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2018 Thai Grown Yueguangbai Moonlight White via Tea-Side [Episode 296]
In the first filmed episode of 2019, Denny and I drink a Thai-grown white tea from Tea-Side. The tea is robust, slightly smoky, with good longevity. It is also unique as Moonlight White is a Chinese-style tea but is grown in Northern Thailand. https://tea-side.com/
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2009 Yiwu via W2T Raw Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 186]
This episode, I drink a semi-aged raw pu’erh from W2T. The tea is from one of my pu’erh areas, Yiwu and stands out for its decent storage, clean profile, and good aftertaste. Finding affordable Yiwu can be difficult and this one is solid and doesn’t cost too much.
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Mystery Ripe (1997 CNNP 7581) [Episode 295]
This episode, Denny and I drink an aged mystery ripe, unlabeled in Denny’s stash. In the episode, we’re not totally sure what the tea is. Given the profile, after the episode we compared the wrapping and neifei to a brick I have we were able to get a pretty good guess on what the tea…
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2014 Xizi Hao Grade B Manzhuan [Episode 294]
This episode Denny and I drink a companion to the 2014 Gedeng a few episodes back. This tea is the XZH Grade B Manzhuan and is also from the 6FM area. This session is a bit more balanced and the tea shows off a strong aftertaste and body feel. It is quite potent, but it…
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2018 YS Year of the Dog Blue Label Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 185]
This episode I drink a tea from Scott’s 2018 ripe line. Bought blind, this has been a regular tea in my rotation for the past few weeks. An enjoyable tea that is very clean, smooth, and a great daily drink.
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2014 YS Man Tang Hong 3 Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 184]
This episode, I finish up a ripe pu’erh cake I bought a while ago from Scott. The cake is part of Yunnan Sourcing‘s Man Tang Hong line, a series of teas I’ve had decent experiences with. The tea is brewed in a fashion that I normally drink my ripe pue’rh, in a big pot fairly…
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2017 Gao Ma Er Xi Hunan Fuzhuan via YS [Episode 291]
This episode, Denny and I drink a smoky, savory Hunan Fu brick from Yunnan Sourcing. A very unique and engaging tea that stands out from your typical Fuzhuan.
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Storage Deep Dive featuring 2007 YQH Lingya [Inbetweenisode 183]
This episode is my second deep dive into looking at the storage . I recently acquired a cake of Lingya from a non-Yang source in Taiwan and decided to compare it with the tea I’ve been storing. The first cake is a cake I’ve kept in my own pumidor storage (an unplugged wine cooler) for…
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2018 W2T Nightlife Moonlight White [Episode 289]
This episode Denny and I drink an extremely aromatic white tea made by White2Tea. The production is a pressed Moonlight White using Yunnan material that is typically used for pu’erh.
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2001 Zhongcha Huangyin via TWL Raw Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 182]
This episode, I drink a tea that is currently being sourced by some tea friends on their new project Teas We Like. The tea has been aged in Taiwan and is well-balanced, decently potent, with a strong huigan that mixes a lot of positive traits into a solid session. https://teaswelike.com/ Rating: 6.7