Tea Review: Ban Tian Yiao (半天妖)
Posted on January 12th, 2008 by Justin and filed under Tea Review |
I was walking around this place in Bugis when I spotted this new tea shop. I was attracted to some Zhu Ni tea pots which were on display. I enquire about them and the boss was pretty excited about the new generation of tea lovers. She therefore invited me to sit down and treated me to some of her good Ban Tian Yiao. I was more of a Pu-erh drinker and this is my first time that I tried Wu Long. Indeed it tasted different from the Pu-erh.
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Tea Review: Feng Qing Tuo Cha
Posted on January 1st, 2008 by Justin and filed under Tea Review |
I just realised I’ve never wrote a review about this tea before. Its one of the first tea in my collection.
What got me wanting to write about it is because of something which I tried today. It got mee feeling so high after drinking the brew. I told this to a friend and he said that its highly undesirable. So you might be asking what I had done. Well I made 2 brews on Monday and left the leaves in the teapot with some of the undrained tea. This allows the tea to grow really thick within that small quantity of water.
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Another Classic Use of Leaves
Posted on December 27th, 2007 by Justin and filed under Uncategorized |
Recently, I back into the hobby of rearing fish. I went online and did a bit of research before heading to the aquarium shop. Eventually I got myself a betta, or most Singaporeans would call it fighting fish.
I drop in some Indian Almond Leaves to the aquarium. Well some of you might be wondering why I used those leaves. If you are rearing some sort of tropical fish oe even betta, you might be keen to read on:
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Tea Review: Lao Tong Zhi + Feng Qing Tuo
Posted on December 13th, 2007 by Justin and filed under Tea Review |
I was getting real bored from the same usual taste I get from the 2 cooked tea which I had when I decided to get naughty. The idea of mixing the 2 tea strucked my mind.
Actually there are some reasoning behind me wanting to do that.
Firstly, Lao Tong Zhi cooked tea being still very young from 2005 has this rough feeling when swallowing. In hokkien we call that “siap”. However, I like the medicated taste alot. On the contrary, Feng Qing Tuo being a 10 yrs tea, tasted much more mellow and smooth. Thus I was thinking what if I blend both together.
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Tea Review : Lao Tong Zhi (Revisited)
Posted on November 23rd, 2007 by Justin and filed under Tea Review |
After passing some of the Lao Tong Zhi Cooked tea leaves to experiment, he came back with a way to brew this tea. I had previously left it out in the open to dry for quite a few days.
After the water boiled, I immediately poured into the tea pot and rinsed away the first brew in less than 15secs. I repeat the same process once more. I noticed this 2nd brew of golden brown colored tea which I had poured onto my pot. Initially I thought I could have rinsed off the essence of the tea. I was expecting disappointment or should I say, already feeling disappointed.
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Tea Review: Mengku Mu Ye Tun 2007
Posted on November 21st, 2007 by Justin and filed under Tea Review |
Just recieved my new tea and was eagered to try it out.
Its another tea cake from Mengku Mu Ye Tun 2007. I proceed with my first brew and was able to smell the fragrance of the tea from a distant away from the sampling cup,”Wen Xiang Bei”.
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Personality Test: Mentality Test
Posted on November 20th, 2007 by Justin and filed under Personality Test |
I’m a keen reader of self improvement and personality tests books. Lately I’ve thought about whats racing throught people’s mind when they say something. Therefore I’ve come up with another test of my own.
Question: Do you really mean it when you say, “Its ok that I miss this chance, I’ll wait for the next one to come by.” ?
Probably you might want to ask whether are consoling yourself when you say those words when a chance is missed.
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Pu Er Preparation.
Posted on November 18th, 2007 by Justin and filed under Uncategorized |
Got this off from the net. Hope you guys will find it useful
How to prepare compressed Pu-erh tea in a Congou style?
Step 1: Pry 3-5g tea off with Pu-erh Knife and add tea leaves to a Yixing teapot or Gaiwan.
Step 2: Pour boiling water into the teapot, give the tea leaves a rinse for 20 seconds. Then draining the water out, leaving only the soaked tea leaves
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Benefits of Tea.
Posted on November 18th, 2007 by Justin and filed under Uncategorized |
Chinese tea is all - natural . It is very rich in tea tannin, vitamins (such as B1, B2, C, P, E, etc.), chlorophyll and many other healthy elements. Chinese tea helps lowering fats and cholesterol in the blood stream, helps digestion, and also acts as an antibacterial agent & antioxidant, plus many other benefits. Drinking Chinese tea regularly will help improve the body’s immune system and will definitely quench your thirst.
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Tea Review: Lao Tong Zhi 2005 (Cooked)
Posted on November 10th, 2007 by Justin and filed under Tea Review |
I was excited after getting my hands on some new tea. However I did not have the chance to try it out til the next day. I had bought this Lao Tong Zhi, both cooked and raw. I make my usual preparations to make my tea. However I was treated to sheer disappointment. It was no where compared to its raw counterpart. The taste was bland and it tasted nowhere compared to some of the cheaper tea which I had before. I guess this could be due to the fact that I’d been enjoying too much of the Yunan Tuo Cha. Hope the taste will change for the better in the next couple of years. Meanwhile its been chuck away.
