Yunnan Sourcing 2024 “Autumn Suan Zao Shu” Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh.
Image is the 4th or 5th ~5 second steep.
Nice floral aroma, strong encompassing mouthfeel. There is initially some light sourness which matches nice with the aroma. The bitterness builds creating a lot of returning sweetness.
Mild broad bitterness that transforms into a lot of coolness and almost menthol. Green grass, a slight umami of wheat or barley tea. Chamomile and bright vegetal aroma. Eventually some returning sweetness. Very Good.
2005 Xinhai “Lao Ban Zhang” ripe, is average, feels a bit worn out, I have it stored to hopefully awaken it a bit. 25 years has most likely dulled this generally, far too old for a ripe IMO.
2010 Chunhai “Jin Ya” ripe, is very small buds, this is still interesting with hints of rooibos, a nice red colour, mild taste.
2023 Red Loon ripe, has a nice forest floor aroma, second steep (10 seconds) is a lot darker colour, muted tannins, richer mulchy broth. 3rd (10sec) everything amps up a little bit, but stays relatively the same. Steep 4 and 5 are more like steep 2.
2024 Waffles ripe, really interesting aroma, especially when drank from a thermos (20g in maybe 300ml of hot water). Waffle/pancake and maple smells. The taste is an average ripe.
Pine Darts 2025 from W2T
Smoked pine needles and pine forest soil, smoke, smoked rubber? smoked leather? a kind of citrusy and green pine needle tartness happens. Interesting stuff. Very little if any bitterness. Very nice.
2024 Shixi from W2T
Very dense and compacted cake. Earthy, coffee grounds, wood, old hardwood, a mild rounded bitterness, a nice coolness lingers.
2018 Turtle Dove White Tea 7g mini – Free sample from W2T
Has an almost mugicha smell to it. Mild, smooth, soft but slight dry mouthfeel.
#5 Bewitched (1981)
Hong Kong Supernatural Horror. Lots of strange mystical stuff and buddhist magic, and some really confronting gore (a few real what the fuck am I looking at scenes).
While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit. – IMDB
For all the eye catching moments, it often feels really slow, but I think its worth a watch for some real fucking strange scenes, bizarre special effects and some actually gross gore.
#6 The Boxers Omen (1983)
This is the sequel to Bewitched (1981).
While in Thailand to avenge his brother who was crippled in a fight with a corrupt Thai boxer, a man gets caught up in a web of fate, Buddhism and black magic. – IMDB
Starts off with some kickboxing and a more conventional Hong Kong/Shaw Brothers premise. And there’s a ghost of a Buddhist monk with water spraying out of it. We are straight back into the weirdness. Weirder, even.
If you liked Bewitched (1981) you will like this.
#1 Bloody Muscle Butcher From Hell (1991)
Trapped inside a haunted house, a body builder must save himself from a gruesome ghost hell-bent on revenge.
This is not B or Z-grade, this is just low budget and a sincere attempt to make an independent film within certain restrictions. And it’s great. The initial exposition is a bit slow but at a total length of one hour it soon gets to the crazy haunted house. Despite the obvious similarities to Evil Dead, this definitely has enough of its own originality and inventiveness. Really awesome.
Its online at Archive.org and Tubi
#Number
Six high school seniors embark on a camping trip but are suddenly ambushed by murderous hillbillys who sell the remains of their victims to a local fast food restaurant.
That’s about it. The laughs aren’t funny. All the characters are off-putting, they seem to be trying to do an unhinged Texas Chain Saw Massacre sequel thing. It feels gross to watch.
I kinda missed doing it last year, and I was actually on leave all October.
This year I’m just going to do as many as I can, not strictly one each day, not however many per week, just as many as I can bash out. If I don’t get to 31, too bad.
I have about 10 films already so there still should be a few.
So far the lists is:
Longlegs 2024
late night with the devil 2023
The Church
black house 2007
were all going to the worlds fair 2021
i saw the TV glow 204
videodrome 1983
nightmare city 1980
Burial Ground 1981
Angst 1983
boxers omen 1983
bewitched 1981
warning sign 1985
underworld 1985
Neon Maniacs 1986
lunch meat 1987
bilocation 2013
hiruko the goblin 1991
the plumber 1979
fleisch/spare parts 1979
thirst 1979
Blue sunshine 1977
In the earth 2021
Blood Link 1982
Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell 1995
il marchio di satana 1975
Lets see how many I get through.
