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Darjeeling first flush
Reported to be of spotty quality this year; the good ones are late, rare, and pricey. My next order will be mainly Nilgiris, which have some heft to them. Toci
 
pu-erh , grinding ???
i ordered some puerh. would it help or not to use a clean coffee grinder to pulverize the leaf? then it would be like teabag leaf size ? would this get more flavour out, or be more bitter ? yes, i am...
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Seeking Tea-Themed Films and Books
Hello, everyone! I'm a member of the Puget Sound Tea Association, and we're putting together a tea festival for this fall in Seattle. One of the things we're looking into is having a series of films...
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First Flush Darjeelings
The 2008 first flush DJs have started to be offered for sale (see for example ). The price is rather high -- anytime a blurb is offered which contains the words "fierce bidding" you know they are...
 
Anyone heard from Yunnan LLC lately ?
Hi there fellow tea drinkers, It's possible he's on vacation or out buying tea, but haven't had any replies to recent email.
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April tea inventory
What is yours? I should finish up my sencha, and the next time be sure to buy it fresh and grassy, not stale and flowery. Also to go and not get again is the sample of Darjeeling SFTGFOP1 free from...
 
aged pu-er
Is there such a thing as pu-er that is too old? I don't have experience drinking much pu-er, mostly what I've had is green and/or cooked pu. What I've tried to imagine is something that has a flavor...
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Seeking Qihong (Keemun) Information
Hello! I've been an avid lurker here for a long time but I now have a burning need to post because I'd like to draw on the collective knowledge of the group. I'm working to expand an article on Keemun...
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Best way to brew Tai Ping Hou Kui and Liu An Gua Pian?
I recently decided to explore some of China's classical green teas and ordered Supreme Tai Ping Hou Kui and Liu An Gua Pian from Dragon Tea House. I did not get any brewing recommendations and my...
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Has anyone ordered from here? Value of competitions?
Hello. Has anyone ordered from J-Tea? Their teas look/sound good but some of them are rather expensive and I haven't heard of anyone in this forum ordering from them. (This is not an ad! I've read the...
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water temp for Anxi oolong?
Hi everyone. I'm getting into a major Anxi / tieguanyin phase, and I've been having some issues with weird grassy tastes. It might be that I've bought crappy tea, but I want to make sure. So, I was...
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Using up old Sensha
I just have a few teaspoons of six month old sensha, although I think it was also old when I got it. It's lost its grassy taste, but instead has a yellow flower taste- some forthysia blossom, some...
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Cheap'n'cheerful green tea?
I stopped by a neighbor who has a saw mill yesterday to inquire about large (>14" wide") oak or heart-pine boards for a little furniture project. That has nothing to do with anything, really, but I...
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are enamel-on-steel kettles safe?
Hi, I recently bought an enamel-on-steel kettle to boil water (it is covered with black enamel on the inside). After i used it several times, i was cleaning the inside with a paper towel and i saw a...
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