And buying raw to age on your own is akin to the same with pipe tobacco. Just another rabbit hole. An awesome, awesome rabbit hole.
Gonna brew some sheng puerh in a bit.
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And buying raw to age on your own is akin to the same with pipe tobacco. Just another rabbit hole. An awesome, awesome rabbit hole.
Gonna brew some sheng puerh in a bit.
Indeed !
And if anyone thinks aged tobacco is expensive (on the secondary market), they will get a huge shock when they see the prices asked for aged tea
Indeed !
And if anyone thinks aged tobacco is expensive (on the secondary market), they will get a huge shock when they see the prices asked for aged tea
No kidding. If you like aged whites, you should check out Simple Dreams from Mei Leaf. They found a base stock that they think will age well, and they sell the cakes pretty reasonably so you can age them yourself.
I fell in love with their Jade Star cakes and figured I’d buy a tong of these to age. I use the same Boveda packs I did for tobacco.
Simple Dreams
Semi-aged Fuding White from 50 year-old tea bushes picked in 2018. Cherry jam, marzipan, butter biscuits and sweet tarragon.
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Had to choose between pipes, tobacco, wine and teaNo kidding. If you like aged whites, you should check out Simple Dreams from Mei Leaf. They found a base stock that they think will age well, and they sell the cakes pretty reasonably so you can age them yourself.
I fell in love with their Jade Star cakes and figured I’d buy a tong of these to age. I use the same Boveda packs I did for tobacco.
Simple Dreams
Semi-aged Fuding White from 50 year-old tea bushes picked in 2018. Cherry jam, marzipan, butter biscuits and sweet tarragon.
Tea lost out
Had to choose between pipes, tobacco, wine and tea
Tea lost out
I can understand that. The doctor chose for me, so I’m neck deep in tea, perhaps literally.
I got my latest order from Upton yesterday. I've been drinking more CTC type teas, or blends, vs single origin Assams etc. Unfortunately, Upton was out of their cornflower Earl Grey which is by far the best Earl Grey I've tried.
@BarrelProof Ever cold brew your white teas? I do this in summer, brewing a pot overnight, and have a glass first thing in the morning. Tastes great and apparently it's the best way to maximize the antioxidants in it.
Are we drinking the same stuff?
Puerh is fermented, stagnant, ditch water.
But we can't all like the same thing. I'm glad I tried it.
I agree with you. I gave up on Puerh a while ago. People who are into it have tried to tell me that I don't have a developed palate yada yada. and remind me of Radiohead fans.
@BarrelProof welcome back, long time no see.
I really love herbal types of teas, and have found several that seem to go nicely with many blends I’ve smoked.
Of course tastes are subjective, so your mileage will vary.
Tulsi Teas; (I find the ginger one very nice for the palate)
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Then, I really like Guayaki Yerba Mate, I like to make it as a tea, from the bags, or leaf, and the canned drinks are really nice too.
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Me right now
I'm beginning to like tea's instead of coffe with my English blends.
Moved to the general discussion forum by request. It seemed to be migrating more towards tea in general opposed to tea with tobacco (which is perfectly fine).
Figured I’d throw this on here - when I found out I wasn’t gonna be able to smoke much anymore and changed gears to tea, I had another impulse buying session with clay teapots and gaiwans. My wife was pretty pleased to see all of these show up over about a two week span:
It says what’s written on the bottom left, I believe. I guess I haven’t deciphered it to find out. It could be telling me to go to hell, I’m not sure.
I just like it for the build quality. I’ve been through several and they all leaked. This one is great when I’m not in the kitchen where the permanent, 30” stone one with drainage into the sink lives.
To some extent. Medical reasons. I’m probably a 3-4 bowl a year kinda guy, now; although I’ll admit, my recent return here has me quite a bit more tempted.
See you like Yixing teapots. I have 2 myself but I prefer figurals when it comes to them. Most Yixing I see are too small for my preference, preferring pots which can accomodate 2+ cups of tea.