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Please tell me it is a ming dynasty cup :P
Jokes aside, if you know anything about these, I'd love to know. Apart from it being a rice porcelain cup, I know nothing.
I have...

Got a new tea pitcher and a tea table today. I am celebrating with a pot of Long Jin / Dragon well.

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A little cooler for the oolong I think, 185f should be good. Delicate teas need to be well below boiling. Later infusions can be slightly higher temp. Best way is just to try. Too warm is more...

yea, popped rice grain. Adds a certain flavor to the tea.

A few days ago, at one of the larger asian shops in town, I discovered they had genmaicha and sencha tea. Not something I come across locally, I bought a pack. My expectations were not exactly...

Cool sunday morning, perfect for a fortifying cuppa: 2009 Royal Menghai.

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A little while ago, after a particularily mouth-watering post right here on this forum, I ordered a new teapot and some dian hong tea. They both arrived today.

Golden Snail Bud "JingLuoYa" Dian...

I love lapsang as well. It has a robust and sturdy attitude, but still always mild and pleasant and one of those teas that I never seem to tire of. I have the same experience with twinings earl grey,...

Da Hong Pao Yancha // Big Red Robe Wuyi Oolong: Sweetness, chocolate flavors, a hint of smoke and a lingering aftertaste - this tea is this one of my all time favorite oolongs.

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Oh my, that looked so tasty I went straight and ordered some Dian Hong online. Can't wait to try it out. I think I maybe need another teapot :)

The first is a 'ripe'/shu tea, the second a 'raw'/sheng tea. They are the main two types of pu.

Nice pics

You are very welcome Gary, glad to be of help. Most of what I know comes from a tea forum that I like a lot, TeaChat.Com. Loads to learn there, of anything tea. Happy brewing!

Your eyes do not decieve you - it is a delicious tea indeed :D

Your question is harder to answer. Do you mean taste wise, or do you mean is it produced the same way? I guess you compare it to...

Today a 2008 Long Yun Hao ripe pu erh. Mild, round and flavourful, with a lingering sweet aftertaste. I tried this same tea a year ago, the extra year of storing has done it a lot of good. Still...

Perhaps try them a little cooler and see if you like that? The other day you posted about a west lake long jin, I did not comment because I read it commuting to work and then forgot about it - it is...

At what temperature did you steep it? Usually if my tea is bitter, i find a cooler temperature helps a lot. Most of my green teas i steep at around 70-80c, oolongs just a little above. I find...

Relaxing sunday morning with a Da Hong Pao Yancha

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Cold winter morning here in Oslo today, but a nice pot of Dragon Horse Pu'Erh makes life better indeed. This one was harvested 15 years ago, the pack is labelled 1999. Enjoy your sunday...

Ah, Twinings Earl Grey.. I grew up drinking that stuff. The thing that impresses me the most is how they managed to make a tea that satisfies, day in and day out. I never tire of that stuff. Was the...

Bôrek shortbread

3 eggs
1 dl sunflower oil
2 dl greek yoghurt
3-4 dl plain wheat flour (keep rather loose, think cake consistency)
200g feta cheese
200g black olives
1/2 onion cut semi...

Today's brunch: home made turkish borek with a cup of pu erh. I've had a little bit of a hang-up on this bread lately, quick and easy to make, and delish with a nice cup of tea. Good stuff for a slow...

I'm a little under the weather here atm, sick at home today - just a cold though, no worries. What better way to fortify oneself with a nice strong cup of puerh and a rye bread sandwich with lettuce,...

Got myself a new teapot last weekend, so I thought I could share a picture of it. It is a sencha teapot, so obviously I had to grab some sencha to do it justice. I have mainly focused on chinese teas...

I love rice flavor pu erh, there are some really nice ones out there. Tuo cha actually means "dome tea", referring to the dome shape of the tea cake. Anyways, looks delish!

Try with a short steeping time, see what you think. Warning: May cause an accumulation of chinese tea pots!

Here's a few of mine:
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