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Water
So there I am I'm sitting down on a Monday morning to have some CYH Zhiwang (2007), a "unicorn piss" tea as one member of the community calls it haha đ. I prepare my 1960's hongni teapot, preheat the vessel, grab my leaf, and get
Yang Qing Hao
Context: 10g sample, first session of two. While most brews are Empirical Water Glacial (link below), slightly heavier empirical water cross between glacial and spring was used for this tea. It was 40% spring per recipe, 60% filtered tap in this batch. After some feeling it out, the water is
Letters to the Tea Community
My goodness would I just adore having a room like that. Those sorts of spaces feel almost...sacred. Havens, in a world of havoc. To be surrounded by endless books, a never ending fountain of knowledge to immerse myself in...a sort of, paradise, in a form. Perhaps one day
Letters to the Tea Community
For several years, I enjoyed tea alone; drinking more-so to have some with my Bible reading time or opting for it instead of coffee. Eventually a few folks that also knew what a dragon pearl was came around, but I hadn't known for much longer than them. Then
Letters to the Tea Community
â From the Latin: "Coming toward a port." If youâre ready to dock somewhere with real access â not just to good tea, but to its stories, culture, memories, and knowledge... Without the fluff, the gatekeeping, or the snark... Then welcome. Youâve found the right port. I am
Yang Qing Hao
Context: This is a cake I know very well from the brand I know the most from the category and age of tea I drink the most. This statement has been true and growing over about 4 years. I've gone through more than a cake of this and
Tastings
Context: This was a sample, broken quite a bit sadly. Left in a mylar sample bag for a good while but never opened after it was sealed in. Parameters: * ~6g * 1960's 60ml Hongni teapot * Empirical Water Glacial Visuals: Nice jincha w/ nice leaf (from what I saw). Fair
Letters to the Tea Community
I think this article should be brief. I actually wrote the article on Canon (see at the bottom) first and had it titled Uni-tea, but ended up deciding it was worthy to be it's own topic and took this a different direction. You can read that article afterward,
Letters to the Tea Community
Good Morning Folks đ - Iâm the Red Snoot. The name? It came from Lilo & Stitch â one of Stitchâs cousins, Experiment 158. Finder. Thatâs what they called him. He has a strong ability to locate things based on that sniffer of his. All someone had to do