18968985
Awesome, thanks

[Anonymous No.18969845]

>>18967391
Better than a swift kick in the rear end.
>>18968397
Shout outs to constant comment. Real nice on a cold morning. The tea enthusiasm comes with time. "You're here forever."
>>18968421
Does this tin stack neatly on itself?

[Anonymous No.18971022]

a bunch of tea/coffee is 40% off on amazon rn
some examples
https://www.amazon.com/Ahmad-Tea-Aromatic-Loose-Ceylon/dp/B00136MKEO?rdc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Bencheley-Tea-China-Restaurant-Pound/dp/B00CPSW6R0?rdc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Davidsons-Tea-English-Breakfast-16-Ounce/dp/B000SARJF6?rdc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Tiesta-Tea-Breakfast-Servings-Energizer/dp/B01A7G6WV2?rdc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Tea-Sada-Chai-1-Pounds/dp/B004Q4DM4W?rdc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Chaser-Whole-Ounce-Medium/dp/B00474ARU8?rdc=1

[Anonymous No.18971027]

https://www.amazon.com/Stash-Tea-Souchong-Strainers-Sweetened/dp/B006LXKK5U?rdc=1

[Anonymous No.18971056]

https://www.amazon.com/Taragui-Yerba-Regular-Blend-Stems/dp/B0081MCRK0?r

[Anonymous No.18971235]

>>18968918
that's a lot of Taragui
I wonder how many kilos of Pajarito I've gone through at this point

[Anonymous No.18971477]

wow green tea sucks

[Anonymous No.18971488]

>>18969845
>Does this tin stack neatly on itself?
No, they do stack nicely in a pyramid, but they don't neatly stack one on top of the other.

[Anonymous No.18972083]

For me its puer from the bulang mountain region

[Anonymous No.18972157]

>>18971477
Fuck yoy

[Anonymous No.18972434]

I've been experimenting with cold brew gyokuro and the leaves taste like shit afterwards. I don't have this issue with regular brewing.

[Anonymous No.18972453]

>>18972434
That's an interesting outcome, can you elaborate on what bad tastes they have? Are the cold brewed leaves more bitter or something like that? Im wondering if brewing with cold water isn't extracting something from the leaves as well as hot water does and that resulting in off flavors. If you just rehydrated a dry leaf in lukewarm water for a few minutes and chew on it does it taste better?

[Anonymous No.18972467]

>>18972453
Chewy, and it just tastes off, bitter sure a little but it's more then that. It's well known that at low temperatures caffeine and catechin does not extract. Maybe ill chuck it in my gaiwan with boiling water for a few mins.

[Anonymous No.18972710]

>>18942559
Does anyone know a good brand for peach oolong tea? So many Japanese and Taiwanese brands add rose petals making my tea taste like Valentines dumpster juice.

[Anonymous No.18972753]

>>18972710
Buy whatever oolong you want, add one drop of this in your cup while brewing
https://www.amazon.com/Flavor-Apprentice-Professional-Flavorings-Peach/dp/B01LZ243Y9
Thats the exact same stuff the tea manufacturers use to make peach tea, some flavor manufacturer and everything they just mix the flavoring with some solvent and spray it on the leaves and then dry them.

[Anonymous No.18972759]

>>18972753
Sorry here is the manufacturers website, $3.25 for a bottle, get an empty 15 or 30ml dropper bottle on ebay or Amazon or something to make it easier to add
https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/p-7396-peach-juicy-flavor.aspx

[Anonymous No.18972769]

>>18972759
>crossover between my two current interests, tea and perfumes
did not expect this one

[Anonymous No.18972868]

Is there such a thing as Korean tea? Trying to buy a gift for a fren and don't want to get ripped off. I tried some sort of corn tea (?) in the past, but I think the flavor is a bit strange to most Amerilards.

[Anonymous No.18972992]

>>18972769
I know about TFA because they were making flavors for the eliquid manufacturers for electronic cigarettes, and after trying different flavors i started noticing that they are the same flavors used in things like seltzer water and different candies.
Now that im thinking about it they make ingredients for the fragrances manufacturers and diy fragrance people too right? /tea/ actually got me into fragrance a few years ago because it made me start looking into Japanese incense and burning things like sandalwood and agarwood. Now i wear lots of smelly water and attars

[Anonymous No.18973002]

>>18953291
>it's plastic shavings like in the viral "fake food" video

>>18955548
For me, it's my insulated 12oz metal tumbler, and I drop the filter element from a metal pour over coffee maker thing in the cup.

>>18956981
I'm a big fan of chinese teas and yunnan sourcing's US website. Avoid anything with an old year that is cheap because it's probably bad and tastes like hay. The store brand teas are really good for the price.

[Anonymous No.18973017]

>>18972753
>>18972759
Aw thanks, kinda bummed out to learn that. Somehow I thought peach blossoms would be used to make it.

[Anonymous No.18973042]

>>18972868
They make roasted barley tea, they might make corn tea as well. There is korean grown tea but it is typically pretty expensive.
Here are some korean barley tea bags
https://www.amazon.com/Dongsuh-Korean-Rooibos-Roasted-Barley/dp/B09VDP5QSW/
Here is some korean grown green tea
https://www.amazon.com/Osulloc-Jeju-Organic-Green-Count/dp/B07K4D14Z7/
You can find it on some tea specialty websites too, look for jeju tea, but again it's mostly going to be quite expensive.

[Anonymous No.18973050]

I got gifted samples of some looseleaf teas from unnsn sourcing, tried the red ai lao mountain today, it was good, maybe a bit less sweet then i expected but very nice.

[Anonymous No.18973057]

>>18973042
Thank you very much anon.

[Anonymous No.18973062]

>>18973017
Unfortunately not, however at least some Jasmine teas are flavored with the jasmine blossoms, same with osmanthus teas. I can't think of any others off the top of my head but there might be a few others that are also made that way. I had a fantastic osmanthus oolong a while ago. I will check if there is still any in stock.

[Anonymous No.18973086]

>>18973017
>>18973062
I had last years batch of this osmanthus oolong it was a fantastic tea, the smell would fill the room while it was brewing, scented naturally with osmanthus buds.
https://tea-expert.net/magazin-kitajskogo-chaya/ulun/50081-guihua-wulong-cha
The shop is in china just use chrome browser to translate and order, shipping is reasonable, if you really don't feel comfortable you can email him in English and ask him to list it on his ebay store for you, he will do that no problem

[Anonymous No.18973961]

>>18973062
>Jasmine teas are flavored with the jasmine blossoms
Scented, not flavored. Jasmine blossoms taste like shit. Good quality jasmine-scented green tea doesn't have any jasmine in it.

[Anonymous No.18974041]

New to tea, interested in doing it with a gaiwan.

If I make a serving of tea in a gaiwan, how many times could I reuse those leaves to make another cup of tea? Would each time I do this be considered an "infusion"?

[Anonymous No.18974064]

>>18974041
Doing it with a gaiwan is called gong fu. With my current daily tea, I can probably get 4-5 infusions and still maintain flavor. After that its pointless. But it depends on the tea, like I said, and preference. I like to stretch the use of my leaves as much as possible, so I always shoot for 4 infusions minimum. You save a LOT of money over time by doing this as well.

>Would each time I do this be considered an "infusion"?

Yes

[Anonymous No.18974104]

Stuffy nose calls for old ripe. 2012 cnnp 7581.

[Anonymous No.18974388]

>>18946141
I love bergamot. Or at least I think I do. Never eaten one.

[Anonymous No.18974441]

>>18968829
Don't laugh. I use sencha to flavor tomato sauce for pizza. It gives it a tomatoes-on-the-vine smell.

[Anonymous No.18974445]

>>18971477
So true.

[Anonymous No.18974503]

Nettle is starting to grow. Should I make fresh tea with it when it sprouts fully?

[Anonymous No.18974764]

>>18974041
>If I make a serving of tea in a gaiwan, how many times could I reuse those leaves to make another cup of tea?
depends what tea and how much you use if you're doing a pretty big water to leaf ratio it could even be 10+ times

[Anonymous No.18974765]

>>18974104
any thoughts on that brick? is it a good year? I hear cnnp 7581 is a little incosistent, but I also hear it's a very fruity ripe which sounds nice

[Anonymous No.18974766]

>>18974503
sure. I've also had nettle pesto once, it was pretty good

[Anonymous No.18974782]

>>18957702
Fortunately, New Trek isn't cannon, just some shizo libs fever dream.

[Anonymous No.18974796]

>>18974766
It grows in a spot kinda taller than you expect. I’ll use it since it’ll grow back in a week same height anyway.

[Anonymous No.18974833]

>>18961929
What’s the ingredient list? And yes, shit can be affected by non-drug things you consume. For example, St. John’s Wort makes the birth control pill ineffective. There’s a ton of random things like that out there

[Anonymous No.18974846]

>>18974765
Tons of stewed dark stonefruit. Like a sweet mulled wine. No earthiness whatsoever. Very pleasant. I think I'm liking it more now than back in 2020. I have very very little experience with factory recipes though. I picked up some Lang he 7599s(2016 and 2018) in the same order(purp cloud) but I remember them being a bit flat/boring at the time . Maybe some time has opened them up a bit, or maybe I was just liking all the old liu bao samples he sent more.

[Anonymous No.18974966]

>>18974846
>Tons of stewed dark stonefruit. Like a sweet mulled wine
sounds great. I'll definitely get some with my next order

[Anonymous No.18975144]

Is there any actual benefit to using a 100ml pot instead of a gaiwan? I see people who normally brew with gaiwans using smol teapots from time to time, especially with pu'er for some reason.

[Anonymous No.18975167]

>>18975144
those pots are usually made out of unglazed clay, which can impact the flavor a bit. it's not really an objective benefit though, just a preference. with gaiwans it's easier to pour faster for those super quick steepings

[Anonymous No.18975170]

>>18972992
>Now that im thinking about it they make ingredients for the fragrances manufacturers and diy fragrance people too right?
yeah, it's a popular site for people who want to make DIY perfumes

[Anonymous No.18975203]

>>18975167
Don't yixing gaiwans exist, though?

[Anonymous No.18975422]

Decided to try these black dragon pearls, I've been liking them. I'll probably get loose leaf next time instead of the teabags, but I am a sucker for the convenience of a teabag some days.

[Anonymous No.18975425]

>>18975422

[Anonymous No.18975426]

>>18975425

[Anonymous No.18975428]

>>18975426
So far i've been going for a fairly light steep (only 3 minutes) but that seems to work decent for me.


I could probably get a 2nd or 3rd infusion from this, but I don't bother with teabags.

[Anonymous No.18975489]

Don't buy Manten kyusu from Hibiki-an, friends. It's garbage. Got a defective one, they exchanged it for another that was even worse, then blocked me from leaving a negative review on their site.

[Anonymous No.18975545]

How to stop drinking over-steeped tea?
Steeping according to instructions tastes kind of watery to me.

[Anonymous No.18975555]

>>18974104
This guy knows what's up

[Anonymous No.18975572]

>>18975545
I don't understand how you can drink over-steeped tea unless you just smoked cigs for years and ruined your tastebuds and need something super bitter/astringent to taste anything at all.

[Anonymous No.18975582]

>>18975545
If it tastes good it's not over steeped
Are you brewing with really hard water? That tends to mute the flavor of tea and make it taste weak. Try grabbing a gallon of poland springs at the grocery stire and brewing with it and see if it makes a difference, if it does look into getting a water filter pitcher or a more elaborate filtration system

[Anonymous No.18975595]

>>18975572
>need something super bitter/astringent to taste anything
I do taste it when it's steeped to appropriate doneness but yearn for a bolder flavor. Maybe it's something to do with also being a coffee drinker?

>>18975582
> brewing with really hard water
I don't think the water is too hard but thanks for the Poland Spring suggestion. I'll test it out.

[Anonymous No.18975605]

>>18975595
>but yearn for a bolder flavor
Try smoked or aged/fermented teas maybe.

[Anonymous No.18975787]

>>18975605
Quite intriguing. Might have to order some.

[Anonymous No.18975798]

>ebin black tea with dried pieces of banana/strawberry on sale
>looks tempting, decide to buy some
>page didn't mention the artificial flavorings
>it just tastes like banana bubblegum
bruh, never again

[Anonymous No.18975807]

>>18975798
It's always a trap, unfortunately bits of dried fruit just don't add that much flavor when put it hot water, so they almost always add a cheeky dash of flavoring to get the strong flavors consumers expect.

[Anonymous No.18975840]

>>18975203
not really, at least I haven't seen one that wasn't sussy pseudo-yixing. it's not something that's traditionally done

[Anonymous No.18975856]

>>18975545
>>18975787
you should try ripe pu-erh, that stuff is great for brewing strongly and can have a really nice thick body

[Anonymous No.18975947]

I'll be trying some liu bao from Kingteamall for the first time. this is the cheapish CNNP one from 2006
I've decided to boil it, because the last time I boiled liu bao it turned out really good. it's already on the stove.
will drink it with my mom and report back

[Anonymous No.18976043]

>>18975947
update: the aroma has a bit of a beetroot / cellar note to it, but it's less present than in the 90s liu bao I tried. a bit more mild and woody
the liquor is mellow, nutty and a bit woody with a slight sweetness and a nice aftertaste of nuts. it didn't brew up super thick, but feels very smooth and rounded and has a bit of body to it. it doesn't have the creamy and really sweet flavor of some ripe pu-erh, but also none of the rough earthy or burnt notes.
all in all, not very complex stuff, but pleasant, especially at the cheap price. quite mild and approachable
even my mom liked it, she said it tasted a bit like cashews

[Anonymous No.18976062]

>>18976043
Nice, ive also had good luck with boiling liubao. Especially for the ones with a good amount of stems in them it seems like a good way to get the most flavor out of it. Thr contrast between ripe puer and liubao is very interesting, they share some similarities but they are still quite distinct.

[Anonymous No.18976064]

new thread on the way

[Anonymous No.18976076]

>>18942559
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>>18976072
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[Anonymous No.18977460]

>>18971022
Nice. Thanks for the heads up.