Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
A small dog
Spent rock tea leaves
Iron Arhat (Tue Luo Han) is always one of my favorite rock teas. This is a very nice (2022) example from Rivers and Lakes Tea.
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Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
White Rooster Crest is usually processed as a low oxidation, low roast rock tea. Almost more like a green tea than an Oolong. Subtly flavored, it is a rock tea varietal I struggle to appreciate.
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Dry tea leaves
Steaming tea in a crackleware bowl
Bubble power
Spent tea leaves
Moving my traditional winter rock tea fiesta up a bit this year from starting after Thanksgiving to starting after Halloween. Golden Water Turtle (Shui Jon Gui) rock tea from Rivers and Lakes.
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Compressed Oolong Tea
Tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent tea leaves
Zhangping Shui Xian (Roasted) from Rivers and Lakes tea. This version is tasty too, but as a small matter of preference, this morning I feel I prefered the previous unroasted version.
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Tea pillow
Brewed tea
The other end
Spent tea leaves
For the most part oolong tea isn't sold in compressed form. The only real exception is Zhangping Shui Xian from Southern Fujian. It is often sold in these cute little tile shaped pillows. This is a very nice example from Rivers and Lakes tea.
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Dry tea
Tea in a crackleware bowl
Sploot
Spent tea leaves
Opening a 2023 Meng Ding (Sichuan) Mao Feng from Rivers and Lakes. Clean, a bit herbal, sweet aftertaste.
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Rock Tea in a mysterious bowl
Rivers and Lakes Iron Arhat is a traditional style rock tea, and also very enjoyable.
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Rivers and Lakes Tea Packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Tangled spent rock tea leaves
A rather nice Iron Arhat, the closest to traditional or classic rock tea so far from the 2023 Rivers and Lakes rock tea releases.
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Rivers and Lakes packaging is a bit glam
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
"Big Red Robe (Light Fire)" from Rivers and Lakes Teas. "Light fire" means high fragrance, this Da Hong Pao almost tastes more like a tie guan yin.
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Green tea in a crackleware bowl, as Madame President looks on
Final full dose of 2022, slightly vintage, Meng Ding GanLu green tea from Rivers and Lakes Tea. Another good company with US based shipping. Smaller tea inventory, but no bad teas.
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Green tea in a crackleware bowl
Back on the green train, getting near the bottom of this bag of Meng Ding GanLu from Rivers and Lakes Tea. (Still breaking the rules, making Chinese green tea in a Japanese pot (kyusu).)
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Green tea in a bowl as Madame President waits in the wings
Meng Ding GanLu from Rivers and Lakes Tea, green tea Thursday, Madame President.
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