Category Archives: Long-form Podcast

Tea Sourcing, Premium Ripe Pu’erh, & Tea Processing. With Glen of Crimson Lotus Tea [IBS 161]

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

This episode James & Glen of Crimson Lotus Tea, have a conversation about their tea business. The 2018 trip to Yunnan marks the fifth tea sourcing trip for Glen & Lamu, and we discuss how their business & sourcing has … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

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.

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Zhang Jinghong’s Ancient Caravans & Urban Chic, a Conversation w/Garrett [Inbetweenisode 155]

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

This is not a review.. In this episode, James and Garrett have a very long discussion on (IMO) the best English-language book on pu’erh around. They discuss what they like about the book and dive deeper into some of the … Continue reading →

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TAOBAO (& Pu’erh). A Conversation w/Garrett [Inbetweenisode 151]

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

In this episode, Garrett and James have an open-ended discussion on Taobao, a Chinese online shopping platform. We start by discussing how we originally started using Taobao, some of its uses to learn and explore tea, and how we found … Continue reading →

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A Conversation w/Fellow Tea Blogger Oolong Owl [Inbetweenisode 149]

Posted on November 9, 2017 by

In this episode, James brings on the one and only, Oolong Owl. Char (Oolong Owl) is a fellow tea blogger who writes on a huge variety of teas. We cover a wide range topics, including Char’s tea journey, tea expos … Continue reading →

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Why is the Western Scene so Dominated by Young Pu’erh, A Conversation w/Garrett [Inbetweenisode 146]

Posted on October 19, 2017 by

In this episode, Garrett and I take a look at one of the latest articles on TeaDB and some of the responses. We discuss why young raw pu’erh is such a commonly sourced tea for western facing pu’erh-centric vendor.

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Extended Episode Pu’erh Regional Primer [Inbetweenisode 124]

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

An extended episode covering the big pu’erh regions of Yunnan. References to babelcarp and a couple of the regional TeaDB articles. http://babelcarp.org/babelcarp/ https://teadb.org/yunnan/

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Extended Episode LA vs. HK Dry 2011 Treasures from Five Mountains Storage Comparison [Inbetweenisode 121]

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

A storage comparison of LA vs. HK dry stored Treasures from Five Mountains. Thank you to Linda Louie of Bana Tea for sending in these samples!

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TeaDB Q&A #1 – General Questions

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

A question & answer session featuring a number of questions asked in this video. Thank you for your questions!

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2015 Red Yiwu Seasonal Comparison (Bana Tea) [Episode 157]

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

Spring vs. Summer vs. Autumn comparison of Bana Tea‘s Red Yiwu. Material is all from 2015.

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