Photos

Recent photos I’ve posted to Instagram.

chacrusade

First time trying this aged white peony (2013) fro

First time trying this aged white peony (2013) from @teaangle! Pushed this one with boiling water and long steeps and was rewarded with impressive mouthfeel, fruity hay notes and prolonged pleasant aftertaste, with no bitterness and hardly any astringency.
Sadly all sold out now, but I was lucky to get the last one 🤭

Picked up the new "I can't believe it's not honey"

Picked up the new "I can't believe it's not honey" aged white (2014 #shoumei) and Kuura-cola (2020 #ripepuer) from #kuuracorp!
Looking forward to trying them 🤤

Enjoying the light roast on this #huangguanyin

Enjoying the light roast on this #huangguanyin

Treated myself to some of my 2020 "I Am" sample fr

Treated myself to some of my 2020 "I Am" sample from #white2tea.
Complex bitterness, numbing astringency at times and powerful energy. Late steeps calmed to thick smoothness.
Also my first chance to try my great new faceted @minnagraham teacup from #kuuracorp – a Valentine's day gift from my better half ❤️

I started hotboxing a few weeks ago after being in

I started hotboxing a few weeks ago after being inspired by @spacepirate1 who was also jumping in. I picked some #rawpuer cakes already conditioned to ~70% RH, put them in Mylar bags and have stored them around 32°C with no added humidity.
I'm checking in on this #kuuracorp Vector cake mainly to check for RH loss but couldn't help partaking in a session. Obviously no perceptible change at this point, but it was a good session 😋
For anyone interested in hotboxing, I'd recommend reading @marco.gualtieri's posts on the topic. There is also a "tea storage" channel on the tea Discord where you can chat to others experimenting with this (some quite seriously!)
Anyone else trying this?
#puerstorage #hotboxing

Treating myself to some #white2tea Snowflake Queen

Treating myself to some #white2tea Snowflake Queen dancong to usher in the new year 🐮

Breaking up some #white2tea 2018 Brown Sugar (#rip

Breaking up some #white2tea 2018 Brown Sugar (#ripepuer made from #huangpian material) into the canister.
I've been sitting on this for quite a while – still yet to try it! 🤭

Half/half. #yellowtea #mengdinghuangya

Half/half.

#yellowtea #mengdinghuangya

Don't drink the wrapper, drink the #neifei. #ripe

Don't drink the wrapper, drink the #neifei.

#ripepuer #respiteforthedamned #kuuracorp

More older tea 😋

More older tea 😋

#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #ChangeTheDate

#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
#ChangeTheDate

Some old XG tuocha to break in the new pot 😋 #

Some old XG tuocha to break in the new pot 😋
#rawpuer #xiaguanbaoyan

Vector #rawpuer from @kuuracorp to cure the Monday

Vector #rawpuer from @kuuracorp to cure the Mondays 💊

Four seasons oolong from @mountain_stream_teas. Br

Four seasons oolong from @mountain_stream_teas.
Brothy and lightly vegetal with floral and spice hints. Flavours are understated but balanced and pleasant overall.

Some @farmer.leaf Jingmai shengtai (2019) to get m

Some @farmer.leaf Jingmai shengtai (2019) to get me through the week.
#rawpuer

Turns out my next chance for a #white2tea order wa

Turns out my next chance for a #white2tea order was the #nogrinch2020 sale, where I helped myself to some more of that snowflake dancong ❄️ and some other samples.

Managed to get one of these @teaswelike sample set

Managed to get one of these @teaswelike sample sets before they ran out, thanks to the quick thinking of @spacepirate1!
It features (from the top going clockwise):
- Naked Yiwu 001
- 2006 Rustic Zhongcha
- 2010 Youle Gushu
- 2020 Biyunhao Daniantang
Reminds me of a pizza box 🍕but much more exciting!

A stunningly beautiful koi cup from @topotea that

A stunningly beautiful koi cup from @topotea that I was very fortunate to receive from my better half 😍
Handmade #玉白瓷

Old Master Dong Ding from @mountain_stream_teas. A

Old Master Dong Ding from @mountain_stream_teas. A comforting roast on a rainy day 🌧

Aged white peony 2013 from @teaangle. Received thi

Aged white peony 2013 from @teaangle. Received this as a gift – I think it was the last one 🤭
Excited to try it!

Load More… Follow on Instagram