Category Archives: Aged Pu’erh

Western Vendor Pu’erh Prices at Conception have Risen Since 2011 (& Probably Before)

Posted on April 21, 2018 by

It’s common in the pu’erh-verse to note the seemingly always rising price of freshly produced tea. Every year more expensive than the last… Even with the limited scope of western-vendor labeled pu’erh, we can take a quick look at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Article, Raw Pu'erh | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Indoor vs. Outdoor Pu’erh Storage & Aging Cigars Compares w/Aging Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 163]

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

In this episode, James is joined by recurring guest Garrett for another long conversation on pu’erh. The first half of the conversation involves a post written by James on Indoor vs. Outdoor Storage and some of the implications on home … Continue reading →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh, Storage | Leave a comment

2002 Tailian International Pu’erh Tea Expo Raw Pu’erh via YS [Inbetweenisode 162]

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

This episode, James brings on a Kunming dry-stored raw pu’erh blend from Yunnan Sourcing, the 2002 Tailian International Pu’erh Tea Expo Raw. Thank you to shah and another tea friend for sending this sample at different points. 6.3 rating. 2002 … Continue reading →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Podcasts, Raw Pu'erh | Tagged | Leave a comment

Grams Consumed: Grams Bought. A Relatively Simple Ratio to See If You’re Buying Too Much Pu’erh

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

Cakes upon cakes. Filling up fridges by the tong.. Filling up apartments by the fridge. We’ve all seen that instagram. Some may buy a pair of cakes, one for aging and one for drinking.. There’s also the stamp collector who owns … Continue reading →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Article, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh, Storage, Tea Learning, Tea Musings | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Long-form Podcast, Podcasts, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh | Tagged | 4 Comments

The Amazing Health Benefits of Pu’erh Tea [Episode 256]

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

In the most anticipated TeaDB episode of all-time, James & Denny discuss The Amazing Health Benefits of Pu’erh Tea. The three health benefits are: (1) Aids digestion, (2) Weight Loss, and (3) Improves Memory. Music: Cool Blast – Disco Ultralounge … Continue reading →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh, Tea Learning, Tea Musings | Tagged | 6 Comments

Outdoor & Indoor Pu’erh Storage in the West. Why Climate Data Only Tells a Partial Picture for Home Storage.

Posted on March 10, 2018 by

A while back I crunched the numbers for climates in some eastern and western cities and compared them to Kunming. One of the takeaways from that article is that despite its reputation, Kunming’s humidity is not that much lower than … Continue reading →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Article, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh, Storage | 19 Comments

Famous Tea: 1988 Qing Bing

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

The 1988 Qing Bing is a very famous cakes from the 1980s and early 1990s. Like the 1999 BGT I thought I would share my experiences with it. Phyll Sheng lays out the criteria for 1988 QB in this informative post. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Article, Drinking Report, Raw Pu'erh | Tagged | 10 Comments

Western Brands are Very Different from Big Factory Tea

Posted on January 27, 2018 by

The data from this original post was originally taken from puer.cn, and isn’t totally complete (it’s probably missing some productions). The information is intended as a proxy to look at some trends. Here’s the dataset of White2Tea, Yunnan Sourcing, Dayi, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Article, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh | Tagged , , , | 18 Comments

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 →

Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Long-form Podcast, Podcasts, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh | Tagged | 2 Comments