So fascinating to hear your thoughts as you process this tea. I had the idea not long ago to apply pu-erh and white tea style processing to a caffeine-containing plant that is native to my region of north america, Ilex vomitoria. The leaves seem to be quite a bit thicker than tea leaves though, any thoughts on whether this might be possible?
theres already aged white tea. in fact, a purist would not want white tea to be aged since tertiary aromas are undesirable and mask the absence of freshness which is the hallmark of a good white tea.
I prefer "greener" style processing than "redder". Sure, redder puerhs are more fragrant, aromatic, and drinkable/"accessible" to the demanding mass consumer in the early years... but does not have a proven track record compared to the more traditional way of "green" style processing. By this I mean puerhs which have a short withering time and an aggressive high temp sha qing. This is my preference in general, producing teas with great ageing potential. If I want fragrance, I might as well drink an oolong. Love to hear your thoughts, William!
Hmm.. so this would be oolong with a puerh varietal? xp In any case I prefer more typical puerh, both for its ability to age and the fact that living in a tropical environment, things that can withstand the hot and humid environment are a great bonus. Most of my oolongs seem to change very quickly (I can elaborate), I resorted to storing my greens in the FREEZER, and my reds thankfully aren't too prone to turning stale too quickly. For these storage reasons my drinking and buying profile is leaning to raw puerh, dark teas, aged oolong, old white tea etc.
I'm also living in a tropical environment (singapore). These days I exclusively drink sheng puerh both young and semi-aged. I try to ensure they remain in as dry a storage as possible, and that means turning on the air-condition often and keeping the windows shut for as long as possible. Occasionally I drink dancong which I'm not a fan of age on them, so I try not to hoard too many oolong in my stash haha
How common is Camellia Sinensis var Assamid grown in Minghai? I thought Assamid only grew in India/Ceylon/Kenya, hot, dry regions, and unable to grow in Yunnan Province... yes?
Thanks for interesting video that I find very relaxing to watch. Could you please make a video on what in your opinion is the best way of drinking tea. I could imagine there are different ways of drinking different teas. What are your recommendations for an average amateur tea drinker?
Thank you for the interesting details on processing. How do you think the processing of your neighbour (you mentioned around 6:25) will affect the aging of the tea? If the tea is much "greener" will it not age as well or the opposite?
Ive got a question for you my friend I know we can get good tea from you but do you know any other farmers that sell teas online or a good site that has actual good teas?
What a luxury is having enough quality material to be able to experiment. 🌱🥃🌱
Love the way you explain things, it requires a lot of passion and honest care to explain things thoroughly
So fascinating to hear your thoughts as you process this tea. I had the idea not long ago to apply pu-erh and white tea style processing to a caffeine-containing plant that is native to my region of north america, Ilex vomitoria. The leaves seem to be quite a bit thicker than tea leaves though, any thoughts on whether this might be possible?
It has been a joy drinking through your tea. I am long forward to sampling more
I wonder what a 'kukicha' made in the puer style from yunnan trees would be like. I feel it could have very interesting minerality and texture.
If all tea makers were purists, would we have aged white tea? Thank goodness there are people like William pushing the art forward. 🌱🥃🌱
theres already aged white tea. in fact, a purist would not want white tea to be aged since tertiary aromas are undesirable and mask the absence of freshness which is the hallmark of a good white tea.
Reread his comment. You misunderstood it.
I prefer "greener" style processing than "redder". Sure, redder puerhs are more fragrant, aromatic, and drinkable/"accessible" to the demanding mass consumer in the early years... but does not have a proven track record compared to the more traditional way of "green" style processing. By this I mean puerhs which have a short withering time and an aggressive high temp sha qing. This is my preference in general, producing teas with great ageing potential. If I want fragrance, I might as well drink an oolong. Love to hear your thoughts, William!
Is THIS batch up on your site yet? I love this mix of tea styles.
Hmm.. so this would be oolong with a puerh varietal? xp
In any case I prefer more typical puerh, both for its ability to age and the fact that living in a tropical environment, things that can withstand the hot and humid environment are a great bonus. Most of my oolongs seem to change very quickly (I can elaborate), I resorted to storing my greens in the FREEZER, and my reds thankfully aren't too prone to turning stale too quickly.
For these storage reasons my drinking and buying profile is leaning to raw puerh, dark teas, aged oolong, old white tea etc.
I'm also living in a tropical environment (singapore). These days I exclusively drink sheng puerh both young and semi-aged. I try to ensure they remain in as dry a storage as possible, and that means turning on the air-condition often and keeping the windows shut for as long as possible. Occasionally I drink dancong which I'm not a fan of age on them, so I try not to hoard too many oolong in my stash haha
Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)
How common is Camellia Sinensis var Assamid grown in Minghai? I thought Assamid only grew in India/Ceylon/Kenya, hot, dry regions, and unable to grow in Yunnan Province... yes?
Thanks for interesting video that I find very relaxing to watch. Could you please make a video on what in your opinion is the best way of drinking tea. I could imagine there are different ways of drinking different teas. What are your recommendations for an average amateur tea drinker?
One tea done in five Styles in one Set to experience them all in the context of each other would be awesome.
Thank you for the interesting details on processing. How do you think the processing of your neighbour (you mentioned around 6:25) will affect the aging of the tea? If the tea is much "greener" will it not age as well or the opposite?
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Ive got a question for you my friend I know we can get good tea from you but do you know any other farmers that sell teas online or a good site that has actual good teas?