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“A teapet cannot steep into the same tea twice, because it is not the same tea, and she is not same teapet”

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Sunday afternoon maocha
2024 Spring Nan Nua Shan from Essence of Tea

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dry leaves in clay pot
liquor in glass pitcher and cups

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@babelcarp @tea Indeed, sorry for the typo!

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Prepared this Dian Hong @tea yesterday but realised the flu had gotten to my taste buds – I couldn't taste anything! (smelled fine though, so that was a surprise)

Thankfully today's better, so not a complete waste

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teapet, being of clay, didn't jump, but I think she was happy to see tea pourer back

https://t.bapt.xyz/gallery

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My otherwise lovely nixing teapot is a bit scratchy inside with a small protrusion around the ball filter (defect from when it was pierced before firing) — has anyone tried to use a bit of sandpaper to remove a small irregularity like this (on the inside)? Would that be a terrible idea? @tea

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Saw this at a bookstore and thought I'd educate myself on @tea

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Teapet will be jealous of the view, but it's a bit too cold for brewing this aged white @tea outside

tea with a scenic background

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Airport @tea is improving considerably
Zealong origins pure oolong

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@babelcarp @tea Wellington, Aotearoa

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@babelcarp @tea Typst's spellchecker shares your sense of humour!

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@babelcarp @tea You share a sense of humour with Typst's spellchecker

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Anybody else feels bad leaving their teapet behind for the weekend and so throws a surprise Friday morning @tea party?

2013/2014 Fuding Bai Mu Dan & 2018 Pan Xi Shou Mei

leaves brewing in gaiwan
dry leaves in gaiwan
white tea leaves in cha ze

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'Candy Tree Black' Wuyi mountain @tea

surprisingly sweet, I guess that's the idea

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2024 Spring Bao Tang Ancient Tree
monthly @tea club box from The Essence of Tea
All maocha this month, wasn't too sure I liked that but the taste's not been as harsh as I feared

leaves in Cha Ze

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Tea cake unwrapping is always thrilling

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tea cake in wrap
tea cake revealed
tea leaves in Cha Ze

“Their life is mysterious, it is like a forest; from far off it seems a unity, it can be comprehended, described, but closer it begins to separate, to break into light and shadow, the density blinds one. Within there is no form, only prodigious detail that reaches everywhere: exotic sounds, spills of sunlight, foliage, fallen trees, small beasts that flee at the sound of a twig-snap, insects, silence, flowers. And all of this, dependent, closely woven, all of it is deceiving. There are really two kinds of life. There is, as Viri says, the one people believe you are living, and there is the other. It is this other which causes the trouble, this other we long to see.”
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    • baptnz , to tea group
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    This one will always have a special place for me – first puer cake I ever smelled

    2007 Xiaguan "Xiao Fa"
    Ripe Pu-erh Tuo Cha

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    tea served in cups
    tea still in wrapper

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    Duck Sh*t Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong oolong from path of cha

    the fragrance of the crisp leaves in the warm teapot is a good remedy to a confused Friday morning

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    dry leaves in pot
    blurry tea tray, reflection in focus
    tea brewing in teapot

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    TIL ITD – Today is International Tea Day

    so I started with an English Breakfast for exoticism's sake.
    The camera refused to focus for a while

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    in-focus tea cup and pot next to milk jug

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    @tea Organised a tea tasting at work where we sampled:

    • 2013 Shou Mei White Tea Cake
    • Blooming jasmine flower tea
    • Osmanthus scented Tie Guan Yin
    • Long Jing

    The aged white definitely made an impression on people new to unbagged tea

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    TIL mōji, the tiny hair of @tea leaves floating in sencha liquor

    e-mōji, the pixel version of tea dust

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    Late autumn Sunday morning

    Almost the last few leaves from this delightful 'Wildwood Gold' Dianhong @tea

    tea leaves next to teapot being warmed with hot water

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    Late autumn Sunday morning

    Almost the last few leaves from this delightful 'Wildwood Gold' Dianhong @tea

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    Duck Sh*t Dan Cong, late autumn Saturday afternoon treat

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    Really enjoying this 'Wildwood Gold' black @tea

    Gushu Dianhong from Mei Leaf

    It's sold out unfortunately, might try to get some elsewhere but that's usually a terrible idea: “A teapet cannot steep into the same tea twice, because it is not the same tea, and he is not same teapet.“

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    @tea I'm too addicted, I think I might try pathofcha's version – any thoughts? or other tea to get in the same shipment?

    https://pathofcha.com/products/yunnan-dian-hong-black-tea?variant=13757173039146

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    @tea Happy to report that teapet is, in fact, quite happily basking in a golden Jin Ya Dian Hong from path of cha

    tea in glass pitcher and cup

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    Yesterday's leaves still pack a punch – can't finish!

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    leaves being brewed in teapot

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    Starting to get why people rave about the fragrance of Dan Congs – the smell of dry leaves in this teapot definitely got my nostrils' attention

    "Honey Orchid" Mi Lan Xiang Dan Cong Oolong

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    tea liquor in glass pitcher and cups

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    I'm always a little nervous about Long Jing Dragonwell green tea. It's sort of a situation like Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, where it seems like there is more Italian Extra Virgin olive oil on the market than could be grown in Italy. Same for Long Jing Dragonwell, it seems like there is more Dragonwell tea on the market than could possibly be grown in Long Jing Village. Plus, I had a really bad body experience once with Dragonwell green tea.

    In any case, this is a very nice Dragonwell, "Mr Long's Studio," from One River Tea, toasty nutty scent, sweet chestnut flavor, clean light taste, even oversteeped.

    #GreenTea #LüCha #LongJingDragonwell #OneRiverTea #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

    Dragonwell green tea in a cup.
    Spent green tea leaves.

    baptnz ,
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    @ellestad @tea I had my first sip of Longjing (without knowing what it was at the time) near the entrance of a buddhist temple in Hangzhou; the shop was about to close but the owners insisted that I try something special, and didn't even rush me to buy anything. I remember being very confused receiving this tall glass full of boiling water and leaves floating inside, without cup or a strainer :P

    But I've never been able to find that same tasting experience with stuff I purchased from overseas.

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    Long Friday ahead but it started with a Bi Luo Chun @tea playing in the morning light

    tea in glass pitcher, steam rising
    light through foliage entering window panes
    bokeh leaves illuminating a living room

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    Mid-Sunday morning tea break – now this is just too much autumn sunlight to spend more time indoors prep'ing tomorrow's lecture
    ¯_(ツ)_/¯cÔ~

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    On my most recent birthday I drank some of my 88 qing bing, which by now is down to not much more than the bing wo, sad to say.

    What did you drink for your last birthday?

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    @babelcarp @tea Longjing

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    New to dancong but this Duck sh*t one is growing on me

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    Essence of tea "Dragon cake" unwrapping

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    leaves on table near teapot
    leaves in clay teapot
    tea served in glass pitcher and cups

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    Rainy Monday night, but guess what – first @tea club package arrived! Looking forward to trying it out tomorrow

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    Feeling lazy this Sunday morning so just tried this 'topping' method on yesterday's Dianhong leaves , and a "dry" session with this local pottery to catch spills

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    Feeling lazy this Sunday morning so just tried this 'topping' method on yesterday's Dianhong leaves , and a "dry" session with this local pottery to catch spills

    @tea

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    Feeling very autumny this evening so I tried to make Korean quince @tea with this oven-baked shredded quince, simmered in water for 20 mins, and sweetened with honey. Was OK but not as thick/flavoured as I'd hoped

    Any tips?

    oven tray with dried quince

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    Sunday afternoon, enjoying this delectable matcha from my visit to Uji

    Handling notes:

    After opening you can enjoy it as soon as possible

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    green tin of japanese matcha
    translation app screenshot indicating the tea's origin

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    ♥ this Nixing pot, so smooth and mysterious

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    warming pot with boiling water poured over
    teapot dripping over froggy teapet

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    “Wildwood Gold” ❧ Gushu Golden Bud Dianhong from Mei Leaf

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    tea served in pitcher and cups

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    froggy approves of Saturday mornings

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    tea pet receiving hot water from clay teapot

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    sunlight got caught in the vessel

    Da Shu Bulang raw puerh 2021
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    turbobureaucrat , to tea group
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    there is Guppe with its wonderful groups. I enjoy the @tea there, but can’t find anything about the geeky things. Is there something?🙂

    (Attaching the photo of pancakes as my apology for this toot being not on the tea-related topic)🙃

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    @turbobureaucrat @tea geeky things such as the process for culotter une billig?

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    Was excited to try this unknown (Hong Yun?) @tea gifted to me, but unfortunately it's really not my taste :/

    tea leaves in gaiwan

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    'Lucky Pig' mini tuo @tea perilously visiting Ocean Beach

    close up of gaiwan and cup balancing on driftwood on the beach

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    Easter Sunday breakfast at Lake Ferry @tea

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    long weekend so it seemed worth trading a bit of convenience for an outdoors @tea experience

    hazy hillside behind the lake
    tea tray outside with gaiwan, teacups, filter
    hills in the background, tea tray out of focus on the foreground

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