I am personally overwhelm by their varieties and simply ask them to recommend, they will suggest the type of flavour you want, eg:/ strong , flowerish, mild

This post has been edited by Mercy Shadows: Feb 7 2014, 03:57 PM

Hi, tea lovers, I am new here, and would like to know if any places or shops providing any traditional kung fu tea skill or any classes for tea knowledge within KL area, the best would be in Puchong, cause I am still a student , so only able to hanging out within these areas, thanks for the advise

Try Purplecane I think they offer around RM300

anyone drink green tea? can i brew gyokuro at 80c? i read internet all said recommended at 50c, anyone can advise?

Preparation

Merchants selling Japanese green tea typically recommend a unique method for brewing gyokuro which differs from typical tea brewing:

use twice the weight in dry tea leaves for a given quantity of water (e.g. 6 to 10 grams for 180 ml, or 2 to 3 heaping teaspoons for 2 small cups);

use a lower brewing temperature (in the range of 50°C–60°C (122°F–140°F) instead of 65°C–75°C (149°F–167°F) for sencha; for high-end Gyokuro such as National tea jury rank, a temperature of 40°C (104°F) is recommended.);
a longer steeping duration, at least for the first infusion (90 seconds instead of 1 minute for sencha).

Since gyokuro is typically steeped at such a low temperature, sources may recommend preheating both the pot and cup to maintain the warmth of the tea as one drinks it.

Source : Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyokuro



Even for normal Japanese green tea 80C is not recommended, as the tea will turn yellow upon 1-2 brews, taste horrible.

80C only suitable for partly fremented tea like Wu Long, tie kuan ying, shui xian.

Hope this help.

my first attempt into pu erh drinking :


Taste? Donno to describe, i'm noob, but for sure pleasant and no bitter taste. Me like.

Where do you find this?

ebay. shopstreet. About RM52/200gm.

can you show some tea leaf photo when u open up?

Sorry, no camera. Here seller picture.

Show some of my tea cake.

This round tea very small. But very easy to carry anywhere.

I am not a tea expert...hope you all can advise me on this tea I bought. Went to a Chinese medicine hall and asked the owner for a recommendation for a mid-priced tea that is tasty and cooling. He suggested the one in the photo below. I bought it and tried it out...the tea is vacuum-packed. It has a nice scent and a pleasant aftertaste. Any opinions? I am also open to suggestions of teas around the RM50/box range. Thanks!

hello andyng38, afaik, oolong type of tea is considered "cooling". there are many styles within oolong, like tie guan yin, dan coong and shui shien. rm 50/box can usually get u decent consumer grade tea. try visiting tea merchants near you to understand more about tea. i usually settle for 3-5 tea tasting to buy 1 tea.

i have. high five!

Thank you for your reply! I will keep those types of tea that you mentioned in mind when I buy my next box. Think I'll try tie guan yin. My palate is not sophisticated. I only know chap fan tea and supermarket RM3-4/box tea tastes quite bad.