r/tea • u/Brave-Rooster-5322 • Jun 24 '26
Photo Order arrivedšµ
just got my 18kg order from šØš³
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u/Bananenplantage Jun 24 '26
Why are you using a fist emoji instead of your real fist?
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u/Brave-Rooster-5322 Jun 24 '26
I dont want my mom to see me showing Ā«šš»Ā» š¤£š¤£š¤£
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Jun 24 '26
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u/infiniZii Jun 24 '26
Pu'er? With a haul like that you must be Rich'er.
(Ill see myself out)
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u/changchangcha Jun 24 '26
The joke ran a little oolong
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u/Soul_trust Jun 24 '26
Yeah, it should've been cut shou-ter
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u/striveforfreedom Jun 25 '26
Hei Hei Hei !! Cha'll... that's enough.
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u/LPedraz Enthusiast Jun 24 '26
How... long is this going to last you? Doing some quick napkin maths it would last me easily 5 years, and that is assuming I never had any other tea...
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u/Brave-Rooster-5322 Jun 24 '26
2-3 years for me and girlfriend
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u/mrdeworde Jun 24 '26
Handsome dude and a giant pile of tea? Lucky lady. If you don't mind a serious question though, what are the orange boxes? Tea bricks?
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u/Brave-Rooster-5322 Jun 24 '26
Thnx. Yeah, thats da hong pao and gabba pressed in bricks.
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u/Fushiro0 Jun 24 '26
You can get Da Hong Pao pressed in bricks? I'm curious now, do you mind sharing how it is (once you've tried it), how much it costs, where you found it?
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u/Brave-Rooster-5322 Jun 24 '26
I was shocked tooš¤£ So i decided to try, will write my opinion after tasting
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u/mrdeworde Jun 24 '26
This is the second time I've seen it and I'm also curious. It's certainly a neat form of packaging - one vendor I saw had it compressed in gold foil mini bricks sort of like a kitkat bar or those "Merci" chocolates.
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u/Which_Loss6887 Jun 24 '26
Bitterleaf sells little 7g coins of pressed oolong. I got some with a recent order, but not gonna open any new oolong for a bit while I finish what I have
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u/mrdeworde Jun 24 '26
When you get to them, please consider posting about it; sounds like there's interest.
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u/Fushiro0 Jun 25 '26
!remindme 7 days
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u/TheTeaManiac Jun 24 '26
There are a lot of us handsome tea dudes out here, bruh. š
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u/mrdeworde Jun 24 '26
Of course, but one can still be happy for another's good fortune, surely? It's not a zero sum game. š
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u/mrmopar340six Jun 25 '26
You gotta pack some away for the future since it's puerh. Gets better with age stored properly .
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u/IronPeter Jun 24 '26
I like puer, but I drastically reduced consumption as I noteiced it stains teeth more than regular tea.
Since OP seems to use puer tea also from brushing teeth and as water to take showers, and the teeth are not horrible, I should give it a try again.
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u/MiMiniMint Jun 24 '26
woah woahhh that a lot 18000 grams of tea. That equal to like 2250 session of tea!! Where did you purchase these tea from?
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u/koala1125 Jun 24 '26
Will the tea not spoil before you are able to finish it? Or does this not happen with tea?
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u/Which_Loss6887 Jun 24 '26
To answer your second question more thoroughly, some teas do fine or even improve when aged under the right conditions. Pu erh in particular, but also heicha and some whites. Iāve heard tell that there are black teas that taste best at maybe 1-3ish years old (again, under the right conditions), but to my knowledge you wouldnāt want to age them much longer than that. Usually, tea that is meant for aging is pressed into cakes and wrapped in paper, but this isnāt a hard and fast rule.
Many teas definitely do spoil in the sense that they get dry, dusty, and flavorless, or stale-tasting, or could even mold if exposed to enough moisture. Especially with green or oolong, ideally you shouldnāt be stocking up on more than you can drink within a year or so unless the vendor says that particular tea will tolerate aging.
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u/retsukosmom Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
Random, canāt tell if itās an artifact or if one of your pupils (left) is larger than the other. From what Iāve learned from all the browsing Iāve done on Reddit, might want to get that checked.
EDIT: u/Brave-Rooster-5322 go to the doctor!!!!
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u/Turbulent-Success266 Jun 25 '26
You are not going to buy tea for some years, be careful with the storage; bovedas an mylar bags are amust. Enjoy every cake.
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u/Chocolate_Checkers Jun 24 '26
This is exactly what happened when the British decided to go to town with pursuing capitalism
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u/marcostpp Jun 24 '26
Thats like thousands of dollars worth of tea. Care to share your plug ? I want to do a big order still not sure which website to source from
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u/Mammoth_Ad7901 Jun 25 '26
I canāt quite tell the quality of the tea, but I like some of your tasteļ¼ ę®ę“± is one of my favourites tea, heavy steady and good. ętaste屚š
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u/iosengineeriscool Jun 24 '26
If you ever struggle, send some over and Ill help you drink it šš¼
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u/WhiskyMochi Jun 24 '26
Okay, I have to ask (someoneās got to go there):
HOW MUCH DID THIS COST YOU??
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u/aprudholmme Jun 25 '26
I'm jealous that you're able to afford that much pu. But I'm more jealous because you're young enough to learn to appreciate all the variety and nuances, and age it if you want. I didn't start drinking so-so quality looseleaf teas until I was 35 and only found out about heicha and puer six years ago.
How long have you been into better teas\puer? Did you learn about it from a friend or family?
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u/Brave-Rooster-5322 Jun 25 '26
I was in China in my 18 yo (year ago). And start drinking Chinese teas.
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u/hnpg_2017 Jun 25 '26
Where did u order from ? Can I have a list of tea u ordered and the link if u dont mind? Thanks
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u/just10bun_buns101 Jun 25 '26
I would probably lose half of them before i got to finish it
18kg is absolutely obscene, how much did you pay???
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u/Torrentor Jun 25 '26
Best of luck on those, I hope you've figured out the storage and humidity maintenance.
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u/stefan714 Ex-coffee addict Jun 25 '26
I assume you're going to sell them. Otherwise, 18kg should last you about 3-5 years.
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u/ambercatfish Jun 25 '26
Wow that is a LOT of laobanzhang, can't be cheap at all! Enjoy in good health!
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u/Comprehensive_Toe113 Jun 27 '26
Have you ever seen a doctor about your eye?
That pupil looks blown
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u/Extreme_Marsupial915 Jun 29 '26
Wat ga je doen met 18 kg thee cakes of is dat voor de verkoop weer?
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u/Spare_Juggernaut4365 Jul 23 '26
Do you guy really know Puāer tea? Iām a Chinese living in this tea area and also enthusiast of such tea culture. We may make a friend should you be interested.
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u/Spare_Juggernaut4365 Jul 23 '26
Hi guy,I have true fresh Puāer in fact true name being Bu Long tea in bulk which tastes really better than these regular types which in Chinese is almost be seen everywhere.
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u/Samesh č¶č¶č¶ Jun 24 '26
Go white boy, go!Ā
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u/EducationalWind8489 Jun 25 '26
With modified punctuation āGo white! Boy go!āthat could be a joke as in āgo get white tea.ā Inferring that your preference is for white tea over Puāer. But then there is some Puāer that is white tea (ye Guang bai).
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u/ItsTheMayer Jun 24 '26
Itās like cops with a drug bust lol