Went to tea expo on the final day. Managed to get some nice Shui Xian and also a very good Dan Cong tea.

managed to snap up both teas at 50% off listed retail price from diff stalls. And the teas to me were really good quality.

so ya... no more tea shopping for me for a while...lol, still got stuff in my cupboard i need to clear first LOL

one thing about this tea expo though, i felt it was like mostly regulars attending it due to the venue and location. not sure if many of the stalls get any first time customers there...

Anyone spotted any good deals on pots there?

a very decent and nice aged Shui Xian... and some 2011 Feng Huang Dan Cong Mi Lan Xiang.

The Shui Xian is from Le Ye Xuan. The Dan Cong is from Zhi Bao in Old Klang Road

The Dan Cong labeled price is RM400, but bought at RM200. The Dan Cong for me was very impressive, extremely fragrant and complex to me, with different characteristics showing off at each brew.

However i haven't had alot of experience with Dan Cong teas, so not sure if i overpaid. My usual poison is Yanchas, so compared to yancha the pricing seemed pretty good to me. I would definitely not pay RM400 for 200g of it. but RM200 for 200g seemed fair to me.

If got any feedback regarding the value of it pls let me know

This post has been edited by Ratbert: Dec 10 2013, 11:05 PM

Looking at that picture of the pot and KittyKat's profile picture... i get the same feel ... i think i have some issues to deal with... LOL

@quikstep Free tomorrow for tea? looking to head to Zhi Bao in Old Klang Road

I've been experimenting with teapets. Usually the first brew of the tea, instead of dumping it, i keep it aside and use a brush to apply it on my teapets, everytime they dry up, i dip in that batch of tea and apply again. so far results seem pretty good.

And after i'm done brewing, will keep the tea in the pot for a few hours, then baru pour out the last brew, and use it to brush on teapets again.

perhaps this technique worth a try on ur teapot?

(Disclaimer: No scientific study was done, results may vary LOL)

This post has been edited by Ratbert: Dec 15 2013, 07:35 PM

Don't think there's any formal study of tea/coffee turning ppl's hair grey. Alot of rumours and stories, but no facts and figures.

Any details about the pot? maker, year, capacity, type of clay...etc:)

WAH! u got quite a few nice pots!!! This one artist pot? looks like it might carry quite a hefty price tag...hehe. ..

Ah ok, well, do PM me if u wanna join a few of us on our whatsapp group for tea. where are you based?

sometimes drinking tea can make u hungry faster, hahaha... i think i actually gained some weight due to drinking tea lol

What type TGY u looking for? Roasted? or Green?

Roasted type the leaves are usually darker as they've been roasted.

Green is the very fresh looking type, typically need to keep in fridge and needs to be consumed within 6mths to a couple of yrs

i know 津品（津茗品茶) in Old Klang Road area has green type.

Roasted one generally most shops will have. Tea Nature Tea House in SS2 PJ doesn't have green type, but should have some roasted TGYs, teas there are pretty good and boss is very friendly.