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2021 June Old Ways Tea Club feat. Tai Ping Hou Kui

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The 2021 June Old Ways Tea Club came early for me, landing in late May. This club was sent out a bit early due to it containing some fresh Tai Ping Hou Kui. Also in the club is Yu Qilin and a Shui Xian. 2021 Tai Ping Hou Kui from Old Ways Tea Club I thought I was safe from more green tea this year, but I was not. Thankfully, Tai Ping Hou Kui is the least offense green tea to me (matcha is the exception of course). However, I love Tai Ping Hou Kui for the wild appearance of… Continue reading, hoot!

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2021 April Old Ways Tea Club

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It is Old Ways Tea Club time! The fourth tea club box has 2020 Shi Ru Stone Milk, 2014 White Tea Brick, and 2020 Niu Rou Huang Pian – 2 oolongs and a white tea! I was most excited about the white tea and the huang pian. 2020 Shi Ru (stone milk) Oolong Well, I was dumb and the package exploded when I opened the tea packet. The leaves here have a roasted caramel and plum scent. Both oolongs in the club I went with a gongfu ratio of 1gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size, steeped in boiling… Continue reading, hoot!

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2021 March White2tea club feat. Liubao Laochapo Comparison

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The 2021 March White2tea club is a wild one! Enclosed was Liubao Laochapo in both fresh and roasted forms, as well as Three Spot Guanyin. It has been a while since the last Liubao in the club, so happy to try something different. Three Spot Guanyin This Fujian Tieguanyin has a honey roasted scent, pretty close to smelling like Cheerios. I used around 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size, and after a boiling rinse, the leaves give off a fruity nutty scent. Three Spot Guanyin has nutty milk, honey, and a bruised nectarine taste, with a floral… Continue reading, hoot!

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2020 Winter Laoshi Oolongs from Tillerman Teas

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Tillerman Tea’s Laoshi Dong Ding is one of my favorite oolongs, and my favorite tea from Tillerman so far. Today, I got three Tillerman Tea Chen Huan Tang Laoshi oolongs…so… Laoshi tea battle? All teas I did gongfu style with boiling water and a 1 gram leaf to 15ml vessel ratio. 2020 Winter Dong Ding Laoshi Oolong The leaves of this 2020 Winter Dong Ding has a softy nutty roasted scent. After a rinse, the tea smells fruity and roasted. The 2020 Winter Dong Ding starts off light and sweet butter, with a lot of salivation going on, along with… Continue reading, hoot!

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2021 February Old Ways Tea Club

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For the 2021 February Old Ways Tea Club box we got three teas: 2020 Zhengyan Rou Gui, 2020 Mom’s Pick Teji Rou Gui, and a big bag of 2020 Winter tea. Let’s start drinking! 2020 Zhengyan Rou Gui Cutting open the tea package releases a strong roasted and nutty scent. Zero hoots were given, so I filled the gaiwan, so my gongfu ratio clocked in at around 1 gram per 12.5ml for all these teas unless otherwise noted. After a rinse, the hot leaves have a sweet nutty scent. I had a problem pegging down this tea, it is so… Continue reading, hoot!

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Dong Ding Red from Floating Leaves Tea

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As the name says, Dong Ding Red is an oolong with plenty of oxidation and roasted in May 2020. Floating Leaves Tea has some of the best Dong Dings, so with my last order, I bought 2oz of this tea for fun. Leaves and Steeping Method The rolled leaves have a caramel scent. My gongfu ratio is 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size, steeped in boiling water. After an infusion, the leaves slightly unravel and give off a fruity sweet scent, along with caramel. Tasting of Floating Leaves Tea’s Dong Ding Red Oolong First and Second Infusion:… Continue reading, hoot!

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2019 Shui Xian and 2013 Gong Mei from Shifting Senses

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The teas on the tea table today are from Shifting Senses and Xiang Tu Cha Shuo. They source high quality teas and offer destination tastings. The teas I have are 2019 Shui Xian oolong and 2013 Gong Mei white. Shifting Senses’ 2019 Shui Xian Oolong This 2019 Shui Xian is from Da Wang Feng, Wuyishan. The leaves are fragrantly sweet and floral. I used 1 gram of leaf per 13ml of vessel size. I debated brewing Chaozhou style with even more leaf but then I would only have one shot with the sample I have. The steeped leaves and heavily… Continue reading, hoot!

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2020 December Old Ways Tea Club

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This is the second box of the Old Ways Tea Club! In the 2020 December Old Ways Tea Club is 6 teas. I am happy this club is every two months, as it gives me plenty of time to drink it all! Also included is a bag of dried persimmons. It was very hard for me to keep this around long enough to photograph! The majority of the December Old Ways Tea club is made up of 8 gram packets, so I used 8 grams in a 100ml gaiwan. The Hongcha is in 5 gram packets, which I used a… Continue reading, hoot!

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Old Ways Tea Club – 2020 October

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The first ever Old Ways Tea Club box! This tea subscription is every two months, started in 2020 October. Old Ways Tea says on average each box will have 125 grams of tea, priced at $45, including shipping. Primarily, the Old Ways Tea club will be oolong and black teas. The 2020 October club box has 185 grams of tea, all oolongs. I actually quite like this 2 month tea club model as I got plenty of time to drink these and not get swamped. 2015 Da Hong Pao Of all the teas in the club, 2015 Da Hong Pao… Continue reading, hoot!

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Traditional Oxidation Dong Ding Oolong from Tillerman Tea

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The tea for today is Tillerman Tea’s 2020 Spring Traditional Oxidation Dong Ding. This is a Qing Xin cultivar, 35% oxidized, unroasted oolong by the grower Chen Kuan Lin. Leaf and Steeping Method Holy Hoots, big leaves! Traditional Oxidation Dong Ding leaf smells lightly like tulips and lemon drop candies. I used 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size, gongfu steeped in boiling water. After a rinse, the leaves smell like fresh laundry and floral. Tasting of Tillerman Tea’s 2020 Spring Traditional Oxidation Dong Ding Oolong First, Second, and Third Infusion: Tillerman Tea’s Traditional Oxidation Dong Ding brews… Continue reading, hoot!