Microbiologist teahead here. That's really interesting! It certainly would make sense that fermenting/aging under vacuum would result in a different flavor than under oxygen-exposed conditions. That's because it would favor the growth of anaerobic bacteria rather than aerobic. An interesting experiment would be to prepare the leaves in parallel, in exactly the same way, but then 1/3 would be dried fully and stored under vaccum, 1/3 would be dried less fully and stored under vacuum, and 1/3 would be dried less fully and stored in the usual paper wrapping for fermented teas.

Its super cute when a couple has such great chemistry together on video and share the same passion. Thanks for another great video.

@matthewsmith6931

3 жыл бұрын

I had the top comment..... Till now........

I love these videos with Celine because every time she tasted the tea the surprised look on her face reminds me of a kid on Christmas morning.

My wife usually doesn't pay much attention when I watch Mei Leaf till I watch a video with Celine. Don is like an exciting documentary alone, but my wife doesn't like tea enough to watch documentaries about it. (nothing against Don I love his solo videos as well, but it's not my wife's style). When Celine is in the videos the energy changes and it is more her style. She loves watching couples and vlogs and it feels more like a vlog with Celine. Watching them both together is a huge treat for my wife and it leaves her laughing and smiling. She likes tea, but not enough to watch videos on it till you two are together! Lol I hope this comment doesn't come of wrong it's supposed to be a complement to the two of you. Keep up the great work.

@jonathankrieg9084

3 жыл бұрын

Matthew Smith I love you

so nice to see Celine again! XXX

@petra.andersen

3 жыл бұрын

before you guys said Xmas pudding, I was thinking mince pies the way you were describing it

Pretty sure this guy could be a skilled poet or writer. He is very good to find words to express complex things. Never heard anyone like this before.

Don you are an inspiration to me and the rest of the tea community. You are truly a blessing.

@cmrd_hdcrb

3 жыл бұрын

#teablessed

I just finished watching the 'how to age white tea results" previous to this video and maybe the results of the high humidity aged white tea strengthens your hypothesis of why this tea tastes older than 2018! Packaged and sealed with a high humidity!

loved the energy of this video!

Have my flower cane order coming in today. Super excited!

This sounds super interestingly...delectable! Can't wait to try some. Love you guys. ❤

If he would of said this is a non aged white tea I would have died...

OH, this was adorable! You two have never been more fun! I have a taster of B.A.D. in my cart awaiting final decision on 2 other choices. Thanks, you guys!

I love watching your videos. No matter how excited you are in sharing new teas and sharing knowledge, it is very calming and peaceful. Thanks for sharing an interesting experience and an interesting tea. It's inspiring. Makes me sad I am not able to visit your shop. If I lived in London I'd be there every week for a few sessions.

She is such a darling to watch! You both are! Perfect duo. I can't wait to tea intermingle with my Mister!

What a team, you two are great to watch!

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!! love this video!

Sipping on this while watching this video and my mind is blown! How is this not an aged oolong?!??

Thanks so much meileaf it was such a unique and wonderful experience the smells reminded me of some childhood memories the smell and taste were very unique.

This video is next level! Even the music sample! hahahaha! Rocks!

Spending my 3am feeds playing Mei leaf videos here's hoping Baby Sapphire turns out to be a teahead almost time to celebrate by finally being able to try the Aiyana cake 🍵🍼

Tea Sounds Awesome!!! Great Video!!!

I surfed over and bought some - I need some of that! Great video as usual.

i love this video as a video and the tea sounds really good too

What an initial reaction!

With all due respect Selene looks gorgeous on this video! I would love to have this tea 😍

Wow that was a really funny tasting. Sounds like something very freaky. Do you think it might go well as an eclectic milk tea? And... I always love Celine's reactions - almost like I can taste the teas myself.

Damn that kamjove is still alive and kicking , kind of makes me want one

In all likelihood, the only bad tea that everybody deserves.

tea-tipsy, both of you! :-) So lovely to see.

Ooooooo!!! Now I need some chocolate covered raisins!

Maybe it is comparable to the fermented Dian Hong Farmer Leaf has recently added to his stock.

I watch every video from this channel and i proudly say i know very much about tea thanks sir and mam

It's very intriguing to see that sort of badass comment in taste note from Don, like you were excited even without alcohol.

Yes agree with the comments below, always fun to see Celine and you Don together, fun 😉

I wish I had a tea that can transform me into a tomato like this tea did to you two 🤣 and I really want to taste this one... but I dont have the ~money~💸 I hope that when I can make an order this tea will still be available 🤓 thank you for the video 😃

Just purchased! Really excited about tasting it. I wonder how it would taste after ageing it further? How would you go about ageing this particular tea?

I was so intrigued I had to buy really excited for this. I’m a 90s girl as well

Please analyse the mirobiom of this tee and use some as a starter for future ferments.

I just had this tea come in, and I must say, it is so complex and SO cozy, that I just want to sit by a fire and drink this tea all night long. The aftertaste persists incredibly long, whilst changing as time goes on!

U guys are the best!

also one of my fav teas is a 1990 sheng pu erh that is just called border tea, because it grows in a forrest at the vietnamese border. it has similar tased to this one. but it is so expensive and also very hard to find nowerdays. so this is a nice tea to trick myselfe into drinking my fav border tea :D

Even the tea liquor has that dark, soy-sauce, distinctly hei cha color.

I shall buy some of this tea tomorrow it sounds very interesting and thought provoking. Normally fermented teas like puerhs have access to a reasonable amount of oxygen. particularly when first compressed, so have a high ratio of aerobic to anaerobic microflora. However, the Japanese discovered that excluding oxygen by replacing it with nitrogen increased gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) hence gaba oolong style teas came about so your hypothesis may be very valid. Perhaps under more strict anaerobic conditions from vac' packing, the anaerobic fermentation of an aged tea takes on the characteristics of a long storage fermented tea giving the impression of long age. Definitely food for thought - whoops! I mean "tea for thought".

@meileaf I hope it wouldn’t affect the taste too much but I combined the western brewing time with the gongfu amount

17:36 love it. 21:21 From there it went down the rabbit hole of craziness. I laughed a lot thanks for this video

I like how their faces got redder and redder as the video progressed...definetly fermented 🤣

Yay new video!

I bought a gaiwan and 2 times it has kicked me in the guts will I adjust to the concentrated flavour

Fuck i want this i wish i could afford it

Hi, your videos have been very helpful to me and i thank you for that, i have one very important question and i hope you can answer it , what is the brewing method for the healthiest tea possible?, i drink green tea for its benefits ( especially catechins) and am ready to sacrifice the taste for a healthier tea, so how much should i brew the tea, which temperature etc . please that's really important for me ,thanks in advance. keep up the good work.

@cato3277

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully isn’t too late, but based on quick searches green tea is still at the top. If you wanted to go the extra mile, drink matcha green tea. From research, ideal temp for maximizing catechins and L-theanine is between 45 to 75 Celsius. Anything past that will destroy many of those chemical compounds. For green tea, I do 8 grams of leaf in a 200 ml gaiwan for as many brews until the flavor is gone. For matcha, I make a thin usucha with about two chashaku (bamboo matcha spoon) scoops into my bowl with approximately the same 200 ml of water. Hope this helps! By the way in terms of health green tea is green tea regardless of brand. Don’t get too hung up on it, but buy from brands that are reputable. For green tea I buy from Yunnan Sourcing, for matcha I get Ippodo.

Im the guy with Systemic Mastocytosis...I watched the video.....it looks amazing...when your girlfriend/wife....took a sip....her cheeks got rosey....i havnt seen that in awhile....i was hooked.....unfortunately....it looks like i cant purchase any.....so sad.....i just bought my first Duanni Yixing Tea pot....it looks like Alladins Magical Lamp....will see how magical it is

Nice

wow look at the difference between min 2 and min 13 they became very flushed! good tea for blood circulation :)

I loved this tea, but I only had a sample.

@someonerandom256

2 жыл бұрын

To hell with it I just ordered a pouch. I'm enjoying this one while it lasts! Drinking this is the first time I ever got tea drunk, and I felt so good! I want my husband to try it. Now I'm wondering if my cheeks turned bright pink when I was drinking it 😆

Funny until the end 😂😂😂🤣

Coffee people are all over funky fermentation stuff now. There is infinite potential in finding a process that takes out some weird sh*t. So go ahead and find more of these if you can.

OK! Lets buy a vacuum sealer xD

I'm curious.

Sloe gin? The fruity alcohol note

are you sure it is a black tea and not a ripe pu erh?

The red cheeks might be a histamine response

17:40 :DDDDDDD

🕺🏾 Who's Bad?

Clearly tea drunk on this one & get that woman some chocolate covered raisins dude!

You know it's BAD, it's BAD, you KNOW IT! WOO!!! PS: Love the red cheeks on the both of you. PS2: Bizzarly+aged = BIZAGED!