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bram posted an update 12 years, 6 months ago
Alex on TeaTrade:
[bpfb_link url=’http://cazort.blogspot.nl/2012/07/tea-trade-tea-blogging-platform-online.html’ title=’Alex Zorach’s Tea Blog: Tea Trade: A Tea Blogging Platform, Online Tea Marketplace, And Forums’ image=’http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mRFBCq9y_6Y/T_8ygwz1owI/AAAAAAAABlc/nB_eAVcIFZ0/s400/tea-trade-screenshot.jpg’]The creator of…[Read more]
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bram replied to the topic Tea sins? in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 6 months ago
*All my sins would flood the database and make @thedevotea boil. ;)Most sins occur at work where I walk a distance with the boiled water before I put the black tea in. Sometimes after stopped for a talk or so. […]
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bram replied to the topic Blog comments: Pending moderation or instant approval? in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 6 months ago
I let them publish directly. This is what I prefer as a commenter and as a moderator. Things might change if there are spamming problems, but for now this seems to work best.
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bram commented on the post, Four Teas, on the site CULTea 12 years, 6 months ago
Not sure where I first encountered it. It has been on my wish list before it was available. Probably the finding of book one led me to book two. My Amazon wish list tells me that I added that one on August 30 last […]
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bram wrote a new post on the site CULTea 12 years, 6 months ago
Which one of the following teas does not belong in the following list and why?Dragonwell
Bi Luo Chun
Mao Feng
GunpowderTake your time to think about it…
!–more–
The correct answer is … […]
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bram started the topic Tea in Stockholm in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 6 months ago
If all goes according to plan I will have a short time in Stockholm in August.So it there any tea related place for me to visit? Shops/teahouses/exhibitions?So far I found:Grace tea houseThe Tea CentreChaikhana […]
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bram started the topic Tea in Hamburg in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 6 months ago
If all goes well I will have a short time in Hamburg next month. So does anyone know some tea-related places to visit? Shops/drinking/museums with nice things etc. Of course I’m interested too if there is […]
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bram posted a new activity comment 12 years, 6 months ago
Just coincidence 🙂
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bram commented on the post, Forum: let's talk! Part 1, on the site Cups of tea with Jackie 12 years, 6 months ago
You forget to mention that the forum is also the place to ask questions, mention something too short for a blog post or post something as a non-blogger etc. In other words people can start their own topics. […]
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bram started the topic Putting the tea back in terror in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 6 months ago
Ok, actually Herbals cause the terror. I saw the following movie passing by:”Attack ofthe Herbals” 2011 (imdb)With as motto: “Putting the tea back in terror”I have not seen it yet, but is it at terrible as it […]
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bram wrote a new post on the site CULTea 12 years, 6 months ago
The Dutch part of the ~5000km long North Sea Trail (NST) is 725 km and thereby the longest connected hiking route in the Netherlands. There is a small 12km part of this route that I try to walk once every year: […] -
bram commented on the post, Hidden treasures, on the site CULTea 12 years, 6 months ago
It took a while but here is wat I found:
I did not find a reference to a connection with the VOC in my literature. That does not mean it did not exist, just that if it was there it was not important enough for […]
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bram commented on the post, "Tea Expert" – What does that mean to you?, on the site Cups of tea with Jackie 12 years, 6 months ago
Someone who knows a lot about the subject in question. Enough to make judgments/calls/teachings worth listening to. Not to be followed blindly of course, (s)he is human after all.
Someone who calls him/herself […]
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bram replied to the topic Would you redry (then re-use) old leaves? in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 6 months ago
*Not I think. This was common when tea was very expensive. This was also done by the maid to take home some used tea for her family. Nowadays tea is so cheap that it would not give any profit to adulterate it this […]
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bram posted a new activity comment 12 years, 6 months ago
If I think about it on time I might drop in. But my time filling is irregular and my memory is terrible, so don’t plan for me.
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bram commented on the post, "Just Tea?" , on the site Cups of tea with Jackie 12 years, 6 months ago
I’ve seen other sources somewhere else but this shows it well:
The chinese character for tea
http://askandyaboutclothes.com/Lifestyle/History%20of%20Tea.htmIf I remember correctly it is also in the Classic […]
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bram commented on the post, "Just Tea?" , on the site Cups of tea with Jackie 12 years, 6 months ago
Good tea is the sum of many things, human included. It is part of the chinese character for tea for this reason.
The best tea is the tea that suits the drinker best at the moment of drinking.
That does not […]
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bram replied to the topic Would you redry (then re-use) old leaves? in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 7 months ago
*The only reason I can think of drying before resteeping is that there is some time between first and second steep. Lets say the next day or the day after.
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bram replied to the topic Would you redry (then re-use) old leaves? in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 7 months ago
*Not on purpose but I did steep a few teas the day after their first steep. I noticed that it can be fine if:It dried properlyWas not too long afterSometimes a short rinse washes the worst awaySmell/taste before […]
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bram replied to the topic Mc Donalds launches bubble tea in Germany! in the forum Tea News and Information 12 years, 7 months ago
I’m not sure if I want to try it (or remember it) next month when I’m in Hamburg. It is probably quite sticky and nothing like tea. But it could surprise me.
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Thanks for posting this. Alex has a great, insightful blog. That was a good review and highlights some things that I work on regularly. I’ll be posting a response to it tomorrow as a comment.
Alex aka @cazort certainly has an interesting blog. Would love to see him here more often. Was nice to read @thepurrfectcup’s comment there. If anyone else here has thoughts, let him know.