A video followup to a series of articles on TeaDB. Screencast was meant to be on for the bulk of the video. Sorry guys!
Category: Raw Pu’erh
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1960s Teabag via Wu Zhong Hang [Episode 178]
An allegedly very old teabag from Wu Zhong Hang.
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FOMO. 2016 Premium Young Tea Report
If you have been living in a cave with your pu’erh stash for the past 15 years and arejust reemerging to restock your stash, I have some news for you. You should’ve bought apple stock. And google. And loads of pu’erh. Young pu’erh is expensive now. There was a time not so long age when three figure young pu’erh was considered an outrage. Now it’s commonplace and very easy to spend over $100 for a tiny little 200g beeng that may not even be that good. (more…)
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Extended Episode, Taobao & 2005 Xiaguan FT8653-5 — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #105
An experimental extended episode that talks about shopping for teas on taobao, factory tea, and finally a tasting of the 2005 Xiaguan FT8653-5.
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Blind Spots (in the Western Market)
The west is a tiny blimp in the Chinese specialty tea market. Having had the experience of traveling and shopped for tea in Taiwan and Hong Kong it gives me some idea of how the market looks in parts of east Asia where tea culture is strong. There are some teas where the west does generally well and gives some access to. There are others where we have to pay a bit more and have limited access. And then there’s blind spots where the market where what we have access to is a pale shell of the real deal. (more…)
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1990s Commissioned Orange Label via Varat — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #104
Traditionally stored in HK, this is a very nice example of traditionally stored sheng courtesy of Varat. Thanks!
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2007 Bada [Episode 173]
This episode, Denny and James drink a somewhat humidly stored tea from Bada sent to us by Shah. Thanks! While this has matured, it still packs a considerable punch.
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Extending a Session — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #102
This episode, James talks about different ways to extend a session to get the most out of your best teas. Tea featured is 2007 Yangqing Hao Qizhong.
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W2T August Club Mengsong — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #101
This month, Meet returns for the August White2Tea club with a tea ball and mini-cake from the Mengsong area.
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Wistaria Pu’erh Mini-Report [April/May 2016]
Wistaria (website) is an iconic, Taipei teahouse. The building itself is nearly 100 years old and lived through its share of history. As a teahouse, Wistaria and it’s proprietor (Zhou Yu) have played an important role in the development of modern chayi (tea art) and tea culture in Taiwan. For tea folks or people traveling to Taiwan looking for a tea experience, it’s usually one of the first places on the list. The tea menu is a mix of Taiwanese tea, older teas, green tea, pu’erh, etc. It’s also relatively English friendly with an English menu and a conversationally fluent staff. (more…)