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A source for Gong Fu accessories?

Could some one please recommend a source for Gong Fu accessories? I'm looking for a set that includes a bamboo scoop, t...
29 comments posted 20yrs
posted by no
29 comments posted 20yrs posted by no

New York dim sum?

Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea? And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just deter...
13 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alex.woods
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by alex.woods

Is tea drinking solitary or social for you?

When I first started drinking tea I thought it would be enjoyable to sit and drink with a couple of friends and sociali...
21 comments posted 20yrs
posted by xcasper54x
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by xcasper54x

Looking for the most vegetal "fishy" green possible

I know a few folks around here share my same strange love/addiction to the vegetal "fishy" flavored green teas, and I t...
14 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dominictiberio
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by dominictiberio

When a Tuo is not a Tuo

Warning. I'm wearing my pimp hat askew. I recently received a shipment of Xiaguan 5x100g 'horseback tuocha' from Gordon...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by netstuff
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by netstuff

Tea Shop in Dalian?

Hi all, So after much waiting I'm finally fulfilling my dream of living and working in China. I haven't settled on a de...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nico.dornemann
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nico.dornemann

888, 999, 666?

Since there is a 999 cake[1], I always thought it had to do with the grading, but [2] says that the 888 is used for bei...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by scorciapino
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by scorciapino

Tea Tours in Hong Kong?

Hello again, I've been to HK a few times and I often see groups of tourists/other interested people being taken around...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by draconust
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by draconust

Tea storage issue revisited, new idea

Things are starting to reach a critical mass now that I have my tea supply aquired for the next 6 months and I am back...
20 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dominictiberio
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by dominictiberio

What is your favorite Japanese green tea dealer?

I really like o-cha.com (which is much better than Allegro, IMHO), but I'm looking for other sources to try something d...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by maanape
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by maanape

retail tea merchants in HK ?

Off to Hk on holiday soon. Are there one or two retail merchants of tea that you could recommend in HK? I would presume...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by draconust
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by draconust

Reusing storage canisters

I noticed a lingering aroma from the last batch of tea in one of my empty canisters, and wonder if - and how best - it...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by no
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by no

Oolong question.

Recently I decided to really focus on Oolongs because as it turns out they are my favorite (so far at least). I've been...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by xcasper54x
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by xcasper54x