Pu’erh is a very elusive term, that carries many definitions and radically different taste profiles depending on who you ask. While for the most part, pu’erh is produced with Camellia Sinensis v. Assamica, the big leaf varietal; the term itself is attached with the geography (Yunnan) and the processing, not necessarily the leaf varietal. As pu’erh has picked up steam and demand has spiked, there’s been a few interesting oddities that are cultivated and marketed. Many of these are naturally growing and some haven’t been produced as pu’erh until recently (causing heavy scrutiny into the aging potential). (more…)
Category: Raw Pu’erh
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Aged Huali Box Tea [Episode 99]
Big thanks to Carolyn who sent this tea in. A mystery tea that came from a box!!
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May/June/July Tea of the Month 2015
Here’s the announcement of the next batch of tea of the months. Feel free to drink alongside, give suggestions, etc. Due to being egregiously and hilariously over my tea budget, I’m not sure how much I will be able to accommodate specific requests!
- Greater Yiwu, Mengla County + Youle (May 2015)
- Menghai County (June 2015)
- Aged Oolongs (July 2015)
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Peripheral Teaware — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #21
Musings on some teaware that James uses that you may or may not find useful!
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Teavivre’s 2005 Fengqing Zhuan [Episode 97]
The second in a two part series of randomly selected raw pu’erhs from James’ daily drinking tins, the 2005 Fengqing Zhuan.
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2008 Bana Tea Jinggu — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #20
Big thanks to Carolyn for providing the tea for this episode, Bana Tea’s 2008 Jinggu. A nice, well-rounded cake pressed by Bana Tea!
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White2Tea’s 2006 Yunhai Nannuo [Episode 96]
The first in a two part series of randomly selected raw pu’erhs from James’ daily drinking tins, the 2006 Yunhai Nannuo.
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Pu’erh Regions: Pu’er Prefecture
This article frequently references and links to babelcarp. Babelcarp is a Chinese Tea Lexicon that is an essential resource for tea nerds that want to dive in further and don’t understand Chinese! This article also sources many maps from a TeaChat thread, original sources vary.
Previously named Simao, Pu’er Prefecture shares pu’erh’s name and is one of the three principle growing prefectures for pu’erh tea. Located in Yunnan, Pu’er is sandwiched in between Xishuangbanna and Lincang and despite not being a particularly important historical growing region it is a historical hub for the tea horse road. Pu’er prefecture also borders Laos, Burma and Vietnam. Within Pu’er Prefecture, there are a few high-profile regions although the majority of the prefecture lacks the hype of the most hyped regions, especially Xishuangbanna. (more…)
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2012 Yunnan Sourcing Wuliang — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #19
A great tea for its value. A nice, well-priced young pu’erh. Plenty strong and good for drinking now.
Acquired from Yunnan Sourcing.
Hobbes Review:
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2009 Fine Pu’er Wild Arbor Yongde DaXueShan — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #18
Originally a tea recommended by Shah and a sample sent from Dignitea (thanks to both) for the January Lincang tea of the month. This is a very good value for an old arbor Lincang tea.
Acquired from Fine Pu’er.