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Awkwardness in Pu’erh & A Brief Survey
Thanks to Linda, Scott, and Paul for answering my questions! Raw pu’erh is very tricky. From the time it is processed to consumption the tea is constantly changing. There are ebbs and flows in how the tea develops and what tastes good fresh may not be the better tasting tea in the long-run. Teas can also…
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2005 YQH Tsangliu via Emmett [Episode 136]
Denny’s first try with the YQH brand, James has been drinking in the inbetweenisodes. Contact Emmett if interested.
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2006 Wild Peacock via Essence of Tea — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #60
Episode 60 covers the 2006 Wild Peacock sold by Essence of Tea. Cleanly matured in southern China this is a soft, smooth, sweet, and very pleasant tea for the price.
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2004 YangQing Hao Dingji via Emmett — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #59
The Beast. Supposedly an early example of Chawangshu, Guafengzhai. Sample acquired via Emmett.
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Malayisan Stored 2001 Dayi Jianyun 7542 [Episode 135]
A sample of a famous tea courteously supplied by Meng from his recent excursion to Malaysia.
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All I Want For Christmas.. YangQing Hao Report feat. Grill
YangQing Hao is a Taiwanese brand of pu’erh teas ran by Yang, a collector of old pu’erh. Other than the odd production here and there, Yang produced the bulk of his teas in the mid 2000s. Nearly all of his teas come from Mengla County and Yang can be seen viewed as a greater Yiwu area specialist.…
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2004 YangQing Hao Teji via Emmett — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #58
One of the more premium YQH teas. Sample acquired via Grill & Emmett. https://www.blogger.com/profile/05691780965014088061
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2000 Kaiyuan Green Stamp via Essence of Tea [Episode 134]
A really wonderful, active Malaysian stored pu’erh, from Malaysia based vendor Essence of Tea. It’s not cheap but it’s pretty darn good (also sold out).
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2007 YangQing Hao Jincha via Emmett — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #57
Another very solid tea from YQH acquired via Emmett. Similar to the Qizhong this is the dark, thick, aromatic cousin of the lighter more Yiwuish YQH. https://www.blogger.com/profile/05691780965014088061
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2006 YQH QiXiang, 2004 YQH Tuo via Emmett — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #56
Thanks to Dignitea for the samples. Two more teas from the YangQing Hao group orders. The 2006 QiXiang is a six famous mountains blend and is somewhat similar to the TsangLiu. The 2004 Tuo is an early YQH production and is very decent quality. If you’re interested in these YQH teas, contact Emmett (Cha Kung-Fu Blog)!