Those do sound appealing! I am gonna have to try some. I'm learning that I like the higher fired oolongtingjunkie wrote:Camellia Sinensis has a couple. The '91 Ali Shan is quite nice in my opinion, as long as you are into cigar and leather notes. It's definitely as masculine tea.tortoise wrote:Those look very appealing, but only seen them on Stephane's blog. I'll have to poke around some more.
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I bought some of the Ginger Flower Dan Cong. Probably not the highest grade in the world....Any tips on brewing it....I hate brewing dan cong...I'm so bad at it.Herb_Master wrote: Ginger Flower Dan Cong or Sparrow's Tongue Yan Cha
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Sounds great to me.tingjunkie wrote:Camellia Sinensis has a couple. The '91 Ali Shan is quite nice in my opinion, as long as you are into cigar and leather notes. It's definitely as masculine tea.tortoise wrote:Those look very appealing, but only seen them on Stephane's blog. I'll have to poke around some more.
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I always see people saying DC is finicky with regard to brewing. So far, I've not had any problems - maybe its beginners luck I keep the infusions really short - under 15 seconds. Basically, I fill the pot or gaiwan, walk it to my tea tray, count to 5 or so (if using my gaiwan), then pour. Or something like that. Wow, that was vague - sorry.Zensuji wrote:I bought some of the Ginger Flower Dan Cong. Probably not the highest grade in the world....Any tips on brewing it....I hate brewing dan cong...I'm so bad at it.Herb_Master wrote: Ginger Flower Dan Cong or Sparrow's Tongue Yan Cha
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Good DC is not hard to brew. People that complain about the astringency often are buying cheap, commercial grades. Good DC is wonderful. So many flavors and aromas to enjoy.
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I think thats the problem to be honest. Before I get to any good amount of flavour I get a boat load of astringency. I can either get an extremly subtle cup that's slightly lacking or if I go past that point the bitterness kicks in......oh well.
This is what I bought
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0531195603
very much on the cheap side....that will teach me
This is what I bought
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0531195603
very much on the cheap side....that will teach me
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If you follow my $30/100g rule, you should be able to buy a tea that delivers. Don't get me wrong. I would love to buy a good DC for less and if anyone can convince me that there is a tea out there for less, don't hesitate to mention it.Zensuji wrote:I think thats the problem to be honest. Before I get to any good amount of flavour I get a boat load of astringency. I can either get an extremly subtle cup that's slightly lacking or if I go past that point the bitterness kicks in......oh well.
This is what I bought
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0531195603
very much on the cheap side....that will teach me
BTW, in London, you should pay a visit to East Teas or Postcard teas and try their Peach Nut DC. Yum, but $$$. Sorry, I don't have the Sterling symobol.
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Thanks Tead off. I think I'm going to start buying 50grams for £10. Seem like a decent price point. And would be in keeping with what you're saying....basically £10 = $15
I'm actually spending too much on budget teas.... I think i'm getting to the point where I'd rather drink a little less but better stuff....time to change my sweet spot and drinking habits. Maybe just keep a little budget tea here and there for plain old drinking. MMM tea for thought.
I'm actually spending too much on budget teas.... I think i'm getting to the point where I'd rather drink a little less but better stuff....time to change my sweet spot and drinking habits. Maybe just keep a little budget tea here and there for plain old drinking. MMM tea for thought.
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You could panhandle in Mayfair for extra tea money.Zensuji wrote:Thanks Tead off. I think I'm going to start buying 50grams for £10. Seem like a decent price point. And would be in keeping with what you're saying....basically £10 = $15
I'm actually spending too much on budget teas.... I think i'm getting to the point where I'd rather drink a little less but better stuff....time to change my sweet spot and drinking habits. Maybe just keep a little budget tea here and there for plain old drinking. MMM tea for thought.
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LOL
Just ordered some of this
http://www.wanlingteahouse.com/product. ... pring_2010
First time I've bought 50 grams of tea that comes wrapped in individual 8 gram bags.
I got a 90ml gaiwan here so I'll probably try half a bags worth per gaiwan session.
Just ordered some of this
http://www.wanlingteahouse.com/product. ... pring_2010
First time I've bought 50 grams of tea that comes wrapped in individual 8 gram bags.
I got a 90ml gaiwan here so I'll probably try half a bags worth per gaiwan session.
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A good way to start is put in 1/3 leaves. I find that usually does the trick.Zensuji wrote:LOL
Just ordered some of this
http://www.wanlingteahouse.com/product. ... pring_2010
First time I've bought 50 grams of tea that comes wrapped in individual 8 gram bags.
I got a 90ml gaiwan here so I'll probably try half a bags worth per gaiwan session.
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is that 1/3 of a gaiwan full of rolled oolong you mean? Seems like loads....but I guess I'm probably close to 1/4 or 1/5 at the moment
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If I could choose only one it would be either a variety of DHP or an old bush shui xian, and I would be happy with either of them. Shui Xian have been a staple of mine for the last couple of years. I like it because it's easy to find good examples without smashing your piggy bank. And I like the size and structure of the DHP's that I've tried -- Bei Dou #1 from Teaspring and Hou de and Jing's Imperial DHP, with new samples from Postcard Tea and Red Circle tea -- so I could certainly stand to drink it every day.
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I'm already altering my response. For about the last five years, I drank more oolong than anything else, and I was living in Seattle where I could get a lot of High Mountain Taiwanese easily. Now, I'm sliding back into Japanese greens and, though they aren't the same, I'm finding that sencha quenches my greener oolong thirst. Now, when I want an oolong, I'm reaching for wuyi. I still don't think I've had a great one though and I've exhausted my tea allowance this month at O-Cha.
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Is it just me or does anyone else find it funny that Red Umbrella's WuYi comes from Adagio.
http://www.redumbrella.ca/p663/Wuyi-Ool ... _info.html
http://www.redumbrella.ca/p663/Wuyi-Ool ... _info.html