Orion Posted April 24, 2016 I really love longjing green tea, I have it often. Silver needle white tea is also a favourite, but my supplier went out of business and he had access to the best of the best. I admittedly don't have a lot of experience with oolong, would love to learn more. A friend who spent time in Asia taught me how to make tea "the right way" last year, with a tea table and everything. Doing it that way makes it a much more medicinal experience... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerard Posted January 31, 2017 Pottery that will enhance the tea drinking experience: http://teamasters.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/jam-session-earth-and-fire-cups-by.html?m=1 http://david-louveau.com/pages/travail.html Enjoy your wonderful tea! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daoisme Posted March 2, 2017 Is there a benefit of high mountain teas vs regular teas, just wondering what kind of difference it makes as I'm sure it does make a difference in the chemical composition to some degree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daoisme Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Thanks for chiming in and saying hello. I wish I were a teamaster Yes, puerh is a very special tea, but so is dancong also a great favourite of mine. There are pretty amazing offerings out there with a lot of complexity and subtlety but unfortunately I can't afford any of them at the moment. If you are interested I can provide a link from a HK based company. A longevity tea for all Tao Bums and anyone else lucky to stumble upon this thread (it uses Chinese herbs and not camellia sinensis): Polygonum multiflorum root (he shou wu). 9-30g Ginseng root (ren shen) Alternatively <i>dang shen (codonopsis root)</i> which is cheaper version (the root belongs to the same family as ginseng) but amounts need to be more or less doubled to get the same effect as ginseng. 1-9 g (ren shen) & 6-14 g (dang shen) Dioscorea rhizome/Chinese yam (shan yao). 9-30 g Lycii/wolf/goji berries (gou qi zi). 5-18 g Cooked Rehmannia root (shu di huang). 9-30 g Reishi mushroom/ganoderma lucidorum (ling zhi). 3-15 g Sichuan Lovage rhizome (chuan xiong). 3-10 g The dosages are for decoction. Start with a lower dose and adjust accordingly. Only for practitioners who know their bodies and minds really well, if you are unsure check with a TCM doctor so they can adjust the quantities accordingly. Best Very interesting, those are known to be good herbals on their own , am just wondering are they all compatible together in a decoction, since that's a lot of different substances, will there be any deleterious interactions? Edited March 2, 2017 by Daoisme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerard Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) The Chinese have a long history with tea. Trust them as I do...plus my own experience drinking those teas. Edited November 7, 2018 by Gerard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzaleza Posted March 28, 2017 One indication, do you know the herbs Cistanche tubulosa or Rou Cong Rong? I suggest that you give it a look, its disclosure is recent but its use is antiquated. Very used in Tibet, Nepal , etc. very difficult to get, but ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerard Posted November 7, 2018 Enjoyed an early morning brew of Taiwan Tian Chi Jade oolong from Tea Masters. High mountain oolong tea can't get any better than this. ***** 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
