Isn't that something only congress can do?
pebbles
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I have not had much lapsang, but if you like woody flavors then this is a great tea. I may even recommend camphornought over this one. Camphornought feels better balanced to me while hitting similar notes. You can definitely brew this in a metal strainer, I would just recommend doing a rinse of the leaves first. That just means steeping the leaves in hot water for 10 seconds then tossing that water before doing your main brew.
Edit: also check out my review of pine darts. That is a lapsang smoked puerh!
Ya normally have some sides with like mashed potatoes and green beans.
Ah I didn't realize that aligning the condenser could help. I'm going to try that. I tend to get gradients in my background on higher magnifications as well, but since I do more artsy things I tend to use that to my advantage with rhienburg illumination mixed in. It can look quite nice.
Looks great! I feel the pain on trying to get higher magnification darkfield to work lol.
Walti level warketing
I've found that near every post I've made only has nice comments. Unless it is political lol, but thats par for the course. I believe in you!
Thanks so much! I went a bit more wild with the editing for this one. Glad you liked it.
It is corn time. Squash is next, but we'll have to wait until the current corn excitement dies down.
I knew a girl through marching band in college that was like a fire hose of word vomit except it wasn't a story, just pure unfiltered internal monologue. If you listened closely you'd hear some real gems, but it was near impossible to focus on for any appreciable amount of time.
Hey airbnb's have fine cum stains. Adequate even.
There are a million reviews for this banger of a tea online, so I'm choosing to keep mine short here. $17.50 for a 200g cake is fantastic. The taste is fantastic. Pure wood. It's beloved for a reason. It's no super complex evolving tea, but it does wood right.
This is a daily drinker if I've ever seen one. It's good to have a lumber slut cake on hand.
This is one of the numerous minis I've received. I have been very excited to try this as it seemed pretty spot on for my palate, and slightly higher end than the super cheap stuff I tend to stick with. A 200g cake is listed as $47.
Brewing Parameters:
7g mini in my 125ml gaiwan. 205°F/96°C.
Tasting Notes:
Dry smell: Natural fertilizer. In a good way lol.
Wet smell (post rinse): Wood barn, hay, campfire.
Steeps:
- Rinse
- (Flash) Menthol & barn with pine trees around. Creamy mouth feel.
- (Flash) Woody, hay, fertilizer, pine in the background. Dark cholocate richness.
- (10s) Super woody and musky. Very rich.
- (15s) Bright leather, barn, and smoke. Very rich.
- (20s) Roasted leather belt. The aroma has a lot of staying power. Many breahts after my sip still smell of this tea.
- (30s) Leather belt continues. Richness is gone.
- (45s) Leather belt continues.
Ending lid smell: Perfectly balanced leather.
Tea High: Decently balanced. Solid energy, but also very little jitteryness. Good smoothness.
Overall: I really enjoyed the musk and pungentness of this tea. Awesome tea in my book. Though I imagine the barn yard tones might put some folks off of it.
Price comments: At $47/200g or $0.235/g I could definitely see myself caking this. I have a lot of samples still to try though. My usual gongfu is 6-9g so this would come to $1.41-$2.12 a session. Not bad, but we are just on the top edge of what I'd call a "negligible daily cost" for tea.
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Ah noted thanks