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at the market shed
a few shots of the action The Tea Catcher style at the Market Shed at Holland St, City…thanks again to all the fine punters and stallholders and we look forward to seeing you all in the New Year….oh last minute#presents still available if needed….!
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NEW teaware just landed….!
Samples no more, all of these tea accessories on the shelf in multiple numbers…(and a little more is still to come…)
though some 3 pieces, some 20, get in fast if keen….a perfect #gift..orders over $50 will get to you, if local enough, before the 25th…!
some great teas to be posted ASAP too to drown in these lovely pots…
enjoy…
though some 3 pieces, some 20, get in fast if keen….a perfect #gift..orders over $50 will get to you, if local enough, before the 25th…!
some great teas to be posted ASAP too to drown in these lovely pots…
enjoy…
(before they make the shop just send us a word if keen theteacatcher@gmail.com)
chinese tea binge weekend wrap up….
chinese tea binge weekend wrap up….
well this mostly finished saturday night but then the computer crashed out and busy yesterday so….here’s what happened tea wise with up to 10 more pots drawn from the following two teas….
for more information on teas, preparation, prices etc
contact stu- theteacatcher@gmail.com
or head to the shop !
steeled for the sheng
steeled for the sheng
i havn’t drunk too much raw puerh apart from handfull sizes birds nests the china town used to stock….
i reckon my brewing methods were more than a little off…back on track i had a crack last night and today (only daytime photos)…
some to learn but both brewed up nicely…
first-2013 Changwapu Jingmai Gu Shu Huang Pian,
then below-2012 Changwapu Yiwu Zheng Shan Qiaomu Xiao Bing Cha…phew, more than a coupla mouthsfull there..
have a sniff around or head to the shop !
for more information on teas, preparation, prices etc
contact stu- theteacatcher@gmail.com
still playing catch up…
still playing catch up…
after this one only 2 to go…! (11yr tuo cha, 8yr pu erh)
so the second mini cake-2012 autumn heavy charcoal roasted zhangping shui xian mini cake– from the famed Zhangping region, another version of narcissus or water sprite (with a fragrance similar to daffodil). another rarity-pressed oolong- the leaf is picked in late sept./early oct. and processed over a month with 8 steps including a stronger smoking/roasting than the last mini cake through a process handed down over at least 5 generations. a deep yellow liquor with a gentle malty/caramel aroma, round, mild, toasty and unctuous without any astringency or bitterness. reputedly “small bag of tea can be brewed for a whole day.” wow…!
another tasty little fella …
…and 2 aged ripe post fermented tea cake samples to go, followed by a battle off and order choosing….!
have a sniff around or head to the shop !
for more information on teas, preparation, prices etc
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Chinese Tea tasting…first cab off the ranks..
Chinese Tea tasting…first cab off the ranks..
…is a 2013 Yunnan Hong Mao Jian..
a Chinese red tea (what we would usually call black but i s’pose you can see it in the leaf and brew i reckon..
an April (spring) harvest red tea from the Fengqing area of Lincang, Yunnan, China
a good looking, clear, and yes, red brew, reckoned as having a chocolate aroma,tasted malty, sweet and balanced without being that surprising at first taste.. must return for another visit..
enjoy….!
have a sniff around or head to the shop !
for more information on teas, preparation, prices etc
contact stu- theteacatcher@gmail.com
night cap- head down, bum up
night cap- head down, bum up
and finally as a nightcap i couldn’t resist sticking this little fellas nose in a cup…
2012 spring anxi light roast “yan cha” oolong…yum yum yum…
i will be getting more of this to share…yep, that good i reckon..
how many more pots before sleep i wonder….?
…(sleep?)
head down bum up anxi
enjoy….!
have a sniff around or head to the shop !
for more information on teas, preparation, prices etc
contact stu- theteacatcher@gmail.com
as the sun sets over the Norfolk pines and the beach…
as the sun sets over the Norfolk pines and the beach…
…the regime begins again….2013 Bai Mu Dan “white peony” white tea from the Fujian province, China
the next step with this one is to line it up against the beautiful Nepali Arya Tara silver needles currently in the shop-
should be interesting..maybe a Yunnan green tea for me next though..have a fine weekend all..
got a tea table…and more late night oolong
got a tea table…and more late night oolong
with new a new tea table plumbed up water was tossed around again and again…fun
So begin your own tea experiments and enter the wonderful world of taste, experience and learning…!
buy now at the shop…!