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Interested in Tea?

Interested in tea? I am. What I don't give a damn about are your opinions of the posts here. I don't care if you think...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by solomonlaw
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by solomonlaw

Upton's best Yunnan black

Recently I ordered a sample of all nine Yunnan black teas offered by Upton, and have now drunk them all. They are all v...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rbd
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by rbd

Group Apology

I would like to apologize to the group for my high signal to noise ratio lately (IE Tea to BS ratio). I will cease and...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mikefilter
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by mikefilter

cold and wet saturday afternoon ...

There is nothing better than to sit at the window (laptop on my legs) at a cold and a bit wet saturday like today (Germ...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by irrgang
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by irrgang

Bai Hao Oolong.

Bai Hao means white downy tips, which was present in very large quantities in Bai Hao Oolong Tea thus its name. Most oo...
25 comments posted 22yrs
posted by neutralz
25 comments posted 22yrs posted by neutralz

A Question about Zhuni

I have heard from a number of sources that zhuni clay is either unattainable or extremely rare and that anyone purporti...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cel
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by cel

puerh.net

Hey Mike. The site is coming along beautifully. Please add tasting notes to your excel spreadsheet. I want to download...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by solomonlaw
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by solomonlaw

Caffeine and stress

Netscape is my home page and it always has news items. There was an interesting one today. http://www.newswise.com/artic...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by genus
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by genus

Black Teas and Health

Hey everyone, I've posted here a while ago asking for advice about whether it is appropriate to bring my own tea to res...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by seby1689
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by seby1689

Poo Poo Puerh

The first time I ever heard of this tea was at the Holy Mountain site (http://www.holymtn.com/tea/pu-erh.htm). It sound...
39 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mikefilter
39 comments posted 22yrs posted by mikefilter

"Simply Ming" On Tea-Spice Rubs

The installment of "Simply Ming" this week includes several dishes made with a Tea-Spice rub, using a Lapsang Souchong....
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wliebold
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by wliebold

green rooibos vs red rooibos

What's the difference between green rooibos and red rooibos? I mean aside from the oxidation of red rooibos? Is it anyt...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by strombrg
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by strombrg

Chinese/Japanese Teapot Sources in NYC

hey all - I will be visiting NYC in a couple of days. Always wanted one but never took out the time to source it out. W...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by endor37
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by endor37

Ginger tea

Hi. My Chinese acupuncturist advised me to change black or green tea with ginger tea for a period. I said OK, but now I...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by okvaal
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by okvaal