Context: This is a tea that is well known right now among the community. It is pretty well received and very highly regarded. The first time I had this I hated it, it was far too strong. I have since done it more justice with great water, a lower ratio,
You know that feeling when you spend too much money on tea but you justify it cause you're buying a bunch of samples and learning a lot...and then you slow down a bit and start hammering things you know you like and start spending too much that
Context: Sample Mountain again, Article coming soon Been really enjoying Bi Yun Hao (BYH), assuming this one will be up there too. Parameters: * Grams: ~5g * Vessel: 2000-2010's Modern Shantou Pigeon Spout Pot, 120ml * Water: Tea Curious Original Recipe Visuals: Sorry, no pics for this one. Just google a
Context: Today we have a tea from Sample Mountain, see 'Trades, Trades, Trades' for more on that. Article coming soon I haven't had a particularly large volume of Yuan Yuan Tang (YYT), but what I've had I've enjoyed as daily drinker caliber
My server friend Qwasx, or 'qwaz', says this blog isn't really tea and clay but more just water and water. He's sort of right. But I am truly hoping and intending to get that remedied here very shortly. While it may seem silly, fanatic,
I drank 4 sessions of 2008 801 Dayi 8582 yesterday...here are the events of that day recounted through the lens of a Snoot, desperately trying to learn hydrology (probably the wrong term), apply an increasingly nebulous and woefully inefficient grasp of it to tea, and pray one day he
Context: This is the second tasting of this tea for the blog, off the back of this article here: 2003 Chen Yuan Hao Manzhuan - Wacky WaterThis article was written first, there is a second tasting entry I consider the more “true” entry with corrected water. Moving forward, tasting notes
OK! This one is gonna be pretty comprehensive, not massive, about 2,000 words. So, status update: * Been, what; a month and a half? * Bad tea the whole time, just sorta stopped drinking it. * Not just 'subpar', but genuinely not good in some cases. * Most recent tasting (03
This article was written first, there is a second tasting entry I consider the more "true" entry with corrected water. Moving forward, tasting notes will again be normal. Here is that article: 2003 Chen Yuan Hao Manzhuan - Good WaterContext: This is the second tasting of this tea
That's right! All the way from Greece - which, I guess feels farther and more unique to me cause of what it is. Although, I suppose it really isn't farther than China and Taiwan from the traditions of the far east, but still. I suppose it
Context: This is a tea I know, but don't know. I have a cake, of which this session is from. I have had samples from various places. I didn't care much for this tea out of the lineup a mere 3-4 years ago, even 2...it