White tea from family
Followed the instructions to brew in 90°C water definitely helped the leaves expand
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Had my second cup of yorksire tea. i think its so disapointing.
top 3 of my tea
- Wijs en zonen - Gunung malaga
- Twinings - Prince of Wales
- Wijs en zonen - Lapsang Souchong
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I have a few friends and one is from Yorkshire. She was extolling the virtue of Yorkshire tea. Haven’t had it yet, so I’ll report back when I do.
Price of Wales is solid for a fast cuppa.
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I also like going Earl Grey if i want a quick tea. And i hope there is this option when i’m with tea barbarian’s. You know those who drink fruit flavered tea.
Longjing tea from the family
Set my kettle at 195°F so that after pouring it would be at ~185
Based the temp off of this
https://old.reddit.com/r/tea/comments/185drwa/help_needed_dragonwell_tea_brewing_am_i_doing_it/kb1c6ie/
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It gives me great shame to know that this post existed and me not being aware until now… 
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My colleague got a little… Overenthusiastic when we got our monthly tea rations…
It’s only PG tips, but when you’re gagging for a brew…
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I can’t tell if those are teeth marks???
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I dont think Ive had real matcha. Ive had matcha flavored Kitkat from japan that i didnt like the taste and it should be close to the real thing.
Neither have I
Its immediate mainstream hype, had me shoving finger down throat
+The typ. pricing, immediately had me, scrolling through rest of any menu(s)
I’ve only thrown down few $$, towards a blended Pu-reh tea
Finished that and this
Didn’t have a free time to take any pics, but I did like that the leaves sank to the bottom
Also started on this
Leaves float like longjin
Loose leaf tea sub I bought years ago.
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Finished this from my dad
Started this a while back
Miaojian is nice and easy to clean in the pot leaves don’t expand as much as Fu Ding
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Your consumption rate is amazing. I am still on my first bag. Only me and my kid drinks the tea once a day.
Let’s goo, I had no idea this thread existed. I’m somewhat far into the rabbit-hole, having spent ~£1000 on different teas over the last year and a bit. I’m not one of those weird insane hardcore young-sheng-heads but I do enjoy most other Chinese (and Taiwanese) teas - plenty oolongs (green, roasted, dancong, etc), a bunch of black teas (both fruity and malty), a few white teas and a good deal of ripes and other heicha. I like one or two Chinese greens and really dislike Japanese greens. I’ll be sure to update the next time I drink something interesting!
Randomly, I’m curious how does one make Earl Grey Tea from scratch. IIRC its lemon and bergamot (oil?). I’m gonna look for it in a YT somewhere but I’m still at work.
Do you guys just buy a premade Earl Grey tea flavor or make one from scratch? How do you make yours if you do prepare it from scratch?
I buy all my from tearex.com. Got to know the owner when he had a brick and mortar shop in Charlotte, NC. Later he moved and I moved to New Orleans but I still buy from him.
Hey welcome to the forum!
Odd choice for a first post in a tech related forum, but interests are interest, I guess!
