Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by wvloony

ed your statement about seagulls brings back my favorite line from finding nemo, when the pelican looks at the seagulls and screams, your like rats with wings. mine mine mine mine

Seagulls, AKA-sky carp. I went clamming with my brother once, we were eating oysters with hot sauce. We were coating small pieces of bread with hot sauce and throwing them to the gulls. They would swarm on it, spit it out, but they are so greedy, they would pick it back up so the others couldn't get it. Funny as heck! It didn't matter that it burned them, they had to keep it away from the others. I've never tried it, but, has anyone tried giving them Alka Seltzer??

The weekend is here, it's been my first week back to work after my summer vacation, and I'm relaxing with a new tea:

2007 Xiaguan Bao Yan Tibetian Flame
Manufactured by the Xiaguan Tea Factory


I bought a pack of bricks, this is what it came like

Tea brick:
Glossy, dense brick, without individual wrapper. Has a nice fresh pu odor, strong and inviting.



I did not hesitate, with my trusted pu knife I attacked the brick. This thing is tightly packed!



Color: Dark yellow broth
Aroma: Meadows, fern and forest, fresh and clean, with a hint of sweetness and a slight floral edge.
Taste: Decent mouthfeel, clear puerh taste, mellow and smooth, fairly light. Mouth watering, thirst quenching. Very pleasant, if not the most exiting puerh.
Aftertaste: Medium lasting, semi sweet aftertaste with just a hint of bitterness. Very pleasant.

I fell for this tea by the description from the seller: "a bloody cheap young pu, but the taste is not like young pu at all". His description continued "sweet, thick, rich in aroma, woody and tobacco flavor, with a bright yellow broth". I found the ad very refreshing, so I gave it a shot. I am glad I did, I am largely in agreement with him. Good job, because I bought around 3 lb of the stuff

Coincidentially, this tea is also used by the people of Tibet, Xinjiang and Mongolia for brewing their traditional Yak butter tea. I won't be making any of that anytime soon, but I sure do enjoy it brewed in the regular puerh tradition.

I also picked up another tuo from the mail today, I could not resist snapping a picture, although I did not sample it yet so all I can reveal is that it smells very promising.

2006 Menghai Jin Gua, 500g tea cake:

OK you tea guys.......help me make some proper ice tea ....what do I do ???? Thanks

Originally Posted by nessmuck

OK you tea guys.......help me make some proper ice tea ....what do I do ???? Thanks

Brew a pot of tea like normal. Let it cool(hot tea makes cloudy iced tea). Add sugar to taste.Add cold water.adjust sugar level.Chill or add ice and drink. Have a big dagwood sandwich with it. How's that Ness ?? PG Tips makes fine iced tea by the way.

I usually make iced tea in the fridge overnight. I just add a few teabags in cold water and stick it in the fridge. Next day I add some sweetener and lemon or lime. Simple as can be. My favourite ice tea is milky oolong, but I also got a very nice turkish tea that is exellent.

Originally Posted by str8fencer

I usually make iced tea in the fridge overnight. I just add a few teabags in cold water and stick it in the fridge. Next day I add some sweetener and lemon or lime. Simple as can be. My favourite ice tea is milky oolong, but I also got a very nice turkish tea that is exellent.

That also is a method I use sometimes, works just fine. I also have made Milk Oolong iced tea...good stuff. Oolong is definitely becoming my second favorite tea Milky and regular. Just not a fan of green. A little to grassy for me.

You should try some charcoal baked Tie Guan Yin Yummy stuff! Or some Da Hong Pao, also often taken past the green tea flavors. Scrumptious stuffs.

Just picked up some of this today. Not too shabby. Light malty taste with a fruity finish. pretty good stuff. Also, this week I tried my first Lapsong.......hated it . Blechhh! P.S. They also had Lapsong at the shop where I bought this Keemun. I took one wiff......still hated it. No smokey tea fer this Hobbit thanks. .......

Here's the website for Ku Cha. I was at the Cherry Creek location which was pretty much the same layout. Nice shop and a wonderful selection of teas. Home - Ku Cha House of Tea - Boulder Colorado Tea House

So you don't like Pu-Erh either then Steph, or is it not the same taste that you mean when you say "smokey"?


Mick