Tea/Teaware Vendors • Re: Ethan Kurland, updated list of teas
List of available teas has been updated. Please note that both the High Mountain Organic Roasted Oolong & Lishan Green have only one packet available. Also, I have been drinking the new teas since...
View ArticleFermented Tea • Translation help please?
Greetings from a forum-newbie, cha-oldie. I don't know what I'm drinking, and I hope someone here might help.A friend just returned from China with two teas for me, a ripe 2014 Pu-erh cake and a box...
View ArticleAnnouncements & Guides • Greetings
New member, pleased to find this informative forum. Been drinking tea since well back in a prior millennium. Pre-natally, I imagine, coming from a long line of tea-drinkers on both sides. Grew up with...
View ArticleOolong Tea • Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Having some Old Style Dong Ding from The Steeping Room. Pretty classic roasted profile-- floral, fruity, with a lingering stonefruit aftertaste! also showcasing my "Office setup."Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion • Re: Your day in tea
A new toy has arrived, a tiny porcelain kyusu, about 100 ml. Brewing a sencha from 2023.Statistics: Posted by DailyTX — Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:54 pm
View ArticleTea/Teaware Vendors • Wood Fired Yixing Teapots
New Wood Fired Teapots from Yixing: https://mudandleaves.com/collections/yi ... ots?page=1Statistics: Posted by mudandleaves — Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:41 am
View ArticleAnnouncements & Guides • Re: Introduce Yourself
Very much welcome to the tea party on the other side of the rabbit hole, @DMI! After you mentioning it, I'd probably be lavishing inquisitive gazes at those inconspicuously drinking working man's...
View ArticleChina & Taiwan • Recommended vendor for antique porcelain teacups?
Hey everyone,I'm looking for antique porcelain teacups. In terms of the time period, I don't mind Ming, Qing or ROC era but I'm sure my wallet would appreciate if they were from late Qing/ROC. I...
View ArticleChina & Taiwan • Re: Recommended vendor for antique porcelain teacups?
Essence of Tea sells antique teacupshttps://essenceoftea.com/collections/porcelain-teacupsStatistics: Posted by Tyler — Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:23 pm
View ArticleFermented Tea • Re: What HeiCha are you drinking
2017/2014 three cranes “2409” Liu bao purchased from three bears teaStatistics: Posted by Darrel — Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:57 am
View ArticleTea/Teaware Vendors • Re: Morning Crane Tea
Do you know if there will be Teabuy Korea this year Statistics: Posted by filipes — Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:19 am
View ArticleBlack Tea • Re: What Black Are You Drinking
Organic WakouchaStatistics: Posted by DigitalSparks — Sat Jan 27, 2024 1:47 am
View ArticleChina & Taiwan • What's this midline on certain vintage factory Yixing...
On my pots from this period, it corresponds with an internal joining of clay as if the top and the bottom half of the teapot body were pressed together from two separate molds. This is seemingly in...
View ArticleGreen Tea • Re: What Green Are You Drinking
It looks delicious!Statistics: Posted by debunix — Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:18 pm
View ArticleChina & Taiwan • Re: What's this midline on certain vintage factory...
@WhisperingFrog192I believe it depends on shapes and the evolution of mold made pot. If you get your hands on a modern mold made UFO super flat pot, it’s still made with top and down joint together....
View ArticleFeedback • Re: Troubleshooting: Site Issues & Bug Reports
I'm no longer receiving email updates on threads I follow - I tried emailing the admin but I'm not sure that went through (or maybe I just didn't receive the response). In any case - it would be great...
View ArticleJapan • Re: Copies of “Modern Japanese Ceramics” in stock
FYI, if you are interested in having a look at this book, then the entire book is available for viewing in the Internet Archive library at: https://archive.org/details/modernjapan ... e/mode/2upYou...
View ArticleChina & Taiwan • Re: Yixing
Old siblings, re-united. The one at the back is welcoming the two at the front (one of whom is currently drinking some yancha).I'll have to play with the 'new' ones more once I've got more time. Even...
View ArticleTea/Teaware Vendors • Re: Bok
Will make some non-teapot stuff available soon:_larger old Tetsubin_glazed clay table stove for use with charcoal for kettles (standard Tetsubin size will fit)Pictures to follow...Statistics: Posted...
View ArticleKettles & Heating Elements • Re: Electric Kettles
Vevor brand, kettle: I ordered the wrong one! Wow, do I have a problem w/ websites! Anyway for only about 15% less $, I got a kettle w/o variable temperature control. Actually, I think I don't mind.I...
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