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2016 Crimson Lotus Tea Space Girls w/Glen of CLT [Inbetweenisode 123]
Filmed at Phoenix Teashop in Burien, Washington. This episode features Glen of Crimson Lotus Tea and their 2016 Space Girls blend. Discussion also includes teaware as well as Glen and Lamu’s up and coming trip to Yunnan.
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2007 Chenyuan Hao Lao Banzhang [Episode 200]
Special episode 200, where Denny and James dress up very properly to enjoy the 2007 Chenyuan Hao Lao Banzhang. Thank you to Su and Phyll for the tea.
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2000 Menghai Tea Factory Red Ribbon Tuo [Inbetweenisode 122]
A 2000 Menghai Tea Factory Tuo production stored in Taiwan and featured in one of Toby’s Curated Boxes. A good quality, tippy production. Thanks to the Cavemanking for sending it. https://steepster.com/discuss/14371-curated-puerh-box-0003-the-taiwanese-connection-ii https://www.instagram.com/cavemanking/
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Five Things I Like and Don’t Like. Group Buys, Buying Off the Shelf, Old Trees, YS Wet Teas.
Things that have been occurring in the tea world that I like and dislike.. Group Buys Group buys have been popping up with increasing frequency over the past 1.5 years. They can be a very good way to try teas, often very inexpensively. When there’s a markup it’s nearly always smaller than a vendor and…
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2009 Xizihao Guafengzhai [Episode 197]
Another fancy pants pu’erh from Xizihao. This one is a 2009 production allegedly coming from Guafengzhai.
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2013 Xizi Hao Yiwu Chawang Raw Pu’erh [Episode 195]
A youngish raw pu’erh from Xizi hao. One of the best young raw pu’erhs we’ve had the pleasure to drink on the show.
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Pu’erh for Beginners
The pu’erh compendium and vendor guide were written nearly three years ago and the content on this site has become increasingly pu’erh focused. This is fine for those of us already living in a house made out of bamboo tongs, but there’s a large chunk of people that are very fresh and new to the…
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2007 Xizi Hao Xishangmeishao Raw Pu’erh [Episode 193]
Another production from Taiwanese boutique, Xizi Hao. Big thanks to Peter for generously providing the sample!
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No Frills. 18 Quick Hits, Less Premium Young Tea Report
One of the perks (or drawbacks) of having a blog is literally drowning in tea/samples. I’m not really in the market for young tea, especially not cheaper young tea. This is mainly because I don’t drink these teas nearly often enough and the number of samples I cross path with are more than enough to…
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2004 XG FT8653-3+1, Teas I Own [Inbetweenisode 117]
A 2004 Feitai production with the classic 8653 recipe. Stored in southern Taiwan, this tea firmly fits into the semi-aged category and is an upgrade over the 2005 XG FT8653-5 that was previously reviewed. Tea is provided courtesy of Toby (https://www.instagram.com/toby8653/) and Emilio (https://www.instagram.com/thejadeleaf/).