tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post3155402165029265915..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Dorje Ling, The Thunderbolt PlaceHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-15657058307904975202015-01-15T22:07:54.266+00:002015-01-15T22:07:54.266+00:00Dear Cwyn,
If you can't agree with yourself...Dear Cwyn,<br /><br /> If you can't agree with yourself, then who will? :)<br /><br /> I've been reading every word you've written on your blog, I should add, and loving it greatly. Please keep it up!<br /><br /><br /> Best wishes,<br /><br /> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-38674288431921438822015-01-13T00:06:56.843+00:002015-01-13T00:06:56.843+00:00Dear Hobbes, thank you for the shout out. The 1998...Dear Hobbes, thank you for the shout out. The 1998 white tuo shu, having been written about twice, may be added to your list of essential qualities for a successful academic: knowingly or unknowingly publishing the very same article more than once. That is the stuff of tenure. <br /><br />CwynCwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-69079200595203910892015-01-06T13:30:36.917+00:002015-01-06T13:30:36.917+00:00Hear, hear!
-ArnoldHear, hear!<br />-ArnoldArnold Zemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934496418170712139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-64956463566174107052015-01-06T12:13:27.113+00:002015-01-06T12:13:27.113+00:00Dear Mdm. H,
Thank you for your comment! The t...Dear Mdm. H,<br /><br /> Thank you for your comment! The teablog is the ultimate confessional. A sacrament indeed.<br /><br />Which leads me nicely on to emploring you to keep writing at t'Closet: if I may be so bold, it is no understatement to observe that the world needs your writing, ma'am, and that YOU OWE US BIGTIME because we (collectively) very much enjoy reading your massive Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-36209287450650563612015-01-06T03:43:33.348+00:002015-01-06T03:43:33.348+00:00Dear Hongcha Hobbes,
This post almost explains yo...Dear Hongcha Hobbes,<br /><br />This post almost explains your repeated and insistent protestations over hongcha flavors in your improperly processed sheng. <br /><br />All manner of confessions appeared to have tumbled out of this post but Band Camp is the best one. <br /><br />Hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-92076585720195535372015-01-05T16:14:45.485+00:002015-01-05T16:14:45.485+00:00Dear Arnold,
Given the choice, with a good tea, g...Dear Arnold,<br /><br />Given the choice, with a good tea, gongfucha is going to win every time, I suspect - in most situations for me, though, I drink DJ in someone else's venue: a hotel, a teashop, etc. The quality is never great, even in the most expensive locations, and so Western "large volume" seems to be fine. I'm always amazed how low the average level of quality of Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-87878650645291306602015-01-05T15:34:36.147+00:002015-01-05T15:34:36.147+00:00Indeed, for the most part, though for me Western b...Indeed, for the most part, though for me Western brewing usually means 3-4 minutes of steeping, but I quibble.<br />Often think it's a waste to prepare DJ English-style but don't always have the time for gongfu so I'm reduced to it.<br />Am somewhat leery of non-organic Indian teas but I guess as a lover of composted tea leaves, by which I mean shupu, I shouldn't be!<br />Cheers,<Arnold Zemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934496418170712139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-4269484059564356032015-01-05T15:13:54.949+00:002015-01-05T15:13:54.949+00:00Groatings!
What an interesting question: gongfuch...Groatings!<br /><br />What an interesting question: gongfucha vs. Western brewing. I am all in favour of both. The former, perhaps expectedly, gives you the opportunity to discover nuance. The "muscatel" was really very decent, for example, and the Arya "Ruby" was genuinely rather mind-blowing. It had the complexity of your average traditional Hindu work of art: all brightHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-12662558006434204052015-01-05T15:03:41.490+00:002015-01-05T15:03:41.490+00:00Great post, at least I think it was, as I can'...Great post, at least I think it was, as I can't say I understood all of your wit!<br />Interesting comments re F1 & F2, but what I'd really like to know is your thoughts on differences of Western brewing and gong fu cha wrt DJ.<br />Cheers,<br />Arnold ZemanArnold Zemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934496418170712139noreply@blogger.com