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Cat Gaiwan

盖碗gaiwancrackle-glazed stoneware100 ml

shape: gaiwan
body: crackle-glazed stoneware
holds: 100 ml

The everyday gaiwan: a wide, flared bowl in a crazed off-white glaze, flecked with iron spots. Once brewed with the lid off.

// mean brew · 22 sessions

fill: 100 ml
ratio: 1:16
water: 201°F
first: 13 s

// in rotationFeb 2021 – Jul 2022

At a glance

sessions: 22; find all references ↓
vintages: 2001–21; 20 years apart
avg rating: 80.5; −2 vs the whole log
liquor: 9a8345; 22 cups blended

Cat Gaiwanthe whole log

Sessions22find all references

22 references

Sheng易武Yiwuaged 4 yrs ·2022.07.06

2018 ZSL Yi Shan Mo

Smooth, sweet caramel transforms into minerals and basil

front of the cake wrapper with white2tea self-imposed slander written on it

Shengblendaged 9 mo ·2022.04.01

2021 Snoozefest

Yea it's tea alright

Black云南Yunnanaged 5 mo ·2021.11.16

2021 Yesheng Gushu Hongcha

an intense and burly black tea in the licorice, incense, and honey realm

Chinese Green猴坑Houkengaged 5 mo ·2021.11.16

2021 Hou Gu (Monkey Valley)

A nutty, baked Mao Feng

White云南Yunnanaged 4 mo ·2021.11.12

2021 Moon Bear White

white2tea peach rings

Sheng景迈山Jingmai Shanaged 4 mo ·2021.11.01

2021 Jingmai Miyun

Flowers, cream, and texture

Shengblendaged 10 yrs ·2021.06.01

2011 Xiaguan: Jin Se Yin Xiang

Sweet n earthy mid-age sheng

Sheng落水洞Luoshuidongaged 11 yrs ·2021.05.25

2010 Luoshuidong

Heady, midlife sheng with CBD-like effects

compressed leaf, hard and tightly pressed

Shengblendaged 11 yrs ·2021.05.04

2010 Dayi 7542

a classic big boy on the block, this time stored dry in Hong Kong for a decade

Sheng贺开Hekaiaged 14 yrs ·2021.04.22

2007 Repave

spice 2 loam 2 cream

ShouIt's a mysteryaged 10 mo ·2021.04.20

2020 Planetary Shark Feed

sweet, deep, and dark with highlights of raisin bran and sandalwood

Oolongundisclosedaged 9 mo ·2021.04.07

2020 Tie Guan Yin Old Style

Char-forward, toasty n roasty TGY with a nice juniper note

Sheng云南Yunnanaged 3 yrs ·2021.04.05

2018 Wildwood

a vaporous sheng with a floral character

Shengblendaged 16 yrs ·2021.03.23

2005 Dayi 7542 Batch 504

A cleanly stored benchmark sheng with a malty predominance

Sheng国有林Guoyoulinaged 2 yrs ·2021.03.15

2019 Yiwu Gouyoulin

Soft, oily, and lustrous sheng with an incredible retro-olfactory finish

Hei Cha森町Mori-machiaged 8 mo ·2021.03.11

2020 Mori-machi Dark

A sake-like fermented tea with a funky sour candy-like, toast-like range

Sheng刮风寨Guafengzhaiaged 8 mo ·2021.03.09

2020 Tub Highness

A transformative, soft, floral, and fruity sheng from a renown part of Yiwu

Sheng勐腊Menglaaged 14 yrs ·2021.03.04

2007 Yang Qing Hao: Huangshan Qizhong

Animal Crossing: Wild World extreme Tom Nook speedrun (any % complete)

Shengblendaged 11 yrs ·2021.02.28

2010 Dry Goosh

Some 'gushu' going through a midlife crisis that can't tell what age it wants to be

Sheng西双版纳Xishuangbanna +6aged 15 yrs ·2021.02.25

2006 Yang Qing Hao: Qixiang

the ghost of huigan's past

Sheng景迈山Jingmai Shanaged 12 yrs ·2021.02.23

2009 Jingmai

A fantastic daily on the sweet/floral side with a touch of dry age

Shengblendaged 20 yrs ·2021.02.22

2001 Big Red Mark Jia Ji

old spice with the woods and other shit

brews7

ShengSheng16
BlackBlack1
Chinese GreenChinese Green1
Hei ChaHei Cha1
OolongOolong1
ShouShou1

styles9

Single Origin ShengSingle Origin Sheng8
Blended ShengBlended Sheng7
Blended ShouBlended Shou1
Dian HongDian Hong1
Factory ShengFactory Sheng1
Mao FengMao Feng1

origins16

YunnanYunnan3
Jingmai ShanJingmai Shan2
YiwuYiwu2
GedengGedeng1
GuafengzhaiGuafengzhai1
GuoyoulinGuoyoulin1

vendors7

Liquid ProustLiquid Proust9
white2teawhite2tea8
Crimson LotusCrimson Lotus1
Farmer LeafFarmer Leaf1
Mei LeafMei Leaf1
Tea EncounterTea Encounter1

moods10· filters the Explorer

fun zone8
transformer6
funky monkey5
lot goin on5
spiced up5
gushu4

puerh
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Cat Gaiwan

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