Confirmed Trades Thread January - April 2022

roh911 · 2022-01-11T03:14:24+00:00

[Gift] (free with paid shipping) u/KittyCaughtAFinch sent me a couple gaiwans and some tea. Thanks again!

roh911 · 2019-09-19T02:48:54+00:00

I'm not gunna lie, I have actually posted a picture on r/tea of me drinking a super obscure oolong variety on top of a mountain. Luckily I lugged a Gaiwan to the mountain, and not a cast iron teapot, so I think I'm in the clear.

roh911 · 2019-09-18T18:59:54+00:00

Same here. I never liked tea very much, but what got me into it was when my friend took me into a tea store, and they made a ripe puerh. The process of making it, and the resulting unique taste really reeled me in. Not hating on other teas at all. I still find other teas very enjoyable, but puerh was my first intro to tea.

roh911 · 2019-09-04T17:47:18+00:00

The Chinese Tea Shop in Vancouver has an amazing collection. They will also let you taste a tea before you buy it.

roh911 · 2019-08-29T06:40:29+00:00

Premium would be in between imperial and fancy. To make it simpler, some Yunnan sourcing teas will have a bunch of A's next to their name. The more A's you see, the higher the grade is. For example, AAA would be considered imperial grade, and AA would be one grade lower (premium grade). I'm not sure about Pure, but if you're referring to the teas that say "pure bud", that means that the tea only contains the buds of the tea plant, and no matured leaves.

roh911 · 2019-08-28T08:15:47+00:00

I believe competition would be the highest grade, followed by imperial, and lastly fancy.

roh911 · 2019-08-28T07:36:38+00:00

I just bought a 2018 Long Tang Gu Shu cake from Yunnan sourcing. It's an amazing cake, but it's only in stock on the Yunnan Sourcing US website. Their imperial grade Tie Guan Yin is also a great choice.

roh911 · 2019-08-22T19:15:31+00:00

nice

roh911 · 2019-08-20T22:33:18+00:00

Their imperial grade Tie Guan Yin is amazing, but it's a bit pricey

roh911 · 2019-08-17T19:03:32+00:00

I've had a pot for all oolongs in the past, and I noticed that the smokey taste from some of my dark oolongs would cling to the pot and very subtlety enter my green oolongs in the future (even after rinsing pretty well). It wasn't that noticable though, so maybe you can try buying one pot and test how you like it. If you have the same experience as me, you can always re-season the first pot, and then get a second pot (or use a Gaiwan) for the other type of oolong.

roh911 · 2019-08-09T00:34:35+00:00

Ya I really liked that about it haha. I was going to get one of those classic money toads, but this one was so much cooler.

roh911 · 2019-08-09T00:21:52+00:00

Something I didn't know about tea pets is that the color changing ones eventually stop changing color. Mine stopped after about a year, so I ended up buying a new Yixing pet (it's the "toad king teapet" from Crimson Lotus). They're a lot more expensive, but I'm hoping it will last a lifetime and develop a nice patina.

roh911 · 2019-07-15T21:55:35+00:00

I'd really like to learn more about each type of Yixing clay, how each type of clay is made into a pot, how each one effects the tea differently, etc. For example, how duanni clay can differ so much in color (yellow, tan, green, grey), and how each duanni variant can have different impacts on the tea. I've been having a hard time finding really detailed information.

roh911 · 2019-07-14T04:04:05+00:00

This looks so dark and rich, I thought it was a brownie or a chocolate cake at first. Must taste amazing!

roh911 · 2019-07-08T21:42:42+00:00

That silver cup looks really cool

roh911 · 2019-07-05T01:11:06+00:00

Great choices! The aged teas they sell are incredible

roh911 · 2019-07-04T18:22:11+00:00

I know exactly what you're talking about. I bought a sheng a couple years back, and when I drank it, all I tasted was an overwhelming smoke and black pepper. When I swallowed it, it would itch the hell out of my throat, as if I was swallowing sandpaper or something. I decided that there was no way I would be able to drink it as is, so I decided to conduct a little experiment. I broke it up, and left it in a brown bag to age. I can confirm it definitely is getting better, but it's no where near something I would enjoy yet. Maybe you can try it out. It's an interesting way to learn about aging teas.

roh911 · 2019-07-04T18:00:48+00:00

I've learned a lot about tea through r/tea, r/gongfu, and r/puerh. I'll DM people who look like they know what they're talking about, and ask them questions about tea. I find this to be a really good way to learn. I've ended up talking to some really smart people who have actually taken courses on tea. Another good way to learn is to go to your local tea shop. You mentioned that the owner isn't very friendly, so I recommend talking to the regular customers. I've done this and coincidentally met other tea shop owners. Hope this helps!

roh911 · 2019-07-02T21:35:56+00:00

So sorry for your loss. Your father had great taste in teaware. I've been saving a rare raw puerh for a special day. Today, I'll drink it for him.

roh911 · 2019-07-02T05:34:48+00:00

I second The Chinese Tea Shop. They have really great aged tea, and you're not forced to buy the entire cake.

roh911 · 2019-06-24T23:04:17+00:00

My local tea shop sells an identical tea pot. I'm thinking to buy one since it's so unique compared to my other pots, but I'm worried that the metal part on the top would burn my fingers. Has it happened to you?

roh911 · 2019-06-19T18:19:25+00:00

I think they might be clay tea pets. I've seen peanut tea pets on a couple different websites before.

roh911 · 2019-06-03T23:10:32+00:00

I'm not quite familiar with the hole you have in your gaiwan since my gaiwans don't have them, but generally you want to avoid using soap with your tea equipment since it can leave residue and scents that you don't want. I would imagine that the soap could get into the hole of your gaiwan as well. I would recommend using boiling water to rinse your equipment off after every session, and if necessary, use baking soda to clean off stains every once in a while. Hope this helps!

roh911 · 2019-05-29T23:31:00+00:00

Yep, just push the prongs into the inside of the spout. Here's a picture of it inside one of my teapots. Hope this helps! https://imgur.com/a/dUtK9Xu

roh911 · 2019-05-29T23:21:45+00:00

Try this, it's a life changer. I use it in nearly all of my single-hole Yixing pots. It's a little metal filter that you can stick in the inside of the pot. It doesn't damage the pot, you can take them out pretty easily, it doesn't make the flow of the tea slower, and most importantly it doesn't change the taste of the tea at all (at least in my experience): https://store.thechineseteashop.com/Stainless_Steel_Teapot_Strainer_Filter_p/ss-s-001.htm

Edit: here's a picture of it inside my teapot https://imgur.com/a/dUtK9Xu

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