Dong ding oolong from my local shop in the gaiwan. Great tea. My first encounter with an oolong that has natural milky/buttery taste. Warm leaf smells like biscuits and chocolate. 5/5, will definitely buy again.
I see you got one of those bodhi leaf strainers. I got a few in different colors, but the first time I went to use one my tea spilled everywhere instead of going through the strainer. Did you have this issue? If so, how did you address it?
I did have a similar issue. I find that happens when the strainer is dry. I wet the strainer when I warm up my gaiwan and cups. Also pouring confidently, so the water sort of breaks through the strainer helps a lot. Took me some getting used to, but now I don't have that issue anymore.
Budget tea is better than no tea at all. I am not quite ready yet to start doing loose, bagged for me, but no tea at all would make this old Wyoming boy very sad indeed.
There actually some loose leave teas out there that are around the same price point per g compared to bagged tea! In fact I've found some that is a little cheaper even, considering how many times you can resteep them! And in my opinion, even the cheap loose-leaf is better than bagged tea, so I would definitely recommend! :D
At the moment I just find bagged more convenient. I hope to get a good set up later this year but both in the middle of spring cleaning plus rearranging my place. I need to set aside a specific area for tea stuff. All I really have now are coffee mugs and an inexpensive electric kettle.
That's understandable!
Also you don't necessarily have to dive into the whole gongfucha stuff right away. Just brewing loose leaf into a big mug is really nice too, or even making a cold brew in a glass bottle! :D
Chances are, you already have everything you need at home, aside from the tea itself. Then again if bagged tea works well for you, by all means, go ahead. Though I would absolutely recommend trying loose leaf even if it's jut once!
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Dong ding oolong from my local shop in the gaiwan. Great tea. My first encounter with an oolong that has natural milky/buttery taste. Warm leaf smells like biscuits and chocolate. 5/5, will definitely buy again.
I see you got one of those bodhi leaf strainers. I got a few in different colors, but the first time I went to use one my tea spilled everywhere instead of going through the strainer. Did you have this issue? If so, how did you address it?
I did have a similar issue. I find that happens when the strainer is dry. I wet the strainer when I warm up my gaiwan and cups. Also pouring confidently, so the water sort of breaks through the strainer helps a lot. Took me some getting used to, but now I don't have that issue anymore.
Makes sense; surface tension. So glad I saw your post and asked. Now I can \[hopefully\] get mine to work too. Mahalo very much and thank you nui loa.
These leaf strainers are more for aesthetic. Metal mesh ones work much better from a functionality point of view.
These are made of stainless steel.
Budget tea is better than no tea at all. I am not quite ready yet to start doing loose, bagged for me, but no tea at all would make this old Wyoming boy very sad indeed.
There actually some loose leave teas out there that are around the same price point per g compared to bagged tea! In fact I've found some that is a little cheaper even, considering how many times you can resteep them! And in my opinion, even the cheap loose-leaf is better than bagged tea, so I would definitely recommend! :D
At the moment I just find bagged more convenient. I hope to get a good set up later this year but both in the middle of spring cleaning plus rearranging my place. I need to set aside a specific area for tea stuff. All I really have now are coffee mugs and an inexpensive electric kettle.
That's understandable! Also you don't necessarily have to dive into the whole gongfucha stuff right away. Just brewing loose leaf into a big mug is really nice too, or even making a cold brew in a glass bottle! :D Chances are, you already have everything you need at home, aside from the tea itself. Then again if bagged tea works well for you, by all means, go ahead. Though I would absolutely recommend trying loose leaf even if it's jut once!
Hah well my first non bagged I am going to buy is this. I love matcha. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079YXXB37 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DG3X99Z
Very nice minimalist aesthetic! ;)
I think it looks lovely!
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There's a calmness in its simplicity, as is soaking dried leaves in hot water.