Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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The mellow flavor of Taiwanese bug bitten oolong is always a pleasant way to start the day. (Dongfang Meiren, or Eastern Beauty, from Mud and Leaves.)
#OolongTea #WulongCha #MudAndLeaves #DongfangMeiren #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea
#oolongtea #wulongcha #MudAndLeaves #dongfangmeiren #tea #cha #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Dongfang Meiren (Eastern Beauty) from Mud and Leaves. Taiwanese bug bitten Oolong.
#DongFangMeiren #EasternBeauty #MudAndLeaves #OoLongTea #WulongCha #TaiwaneseTea #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea
#dongfangmeiren #easternbeauty #MudAndLeaves #oolongtea #wulongcha #taiwanesetea #tea #cha #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Brewing Taiwanese Dongfang Meiren (Eastern Beauty) from Mud and Leaves in a Japanese kyusu pot. Just for fun. Kyusu brewing does highlight the fragrance of the tea.
#DongfangMeiren #EasternBeauty #OolongTea #WulongCha #MudAndLeaves #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea
#dongfangmeiren #easternbeauty #oolongtea #wulongcha #MudAndLeaves #tea #cha #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Dongfang Meiren (Eastern Beauty) bug bitten Taiwanese Oolong from Mud and Leaves on this foggy Saturday morning.
#OolongTea #WulongCha #DongfangMeiren #MudAndLeaves #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea
#oolongtea #wulongcha #dongfangmeiren #MudAndLeaves #cha #tea #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Dongfang Meiren Cha, or Eastern Beauty Oolong Tea, is a Taiwanese bug bitten tea. A leafhopper called the "tea jassid" is prevalent in the areas where this tea is grown and actually encouraged on the tea plants used to produce the tea. The character of the tea itself is more similar to oxidized styles of Fujian White tea than to other Oolong tea. Dried stonefruit scent, light sweet flavor, and little to no bitterness or astringency even when pushed or overdosed. This is a summer 2020 Dongfang Meiren from Mud and Leaves.
#OolongTea #WulongCha #Oolong #DongfangMeiren #MudAndLeaves #BugBittenTea #TaiwanTea #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea
#oolongtea #wulongcha #oolong #dongfangmeiren #MudAndLeaves #bugbittentea #taiwantea #tea #cha #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Experimenting with brewing other green teas in the Japanese Komaru Kyusu clay teapot, in this case some west lake longjing.
#GreenTea #LüCha #MudAndLeaves #Longjing #Dragonwell #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea
#greentea #lucha #MudAndLeaves #longjing #dragonwell #tea #cha #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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No real hardship to drink down this slightly aged Mingqian 2021 Mei Jia Wu West Lake Longjing #43 from Mud and Leaves.
#GreenTea #LüCha #Dragonwell #Longjing #MudAndLeaves #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea
#greentea #lucha #dragonwell #longjing #MudAndLeaves #tea #cha #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Seems like red teas from India are "comfort teas" for a lot of people. Not sure what this says about me, but I have found various red teas from Taiwan to be the ones I gravitate towards when feeling the need for tea and comfort. Dalun Shan Red High Mountain Oolong via Mud and Leaves is a particularly nice example.
#RedTea #HongCha #MudAndLeaves #BlackTea #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea
#RedTea #HongCha #MudAndLeaves #blacktea #tea #cha #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Warm weather continues, so finishing off the end of some Mingqian 2021 Mei Jia Wu West Lake Longing #43 Green Tea from Mud and Leaves. Still great tea, but bottom of the bag, more broken leaves than usual. Also, I think my scale needs new batteries, it's getting a little flaky, (this seems like a lot of leaves, even though I weighed a couple times). Zip, Zap, Zoom!
#GreenTea #MudAndLeaves #Tea #Cha #Dragonwell #Longjing #DailyTea @tea
#greentea #MudAndLeaves #tea #cha #dragonwell #longjing #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Finishing off this sample of 2021 Taiwan Winter DalunShan High Mountain Oolong from Mud and Leaves. It really is a great tea. I mean, tea isn't their main business, but it's fun that they sell teas to feature their teaware! A little add on to your order.
#OolongTea #TaiwanTea #MudAndLeaves #Oolong #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea
#oolongtea #taiwantea #MudAndLeaves #oolong #tea #cha #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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DalunShan High Mountain Taiwanese Oolong (2021, Winter) from Mud and Leaves. 1000m, QingXin varietal, low oxidation, no roast. Very high fragrance and good flavor. Not exactly appropriate for today's blustery San Francisco weather, but what can you do?
#OolongTea #MudAndLeaves #TaiwaneseTea #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea
#oolongtea #MudAndLeaves #taiwanesetea #cha #tea #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Dalun Shan Red High Mountain Oolong from Mud and Leaves never disappoints.
#RedOolong #HongCha #RedTea #BlackTea #Oolong #TaiwaneseTea #MudAndLeaves #Cha #Tea #DailyTea @tea
#redoolong #HongCha #RedTea #blacktea #oolong #taiwanesetea #MudAndLeaves #cha #tea #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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It really is impossible to dislike (or misbrew) this "Dalun Shan Red High Mountain Oolong" from Mud and Leaves. The only real question is, is it a black tea or an oolong?
#HongCha #RedTea #BlackTea #Oolong #MudAndLeaves #Cha #Tea #DrinkTea #DailyTea @tea
#HongCha #RedTea #blacktea #oolong #MudAndLeaves #cha #tea #DrinkTea #dailytea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Alas, brewing the last of my white tea samples from Mud and Leaves. 2010 Sanquan Shoumei.
#Baicha #WhiteTea #Tea #Cha #DailyTea #MudAndLeaves #FudingTea #Shoumei
#Baicha #WhiteTea #tea #cha #dailytea #MudAndLeaves #fudingtea #shoumei
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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No matter the news, vintage 2010 Sanquan Hong Xue Bai Hao Shoumei from Mud and Leaves is a warming way to start the day.
#Baicha #WhiteTea #MudAndLeaves #DailyTea #Cha #Tea #DrinkTea #FujianTea
#Baicha #WhiteTea #MudAndLeaves #dailytea #cha #tea #DrinkTea #fujiantea
Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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