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Senchafied... but now the weather is too hot

non-blog entry { i've been drinking mostly senchas the past 6 months mornings afternoon and eves ... with minor interru...

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posted by SilverNeedles

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by SilverNeedles

Mangosteen revisited was Cheap but scented

I went to our Dragon Boat Festival over the weekend. There was a real Yurt set up by our Mongolian community. After the...

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posted by netstuff

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by netstuff

Yunnan white tea

I previously mention the owner of my local tea shoppe unloading chinese teas that dont sell. If its on sale I dont even...

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posted by netstuff

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by netstuff

Cheap but scented

My local tea shoppe is discontinuing its Taiwan TGY scented with dried pomengranate called pomoolong and Fujian BaiMuDa...

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posted by netstuff

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by netstuff

Potters of Firsk

This is marginally on-topic, but a lot of people here seem to be interested in ceramics. There's a wonderfully twisted...

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posted by dogma_i

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Another grotty green

Ill add another one to the list, Xin Yang (Hunnan) Mao Jian. The dry aroma is like alcohol. The infused leaf is like sp...

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posted by netstuff

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by netstuff

Tea Snob Status

I thought it would never happen to me, but it has. I no longer can grin and bear a tepid cup of water with a Lipton or...

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posted by dominictiberio

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by dominictiberio

Summer Tea Suggestion

Oops, sorry for the double-post, so I will give a quick introduction o myself here instead. I've enjoyed tea for fourty...

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posted by S-Tea.4a2edda.402155

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puer, what happened to the "h"? (2026 Update)

anyone know when they started(i mean some not all) this spelling "puer". from what i see on old wrappers, tickets or bo...

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posted by icetea8

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by icetea8

Everything is light roast

I learned something this weekend reviewing the teas at SevenCups. The latest craze are light roasts of traditional heav...

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posted by netstuff

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by netstuff

Is keemun being forgotten?

We are a chinese keemun producer in Qimen County,China. I was really annoyed when talking with a merchant ( to spare tr...

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posted by tongyuanyutian

28 comments posted 17yrs posted by tongyuanyutian

Tea Party at The Fowler, You're Invited!

Hello All! I?ve browsed around quite a bit and have found some very interesting and engrossing posts about everyone?s f...

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posted by beaeyales

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Embarking on a new tea journey black/red

So I finally worked myself out of my latest tea rut (Huo Shan Huang Ya, Shui Xian, Song Zhong Dan Cong, BLC) and it has...

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posted by dominictiberio

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by dominictiberio

12th International Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony Convention

On October 16-18, 2009 the "12th International Wu-Wo Tea Ceremony" convention will be held in San Francisco, and hosted...

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posted by icetea8

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by icetea8

Finally mold

On a brick shu I got in SF earlier this year. There was just a smidge under the neifei. I already mentioned a very frag...

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posted by netstuff

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by netstuff