cardamom seeds? I don't konw.……
I now understand the Italian people's feelings about pineapples on pizza. Of course, 30 years of cellaring is very good, 5 years have begun to change, 10 years or so has been satisfactory. And my friend, I believe your age will exceed three figures, Trust me, I know the Eight Diagrams of Yin and Yang.
After smoking a hand rolled cigarette(mixture 79 inside) it's time to go to bed. Good night, everyone.
@Chaukisch What do you think the "Clay King " needs to make it really special???Airing out some of the Virginia Gold Lemon that I soaked with lemon peel infused mead, with a pinch of English style Black Cavendish. Maybe this will give the soaked VA a better chance to stand out.
It needs a few more minutes before it's ready to be packed down the clay.
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I hope so too. So far the soaked Virginia is a terrific smoke by itself. Just too light on the sauce.
I often think about how old the clay of my pipe is. Gotta be pretty old dirt, some of it.
i really had no idea what all this pu'erh tea talk was all about, then remembered a box of tea a friend gave us a few years ago after returning from a trip to china. Turns out we have some! Now what do i need to do to store it correctly!?I guess it's very similar to Virginia. Tight pressing has a great influence on the degree of fermentation. Pu'er raw tea, which has been stored for more than 30 years (correctly and appropriately), will no longer be green and astringent, but will be more gentle. After taking a sip, the sweet taste in the mouth will be more rapid and strong, and the color of the tea soup will also change from gold to reddish brown, close to the cooked Pu'er tea.
Therefore, hoard some raw Pu'er tea like hoarding tobacco. You won't regret it.
Beautiful grain. Looks a little deep for my preference, but a gorgeous pipe nonetheless.View attachment 182799
Still on the fence If I’m keeping this pipe. But anyways I’m smoking some 40th
I keep mine in canning jars stored out of the light.i really had no idea what all this pu'erh tea talk was all about, then remembered a box of tea a friend gave us a few years ago after returning from a trip to china. Turns out we have some! Now what do i need to do to store it correctly!?
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i really had no idea what all this pu'erh tea talk was all about, then remembered a box of tea a friend gave us a few years ago after returning from a trip to china. Turns out we have some! Now what do i need to do to store it correctly!?
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Yes, we tried it when received...I can say we did not take right to it and it has remained appreciated but unconsumed in our cupboard. Going to try it again though, now that I am learning about it: "Pu-erh, which is processed in a special way to encourage microbial fermentation after the leaves are dried, ages more dynamically than any tea out there. It does not have fans. It has junkies who buy kilos of the stuff at a time to bliss out on days-long brewing sessions, only dropping out of their highs long enough to argue over the best pu-erh blends, growing regions, and storage methods."Did you ever try it?
Can you say what the age has done for the HB?4 year old Haunted Bookshop in a Savinelli 677 Onda.
Yes, we tried it when received...I can say we did not take right to it and it has remained appreciated but unconsumed in our cupboard. Going to try it again though, now that I am learning about it: "Pu-erh, which is processed in a special way to encourage microbial fermentation after the leaves are dried, ages more dynamically than any tea out there. It does not have fans. It has junkies who buy kilos of the stuff at a time to bliss out on days-long brewing sessions, only dropping out of their highs long enough to argue over the best pu-erh blends, growing regions, and storage methods."
Sounds good to me!