Author: James

The Amazing Health Benefits of Pu’erh Tea [Episode 256]

In the most anticipated TeaDB episode of all-time, James & Denny discuss The Amazing Health Benefits of Pu’erh Tea. The three health benefits are: (1) Aids digestion, (2) Weight Loss, and (3) Improves Memory.

Music:
Cool Blast – Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Airport Lounge – Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Outro (White Smoke)

Featured Tea: https://white2tea.com/product/2017-old-reliable/

April 1, 2018
2018 Crimson Lotus Tea Jade Rabbit w/Glen of CLT [Inbetweenisode 160]

This episode features special guest Glen of Crimson Lotus Tea. We drink a future production, the Jade Rabbit blend, a tea that spans multiple mountains and multiple years. Big thanks to Glen & Crimson Lotus Tea for appearing on the show. The tea is pungent, strong, and long-lasting.

Filmed at https://www.phoenixteashop.com/ .

https://crimsonlotustea.com/

March 30, 2018
2011 Tea Urchin Guafengzhai [Episode 255]

In this episode, Denny and James review one of Tea Urchin’s original productions from 2011 to see how it is coming along. The Tea Urchin GFZ is potent, strong, and quite tasty. Thanks to Man O Tea for providing the tea.

http://teaurchin.com/gua-feng-zhai-2011-autumn-1.html

March 27, 2018
Five More Things I like & Dislike. Pu’erh Vendors on YT, Seattle, Gambling on Dayi..

Things that have been occurring in the tea world that I like and dislike.. (more…)

March 24, 2018
2007 CNNP 8891 Raw Pu’erh Recipe via Yunnan Sourcing [Inbetweenisode 159]

This episode, James reviews a big cake that is a little over a decade old. Sitting at under $0.10/g or $0.10/g on the US website, this is a great value pu’erh.

Thank you to JD for the sample!

2007 CNNP "8891 Red Label" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

5.4 Rating.

March 22, 2018
Eco-Cha’s Wuyi Black Tea [Episode 254]

This episode, Denny & James review a genre-bending tea, a Wuyi-style tea provided by Taiwanese-based vendor Eco-Cha.

March 20, 2018
Settling Down with Tea, a Conversation w/Garrett [Inbetweenisode 158]

In this extended episode, James & Garrett talk about their drinking habits and how they’ve changed over the past few years. They also give theoretical advice to themselves earlier on in their tea hobbies.

March 15, 2018
Yunnan Sourcing’s Mengku Assamica Black (Red) Tea [Episode 253]

This episode, James & Denny drink a dark, plummy black tea from Yunnan Sourcing.

https://yunnansourcing.com/products/mengku-wild-arbor-assamica-black-tea-spring-2017

March 13, 2018
Outdoor & Indoor Pu’erh Storage in the West. Why Climate Data Only Tells a Partial Picture for Home Storage.

A while back I crunched the numbers for climates in some eastern and western cities and compared them to Kunming. One of the takeaways from that article is that despite its reputation, Kunming’s humidity is not that much lower than places with a more humid reputation, i.e. Hong Kong or Taipei. The more significant difference is in the temperature. On a similar note, Seattle (my hometown) is similar in relative humidity but is even colder than Kunming. Hotter air holds more water content and in that article I noted the sometimes under-emphasized importance of temperature. I stand by this, but I now read the climate data a little differently, especially when it comes to the implications of home storage in the west. (more…)

March 10, 2018
2016 Dayi 7452 Famous Ripe Pu’erh Recipe [Inbetweenisode 157]

This episode, drinks a tea he has been drinking casually recently, the Dayi recipe 7452. Acquired from Yunnan Sourcing.

5.5 Rating.

https://yunnansourcing.com/products/2016-menghai-7452-ripe-pu-erh-tea-cake

March 8, 2018