Tea Connoisseur's Forum

Something from nothing

Here is a picture of dry and wet leaf Fu Shou or Buddha Hand. http://i38.tinypic.com/154d006.jpg Id say the dry leaf is...

2 comments posted 16yrs

posted by netstuff

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by netstuff

10 Teas to Start With

As a followup to the brewing basics post I recently made, this one attempts to offer a solid foundation in the teas the...

18 comments posted 16yrs

posted by dominictiberio

18 comments posted 16yrs posted by dominictiberio

tea arts culture

Tenfu Tea College Specialized English for Tea homepage http://groups.google.com/group/teaarts

0 comments posted 16yrs

posted by icetea8

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by icetea8

Too much tea or stepped too long?

Fairly often when I am trying to figure out the right brewing parameters for a tea, I get a cup that is too much of som...

15 comments posted 16yrs

posted by wonmug

15 comments posted 16yrs posted by wonmug

Anyone know of another vendor for Long Jing Huang Pao?

I'm becoming increasingly enamored with this tea and the only thing that kind of bothers me is having to buy it in smal...

2 comments posted 16yrs

posted by dominictiberio

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by dominictiberio

My first green Darjeeling maybe

My local tea shoppe has been raving about a first flush 2009 Namring they got in a month ago. The best in years they cl...

2 comments posted 16yrs

posted by netstuff

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by netstuff

Brewing Tea - Water, Temperature, and Time

I just finished writing this for my blog (teasphere.wordpress.com) and thought it would be useful here possibly. I'd al...

8 comments posted 16yrs

posted by dominictiberio

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by dominictiberio

Anyone have any stand-out greens this year?

I actually didn't buy any major new greens this year because I had been on other pursuits, and didn't follow them close...

4 comments posted 16yrs

posted by dominictiberio

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by dominictiberio

For Sale Apple Iphone 3gs 32gb ---$250, HTC Touch2---$300

Please contact: Email : snipped-for-privacy@live.com Email : snipped-for-privacy@live.com NIKO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is...

0 comments posted 16yrs

posted by nikoltd04.51be37a.322175

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nikoltd04.51be37a.322175

Oldest gaiwan in a movie

I saw Children of Huang Shi over the weekend on the premium movie channels. It is set in China during the Rape of Nanki...

18 comments posted 16yrs

posted by netstuff

18 comments posted 16yrs posted by netstuff

Spot the brewing errors

My local British tea shoppe owner sent me this YouTube link of making tea in 1941 Britain while at war. http://tinyurl....

0 comments posted 16yrs

posted by netstuff

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by netstuff

In search of big oolongs

An earlier post asking how many teas you have (I typically have 12 or so) got me thinking about what I don't have. I'm...

19 comments posted 16yrs

posted by gtbookguy

19 comments posted 16yrs posted by gtbookguy

A cheap pouchong beauty

This is a $5 100g tin from Hsin Tung Yang Co located in Taiwan I got in my Chinatown. http://i35.tinypic.com/10yonr8.jp...

2 comments posted 16yrs

posted by netstuff

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by netstuff

Online Tea Tasting!

http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t003 Please join in...!!!!

1 comments posted 16yrs

posted by ankitlochan

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by ankitlochan

How many teas to you have?

As I venture further into this passion, I find myself collecting quite a variety of teas. I am wondering if most people...

6 comments posted 16yrs

posted by efaerman

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by efaerman