tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post7188689660001439129..comments2023-07-26T08:53:36.336-07:00Comments on tea closet: Coombergram Direct From India, Malt and FruitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-72166464633108653422020-01-16T17:57:35.142-08:002020-01-16T17:57:35.142-08:00I guess I consider dianhong an excellent complemen...I guess I consider dianhong an excellent complement to a porky breakfast! There used to be a smoky pressed dianhong cake YS used to sell 10 years ago that was to the closest thing I've tasted to bacon. The golden tipped assams I never add milk, it doesn't taste good with it.<br /><br />On the question of genetics- both are Camellia sinensis var assamica so I'm not sure what genetic differences have evolved between trees in dianhong(Fengqing/Lincang) vs Assam. Fascinating question. But if we were to taste hundreds of teas, the maltiness of assam and dianhong are the closest I've seen.hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-48855485684440696762020-01-15T08:08:28.948-08:002020-01-15T08:08:28.948-08:00They're different things to me. Assam is somet...They're different things to me. Assam is something I make a pot of every morning and wolf down for caffeine: dianhong is something I'd make later in the day. The Assam would get milk and maybe be used to wash down breakfast, while dianhong would be something I'd drink plain.<br /><br />I have wondered at how different dianhong is from Assam orthodox tea, and to what extent the differences are due to processing v. cultivation v. plant genetics.Aardvark Cheeseloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451603275061815857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-7516877800137509742020-01-10T14:18:21.317-08:002020-01-10T14:18:21.317-08:00Dear Sir Aardvark,
I've enjoyed the charms of...Dear Sir Aardvark,<br /><br />I've enjoyed the charms of a golden Halmari and indeed that is a pretty price for a Global Tea Championship winner no less. Do you like it better than golden dianhong?<br /><br />H <br /><br />hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-63020709940414535402020-01-08T09:44:48.338-08:002020-01-08T09:44:48.338-08:00I recently went through a bunch of Assam samplers ...I recently went through a bunch of Assam samplers from various vendors looking for something for a routine morning cup and finally settled on <a href="https://www.halmaritea.com/teas/halmari-gold-gtgfop1-clonal/" rel="nofollow">this stuff</a>, which at about $0.13/g by the kg is not expensive tea at all.Aardvark Cheeseloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451603275061815857noreply@blogger.com