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Recent photos I’ve posted to Instagram.

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Trying some 2004 Fuzhuan heicha from Anhua, enjoyi

Trying some 2004 Fuzhuan heicha from Anhua, enjoying the soft, smooth and subtle medicinal malty taste.
It doesn't brew up inky-black in long steeps like ripe pu'er, and is extremely consistent and forgiving.
This one is from @bitterleafteas ("Nightcap") and has a decent amount of the famous "golden flowers" mould.
#fuzhuan #heicha #jinhua #goldenflowers

Took me too long to realise that brewing a nice #g

Took me too long to realise that brewing a nice #greentea in a large pot is a really good way to brew it.
#longjing #dragonwell #glassteapot

Excited to try some #puer from a new Australian-ba

Excited to try some #puer from a new Australian-based pu'er specialist vendor @404tea.

Some #kuuracorp "Floating Point" dianhong to accom

Some #kuuracorp "Floating Point" dianhong to accompany some Easter food 😋

Enjoyed this "Black Meizhan" sample thrown in with

Enjoyed this "Black Meizhan" sample thrown in with a past #white2tea order.
Lightly smokey and very fruity with a caramel finish 😋

First tea from 2021 with this special pre-qingming

First tea from 2021 with this special pre-qingming longjing from @aleafstory_melbourne.
Almost colourless liquor, classic dragon well nutty flavour with a light but persistent aftertaste.
A lovely way to start the 2021 tea season 😋
#longjing #dragonwell #greentea

Lamenting the racist mass-murders that occurred re

Lamenting the racist mass-murders that occurred recently in the US against Asian Americans.
Thanks to those out there who have been educating us on the dangers of seemingly innocuous (but racist) stereotypes, comments, jokes, etc. and how they can lead to this.
I will be stepping up my own efforts to call these out and do what I can to #stopasianhate.
Drinking the last of my #white2tea Nightlife 2017 sample. It has wonderful complexity and high caffeine.
Grateful to the farmers, pickers and producers who make these kind of experiences possible 🙏

I found this pillow of zhangping shuixian from @cc

I found this pillow of zhangping shuixian from @ccfinetea, gifted to me several years ago by the wonderful @teavoyeur when I was visiting Seattle.
Thanks to the vacuum sealing it still tastes great, like creamy sweet hay 😋 Thanks @teavoyeur!

#zhangpingshuixian #shuixian #shuixianoolong

Really enjoying this Big O v2 chenpi #ripepuer fro

Really enjoying this Big O v2 chenpi #ripepuer from #white2tea as a post-breakfast tea.
A bold taste to overcome the aftertaste of a meal, a comforting thickness that sits in the back of the throat and the brightness of the chenpi to start the day with optimism ☀️

First time enjoying some @teaangle "Old Tree Red"

First time enjoying some @teaangle "Old Tree Red" for a while 😋

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 😋

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