Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by **chado.my.teaway** » Mar 16th, '13, 18:11

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by chado.my.teaway » Mar 16th, '13, 18:11

JRS22 wrote:I was inspired by chado.my.teaway to give my 2010 Bai Mu Dan another chance. I checked Five Star Teas for brewing ideas and decided to follow their gong fu approach. I half filled a pot with tea leaves, set the water temp to 165, and started with a 30 second steep. This tea is not destined to become one of my favorites, but it was good enough to look forward to more sessions with it.

I have to try another source...

I wasnt expected that.

by **chado.my.teaway** » Mar 19th, '13, 15:26

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by chado.my.teaway » Mar 19th, '13, 15:26

Kekecha;)

Nutty taste;)

Website · by **debunix** » Mar 24th, '13, 12:17

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by debunix » Mar 24th, '13, 12:17

Ya Bao, wild camellia buds, an excellent mellow start to the day, pretty when brewed up in a glass pot, the session supervised by Miss Emily....

Guardian of the tea by debunix, on Flickr

by **teaisme** » Mar 26th, '13, 16:00

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by teaisme » Mar 26th, '13, 16:00

Interesting more subtle taiwanese high oxi white, comforting and very gentle on the body, well needed detour from younger sheng

http://www.houdeasianart.com/index.php? ... 194a45f7b6

by **amaranto** » Mar 26th, '13, 16:43

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by amaranto » Mar 26th, '13, 16:43

That looks really tasty, teaisme.

by **teaisme** » Mar 26th, '13, 17:17

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by teaisme » Mar 26th, '13, 17:17

it is rather good, been growing on me for sure, hard to brew a bad cup with this :mrgreen:

I like to brew this a couple ways,

a bunch of heavily crushed leaves filled to the max of gaiwan 0-15 second infusions for the first 4 brews, longer for the 5th and 6th, boiling water all the way, preheat to the max

Or big pot big cup, fill pot but don't crush any leaves, 2 mins for first, leave a small root, 5-6 minutes for second

by **Jspigs** » Apr 11th, '13, 20:31

Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by Jspigs » Apr 11th, '13, 20:31

I am currently enjoying some 2013 yabao from yunnan sourcing.

by **corban123** » Apr 13th, '13, 19:33

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by corban123 » Apr 13th, '13, 19:33

Still trying to decide on one. So many great choices, but I'm still looking. Most likely going to be Silver Needle.

by **JRS22** » Apr 28th, '13, 12:11

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by JRS22 » Apr 28th, '13, 12:11

I'm on my fourth infusion of Rishi Jasmine Silver Needles. Somehow the jasmine is never overpowering yet the scent and flavor linger through at least five infusions. I purchased a 65ml gaiwan set from Greenwood Studios which has proven to be ideal for this tea. Six infusions in a larger pot is a LOT of jasmine.

by **JRS22** » May 22nd, '13, 11:36

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by JRS22 » May 22nd, '13, 11:36

Once again I'm enjoying some 2010 Bai Mu Dan from Seven Cups brewed in my Seong-il Hobin. I accidentally purchased two 50 gram bags and wasn't happy with the brewing outcome until recently. Lucky for me Bai Mu Dan is not only inexpensive but has a reputation for aging well, so I'm looking forward to opening and using the second bag.

Website · by **debunix** » Jun 1st, '13, 00:13

Re: Official what White/Yellow are you drinking right now?

by debunix » Jun 1st, '13, 00:13

Ye Fang Bai Cha from Norbu. It's a 2 year old tea, but still wonderfully pleasant, sweet, fruity, spicy, a little less floral than when really fresh.