Raw Pu’erh – Page 26

1990s Jingua — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #92

James is joined by Garrett with a 1990s Jingua (melon) purchased in Taiwan and originally stored in Hong Kong.

July 7, 2016

2016 White2Tea Fade Brick [Episode 165]

This episode features the huangpian brick pressed from 2015 White2Tea material.

July 6, 2016

Mature Pu’erh Report [March 2016]

I drank through these teas in March of 2016.

The last mature report was about 16 months ago, but with my Taiwan trip approaching I figured it was about time to drink through my lingering pile of samples.. This report is a mix of teas I own, teas still available from western vendors, and other teas that have since sold out. After traveling through Taiwan and Hong Kong in October my feelings on the market have changed a bit as the limitations present in the mature pu’erh market out west (really a subsection of already a niche market) have become increasingly obvious.. (more…)

July 2, 2016

TeaDB Q&A #2 – Pu’erh Questions

A question & answer session featuring a number of pu’erh related questions asked in this video.

Thank you for your questions!

July 1, 2016

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).

June 29, 2016

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.