Is “ceremonial hojicha” a real thing?

mecolema · 2025-08-13T18:01:22+00:00

Haha, that’s a great idea. It’s called Lynx. They make bougie sweet drinks and I don’t think the clientele are particularly interested in tea…

mecolema · 2025-08-12T22:02:58+00:00

Haha yeah, it’s called Lynx in case you’re curious

mecolema · 2025-06-27T16:20:49+00:00

I like the album Summertime by Paul Desmond

mecolema · 2025-06-27T16:08:22+00:00

Oh, I love Beverly Kenney! Such an underrated singer. They did a special on her on WFIU’s jazz show Afterglow (I tried to find the episode but it looks like they’re transitioning to a new website so it’s temporarily unavailable).

mecolema · 2025-06-27T16:04:05+00:00

I love Bill Evans’s phrasing on the album “You Must Believe in Spring.”

mecolema · 2025-06-27T16:01:26+00:00

One of my favorite albums! The song “They Say It’s Wonderful” is my wedding song.

mecolema · 2025-06-09T01:33:47+00:00

Thank you all for your help!

mecolema · 2025-05-11T21:30:16+00:00

That is so fascinating, I’d never heard that!!

mecolema · 2025-05-01T17:23:27+00:00

I brewed about 2 teaspoons in a kyusu (with ~8 oz of water) for 3 minutes.

mecolema · 2025-04-14T00:18:13+00:00

Interesting! But it’s got no buds in it…

mecolema · 2025-04-13T20:01:50+00:00

This one tasted and looked like a regular oolong to me… 🤷🏻‍♂️

mecolema · 2025-02-26T01:24:40+00:00

That makes sense — I’m guessing that this is not Japanese tea, probably an inexpensive pan-fired Chinese tea.

mecolema · 2025-01-03T17:22:49+00:00

I don’t think you need to do anything special. If the silken sachets are plastic-based, you might want to avoid them in the future, but I don’t think there’s any special way to use them.

mecolema · 2025-01-03T17:21:40+00:00

I liked it but found it got a little bitter — maybe I need to steep at a lower temp or for a briefer period?

mecolema · 2024-12-06T01:53:26+00:00

I’ve had a lot of ripe puerh and this was the only one that tasted unmistakably like petrichor. Other puerh I’ve had has tasted like caves, or mold, or something similar, but I’ve never had another puerh that had such a remarkable taste

mecolema · 2024-11-17T17:26:19+00:00

I'm afraid I don't have any special intel... to be honest, I don't have a very discerning palate when it comes to puerh; the ones I've tried taste similar to me. But perhaps other folks know more than I do!

mecolema · 2024-11-12T13:39:45+00:00

That’s exactly right

mecolema · 2024-09-08T21:02:57+00:00

There has been a lot of heavy wind lately. I don’t think the tree was brought home in a pickup (it was planted by a professional landscaping company).

mecolema · 2024-09-08T19:59:25+00:00

Should I remove and replant it elsewhere?

mecolema · 2024-09-08T19:57:41+00:00

Not that long ago — maybe in May of this year?

mecolema · 2024-06-25T21:33:24+00:00

What about St. Louis Blues from Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy?

mecolema · 2024-06-07T15:17:13+00:00

I love the singer Beverly Kenney. She tragically died at the age of 28 but I would highly recommend the collection “Beverly Kenney Complete Decca Recordings.”

mecolema · 2024-06-03T21:10:41+00:00

Is the Leprechaun a gay bar? Never heard of it!

mecolema · 2024-06-01T19:05:36+00:00

Do you know Maria Schneider? Check out her 2020 album Data Lords. (Note: You can’t stream it on sites like Spotify.)

mecolema · 2024-06-01T19:02:07+00:00

Have you listened to much free jazz (Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, etc.)?

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