This episode, James brings on a repeat, the 2007 Yangqing Hao Jincha. One of James’ favorite daily drinkers, it is a semi-aged Yiwu that strikes a good balance between strength and drinkability.
6.9 Rating.
Author: James
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2003 Dayi Bok Choy 4 Stars Lao Banzhang Raw Pu’erh [Episode 264]
In this episode, Denny and James bring on a tea from the famed Dayi Bok Choy series from the early 2000s. Despite being 15 years old, this tea is extraordinarily potent and is one of the strongest teas we’ve ever brought onto the show (in a good way). Big thank you to Dipu for providing a sample of this tea.
(My apologies for the audio, the recording was corrupted so we had to use the audio from the camera)
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2016 Dayi Chenxiang Yayun via YS [Inbetweenisode 165]
This episode, James brings on another daily drinking Dayi ripe onto a solo inbetweenisode. Smooth, easy to drink, this is one of the final sessions of a cake. The Chenxiang Yayun uses aged ripe material and was pressed in 2016.
5.8 Rating.
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1993 Chiang Rai “Raw Pu’erh” via TeaSide Stored in Thailand [Episode 263]
Today, James & Denny drink a unique loose raw stored purportedly from 1993. The tea has been processed like a pu’erh but was harvested and aged in Northern Thailand. Clearly aged, clean, and quite relaxing. Big thanks to Valeri!
https://tea-side.com/aged-raw-pu-erh-tea-1993/
https://tea-side.com/(My apologies for the audio, the recording was corrupted so we had to use the audio from the camera)
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Missteps & Regrets on TeaDB
In the five years of TeaDB, we’ve made plenty of mistakes and said countless of dumb things in our hours of airtime on TeaDB. This is a list of areas where in retrospect I feel like I would’ve done stuff differently. (more…)
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5-Year TeaDB Anniversary 1940’s Four Gold Coins Liubao [Episode 262]
This episode, Denny and James celebrate TeaDB’s five year anniversary with some extremely old tea. Huge thank you to Su as well as Peter for very generously providing the tea. Complex, earthy, and immaculately stored this is one of the best teas we’ve enjoyed on the show!
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2012 Bulang Ripe via Healthy Leaf [Episode 261]
This episode, Denny and James drink a clean, friendly ripe from Healthy Leaf. The leaves purportedly come from Bulang.
https://healthy-leaf.com/product/bu-lang-ancient-tree-2012-bu-lang-gu-shu/
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Some Thoughts & Problems With Traditionally Stored Pu’erh
85-90% of the tea being sold is young pu’erh, and the remainder is almost exclusively ripe or 5-10 year old semi-pu’erh. Old-school, traditionally stored pu’erh is an afterthought or an afterthought of an afterthought… This sort of tea can be hit or miss and more of an acquired taste for many.. For me, it’s always been a tea category I personally enjoy and turn to on a regular basis (~25% of the time). I also think if you can find decent examples it is well-worth exploring. As “traditionally stored” implies, this is a style of pu’erh that has been around for a long time. The pu’erh scene has changed and this sort of tea isn’t viewed fashionably or favorably as other sorts of pu’erh (this is not just restricted to the west). (more…)
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2015 Hailang Hao Bianxiang Suiyihao Ripe Pu’erh via YS [Inbetweenisode 164]
This episode, James brings on a premium ripe pu’erh from Bulang mountain. This tea normally sells in large 1kg bricks. Thanks to Scott for providing the tea!
7.3 rating.
https://yunnansourcing.com/products/2015-hai-lang-hao-bi-an-xiang-sui-yi-hao-ripe-pu-erh-tea-of-bu-lang-mountain
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Leafy Green’s Heavy Roast Dongding [Episode 260]
This episode, Denny and James bring a heavy roast Dongding onto the show. Leafy Green is a relatively new vendor who sources some of their teas from Chen Hauying, a Taiwanese tea producer.