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Re: Brewing Dancongs and Yanchas...
brilliant pictures. Any picture of the dry leaf?Herb_Master wrote:This evening - Infusion 5
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Tea Habitat 2008 Huang Zhi in Stone Ladle CZ
Tonights tea - the dry leafdylanstea wrote: brilliant pictures. Any picture of the dry leaf?
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Tea Habitat 2008 Huang Zhi in Stone Ladle CZ
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I struggled with the focus on Supermacro setting so ended up with a lot of photos trying to show firrerent aspects of the leaf.
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Tea Habitat 2008 Huang Zhi in Stone Ladle CZ
Tea Habitat 2008 Huang Zhi in Stone Ladle CZDavid R. wrote: Is there a way to have photos of the 2 other chao zhou pots ?I think I am going to place an order soon...
Nothing urgent though...
Tonight's tea - the teapot [s]
I was frisky when I got home so could not wait until Tuesday
I started prepping the new pots and rinsed the 'Fang Gu' out at the same time.
'Stone Ladle' on the left and 'Bell' on the right
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closer up Stone Ladle and Fang Gu
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All 3 together again
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Stone Ladle - in detail
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I went lighter on the leaf tonight
5 gm in a 100ml cz
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But after
shaking and tapping
and more
shaking and tapping
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and a little bit more shaking and tapping
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I did not have to break even 1 leaf, though I did pull one out and reinsert it.
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I believe the names of pot shapes Water ladle is called Shi Pao
does anyone know what Stone Ladle is called ?
or another name for Bell?
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Tea Habitat 2008 Huang Zhi in Stone Ladle CZ
Tea Habitat 2008 Huang Zhi in Stone Ladle CZ
Tonight's tea, the brewing
The tea was ready
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and so was the water
5 second wash
and 10 second 1st Infusion
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Using less leaf than last time still nowhere near the rim
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Brew a bit light
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Pleasant drink, nice fragrance but not Orange Blossom
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I will give the 2nd Infusion a bit longer
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15 seconds and near boiling water
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more colour, more body and a definite whiff of a citrusy fragrance.
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a little bit more open, but not filling the pot
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I have had this tea before, but think I enjoyed it more then
3rd infusion 20 seconds with almost still boiling water
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well the pot did not crack, but the tea very similar to infusion 2
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was called away, on return I gave 4th infusion boiling water and 30 seconds - at last a slight tingle on the tongue, but generally not as 'wow' as when I tried the same tea 18 months ago.
I have heard from Imen that a brand new DC is likely not at it's best, and 12 months should see it at it's peak
She also sells aged DCs
that are supposed to be good
I think this one was better (assuming it is the same one I bought 2 years ago) after 6 months than it is after 28 months.
But I will reserve judgement until after I have upped the leaf, I think it needed another 2 gm in this pot to get the best out of it.
Tonight's tea, the brewing
The tea was ready
![Image](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1106/5133230717_bd572011da.jpg)
and so was the water
5 second wash
and 10 second 1st Infusion
![Image](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/5133232691_87aa0e8d6e.jpg)
Using less leaf than last time still nowhere near the rim
![Image](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/5133234865_b46943782e.jpg)
Brew a bit light
![Image](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1217/5133837016_3fe2fdfa39.jpg)
Pleasant drink, nice fragrance but not Orange Blossom
![Image](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/5133839240_eb5d7f3b84.jpg)
![Image](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1397/5133241417_faf836da0d.jpg)
![Image](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/5133843220_eae6471b2f.jpg)
I will give the 2nd Infusion a bit longer
![Image](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/5133245517_605c656de6.jpg)
15 seconds and near boiling water
![Image](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1095/5133847406_30e68a52f0.jpg)
more colour, more body and a definite whiff of a citrusy fragrance.
![Image](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5133249411_854f7130e0.jpg)
a little bit more open, but not filling the pot
![Image](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/5133253355_ea774776bd.jpg)
![Image](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/5133857070_776e610033.jpg)
I have had this tea before, but think I enjoyed it more then
3rd infusion 20 seconds with almost still boiling water
![Image](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/5133263241_9db64cf2b2.jpg)
well the pot did not crack, but the tea very similar to infusion 2
![Image](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/5133865174_01cd86fbf9.jpg)
![Image](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1217/5133867264_21f522252a.jpg)
was called away, on return I gave 4th infusion boiling water and 30 seconds - at last a slight tingle on the tongue, but generally not as 'wow' as when I tried the same tea 18 months ago.
I have heard from Imen that a brand new DC is likely not at it's best, and 12 months should see it at it's peak
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I think this one was better (assuming it is the same one I bought 2 years ago) after 6 months than it is after 28 months.
But I will reserve judgement until after I have upped the leaf, I think it needed another 2 gm in this pot to get the best out of it.
Re: Brewing Dancongs and Yanchas...
Wow, many thanks for these pictures HB ! Those pots are really gorgeous. It will be a great help for me to choose one from Imen's selection.
Thanks also for the details. I was wondering whether 10cl was going to be too small for the leaves or not, but it seems to work all right.
I was thinking about taking the "aged tea" sample pack along with a Wu teapot. I have been trying aged dan cong from another source lately, and I think they benefit more from a teapot than a gaïwan, in a more "obvious" way than a fresh DC (but I am quite new with these teas.)
I saw that your location is UK. Tim from Postcardteas is preparing for a show at the end of november with Chao Zhou teapots involved, by Zhang family. I had the chance to see spoilers and I think it is going to be great. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend, but If you are in the neighbourhood...
Thanks also for the details. I was wondering whether 10cl was going to be too small for the leaves or not, but it seems to work all right.
I was thinking about taking the "aged tea" sample pack along with a Wu teapot. I have been trying aged dan cong from another source lately, and I think they benefit more from a teapot than a gaïwan, in a more "obvious" way than a fresh DC (but I am quite new with these teas.)
I saw that your location is UK. Tim from Postcardteas is preparing for a show at the end of november with Chao Zhou teapots involved, by Zhang family. I had the chance to see spoilers and I think it is going to be great. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend, but If you are in the neighbourhood...
Nov 5th, '10, 13:18
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Re: Brewing Dancongs and Yanchas...
David, I won't be able to make it to any Postcard Tea shows, I save all my travels for visiting malaysia and s.e. asia, or entertaining my malaysian friends round europe when they visit.