Category Archives: Raw Pu’erh

Marco Hotbox Experiment (Bosch) Comparison

Posted on January 18, 2020 by

The most interesting storage experiment in the west is a heated cooler filled with mylar bags of pu’erh in Toronto. This is of course Marco’s hotbox experiment where cakes are conditioned to generate 63-69RH and then stored at fixed temperatures. … Continue reading →

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2019 Tea Encounter Baiyingshan Raw Pu’erh [Episode 349]

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

This episode, Denny and I drink an aromatic approachable young sheng from Tea Encounter. This is part of Tea Encounter’s inaugural set of productions. Congrats to Tiago! https://tea-encounter.com/

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2019 Tea & TeaDB Reflections

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

2019 may be one of the more boring years from TeaDB to write about. I drank tea, bought a little, Denny and I continued our episode per week pace, and I wrote a bit. My habits are more settled, a … Continue reading →

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2005 Nanqiao Bulang Double Lions Teas We Like Raw Pu’erh [Episode 346]

Posted on December 24, 2019 by

This episode, Denny and I drink one of the most powerful teas we’ve brought onto the show, the 2005 Nanqiao Bulang Double Lions. The tea has been stored very well in Malaysia and packs strength powerful enough that indicates it … Continue reading →

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2019 Pu’erh from Western Vendors are More Expensive Than Ever. Three Ways to Look at Price.

Posted on December 14, 2019 by

I’ve been updating a spreadsheet on pu’erh prices on release for the past few years in order to get an idea of tea being offered to western consumers and any possible trends. The well-known popular narrative is that fresh pu’erh … Continue reading →

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VORT & VOATO. Nerdy Tea Comparisons.

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

VORP/WAR In sports analytics (baseball and basketball), there’s a couple of new(ish) advanced metrics that have caught traction over the past decade. One is VORP, which stands for Value Over Replacement Player and measures a player’s contribution compared with what … Continue reading →

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2005 Chenyuan Hao Shanzhong Chuanqi Raw Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 213]

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

In this episode, I give the 2005 Chenyuan Hao Shanzhong Chuanqi another go. This is a six famous mountains blend I’ve sampled a few times and each time my own impression of the tea has shifted. The tea is dark, … Continue reading →

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Five Things I Like & Dislike. Short-Term Pumidors, B&B Sheng of the Day, Buying Pu’erh on Amazon

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

Five things I like & dislike.

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2019 Biyun Hao Yiwu Huangshan Raw Pu’erh [Episode 339]

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

We drink a very high-quality, small-production Yiwu tea. The tea is made by Biyun Hao a Taizhong based pu’erh vendor. Unfortunately this tea is not available but a few are. Thank you to the folks over at Teas We Like … Continue reading →

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2012 Yangqing Hao Yegu Wild Raw Pu’erh [Episode 337]

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

This is about as strong a tea as you will encounter. I think this episode is enjoyable, when it becomes obvious that Denny and I are completely taken aback from the power of the tea. This was the 3rd episode … Continue reading →

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