Not a big fan of Chinese Tea but I started drinking rooibos tea lately and it seems to be a pretty decent tea. Can get some info at dr-nortier.com

rooibos tea is not "tea" per se "real" tea is from the plant Camellia Sinensis.

but many ppl like and vouch that rooibos tea is good.

just to share, there is a tea fair coming up in MIECC (Mines, Seri Kembangan):

me too, i have rooibos, green tea powder, sencha, chamomile in my own collection. i buy bottled milk tea and oolong tea as well. i'm thinking of adding rosehip & hibiscus tea by Teekanne soon. rooibos is good because it's actually a herbal infusion and it doesn't have any caffeine and low tannin level.

i order my rooibos online bcos they have free samples and birthday month gift as well.

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rooibos, like any other herbal tea is actually tisane, something like the leong cha also. rooibos is good for making red tea blend. chinese tea is exclusively reserved for its aromatic taste for connoisseurs.

Yea...it's a great deal i think coz i went to the retails and online is so much cheaper lol

yeah, and great for making milk tea too yum yum

Hi experts,

I have this pu erh tea, someone gave it to me but I cannot read chinese. Is this a good brand, average, so so.
what does the chinese words say ? I kind of like this tea because its addictive, always want to drink more but yet I am able to sleep after drinking it.

Thanks.

i tried google translate. the brand is "dong lin hao" east forest brand.

smaller words suggest it's from yiwu mountain. can't see of it's ripe or raw.

if the tea is nice, then it's good tea. if u want to explore more, we can always catch up... in kl

this is my first time trying chinese tea in cake form. it has quite some twigs. is it roasted, femented, etc etc.

where to get good tea? and shop to recommend? want to get for my dad actually. he likes roasted tea. I have no idea which type is roasted.

puerh is either raw or ripe. ripe puerh is fermented artificially (water + heat + natural microbes) in very controlled environment. raw is all the processing steps except this artificial fermentation.

twigs are sometimes allowed to give puerh an added dimension. it is however a sign of cheaper puerh.

roasted tea is actually in another category altogether. oolong or yancha (rock tea) are examples of roasted tea. roasted tea is actually the "pinnacle" of tea art. however, the cost is also high and storage is not easy for novice.

perhaps tell us where u live and we can recommend u the nearest tea joint. the tea expo at viva mall will be best chance to try many tea in a single place.

https://www.facebook.com/dahonghuainternati...cation=timeline

This post has been edited by quikstep: Dec 10 2014, 11:21 PM

KL. Bkt Jalil.

there are few teashops in serdang/souoth city plaza. but i don't suggest u go there to learn about tea.

Any shop that you will recommend me to buy it from ?

Maybe i just buy and try . trial and error .

Try some simple one like 老枞水仙 or 大红袍 not need too expensive one for beginners.

Just been to the exhibition got myself some pretty decent stuff, thanks for the recommendations.

we usually hang out at https://foursquare.com/v/t-nature-tea-house...3ad8b68e93a807d T Nature Tea House SS2/10. try making frens there. lots of 20+ 30+ yr old there.

Was there yesterday & today. Is my first & second visit and true enough, the lady boss, Yin Yin is very friendly. So are her customers.
Yesterday, I made friends with a group of men not in the 20+ or 30+ but 40+ & 50+.
Today, I tea off with a group of 40+ & 50+ ladies.
No complain but would say that this is a great place with a lot of tea for tasting.
We tasted and bought some 90's Sunflower Brand Jasmine Tea which are highly recommended.
Wong, miss you at Teali but should have let you know our group is there today. Cheers.

nice! tomorrow we're heading for dinner with her. she belanja "rare" fish. if free, drop by by 6pm and see if she invites u along

Did the tea shops close because the rent got too high or did tastes change? How is the (Chinese/Japanese) tea drinking scene in Malaysia now?

Just reposting from Chen Yuan Hao Pu-erh Tea

2005 Chen Yuan Hao (陈远号) Shan Zhong Chuan Qi (山中传奇)

Summary: Loved by blend/pinpei (拼配) drinkers, adored by single mountain/danyi (单一) connoisseur.

Shan Zhong Chuan Qi is an interesting name. It translates into "Tales of the Mountain" or "Legend of the Mountain". Legend has it too that a book was planned to be launched along with this tea in 2005/6

The wrapper itself deserves a special mention because the artwork seems to suggest that this is a journey cake; perhaps the Cha Ma Gu Dao (茶马古道). Beneath the wrapper, whole tea leaves are packed in the cake has browned from post-fermentation considerably in 10 years. Each of these cakes are uniquely numbered as there is only 10,000 copies in total. The signature of Mr Chen Huaiyuan is printed on the neifei (内飞). Dry leaves are void of any smoke smell.

What it does in the mouth makes this a personal favourite Chen Yuan Hao product of mine. The soup is now deep amber in color. Perhaps on par with 2003 Yiwu Zhengshan. The fragrance and taste of this tea reminds me of Tong Qing Hao (同庆号); sweet and strong huigan (回甜). At the same time it's also like the Fu Yuan Chang (福元昌); fast dispersing slight bitterness, strong tea base (茶底) and mouthfeel (口感). Overall Yiwu's "slowly-slowly gently-gently" characters take a back seat. A very balanced tea that does not gets boring even over 10 brews. The mellowness will only get better with more age. When cold, it does not taste anymore bitterness than when the soup is warm.

Do you have more of these for me?










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