EXPENSIVE Lao Ban Zhang Tea (over $1200) with a VERY funky Taste!
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- čas přidán 13. 01. 2023
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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 guys had me cracking up! Thanks for the laughs 🤣
More of these videos please! I love the casual late night energy and I love the idea of you guys tasting more samples!
Thank you so much for taking us along ! That was fun !!! Hope you had a good night’s sleep after all that excitement 😂
I love the casual tone here and just watching you guys nerd out about tea love to see more of this style stuff
the secret of this tea is that it really develops in the tummy area over time and after a few months really surprises you
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.
Beautiful description! 😎😅
Yes to the late night sessions!
Celine, blocker of giveaways, first of her name 😂
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.
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... 😏😂
this video reminds me of the mei leaf lives, please do more videos like this.
I used to be so innocent with tea now I can’t get dirty mind out of my head 😂😂😂
this tea is crazy, you've got to be Kidneying me!
Seedy indeed. Love this ! Have a good week-end everyone.
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.
I've never laughed so hard watching a tea video :D thank you guys
Late night sessions is fantastic entertainment
This was great. Spunky is a hilarious way to describe it.
Vibe is on point in this one😂
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.
This was so fun to watch. thanks for the late night sesh, I watched with some nug berry in my evening cup :)
Definitely would love more of these vids. 💚💛💚
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
What a fun session 😁
one of the best tea sessions for sure 😂
I'm drinking Love Struck Rascal on my porch in Hawaii and loving this hilarious video.
Glad you "filter" (no kidney pun intended) out these teas so we don't have to!
Good bit of entertainment if nothing else ;)
Brilliant video. Interesting flavour notes, quite a journey
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!
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.
Brilliant video...laughed a lot, a perfect couple. The bird was an Oyster Catcher ;)
Yes please more of this
superb to watch you both. and you could just say
its fragrant, Carob flowers fragrant...
Love this tasting video more please.
Ow, guys 😂 You're the best!
This is the type of relationship I need 😂💕✨
Just sipping my morning ripe puerh after my morning bbq steak and bulgogi sauce nice to just listen to some tea chat!
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 🤣
Please make an Patreon some day with the uncensored versions of these reviews. Poor piggy 😂
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!
Please, more of these late night videos!
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?
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.
It’s too cheap, very suspicious.
Cheap or not, it was darn good.
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!
well the brits can make pie filling out of any/every-thing
Mm yum. My favorite pairing: kidney with prunes with a bit spunk lol. Love these kinds of videos!
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...
Hey mei, where can I get really good tea in USA?
I'd love some spunky tea please!!!!! Please?????
I have no reference for kidney, sorry. 😂😂❤
I wish you would add it to your “wares” so we could see what you call it!
...and... I'm looking for that piggy teapet everywhere 🙈. And that kelltle also is amazing.
haha so good to see u two having fun drinking this xD
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?
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.
Bcs why not?They’re effects are pretty minimal, and also it’s a new pot and it looks cool
@@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.
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.
@@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?
Give it to your staff, and rekord there reaktion as Well
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?
That emoji on the cover should have been a purple fruit 😂
🎶Guess who's back? Back again ... kidney's back, tell a friend🎵
Yum kidneys with plums XD !
OK. Hilarious! You guys should put a warning in front of ALL your videos and let ‘er fly!
Came for the tea, stayed for dons weed references
I laughed so hard I actually snorted! Hah!
Diesel, Iodine & kidney pie? Sounds like a lab experiment gone awry. Rather enjoyed the lively tea delirium though. Do more late night vids.
My girlfriend and I had the same experience with a semi-aged Bulang last night, it tasted like soap 😭
Lol! “Kidney”
A very non funky, chocolatey, malty Bai Lin Gong Fu for me 😝
Kidney no. I’ve tried liver and would definitely prefer that lol 😅
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?
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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)
I want to see the kitty 🐈⬛
More stoned tea reviews!
yyyyup 😎
Did you not put too much tea leaves in that little pot? That makes the first taste concentrated and funny?
So does that tea taste of male or female parts?
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!
Going from kidney I was expecting urine, not what you said.
Guess you could say the taste was quite cumplicated?
This certainly isn't cummon! How to cum about it?
When you said fourteen I thought it's like 400 years old, lol, dumb me.
Yikes!!!! I can’t believe you took a sip!
Omg 😂
Im dead 😂😂😂😂
funny as fuck
Oystercatcher?
What did they do to that tea. I would not be drinking it
It sounds disgusting but I would like to try it 😅
Team #KidneyNo :D
Personally i quite like a bit of animal funk in my tea but i don't think "kidney" is it.
Kidney - no. I cannot emphasise enough "no".
I am very thankful you do the sampling and selecting. I will stick with Mei Leaf recommendations.
Curious that Don knows the taste…….
Kidney no
Kidney no
lol
Well… don’t drink it. That does happen…take care. If it’s bad throw it away. Nite nite
Interesting comments , how does Don know what "spunky " taste like ?
Everyone to thier own ...
I think it's more the smell.
No 😂