A question & answer session featuring a number of pu’erh related questions asked in this video.
Thank you for your questions!
Category: Raw Pu’erh
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1998 Guangyungong via The Jade Leaf — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #90
This episode features a bit of an oddball production. Made in a pu’erh-like style, this is a soft, pleasant, clean drink.. Due to being grown outside of Yunnan this is not technically a pu’erh and is usually known as border tea (Bianjingcha).
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2006 Mahei via TShop — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #89
Sample from TShop sent by a tea friend. TShop is a NYC based teahouse that has a wide variety of teas. This tea is a dry-stored tea from the general Yiwu area.
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2008 Xiaguan Happy Tuo [Teas I Own] — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #88
Revisiting an old, inexpensive purchase from a few years back.
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1960s Pu’erh from Wistaria [Episode 163]
An old tea from the Wistaria menu. Thanks to the Gong Fu Cha facebook group folks for letting me bring this home.
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2006 Yangqing Hao Longya Fengjian — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #85
First episode back in the normal TeaDB studio. A supposedly non-Mengla county tea from Yangqing Hao, given to James by Mr. Yang in Tainan.
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Shopping for Tea in Taiwan FAQ
Since my first trip to Taiwan, I’ve been frequently asked about what to do and where to go for tea in Taiwan. This is an attempt to answer some of these questions.. I should also preface this with a warning. I’m by no means an experienced sourcer and have had my share of purchasing errors and regrets, so please take this all with the proper context with appropriate reservations.. These are more or less the answers I’d typically give venturing off to the island of tea. (more…)
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2005 Mengku Zhengshan Daye (YS) [Episode 159]
A good value, mature pu’erh for those that like the cooling/camphor sensations associated.
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Pu’erh as RTS Resource Management
According to Youtube’s analytics, TeaDB’s video audience is 87% male, nearly half falling into the 25-34 demographic. Denny and I also fall squarely into the middle of both of these categories. From this data we could theoretically cross market things that “normal people” like.. Movies, cars, fantasy football, etc. However, given our status as nerds, I’m more likely to draw a different conclusion.. That many of you grew up playing a Blizzard RTS.. Starcraft or Warcraft 3. (more…)