Getting caught up with the tea club with #moremeet. This episode is a tea fairly foreign to the wuyi-chugging Meet, some young huangpian.
Author: James
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2015 Jingjiatang Fengming [Episode 166]
A relatively fresh raw pu’erh made by Jingjiatang. One of their yearly productions.
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2007 Yangqinghao Lingya — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #93
Another Yangqing Hao production. This is a solid pick falling in the mid price-range for YQH, the 2007 YQH Lingya.
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1990s Jingua — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #92
James is joined by Garrett with a 1990s Jingua (melon) purchased in Taiwan and originally stored in Hong Kong.
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2016 White2Tea Fade Brick [Episode 165]
This episode features the huangpian brick pressed from 2015 White2Tea material.
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Mature Pu’erh Report [March 2016]
I drank through these teas in March of 2016.
The last mature report was about 16 months ago, but with my Taiwan trip approaching I figured it was about time to drink through my lingering pile of samples.. This report is a mix of teas I own, teas still available from western vendors, and other teas that have since sold out. After traveling through Taiwan and Hong Kong in October my feelings on the market have changed a bit as the limitations present in the mature pu’erh market out west (really a subsection of already a niche market) have become increasingly obvious.. (more…)
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TeaDB Q&A #2 – Pu’erh Questions
A question & answer session featuring a number of pu’erh related questions asked in this video.
Thank you for your questions!
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Three Border Teas Heicha via The Jade Leaf — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #91
This episode features three likely border teas (Bianjingcha) whose samples were generously donated by Emilio. Two are from modern Tongqing Hao, who is thought to use Vietnamese material in some of their productions in this period. The third is the Guangyungong recently featured in inbetweenisode 90.
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1998 Guangyungong via The Jade Leaf — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #90
This episode features a bit of an oddball production. Made in a pu’erh-like style, this is a soft, pleasant, clean drink.. Due to being grown outside of Yunnan this is not technically a pu’erh and is usually known as border tea (Bianjingcha).
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2007 Dayi Anxiang Ripe [Episode 164]
A premium ripe pu’erh made by Dayi. Brewed especially heavy.. Thanks to shah for the sample!