EXPENSIVE Lao Ban Zhang Tea (over $1200) with a VERY funky Taste!
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WARNING: this video contains potentially offensive tasting notes, and parents should be cautious of showing to children.
When you pay over $1200 for a cake of tea you should expect a memorable tea session. But we were not expecting such a mad-tasting experience.
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PLEASE! More of this! Though the scripted videos are extremely well put together and very informative it is nice to have these casual ones once in a while.
I love the informal, impromptu, and off-the-rails feel of this video. I would watch a little informal series of tea tasting videos, for sure!
„… or Diesel the weed?“ haha fucking love you guys
“Spunky” ???😂 Y’all avoiding saying “spunk” is hilarious.
Who doesn't love an informal video by the two of you. Class double act 😉 thanks for cheering my evening up. Yes more please 👏
You're at a mine with some little flowers peaking out of crags in the stone, and a calm stream of wind carries the smell of a nearby plum or apricot tree in the distance. You sit in reverie for a time, until you hear a sound in a nearby bush. To your horror as you approach, the realization slowly comes to you that the sound is of a wild man in the bush, heaving and wheezing, going about some... business. The day is ruined and the beauty of the mine is wiped from your mind. But as you sprint away as fast as you can, you feel a slight heady rush of endorphins as adrenaline, and at last collapse at home.
@prcr
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful description! 😎😅
You guys had me cracking up! Thanks for the laughs 🤣
the secret of this tea is that it really develops in the tummy area over time and after a few months really surprises you
Stuff like this is why I buy Mai leaf. I do think the tasting notes are accurate. If you don’t want to waste time and money buying bad tea and are willing to pay a bit more for insurance that it’s better. Mai leaf is the way to go.
Thank you so much for taking us along ! That was fun !!! Hope you had a good night’s sleep after all that excitement 😂
More of these videos please! I love the casual late night energy and I love the idea of you guys tasting more samples!
I thought this was going in a different direction, but interesting to hear the notes on this. Wouldn't touch this brew with any length of pole, judging from your reactions, but it was quite entertaining to watch you two partake! Also, the conversation from around 20:03 takes on a totally different perspective as well, all things being considered... 😏😂
I love the casual tone here and just watching you guys nerd out about tea love to see more of this style stuff
Definitely would love more of these vids. 💚💛💚
this video reminds me of the mei leaf lives, please do more videos like this.
Yes to the late night sessions!
I used to be so innocent with tea now I can’t get dirty mind out of my head 😂😂😂
Seedy indeed. Love this ! Have a good week-end everyone.
This was so fun to watch. thanks for the late night sesh, I watched with some nug berry in my evening cup :)
Celine, blocker of giveaways, first of her name 😂
Brilliant video love this late night random off the wall videos also the echo was well worth it to have been able to hear those Miskin squeaks we need more cat reels
more weird and wonderful samples! this was a delightful video to watch
I've never laughed so hard watching a tea video :D thank you guys
Another great video. I’ve been a tea fan for years but I’ve tried some of your green tea brewing suggestions and it has transformed the tastes and sensations I’m getting from my tea-there’s no going back now, I’m doing it your way from now on!! Thank you. Would you consider doing a video on Nepalese tea? I’m very fond of some of these and they seem to fall under the radar a bit.
A big dream of mine would be to be able to fly to London one day and have a chat with you guys. Thank you for so much tea knowledge and positive energy.
Brilliant video. Interesting flavour notes, quite a journey
superb to watch you both. and you could just say its fragrant, Carob flowers fragrant...
one of the best tea sessions for sure 😂
I'm drinking Love Struck Rascal on my porch in Hawaii and loving this hilarious video.
A hilarious session very pregnant with innuendos. 😂 Yes to kidney but with fava beans... and a nice bottle of chianti 🦋🐑 Definitely yes for late night sessions.
this tea is crazy, you've got to be Kidneying me!
Yes please more of this
This was great. Spunky is a hilarious way to describe it.
Brilliant video...laughed a lot, a perfect couple. The bird was an Oyster Catcher ;)
What a fun session 😁
Love this tasting video more please.
Ow, guys 😂 You're the best!
We laughed so much about you two going on about the unmentionable tasting note. 🤣I really hope, that tea didn't make you sick. Reminded me of the shu Celine had to drink during one of the Mei Leaf Lives. -- "No" to steak-and-kidney pie as a tasting note in tea, even though I like it on its own, as a proper pie. -- I wonder ... did bats perhaps get into the place, where that cake was aged?
Just sipping my morning ripe puerh after my morning bbq steak and bulgogi sauce nice to just listen to some tea chat!
hey don! long time fan of the channel, and your tea. I was wondering, have you ever tried the south american drink called yerba mate? its interesting!
Late night sessions is fantastic entertainment
This is the type of relationship I need 😂💕✨
The way you describe it, I imagine the smell putting me off but I admit I’m curious for the taste 😅 More of these videos please!
@ektran4205
Жыл бұрын
well the brits can make pie filling out of any/every-thing
Please, more of these late night videos!
Oh no, one of the two tea pots I still have an eye on. Why did I had to start watching this video, I just bought two of your pots 🤣
Mm yum. My favorite pairing: kidney with prunes with a bit spunk lol. Love these kinds of videos!
Kidney no... Also, give it to your team! And as long as you make more videos, they can be any time, I love watching you two!
Vibe is on point in this one😂
Glad you "filter" (no kidney pun intended) out these teas so we don't have to! Good bit of entertainment if nothing else ;)
Reminds me of a feminine sequel note in a brand of chocolate I've recently sampled. That the vendor makes so much of the species being so unique in the cacao of the world...
I have a 2007 Lao Ban Zhang from Camelia Sinensis (An Honest Canadian Boutique) that was around $45 for 50g. To this day, it's the best Puer experience I've ever had. It just goes to show, price is not an indicator of quality. A great example of this to me is Kickback Champ, and Nut Charmer. Two of my all time favorite cakes, yet economically priced. Simple dreams is another one. One of the best White Tea cakes in circulation that I've seen, yet it is very fairly priced.
@Argo123_.0
Жыл бұрын
It’s too cheap, very suspicious.
@DemonTom
Жыл бұрын
Cheap or not, it was darn good.
...and... I'm looking for that piggy teapet everywhere 🙈. And that kelltle also is amazing.
Hilarious session 🤣❤️🤣 and I'd like to know why Celine's cheeks looked so Rosy all the way through. Maybe just camera's hue and contrast settings? yes, must be that ... or, what we're you drinking before this session?
Please make an Patreon some day with the uncensored versions of these reviews. Poor piggy 😂
Hey mei, where can I get really good tea in USA?
haha so good to see u two having fun drinking this xD
I have no reference for kidney, sorry. 😂😂❤
I wish you would add it to your “wares” so we could see what you call it!
I'd love some spunky tea please!!!!! Please?????
It is nearly impossible to find an electric kettle for gong fu brewing that has temperature accuracy, good pour control, comfortable to hold, and most importantly water or steam that does not come in contact with plastic, silicon, or any other material that can leech to affect the taste and your health. Noticed your kettle. Is that a Brewista Artisan Electric Gooseneck Kettle, 1 Liter? Can you do a review of that kettle?
Wee wee tea 🍵
I just recently expanded my tea pot collection to include all the main clay varieties (just waiting for the wu x ml lantern, which is stuck in customs and its complete 🙂 ). But since most of my tea pots are pretty new and I don't have much experience with them: May I ask why you did choose nixing over zini or jianshui? My nixing was my first tea pot (ignoring my tokoname, because I started with japanese teas), but I kind of tend to use it with black teas only. And maybe here and there an oolong.
@Argo123_.0
Жыл бұрын
Bcs why not?They’re effects are pretty minimal, and also it’s a new pot and it looks cool
@biergischt
Жыл бұрын
@@Argo123_.0 That's why I ask though. I kinda want to get a grip on what gets into consideration when picking the type of clay.
@doryman3
Жыл бұрын
Don did a very informative video on what clays are best for which teas. And since you have so many, you can reserve each for a single tea type.
@Argo123_.0
Жыл бұрын
@@doryman3 Yeah, I forgot about that.That’s why the best way to find answers is to use the search bar, or just experimenr
So the teabag in truth or teabag will be replaced with this?
That emoji on the cover should have been a purple fruit 😂
Yum kidneys with plums XD !
Give it to your staff, and rekord there reaktion as Well
My girlfriend and I had the same experience with a semi-aged Bulang last night, it tasted like soap 😭
Lol! “Kidney”
🎶Guess who's back? Back again ... kidney's back, tell a friend🎵
Kidney no. I’ve tried liver and would definitely prefer that lol 😅
I laughed so hard I actually snorted! Hah!
Came for the tea, stayed for dons weed references
OK. Hilarious! You guys should put a warning in front of ALL your videos and let ‘er fly!
Guess you could say the taste was quite cumplicated?
@AhimSaah
Жыл бұрын
This certainly isn't cummon! How to cum about it?
I was brushing my teeth and had to spit the toothpaste out 😂😂. Maybe this expensive “seed” tea “‘coming’ at you” and “heating me up” was deviously created as an aphrodisiac? Giggly late night vibe is great!
I want to see the kitty 🐈⬛
I would have a big problem tasting teas like this because i have a trust issue - how do you know that they didn't do some weird stuff with this tea? Are these teas in any way tested for pesticides or other contaminants to assure that you are not being exposed to toxic substances?
@TheAminoamigo
Жыл бұрын
The point of rinsing tea is actually to remove any impurities like pesticides etc. from the tea leaves. Alternatively, you could go for Mei Leaf's organic teas which don't use pesticides but even these are still usually rinsed prior to drinking.
@Laura-je2uw
Жыл бұрын
@@TheAminoamigo yes,i do rinse my teas. I was just wondering about all the teas they have to taste test and that are send to them. I think with all items that have large potential profit margins there is a big temptation to use cheap and dangerous substances to increase their (producers, middle men) profit (olive oil and honey as examples). Especially with teas that are expected to have "funky" tastes - how can don and celine be sure that they are drinking a "clean and safe" tea when they are not drinking it directly at the tea plantations/tea producers. I mean, a tea having a diesel/metallic/urine taste can potentially contain these contaminants.
@TheAminoamigo
Жыл бұрын
@@Laura-je2uw the tea industry is indeed full of fake teas and tampered ones, and producers and sellers who either lie or are to lied to about these teas. I also thought that the tea they tried might actually be contaminated with semen and diesel given the tasting notes. I've heard of very low quality pu-erhs which can cause stomach pains when drunk so that's one clue that the tea isn't safe. From Don's side, I know that he relies on a network of scouts in China to find teas worth trying so I imagine the scouts must be in personal contact with producers and their teas. Pre-covid, Don also went on yearly trips to China to try teas at the producers' site and see how they produce it. Aside from that, I guess they just have to trust that the cleanliness of the tea is reflected in the taste.
@Laura-je2uw
Жыл бұрын
@@TheAminoamigo thank you for your reflections. Indeed a good network that you trust and maintain good relationships with is the most important thing. It really shows how much work actually goes into curating teas.
@Laura-je2uw
Жыл бұрын
@@TheAminoamigo i loved dons documentary style videos when he visited the tea farms. I learned a lot from them (like from every of mei leafs videos)
Did you not put too much tea leaves in that little pot? That makes the first taste concentrated and funny?
Diesel, Iodine & kidney pie? Sounds like a lab experiment gone awry. Rather enjoyed the lively tea delirium though. Do more late night vids.
A very non funky, chocolatey, malty Bai Lin Gong Fu for me 😝
Going from kidney I was expecting urine, not what you said.
Yikes!!!! I can’t believe you took a sip!
More stoned tea reviews!
@mickaelliparimayer
Жыл бұрын
yyyyup 😎
So does that tea taste of male or female parts?
When you said fourteen I thought it's like 400 years old, lol, dumb me.
It sounds disgusting but I would like to try it 😅
What did they do to that tea. I would not be drinking it
funny as fuck
Team #KidneyNo :D
Oystercatcher?
Omg 😂
Personally i quite like a bit of animal funk in my tea but i don't think "kidney" is it.
Curious that Don knows the taste…….
Kidney - no. I cannot emphasise enough "no". I am very thankful you do the sampling and selecting. I will stick with Mei Leaf recommendations.
Im dead 😂😂😂😂
Well… don’t drink it. That does happen…take care. If it’s bad throw it away. Nite nite
Kidney no
Interesting comments , how does Don know what "spunky " taste like ? Everyone to thier own ...
@someonerandom256
Жыл бұрын
I think it's more the smell.
Kidney no lol
No 😂