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2002 White2Tea’s White Whale [Episode 122]
The infamous brick! This is Denny’s first try with the white label brick sold by White2Tea.
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Loving the Crane is Hard to Do. Tuition/Xiaguan Report Log for the Newb [August 2015 Drinking Report]
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After such wonderful raw pu’erhs in previous months, why subject yourself to lowly factory tea. Believe me. I asked these questions many times. So why do it? (a) I really need to do a stash check and determine how these teas really are. (b) I’ve made alot of mistakes in buying pu’erh, wasting both space and…
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2005 Xiaguan 8653 via Taobao — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #44
2005 Xiaguan 8653 acquired directly from Taobao. A good way to get inexpensive slightly-aged factory productions. https://www.taobaoring.com/ https://mx-tea.world.taobao.com/
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2014 Yunnan Sourcing Autumn Daqing Gushu [Episode 120]
A very good autumn tea from Yunnan Sourcing and a good value buy.
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2006 Old Bear vs. 2006 XG FT Purple Box — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #43
Battle of the fang. A comparison between White2Tea’s Old Bear and a Guangdong-stored 2006 Xiaguan Feitai production (picked up via Taobao).
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Evaluating & Purchasing Teas. A Few Things That Might Alter Your Perception.
You’ve just come back from an amazing experience at a tea shop at your local Chinatown. Not only did you strike up an engaging conversation with the tea shop owner but you got to drink through several different teas and eventually pick out your favorite of the bunch. Eager to recreate the experience, you dump…
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2013 Yunnan Sourcing’s Dasi — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #42
A revisiting of the tea consumed in episode 115, Yunnan Sourcing’s 2013 Dasi.
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2005 Naka via White2Tea [Episode 118]
A kinda calming tea. The 2005 Naka.
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Useful Pu’erh Resources/Blogs — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #41
Some useful websites for your pu’erh journey. Mentioned: http://marshaln.com/ http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/ http://jakubtomek.blogspot.com/ http://deathbytea.blogspot.com/ http://teacloset.blogspot.com/ http://twodogteablog.com/
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Yunnan Sourcing’s 2015 Walongzhai [Episode 117]
The final episode featuring Yunnan Sourcing is one of the wildest episodes of TeaDB. An outdoor tea session with some fresh 2015 raw pu’erh in the wilderness in Bend, followed by a proper session in the TeaDB HQ back in Seattle.