a nice cup of 2010 yao aroma will heal you right up

moe from the simpsons drawn in a 'moe' anime style

lucky star or the simpsons?

interesting. i recall people noting the 12ftm presented completely when put against lineups of single origins (subregions iirc)

interesting. do you think it presents less "singular" in comparison to this one? does this one taste as such?

have you had the 12ftm?

fascinating

notes are always interesting

a bluewhite porcelain cup on a white porcelain platter next to a red clay teapot

08 jingpin furun heizhuan. water is a pain - this tea shows every aspect it normally does (fruit, almond, etc), but in a different balance, and one heavily weighted towards astringency. this appears to be a general trait of my current water, even if i dilute it aggressively with 0tds water

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Tumblr post edit: orpheusilver: putting all the teas and dusts I don't want to drink into cheap jars to create something im calling battery acid tea will update once ive finished it orpheusilver: dont do this warfl: dont tell me what to do warfl: don't do this

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Fresh Camellia sinensis leaves picked from my garden oxidizing into a black tea.

I decided to make black tea again, and knew I needed to go harder on the rolling than my last attempt a year ago. I kinda went a little too hard with the help of a rolling pin. I'll figure it out eventually.
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ort big broom white tea. good even though my water is bad right now. green herbals like mint, thick texture, a bit chocolatey. fun

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a porcelain espresso cup filled with dark tea next to a cylindrical unglazed red teapot

everyone is talking about #floortea. trying to giving pcth 98 yesheng liubao a go with more heat. usually not fond of this tea but it might be down to my typical style of brewing which favours finer pickings

beautiful loose leaf dianhong

looks like bug bites on the wrapper and paper residue on the tea

current winners: 2010 yao aroma
20056 liubao

tea rating scale based on how likely it is to kill you/how awful it feels

My strongest teas would kill you, traveler. You can't handle my strongest teas. You'd better go to a seller that sells weaker teas.

the tea that kills you

i'll withhold my notes until you've tried to avoid colouring your perception if that's ok

you might end up hating it at first steep. very earthy

liubao

huh, my 12c brick has been fine... maybe the second one has all the rats

assamica is super potent!!!

i have liubao that a spider lived in when it was shipped to me i think. no skulls yet

good to have a comfortable pleasant easy drinker on hand

i learned an important lesson today also, which is that the feeling of a good tea can counteract the feeling of a bad tea. probably a bad lesson to learn

all good now

today i had a tea that made my organs feel like they were tightening. body feeling is something a lot of people ignore

a terracotta plate with a white teacup filled with red liquid next to a yellow clay pear shaped teapot

l2l 2014 "highest skill" dongding. crazy longevity (been going for hours, usually i can steep out an oolong very quickly). sweet, thick, salivating, clean, aftertaste lingers for a long time, bright profile despite a very dark roast. great stuff

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