"This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!" "Uncle, that's what all tea is." "How could a member of my own family say something so horrible?" When So-Han was talking about bad tea, this was all I could think about XD

I really appreciate that the whiskey tribe channel isn't afraid to go off track into other interesting areas, it really brings out the element of exploration and appreciation that brings the tribe together.

Seriously, every episode with So-Han is a joy to watch. This again was incredibly interesting.

As someone who is Chinese, it’s really cool to see how the culture has spread to the US and how it’s fused with western ideas to bring such a unique experience. Really cool episode during a dry week!

15:47 “i didn’t wanna say anything but-“ amazing lmfaooo

I never believed in "tea drunk" but I had a day off at home with a shipment of several nice teas. I wanted to try it all and drank a *lot* of tea. Tea drunk isn't the same as alcohol drunk but it is disorienting.

This dude, who I always enjoy seeing on the channel, is way beyond a tea nerd (a compliment, not an insult). But listening to him share knowledge while seeing Dan in a Motorhead (RIP Lemmy) t-shirt was a jarring juxtaposition! And seeing Bri all dressed up and looking fancy, unlike Dan, was a refreshing change. Loved it, love the channel, and love never knowing what to expect when the Saturday videos come out!

My wife and I have now gone down the tea rabbit hole. We've been watching Tea House Ghost all afternoon.

The best tea is the tea you like to drink the way you like to drink it

4:10~ Taiping Houkui (太平猴魁, _Tài Píng Hóu Kuí_ , "Great Peace Monkey Chief") 8:28~ 2013 Attention Sheng Pu'er (心神古樹生茶, _Xīn Shén Gǔ Shù Shēng Chá_ , "State of Mind Ancient Tree Sheng Tea") 11:57~ Amanita (紅因, _Hóng Yīn_ , "Red Cause") 12:21~ Gamma Ray (丙種射線紅茶, _Bǐng Zhǒng Shè Xiàn Hóng Chá_ , "Gamma Ray Red Tea") 14:32~ Stone Axe Ancient Tree Yuan Sheng Tuo (石斧古樹原生沱熟茶, _Shí Fǔ Gǔ Shù Yuán Shēng Tuó Shú Chá_ , "Stone Axe Ancient Tree Original Life Tuo Ripe Tea")

I love how he speaks very knowledgeable about the culture, history, and science behind tea. Then proceeds to say "y'all"... Lol love it. Also, love the whole concept of expanding out a bit for the channel. Stay magnificent you bastards!

This is great! Because the tribe has gotten me into a search for the subtleties of whiskey, I stared drinking green tea at work and have also become interested in those subtleties and flavors.

Props on the double tap on the table. Side question, Have they ever talked about adding tea leaves into the barrels? Just a random idea for the "will it distill?" series

I myself drink a lot of herbal and rooibos teas at home when I need to unwind. I often, by the end of my cup, do feel a sort of disoriented relaxation in and around my temples. It was nice to know I'm not crazy and may actually be experiencing a fun phenomenon haha

Always enjoy a So-Han episode, and a new Tribe video is always a nice thing to wake up to.

So weird randomly seeing a video made about West China Teahouse lmao. My family and I have visited this place a few times in Austin.

I just love it when my tea and whiskey worlds collide 😊

Been a long time whikey tribe and vault watcher, I just found teahouseghost randomly when trying to get into tea. I saw the thumb nail and realized that shop is in Austin TX I was way to excited to watch this video! Great collab!

This is probably the most relaxed and chilled I have EVER seen Rex xD

lol dan looked like he wanted to roll up that tea n smoke it lol 🤣

Really nice episode. As a total tea noob, this was so interesting to watch. So-Han is so informative and fun to listen to.

Usually I have a nice pour of whiskey when watching this on Saturdays. Wasn't sure what I wanted until I saw where you went. But, as I am out of actual tea, I sipped on a juniper, mint, honey tisane from Tazo instead. Good call on some tea indeed! I love all the crossovers that happen. With Modern Rogue, West China Tea House, etc. It's just a great way to build communities together and expand one's own interests. I love it.

First the Modern Rogue, now the Whiskey Tribe collaborated with So-Han at West China Tea!! Edit: I actually had a conversation with So-Han and Erik(a staff member at West China Tea House) today(10/18/2022), and it was a real blast talking with them. 12:11~I've actually felt like that after drinking some Iron Arhat (鉄羅漢, _Tǐe Luó Hàn_ , a cultivar of Wuyi Oolong).

This is awesome! I went to check out the Teahouse Ghost channel and just finished binge watching all of their content. Love the channel!

Be focused on your body while drinking sounds like meditation. Will definitely calm you down make you more alert.

seems like tea "high" might be a more accurate description

Great episode. My youngest and I go to a tea house in Asheville NC often! He loves to learn and teach others about the tea!

I used to work at a large Colorado hospital, non medical side. Food and nutrition department. I had the privilege of serving weekly tea, a portable high tea, to the NICU, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Generally premises and their parents. Big Feels happen in a NICU... I had a profund conversation with a dad in a NICU pod with his baby. Short version is, we discovered one of the important privileges of tea is resources, time being the big one. Time, access to fire, access to water, access to heating vessels and the star of the show, tea itself. ❤️❤️❤️ Such a convergence of blessings and resources.

This is great. I actually got really into tea after visiting china and going to a tea shop where the person there very graciously shared in a tea ceremony. I even bought part of a kung fu tea set. I love the approach to tea as not just a flavor but a call to mindful presence the tea being just a vehicle really. That said the tea in that shop remains head and shoulders above anything I’ve had since. But I suppose now I know where I need to visit.

If this guys biz is not kicking... it will be after this episode. Good job to everyone involved.

This was absolutely fascinating! Thank you So-Han!

I love tea at least as much as I love whiskey. Very different loves, but things that I'm deeply interested in and what to really know about and understand. So it's super cool that one of my favorite whiskey channels is exploring tea. This is so cool.

Well this is not what I normally think of when I think Texas. Thanks for opening my mind a bit

Being a tea drinker, I loved this episode

OH THE DOUBLE FINGER TAP! I grew up drinking pu'erh/bo lei - and though there's a little bit of the mysticism of Chinese culture here with the large emphasis on qi and the holistic "feel" of tea, this is a pretty good intro to Chinese tea culture. The "mysticism" is definitely a part of the tea appreciation, but it's definitely not as large a focus as it may come across here. But I guess it is helpful to bring out those aspects to help newcomers to both tea and Chinese culture appreciate good tea (try explaining what yeet hei / hon leung is to someone without sounding like some mystical new-age quack). Oh, and tea drunk is really a thing (green-er teas can get overly leung [cooling] if drunk to excess) - which is why it's usually a good idea to not drink too much on an empty stomach - trust me from experience. Oh, and the tasting notes of pu'erh changes over the years and over different producers or whether it's raw or ripe tea. Generally 30-ish year old sheng pu'erh produce a more ginseng-like flavor which give way to interesting woody (sometimes sandalwood), mellow Chinese herb funk as they age further (which can be amazing if you're ready for adventure). Younger teas run the gamut of floral, spicy, honey sweet flavors, often with a strong wood-bark background. I'd strongly encourage whisky connoisseurs to give good kong fu tea a go if they can. It's completely eye-opening. Oh, and I love how newcomers think of old people when they drink pu'erh. Funnily enough, that's also how, traditionally, pu'erh's (especially aged raw or ripe pu'erh) been viewed.

Impressed with Dan when he “tapped” the table as a sign of thanks (time stamp 4:49)

As a heathen animist who's very into Gung Fu Cha this is awesome to see such an accessible dive into the experience of being Tea Drunk

So this why uncle Iroh liked tea so much 🍵🐸

Very popular drink in Russian prison is "Chifir". Old tradition since GULAG, since alcohol was forbidden they drink very strong tea.

I’m watching this whilst drinking my tea, and now I’m intrigued.

Love this episode, I've ever seen a "Tea Bar" before

I like how they weren't rude and making fun of something new

Whiskey tribe teaching culture again. Absolutely great episode. 👍 I wish we had something like this in Europe.

I lived in China for 9 years and actually went to tea shops to practice speaking Chinese (because the tea shop people are forced to converse with you as long as they are serving tea.) This guy knows his stuff.

I love this channel!! Keep up the amazing work!!

So-Han! What a great tea teacher

So Han was the one to get me into tea when he did stuff with The Modern Rogue, so happy to see you guys doing it too! Love West China Tea, really great stuff.

This was a good little sidebar. Informative and understandable. It is all about the human mind.

One of the best episodes in a while! Super interesting stuff!

Came in from the title thinking they were going to be doing something crazy and am pleasantly surprised to see they aren’t. Would love to go through a tasting like this.

Nice... Was waiting for the Tea Leaves aged in a Whiskey Barrel lol. Thank you So Han for the episode (Dry Week coincidence)

I have a friend who owns a tea company in Taiwan, and I've found I really love white tea!

Can definetly relate to tea being more of a feeling than a taste. I drink tea daily(not the fancy stuff here). I started drinking tea as a coffee alternative, but have stuck with it because it works wonders for anxiety and just makes me a happier person in general.

Growing up we grew a ton of green tea. As a kid I would smoke a few really big bong rips and there was definitely something going on other than oxygen deprivation.

Nice relaxing vIdeo for a Saturday morning. Of course, sipping on coffee but am now wanting to try some smoky tea!

Very interesting. Seems like this experience has so much to do with mindfulness and having insight into one's own feelings in their body.

So I am currently tea drunk and I’m here because I didn’t know it was a thing😂😂😂 had to look up why I was feeling this way. Quite beautiful honestly

When I had my first time proper tea in China it almost felt like tripping on mushrooms lightly. My friend felt the same thing. Back then I thought that this is because it was 35 C (~100 F) outside and we were sipping hot liquid. Later I learned that this really is a thing. For this feeling of being high I would recommend steamed Japanese tea. Although I like the taste of Chinese pan heated tea more, die Japanese stuff has the strongest effect.

This guy is the product, not the tea. Holy crap this guy can SELL. 👏👏👏

I'm lucky that I'm here in Taiwan, and I can experience and appreciate so many teas.

Thanks Rex and Co., very interesting topic

Super interesting! I need to do this myself.

OH MY GOODNESS THE SLURP MADE MY TEA HIT SO DIFFERENT MY EYES ROLLED 😭😳 thank you for that

Good quality tea can definitely influence your mood and sensations. Kind of similar to the way terpenes effect the Cannabis experience. Just much less intense but definitely pretty complex.

Love this episode. I love Tea, drink it daily. I knew most of what was said but still learned things too.

Next time I’m visiting friends in Austin I’ll have to check them out.

A whiskey channel doing a video about tea and have the sponsor of the video be a coffee didn’t expect that to happen but so happy it did.

"It just tastes like it tastes." While I understand the point he is making about tea, this can definitely go for whiskey sometimes. Sometimes you gotta just tone it down, stop thinking as much and just enjoy it and the situation and company you're in while drinking.

While EGCG is anxiolytic, its onset is much slower than L-theanine, which is also anxiolytic, so that (plus placebo) is the calmness they were experiencing in the time frame of the first tea.

I do enjoy a glass of tea. This was a very interesting episode introducing me to other teas. Thanks. Cheers

well now I want fancy tea

What a great way to learn how to experience.

look at all the local Austin youtube folks spreading the love for small businesses in the area!

Mernin y’all from San Antonio 🤘🏻🤘🏻

A coffee ad in a tea video? Very brave choice lol

Some of this channels best videos have nothing to do with whiskey. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait for them to ferment a rubber tire and drink it, but this was a super nice watch.

Fancy dan! EVERYTHING DRUNKER THAN EVERYONE ELSE! (Great shirt)

I do like myself some puerh tea. Tea and coffee go well with cigars

Great video!

I love the opening of this video; hair tied back , sunglass resting on the head , cool over the steering column start of the car and at the .05 mark the babe seat behind Rex.....

Started QiGing a manoth ago, this drunk feeling when you get aligned is amazing.

Tea drinking sounds very spiritual

I always wondered why I liked drinking tea in my local tea house in Germany. I would spend 2 to 3 hours there slurping tea and snacking different japanese snacks an feel calm and refreshed.

A great episode. And a great music choice 👍🏼

Holy damn. Now i know why my earl grey makes me feel so good and happy

Living in Austin, this is an amazing crossover to experience

Love this

Do a sugar cane mash and ferment it with tea leaves, then distill!

I'm peeping that motorhead shirt! My man knows good music! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

didnt know cold smoke a tea or ferment it. learned something 😁👍

Greatest dry week episode EVER

Of course, Dry Week! What a great subject to explore! Personally, I've always hated tea, a childhood thing, but it is fascinating all the same. I've always known it all comes from the same plant, but interesting the different ways it is treated. Bravo! Sorry, I'm into a Wild Turkey right now, I served all of my dry weeks/months during Viet Nam...

Loved this

i have not had high grade tea in decades...been more into whiskey and coffee...but this makes me want to track down a Tea House!

Which kettle do you recommend to pour the water at the right temperature for the given type of tea?

You guys turned me on to West China Tea House in your last episode with So Han. It’s by far one of the best tea houses around with such interesting craft tea. I love seeing these crossovers and all the cool stuff both of you are doing.

Very much enjoyed that. I even forced my wife to watch it on the main TV and she enjoyed as well.

Yes! My two favorite drinks-tea and whiskey! Super similar experiences as you tease out different flavors and explore the effects of different terra and processing.

I needed Fancy Dan to tie a plaid shirt around his waist to complete the grunge look.

i have no idea who the guy with the motörhead shirt is , but one thing i know is that the dude prepared himself for this episode by watching probably this video with So-Han : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n96cgsiTpt7Mkn0.html (compare to 4:48) and i respect that!