Musings on some teaware that James uses that you may or may not find useful!
Author: James
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Teavivre’s 2005 Fengqing Zhuan [Episode 97]
The second in a two part series of randomly selected raw pu’erhs from James’ daily drinking tins, the 2005 Fengqing Zhuan.
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Wuliang/Ailao Raw Pu’erh [February 2015 Tea Drinking Report]
Big shoutouts to Carolyn & Brian (a different Brian from last month) for providing several of the teas for this month and allowing the content to be what it is! I hope you like long-form content, because this tea of the month report is truly massive.
In the month of February 2015, the tea of the month was Wuliang/Ailao Pu’erh. During this month, I had Wuliang/Ailao Pu’erh at least once a day (unless totally unfeasible). I’ll still consume other teas, but the primary focus is understanding and building a palate for a specific type/genre/region of tea through repetition. This is the most personal blogging type style of post for TeaDB, and the goal is to stretch my palate as well as give recommendations to interested parties. (more…)
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2008 Bana Tea Jinggu — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #20
Big thanks to Carolyn for providing the tea for this episode, Bana Tea’s 2008 Jinggu. A nice, well-rounded cake pressed by Bana Tea!
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White2Tea’s 2006 Yunhai Nannuo [Episode 96]
The first in a two part series of randomly selected raw pu’erhs from James’ daily drinking tins, the 2006 Yunhai Nannuo.
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Pu’erh Regions: Pu’er Prefecture
This article frequently references and links to babelcarp. Babelcarp is a Chinese Tea Lexicon that is an essential resource for tea nerds that want to dive in further and don’t understand Chinese! This article also sources many maps from a TeaChat thread, original sources vary.
Previously named Simao, Pu’er Prefecture shares pu’erh’s name and is one of the three principle growing prefectures for pu’erh tea. Located in Yunnan, Pu’er is sandwiched in between Xishuangbanna and Lincang and despite not being a particularly important historical growing region it is a historical hub for the tea horse road. Pu’er prefecture also borders Laos, Burma and Vietnam. Within Pu’er Prefecture, there are a few high-profile regions although the majority of the prefecture lacks the hype of the most hyped regions, especially Xishuangbanna. (more…)
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2012 Yunnan Sourcing Wuliang — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #19
A great tea for its value. A nice, well-priced young pu’erh. Plenty strong and good for drinking now.
Acquired from Yunnan Sourcing.
Hobbes Review:
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JK Tea Shop’s Jinjunmei Lapsang Souchong via Hster [Episode 95]
This is a fantastic tea sent to us by fellow tea blogger, Hster of Tea Closet. Read her Lapsang breakdown. This is a non-smoky Lapsang with a really wonderful, complex taste.
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2009 Fine Pu’er Wild Arbor Yongde DaXueShan — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #18
Originally a tea recommended by Shah and a sample sent from Dignitea (thanks to both) for the January Lincang tea of the month. This is a very good value for an old arbor Lincang tea.
Acquired from Fine Pu’er.
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Nanjian’s 2011 Organic Mushroom Ripe Pu’erh via Yunnan Sourcing [Episode 94]
This is a great clean, daily drinking ripe pu’erh for those on a budget. Ceritified organic, with just a little bit of the pile taste, it’s sold for an exceedingly reasonable price by Yunnan Sourcing. Recommended by Denny as a great intro ripe pu’erh.