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Jan 15th, '14, 02:53
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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Teaism » Jan 15th, '14, 02:53

I just updated my blog with a new post.
In it, there is a picture of a well stored 20 years old Puer. Old sheng puer must look something like that, dark reddish or maroon. The tea leaves should be seen individually most of the time in the pressed cakes. It should smell nice and clean without any funny odor.
Many fake old tea is blackish and the tea leaves cannot be distinguished and have undesirable odor. But this is just a general guide and some authentic old tea can differ in some unique case, e.g. Old Chien Liang Cha, may look different.
So if you hunt for old tea, remember that look.

Cheers!

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by William » Jan 15th, '14, 11:59

Teaism wrote:I just updated my blog with a new post.
In it, there is a picture of a well stored 20 years old Puer. Old sheng puer must look something like that, dark reddish or maroon. The tea leaves should be seen individually most of the time in the pressed cakes. It should smell nice and clean without any funny odor.
Many fake old tea is blackish and the tea leaves cannot be distinguished and have undesirable odor. But this is just a general guide and some authentic old tea can differ in some unique case, e.g. Old Chien Liang Cha, may look different.
So if you hunt for old tea, remember that look.

Cheers!
Great post.
Thanks.

Have a nice day!

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by the_economist » Jan 19th, '14, 22:31

Really enjoying this blog, refreshing and tasteful!

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Teaism » Jan 20th, '14, 09:42

Thanks a lot. Appreciate your kind compliments.

Cheers!

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Teaism » Feb 16th, '14, 21:19

Hi Teachatters,
I just post an article of a rare"tea" call Ancient Dragon Pearl Tea 陳年龍珠茶. For you curiosity and knowledge. This tea is very highly priced and rare but may sounds unappetizing, but it is part of tea history.

http://teaism99.com/2014/02/17/ancient- ... tea-陳年龍珠茶/

Enjoy!

Cheers! :D
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Feb 25th, '14, 20:29
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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Teaism » Feb 25th, '14, 20:29

Hi Teachatters,

We had a good discussion on Kyusu last week I have just added an article on it. The higher resolution photos will enable to show more detail on its beauty. Please check it out.

http://teaism99.com/2014/02/26/kyusu/

Cheers! :D
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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Alex » Feb 26th, '14, 03:31

Amazing blog and great timing on the Tachi pot pictures post (sorry couldn't help that deliberate mouth full). I just managed to score one myself! 8)

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Teaism » Feb 26th, '14, 04:21

Alex wrote:Amazing blog and great timing on the Tachi pot pictures post (sorry couldn't help that deliberate mouth full). I just managed to score one myself! 8)
Hi Alex,
Thanks and great that you score one of the Tachi Shigaraki too. I recalled that the pots went off quite fast and only available in very limited numbers. I grabbed 3 of different sizes and enjoy brewing them. The feel of the pot is really nice.

Cheers! :D
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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Alex » Mar 10th, '14, 08:26

What size are those two Teaism? 8)

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Teaism » Mar 10th, '14, 10:25

Hi Alex,
Thanks for your interest. The bigger one is 300ml and the smaller one is 50ml.

Cheers! :D

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Alex » Mar 11th, '14, 07:28

Nice....I just got my 300ml yesterday. Love the clay! texture is so good. One to treasure for sure.

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Teaism » Mar 11th, '14, 10:55

Nice! and congratulations Alex.

Cheers! :D

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by William » Mar 11th, '14, 11:48

Alex wrote:Nice....I just got my 300ml yesterday. Love the clay! texture is so good. One to treasure for sure.

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Amazing teapots Alex!

May I ask you how the Shigaraki performs, particularly with regard to body and aftertaste? :D

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by Alex » Mar 12th, '14, 04:55

Teaism can answer this better so I'll bow out to him for a better explanation then what follows......

I normal don't find japanese pots to need seasoning/breaking in, but I can tell this pot currently needs a little breaking in, I feel its a little hungry at the moment. Certainly gives a smoothness and length to the after taste and softens the high notes in my sencha, I'm currently getting a slight dryness in the after-taste, again the pot just needs using more (fine by me :lol: ).. Its a very very forgiving pot.....absorbing any mistakes in over brewing with ease, but its more balanced then say the Nosaka reduction :mrgreen:

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Re: Oh no... another tea blog!!

by William » Mar 12th, '14, 10:06

Alex wrote:Teaism can answer this better so I'll bow out to him for a better explanation then what follows......

I normal don't find japanese pots to need seasoning/breaking in, but I can tell this pot currently needs a little breaking in, I feel its a little hungry at the moment. Certainly gives a smoothness and length to the after taste and softens the high notes in my sencha, I'm currently getting a slight dryness in the after-taste, again the pot just needs using more (fine by me :lol: ).. Its a very very forgiving pot.....absorbing any mistakes in over brewing with ease, but its more balanced then say the Nosaka reduction :mrgreen:
Many thanks Alex! :D
I hope to find one in the future. :wink:

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