Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Ditto ^


Mick

Nice gift. Good pu erh tea time for you! ....I just can see is that 100 gr.

Cheers,
Béla

It is 100 grams. I'm just now trying to decifer what some of these character mean. I think this might be a Sheng, or young tea. The shape is a Toucha and it was made in 2006.

I'm almost afraid to start brewing because I know as soon as I get everything out my wife will come home and I won't have time to myself.
Have to wait for school holidays.

Originally Posted by sixsixty

I originally tried it at my favorite tea place in san francisco:
Samovar Hawaii-Grown Oolong Tea - Whole leaf Hawaii oolong tea - Samovar tea Lounge - Drink Tea

I believe the company is Tea Hawaii. The Oolong is this amazing fresh huge full leaf tea, nothing has topped it as far as oolong goes for me.
Mauka Oolong – Tea Hawaii - Artisanal Hawaii Grown Tea

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And this tea really takes you on a journey with each steep. I would drink this tea over an hour, and probably go through 8 steeps and each one would have new flavors.

Well, just ordered some. I need another addiction, you never really lose one, just replace it with a new one; and I have been one short. The scary thing is, I don't have a SWMBO to rein me in. So I have to be careful. But, I do have a daughter who is into tea, so at least I'll have a buddy in crime. I'll be off my feet for six weeks after November 20th, I've always loved a cup of tea, I'll have time to experiment and enjoy. Thanks, or I hate you! That is yet to be told.

Awesome! I do the exact same thing, I just switched from my last addiction of buying vintage cameras now to straight razors.

I know on the hawaii site, it says to brew the tea for like 3 or 4 minutes, I'm not a huge fan of that. With fancy oolongs I'll steep smaller tea cups 1 at a time and for the first steep I'll do about 30 seconds. And, then each one after that add a few more seconds.

Originally Posted by donv

Well, just ordered some. I need another addiction, you never really lose one, just replace it with a new one; and I have been one short. The scary thing is, I don't have a SWMBO to rein me in. So I have to be careful. But, I do have a daughter who is into tea, so at least I'll have a buddy in crime. I'll be off my feet for six weeks after November 20th, I've always loved a cup of tea, I'll have time to experiment and enjoy. Thanks, or I hate you! That is yet to be told.

Originally Posted by sixsixty

...With fancy oolongs I'll steep smaller tea cups 1 at a time and for the first steep I'll do about 30 seconds. And, then each one after that add a few more seconds.

You're right, otherwise it may be bitter...

Just had a cup of Earl Grey... Cool weather is upon me, 40 degree's at 09:12 hours... I was going to make biscuts, however my biscuts turned into someting else with Rasins, Cinnamon, Brown Sugar and a touch of Butter... Please excuse the photo... I didn't think I was going to post it...

Originally Posted by fonthunter

You're right, otherwise it may be bitter...

I've wondered about steeping times in some of the photos you guys post... your teas have such beautiful, faint colors. I'm in it at least partly for the utility (i.e., caffeine/theophylline), I must crassly admit. So, in those brief steepings, do you get much of the stimulant out of the leaves?

ndw now i am truely jealous, lol. sitting here drinking some pu erh right now, i dont have a clear glass, i let it steep for 1 1/2 min. on this the first steep.well see how it goes from there.

Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

Just had a cup of Earl Grey... Cool weather is upon me, 40 degree's at 09:12 hours... I was going to make biscuts, however my biscuts turned into someting else with Rasins, Cinnamon, Brown Sugar and a touch of Butter... Please excuse the photo... I didn't think I was going to post it...

We call 'Biscuits' 'Scones' here. And that biscuit creation of yours is known here as 'Johhny cakes'.


Mick