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Yesterday's tea, Postcard Teas 01 7542. Interesting but hard to evaluate. Woody, tobacco, gelatinous texture. Good longevity and a body feeling that snuck up on me.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Yesterday's tea, Postcard Teas 01 7542. Interesting but hard to evaluate. Woody, tobacco, gelatinous texture. Good longevity and a body feeling that snuck up on me.
#teasky
#teasky
today's teas were PCTH 05 4GC, a good reminder of why I preferred other batches, 99 Yeeon Sunwithered Maocha, still discordant, and HYK Laocong Shuixian from Yushu galleries, which was thin, shallow, and slightly acidic at times. I doubt it is Zhengyan, but my palette isn't good enough to say 100%
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
today's teas were PCTH 05 4GC, a good reminder of why I preferred other batches, 99 Yeeon Sunwithered Maocha, still discordant, and HYK Laocong Shuixian from Yushu galleries, which was thin, shallow, and slightly acidic at times. I doubt it is Zhengyan, but my palette isn't good enough to say 100%
speaking of tea factory recipes, cnnp 7002 liubao tastes like porridge. like, distinct oat taste. texture of oat milk. aftertaste of oat, even down to the aftertexture, but slightly less creamy. same aroma at the back of the throat. what
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
speaking of tea factory recipes, cnnp 7002 liubao tastes like porridge. like, distinct oat taste. texture of oat milk. aftertaste of oat, even down to the aftertexture, but slightly less creamy. same aroma at the back of the throat. what
guy who acts like a niche music hipster, but about tea factory recipes.
"oh, you're still drinking 7542?"
"oh, you're still drinking 7542?"
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 PM
guy who acts like a niche music hipster, but about tea factory recipes.
"oh, you're still drinking 7542?"
"oh, you're still drinking 7542?"
i now have samples of 5 different smoked lapsangs and have ran out of identical cups to brew them in for side by side tastings. perhaps i should drink them out of tall glasses
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
i now have samples of 5 different smoked lapsangs and have ran out of identical cups to brew them in for side by side tastings. perhaps i should drink them out of tall glasses
@onerivertea.bsky.social 2013 Anhua Natural Brick
Really pleasant fu cha. Vibrant profile? Green, nori, salinity, thick and brothy. Low smoke. Surprisingly bright vs 2017 Natural.
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Really pleasant fu cha. Vibrant profile? Green, nori, salinity, thick and brothy. Low smoke. Surprisingly bright vs 2017 Natural.
#tea #heicha #teasky
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
@onerivertea.bsky.social 2013 Anhua Natural Brick
Really pleasant fu cha. Vibrant profile? Green, nori, salinity, thick and brothy. Low smoke. Surprisingly bright vs 2017 Natural.
#tea #heicha #teasky
Really pleasant fu cha. Vibrant profile? Green, nori, salinity, thick and brothy. Low smoke. Surprisingly bright vs 2017 Natural.
#tea #heicha #teasky
guy who has 1.5kg of Liubao: I should order 300 grams of Liubao today
January 24, 2026 at 10:44 PM
guy who has 1.5kg of Liubao: I should order 300 grams of Liubao today
a lot of the "hong kong" style (not storage (!)) Liubaos (4GC, Yeeon) I've had have had this vanilla-adjacent note that is really intriguing. I want to try some younger 4GC, but it's not exactly readily available...
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
a lot of the "hong kong" style (not storage (!)) Liubaos (4GC, Yeeon) I've had have had this vanilla-adjacent note that is really intriguing. I want to try some younger 4GC, but it's not exactly readily available...
TSH date fragrance ripe brick
huangpian shou. tastes like it. probably skip unless you havent had a huangpian shou before. sweet thick etc but unengaging and without much body and depth. would make for a great daily drinker because these things dont matter for that context
#teasky #puerh #heicha
huangpian shou. tastes like it. probably skip unless you havent had a huangpian shou before. sweet thick etc but unengaging and without much body and depth. would make for a great daily drinker because these things dont matter for that context
#teasky #puerh #heicha
January 24, 2026 at 10:19 PM
@onerivertea.bsky.social Golden Cock.
I'll save the innuendo for another post. In the cup and on the nose, there is a slight marine aroma (not fishy). Taste of corn, thick texture, almost buttery and coating. Roast comes through. Nice sweetness, akin to green tea. Not green overall.
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I'll save the innuendo for another post. In the cup and on the nose, there is a slight marine aroma (not fishy). Taste of corn, thick texture, almost buttery and coating. Roast comes through. Nice sweetness, akin to green tea. Not green overall.
#teasky #tea
January 22, 2026 at 11:45 PM
@onerivertea.bsky.social Golden Cock.
I'll save the innuendo for another post. In the cup and on the nose, there is a slight marine aroma (not fishy). Taste of corn, thick texture, almost buttery and coating. Roast comes through. Nice sweetness, akin to green tea. Not green overall.
#teasky #tea
I'll save the innuendo for another post. In the cup and on the nose, there is a slight marine aroma (not fishy). Taste of corn, thick texture, almost buttery and coating. Roast comes through. Nice sweetness, akin to green tea. Not green overall.
#teasky #tea
pro tip: if you have a 7g mini ball or coin of tea, rather than infusing it repeatedly, try eating it whole
January 21, 2026 at 11:26 PM
pro tip: if you have a 7g mini ball or coin of tea, rather than infusing it repeatedly, try eating it whole
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That would be a ballsy move…
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
That would be a ballsy move…
the temptation to write an innuendo-laden review of onerivertea's "golden cock" is very high
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 PM
the temptation to write an innuendo-laden review of onerivertea's "golden cock" is very high
the other day i managed to convince someone of the merits of decent tea (and gongfu brewing thereof) not off the back of taste experience, but rather texture, aftertaste, and body effect, which is pretty interesting to me
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
the other day i managed to convince someone of the merits of decent tea (and gongfu brewing thereof) not off the back of taste experience, but rather texture, aftertaste, and body effect, which is pretty interesting to me
twl rustic liubao tastes like prunes and dried herbs today. i basically never know what to expect from this tea, good fun
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
twl rustic liubao tastes like prunes and dried herbs today. i basically never know what to expect from this tea, good fun
@ratsack.bsky.social what are your thoughts on the grasshopper mouse?
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
@ratsack.bsky.social what are your thoughts on the grasshopper mouse?
Are you even a real tea drinker if you don't bring up aged puerh at brunch?
January 18, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Are you even a real tea drinker if you don't bring up aged puerh at brunch?
Generally, if I drink a nice enough tea, I end up with a lot to say. This is the purpose of my social media, and my blog. If I didn't write about the tea, I'd end up spewing all I had to say at some random stranger in a bar. You can consider these posts a humanitarian exercise as a result.
1979 Guang Yun Gong. This tea is clean, but not excessively deep or complex. Thick, not coating, mineral forward, no wet other than steep one, and the structure is weird and unfamiliar. There is a hint of medicine. I'm so confused by this tea, and I love it
#teasky #gongfucha #puer
#teasky #gongfucha #puer
January 17, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Generally, if I drink a nice enough tea, I end up with a lot to say. This is the purpose of my social media, and my blog. If I didn't write about the tea, I'd end up spewing all I had to say at some random stranger in a bar. You can consider these posts a humanitarian exercise as a result.
killsteeps at the end of a session - 05 4GC Liubao via EoT and yesterday's Guangyungong. wet brewing has been good for my zini pot's sheen
January 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
killsteeps at the end of a session - 05 4GC Liubao via EoT and yesterday's Guangyungong. wet brewing has been good for my zini pot's sheen
1979 Guang Yun Gong. This tea is clean, but not excessively deep or complex. Thick, not coating, mineral forward, no wet other than steep one, and the structure is weird and unfamiliar. There is a hint of medicine. I'm so confused by this tea, and I love it
#teasky #gongfucha #puer
#teasky #gongfucha #puer
January 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM
1979 Guang Yun Gong. This tea is clean, but not excessively deep or complex. Thick, not coating, mineral forward, no wet other than steep one, and the structure is weird and unfamiliar. There is a hint of medicine. I'm so confused by this tea, and I love it
#teasky #gongfucha #puer
#teasky #gongfucha #puer
guangyungong today. thoughts to come later. odd stuff
January 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
guangyungong today. thoughts to come later. odd stuff
yeeon roasted (!) maocha today. strong red fruit note, slight tartness - astringency and acidity. extraction is weird, as with the sunwithered. baseline smoothness and darkness as expected - this is not a bright tea. weird how astringent these maochas are
January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
yeeon roasted (!) maocha today. strong red fruit note, slight tartness - astringency and acidity. extraction is weird, as with the sunwithered. baseline smoothness and darkness as expected - this is not a bright tea. weird how astringent these maochas are
kinda hilarious that with most heicha, the storage advice is pretty much the same - 60-70% relative humidity, seal it up tight in mylars or other storage, keep it some place warm with no temperature swings, no exposure, etc.
for hong kong traditional storage tea you just leave it out
for hong kong traditional storage tea you just leave it out
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
kinda hilarious that with most heicha, the storage advice is pretty much the same - 60-70% relative humidity, seal it up tight in mylars or other storage, keep it some place warm with no temperature swings, no exposure, etc.
for hong kong traditional storage tea you just leave it out
for hong kong traditional storage tea you just leave it out