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Recent photos I’ve posted to Instagram.

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Enjoying some white peony during this week's @teaa

Enjoying some white peony during this week's @teaangle virtual tea session. Today's theme is 'cupping', so we're watching Matt and Dawn evaluate several dahongpaos 🧐

Tried a sample of @teaangle's newly released "Conc

Tried a sample of @teaangle's newly released "Concrete Jungle" #rawpuer – autumn 2016 Bulang material pressed in late 2019.
Very different to a fresh young raw pu'er, it's just starting to turn the corner into "semi-aged" territory. Clean, light, smooth but still with an underlying complexity and energy that engages throughout the session.
Put my order in for a full cake 😋

Remember to check in on your stored teas! Found so $Remember to check in on your stored teas! Found some white mould on a #rawpuer sample from a few years ago. It's a bit strange (and lucky) because it was in its own small sealed bag. Also happened to be isolated to just one leaf. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #mouldytea$

Sun-kissed #ripepuer in the morning. Some respite

Sun-kissed #ripepuer in the morning. Some respite for the danged.
#dang #kuuracorp

Making a special guest appearance in #sevendaysoft

Making a special guest appearance in #sevendaysofteapets with my one and only tea pet: Piggy the tea pet; winner of multiple awards such as "most original tea pet name for a tea pet with pig-likeness" and "most lonely tea pet" 🐷

First time trying this 2018 bamboo-packed #rawpuer

First time trying this 2018 bamboo-packed #rawpuer from @theessenceoftea.
Having never had bamboo-packed tea before, I'm not sure what aspects of this tea can be attributed to the bamboo. It has decent mouthfeel, low bitterness but quite a lot of astringency. It leaves a nice lingering cooling taste at the back of the throat. Overall quite pleasant.

2019 "Psychotropical" #rawpuer. Made from spring 2

2019 "Psychotropical" #rawpuer. Made from spring 2018 material, it's easy drinking in 2020.
#kuuracorp

Last of my 2017 "Ghost" Yunnan white tea cake brok

Last of my 2017 "Ghost" Yunnan white tea cake broken up for the canister.
#kuuracorp #whiteteacake

Some pick-ups from @wildyunnantea including an old

Some pick-ups from @wildyunnantea including an old favourite (2011 #rawpuer) and something new: a moonlight white cake with 30% rose buds.

Some aged pu in the afternoon sun. Deliciously cle

Some aged pu in the afternoon sun. Deliciously clean and sweet.

Brewing up a 2017 "Slumbering Dragon" #rawpuer #dr

Brewing up a 2017 "Slumbering Dragon" #rawpuer #dragonball from @crimsonlotustea for #internationalteaballday.
#ITBD #puparty #dragonballz

Some Spring 2018 Jingmai "Tian Xiang" #rawpuer fro

Some Spring 2018 Jingmai "Tian Xiang" #rawpuer from @farmer.leaf.
"Just add water!"

Ready to ride 🚲 #kuuracorp #dethflow

Ready to ride 🚲
#kuuracorp #dethflow

A fruity dianhong in a convenient 8g coin shape ke

A fruity dianhong in a convenient 8g coin shape keeping me company as I stumble through Monday morning.
#kuuracorp GO-JUICE
#dianhong #yunnanblacktea

Tired: Having tea by yourself. Wired: Having tea w

Tired: Having tea by yourself.
Wired: Having tea with other self-isolating folks watching the @kuuracorp @twitch channel, streaming right now.
#stayhome #drinktea #trustthegovernment #kuuracorp

Raw and ripe pu'er are the themes for this week's

Raw and ripe pu'er are the themes for this week's @teaangle virtual tea session.
We're drinking through their Ice Breaker #rawpuer and a 2014 Bulang #ripepuer and chatting about pu'er storage, ageing, sourcing and more!

The final #AprilSipIn (day 30) is "tea time" so he

The final #AprilSipIn (day 30) is "tea time" so here I present my tea time that I had this morning: Some "Dissolver" #rawpuer by #kuuracorp.
Big thanks to @teashirtsau for setting up the hashtag, giving a few of us something extra to get creative with during #isolife!

My trusty microfibre 'tea towel' is currently stuc

My trusty microfibre 'tea towel' is currently stuck in the office so I can't take a photo of it, but here's an old one for the #AprilSipIn day 29.

Day 28 of the #AprilSipIn is "not my cup of tea",

Day 28 of the #AprilSipIn is "not my cup of tea", so I present: definitely not my cup of tea 😆

#AprilSipIn day 27 "something metal" 🤘I have a

#AprilSipIn day 27 "something metal" 🤘I have a few of these nice tea caddies that I picked up in the @sensado_tea fire sale a while back. I think they look really nice. I use them mainly for storing chunks of various pu'er cakes for easy access.

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