This episode Denny and James start a three episode series on some Yunnan Sourcing teas, tasted blind. Tasting has been coordinated by Matt of http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/ and Yunnan Sourcing https://yunnansourcing.com/ . Big thank you to Matt and Scott!
The teas covered in this episode are Alpha and Beta.
Alpha is the 2017 YS Mushucha.
Beta is the 2017 YS Hetaodi.
Nice episode. I had the same guesses for Alpha and Beta, and I really enjoyed Beta. Looking forward to the rest of the set.
I hope James and Denny are right about Beta being a Yi Wu, could Alpha be a Ai Lao the verdict is out there? Can’t wait to see the results and a great way to celebrate the virtues of different areas, after all terroir isn’t just about location,location, location but includes the people and processes involved. Can’t wait for the Delta testing.
Looks like we were wrong about Beta, although Alpha did turn out to be a northern tea.
Hi James and Denny any input on the aging potential of both teas? Or are they both in the ‘drink now’ category? Thanks
Hard to say off just this test. If I were to pick off what I know, I’d definitely choose the Beta.
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