Spring, Mingqing, 2020; var: Ya’an Lao Chuan Tea; Mending Shan, Sichuan; one bud & 1-2 leaves, semi-manual green tea process; 1000m; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. Infusion: 3g in 150ml for 10-30sec@90deg. C Dry Leaf Aroma: spiced egg biscuit;Wet Leaf Aroma: spicy, peppery;Liquor: pale yellow-green liquor with a buttery, bready, mildly cinnamon spiced aroma;Mouthfeel: moderately viscous, creamy, smooth, stimulating, mouthwatering, […]

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#VahdamTea, #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. Infusion: Steep for 2min in hot copper pot. Opinion: Teabags! For several years all I’ve heard is that, “Tea Bag Tea” is bad tea because it’s alleged that the paper bag contents are tea dust and floor scrapings. Not a pleasant image. Yet, over that time, various companies have tried to gussey-up their […]

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2017, Autumn; var. Dabai; Fuding, Fujian; bud & 2-3 leaves, white tea processed, aged, loose leaf;, Gaoshan Gongmei Laobai Cha, High Mountain Tribute Eyebrow Old White Tea; 2017, Autumn; var. Dabai; Fuding, Fujian; bud & 2-3 leaves, white tea processed, aged, loose leaf; elev. unknown; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. Opinion: Today’s tea is loose leaf aged white tea WITH […]

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Pre-Qingming, Spring, 2021; var. Xiaoye Zhong Lao Chuan Cha; Mendingshan, Sichuan; bud only/mainly, 3x frying & rubbing green tea method: Tea Master, Liu Wang Cheng; 1000-1450m; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. Infusion: 3.3g (1 sachet) in 150ml for 1-2min. @80-90deg. C Dry Leaf Aroma: bready, biscuity, buttery, nutty;Wet Leaf Aroma: slightly sweet, vegetal, cooked peas & lentils;Liquor: pale yellow straw […]

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2021, Spring pre-Qingming; var. Sichuan Xiao Ye Zhong, small leaf; Ya’an Mountain area, Mendingshan, Sichuan; single bud, hand roasted by Tea Master Lìu Wànchèng, yellow paper wrapped, yellow tea process; 1000m. #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. Infusion: pre-steam, 3g in 150ml for 15-20sec.@90-95deg. C Dry leaf aroma: buttery, nutty, and hints of unscented white rice;Wet leaf aroma: fresh, steamed snow […]

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Spring, Mingqian, 2020 ; var. bai ye yi hao – white leaf No. 1; Tianmu Lake, Liyang County, Jiangsu; Bud and 1-2 leaves, green tea process; 250-350m. #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. Dry leaf: alfalfa, straw, hints of dry biscuits, pea shoots or sprouts;Wet leaf: strong vegetal aroma, fading to a mild fishiness;Liquor: light yellow straw colour with a faint, […]

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2020 & 2021. #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. I just recently took delivery of a 2021 Handmade Yellow Tea from Sichuan. I still have tea left over from last year, so it’s a great opportunity to compare the same tea from the same farm and the same tea master, where the difference is one year to the next. Happy!

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Early Spring, 2021; var. Camilia sinensis; Jiangnan Tea Market, Nanjing, Jiangsu; bud and leaf, traditional hand-made tea, pine needle shaping; 20-50m; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. Infusion: 3g in 200ml for 30-40sec.@85 deg. C Dry Leaf Aroma: short bread biscuits or Danish cookies with a pronounced, buttery greenness;Wet Leaf Aroma: watermelon rind, with a hint of Clementine segments, pasionfruit, and […]

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#ITA Updated their online courses and Assessment procedures. It has been over a year since I completed their online courses. I have reviewed the changes and refreshed areas in which I appeared to have become lax or deficient. I am happy to say I am glad to have redone this course after the last year year […]

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2018; var. Gynostemma pentaphyllum; Dayao Shan, Guangxi; leaves only, sundried; 800-1500m;#TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá. Infusion: 5g in 200ml for 10 sec.@85deg. C Dry Leaf Aroma: herbal, raisins, prunes;Wet Leaf Aroma: strong, sharp, spicy;Liquor: golden yellow with a faint mineral aroma;Mouthfeel: thick, viscous, sweet with a prominent bitter finish on the tip of the tongue;Taste: sweet, oily, medicinal, vaguely […]

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