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Tuo Cha vs Cake

By now some of you may be aware that I recently purchased my first Tuo Cha, - "Late 70's Lang Cang Silver Tip semi-cook...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by draconust
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by draconust

Mixed cooked Puer and Raw Puer??

Recently I aquired a very interesting Puer from the 1960's. It does not have any nei fei or wrapping. I was told that b...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sinacarroll
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by sinacarroll

ChaYe means Tea not Cha

Why is ChaYe used almost exclusively over Cha in a company name? I double checked Google and my Rosetta Stone to verify...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by netstuff
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by netstuff

Another cheap teapress

The 1L Sierra Tea Press I see elsewhere in town for $25 is on the Ross knick-knack closeout shelf for $8. I say 1L beca...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by netstuff
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by netstuff

Searching for Mud Man LuYu

Hello, all, I am searching for a clay (ceramic) figurine of LuYu. I have seen a few bonsai figurines of LuYu on Ebay; b...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by iluvt2
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by iluvt2

Instructions on carving a bamboo water ladle?

I am looking for some instructions on carving your own bamboo ladle (hishaku) for the Japanese Tea Ceremony. If anyone c...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by martin1019
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by martin1019

Darjeeling First Flush

This centre of Heaven This core of the Earth This Heart of the World Fenced Round with snow!! Arrivals of the first flu...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ankitlochan
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ankitlochan

SF/Bay Area "tea" Movie

Courtesy of davelcorp on another group - http://fest07.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=6. I think this about David Le...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by iluvt2
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by iluvt2

First pass at some teapot cooling effects

What the heck - it's Saturday, and my favorite show is on WUMB. Somebody more awake can check the arithmetic and assump...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by DogMa_I
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by DogMa_I

Keemun Vs Golden Monkey

Today I have received a tea lot from my mainland Chinese friend includes Keemun Mao Feng(KMF), Hao Ya A and Golden Monk...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by riponz07
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by riponz07

An Ji Xian Lu

Anybody familiar with An Ji Xian Lu Cha? It is (was) one of my favourite greens, but since my previous vendor has close...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gsajo
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by gsajo

Lin Pao Cha ??

Anybody famliar with a factory called 'Lin Pao Cha' or something similarly sounding ? Brand could be Yin Hao. Possibly m...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by draconust
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by draconust

Limed Out

I am back home in ZImbabwe for a bit, and I cannot get decent water to drink my teas with that I purchased in london. T...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by maurice
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by maurice

Yellow tea

I've only had a few yellow teas (in Asia) and love them but don't know how to get them in the US. I do drink Yellow Tea...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by petergwkeen
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by petergwkeen

A smokey green tea from Ceylon

Royal World is a brand found in Arabic stores. It is a high end brand in the sense it is more expensive than the others...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by netstuff
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by netstuff