Audiophile Tea

[Solstice380]

@The Computer Audiophile  Yeah, why isn’t there any AS paraphernalia, or any tchotchkes, available yet?  This could be the start of your personal fashion line.  You know, like all the Kardashians have!

[The Computer Audiophile]

20 minutes ago, Solstice380 said:

@The Computer Audiophile  Yeah, why isn’t there any AS paraphernalia, or any tchotchkes, available yet?  This could be the start of your personal fashion line.  You know, like all the Kardashians have!

This is something that kills me. A great friend is in the clothing and design business. We've created some really great AS stuff that I'd love to offer, but I haven't figured out how to handle packaging it up and shipping it out. That takes time. I also refuse to use the online shops like Tea Spring etc... that do it al for you. The stuff we've designed uses materials and design options far better, that those services offer. 

 

Perhaps a project for the weekend :~)

[JoeWhip]

I am the Lord of my castle. Ok, the queen let’s me think that, hence my favorite tea cup. I would live to have an AS version, but only fine English China. 

[Skip Pack]

Similar to 'Builder's Tea".  Another British expression for very strong black tea: 'stiff enough to trot a mouse"

[The Computer Audiophile]

Just got this teapot. It's great, but not recommended for people with weak forearms. 

 

[JoeWhip]

Old school here.

[botrytis]

hmm- Sun Tea for the audiophiles using battery powered kit. :D

[Marco Klobas]

1 hour ago, botrytis said:

How about an audiophile tea cup.......

 

[sphinxsix]

5 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

No blind taste testing required :~)

 

5 hours ago, sphinxsix said:

When I have a minute I will tell about a friend of mine who actually not only did that but also was good at that 

 

Yeah a friend of mine who run a tea house did 'blind' test teas. He was very good at that - he usually without a mistake could say which one of a couple of dozens of teas that were served there he was drinking without his prior knowledge of the tea brand. BTW he once also proved that tea can be almost as dangerous as alcohol and after a long night with lots of strong tea almost lost his consciousness and fell of the stairs..

So beware tea lovers, don't overdose! 

 

Back to audio and tea - did someone check if an electric kettles cables matters.? 

 

 

[JoeWhip]

An electric kettle? Oh, the humanity.

[sphinxsix]

9 minutes ago, JoeWhip said:

An electric kettle? Oh, the humanity.

 

It's kinda digital vs analogue controversy in tea lovers circles..

 

[Marco Klobas]

32 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

 

It's kinda digital vs analogue controversy in tea lovers circles..

 

Really? I didn’t know.

 

Better be careful, then, when talking about kettles among tea aficionados.

[sphinxsix]

4 minutes ago, Marco Klobas said:

Better be careful, then, when talking about kettles among tea aficionados.

 

I'd be careful with talking kettles cables as well.

 

 

 

(just between us - they do matter )

[fas42]

On 2/27/2021 at 2:25 AM, Confused said:

This is your 18" subwoofer of tea ....

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Builder's_tea

 

Downunder, it's called Billy tea, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billycan

 

And, I indeed drink the stuff,

 

 

Why? As said, it's a hearty, full flavoured brew, very satisfying when you get it exactly right - this sounds a bit wanky, but it's a similar hit to a good glass of red; in terms of being moreish ...

[seeteeyou]

On 2/26/2021 at 11:49 PM, botrytis said:

Bamboo Stick Pu-erh, 1980s – In Pursuit of Tea

 

I did buy this for my wife for Christmas one year. That is how the Chinese used to ship expensive tea, in Bamboo.

 

She still has not used it....

 

The Most Exquisite & Expensive Teas in the World

https://www.industryleadersmagazine.com/worlds-most-expensive-teas/

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Panda Dung tea is, perhaps, the most bizarre and nutrient-rich tea in the list. What makes it so peculiar? One of the most expensive teas in the world, Panda Dung tea, is made with the help of panda poo. Pandas eat wild bamboo and only absorb 30% of its nutrients.

 

I totally ROFLMAO since those "delicacies" could very well be compared to the Wadax Atlantis Reference DAC + Server combo as well as TechDAS Air Force Zero etc.

 

Though it might not seem to be so bizarre once we realize how it's meant to work

 

Stool transplants are now standard of care for recurrent C. difficile infections - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publishing

 

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How about a little something from this wine tea cellar?

 

 

 

There's actually a press release published for this 660,000 yen King of Green HOSHINO Super Premium

 

https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M104157/201612087011/_prw_PR1fl_5l84W4EF.pdf

https://online.royalbluetea.com/?pid=150780551

 

Right now it costs HK$100,000 (i.e. more than 1,300,000 yen) here

 

https://royalbluetea.com.hk/products/king-of-green-hoshino-super-premium

 

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http://www.fj.gov.cn/english/Moments/201711/t20171102_1869706.htm

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/wuyishan-china-attractions/index.html

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Harvesting from the mother trees of Da Hong Pao has been forbidden since 2006.

They were once guarded by armed security and are even insured.

 

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160425-the-pot-of-tea-that-costs-10000

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In 2002, a wealthy purchaser paid 180,000 yuan – almost $28,000 – for just 20g of China's legendary Da Hong Pao tea. Even in a culture that’s valued tea drinking as an art form for around 1,500 years (and has a system of tea classification that makes French wine look simple), the price was astonishing.

Original Da Hong Pao doesn't just cost its weight in gold – it costs more than 30 times its weight in gold: almost $1,400 for a single gram, or well over $10,000 for a pot. It’s one of the most expensive teas in the world.

 

http://v2.travelark.org/travel-blog-entry/eddakath/life_in_china/1306872956

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In 2005, a small amount of leaves were auctioned off at almost two million U.S dollars per kilogram. In 2006, the four bushes were insured by the People’s Insurance Company of China for one hundred million RMB, or about fourteen million U.S dollars.

 

[botrytis]

Sounds like the coffee that is run through a cervit first.. NO THANKS!

[AudioDoctor]

On 2/26/2021 at 12:26 PM, The Computer Audiophile said:

Just got this teapot. It's great, but not recommended for people with weak forearms. 

 

 

My SO and I like and prefer coffee, but she wants one of these now. In that color.

[sphinxsix]

24 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said:

 

My SO and I like and prefer coffee, but she wants one of these now. In that color.

 

Both form and to some degree color seem a bit ..phallic to me  

Apologies for going slightly OT 

 

 

[Bob Stern]

On 2/26/2021 at 6:40 AM, The Computer Audiophile said:

The black tea I drink everyday because I love the flavor and I like what the company is all about. 

 

Organic Nepali Golden Black from Young Mountain Tea

 

Chris, are there 1 or 2 other Darjeeling teas you strongly recommend from Young Mountain that have a markedly different flavor so I can try some contrasting styles?

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 minute ago, Bob Stern said:

 

Chris, are there 1 or 2 other Darjeeling teas you strongly recommend from Young Mountain that have a markedly different flavor so I can try some contrasting styles?

The other ones I’ve tried from there didn’t thrill me compared to my pick and I’ve long forgotten which ones they are :~(

[Bob Stern]

On 2/26/2021 at 8:51 AM, austinpop said:

Of late, I've gotten addicted to loose leaf Persian Shamshiri tea

 

As far as I can tell, Persian is the brand name, but the tea actually is from Sri Lanka.

 

Wherever it's from, it does get good reviews on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Persian-Tea-Pure-Ceylon/dp/B07YM2HZRJ

[Bob Stern]

32 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

The other ones I’ve tried from there didn’t thrill me compared to my pick and I’ve long forgotten which ones they are

 

Thanks.  I'll just order that one then.

[austinpop]

2 minutes ago, Bob Stern said:

 

As far as I can tell, Persian is the brand name, but the tea actually is from Sri Lanka.

 

Wherever it's from, it does get good reviews on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Persian-Tea-Pure-Ceylon/dp/B07YM2HZRJ

Yeah it’s not fancy, it’s a style of tea drunk in Iran and the Middle East. Similar to Earl Grey, and infused with bergamot.
 

I like this brand. It’s imported by Quality Tea Company. 

[JoeWhip]

Chris invited me out to his winter place for tea. Nice!

 

[sphinxsix]

The moment I moved to the city I live in now, 2 years ago, I found myself a new hobby (not as dangerous as audio though ) - I began buying some tea stuff every now and then. 

 

 

 

 

And last but not least..