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Category Archives: Ripe Pu’erh
Indoor vs. Outdoor Pu’erh Storage & Aging Cigars Compares w/Aging Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 163]
In this episode, James is joined by recurring guest Garrett for another long conversation on pu’erh. The first half of the conversation involves a post written by James on Indoor vs. Outdoor Storage and some of the implications on home … Continue reading
Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh, Storage
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Grams Consumed: Grams Bought. A Relatively Simple Ratio to See If You’re Buying Too Much Pu’erh
Cakes upon cakes. Filling up fridges by the tong.. Filling up apartments by the fridge. We’ve all seen that instagram. Some may buy a pair of cakes, one for aging and one for drinking.. There’s also the stamp collector who owns … Continue reading
Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Article, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh, Storage, Tea Learning, Tea Musings
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Tea Sourcing, Premium Ripe Pu’erh, & Tea Processing. With Glen of Crimson Lotus Tea [IBS 161]
This episode James & Glen of Crimson Lotus Tea, have a conversation about their tea business. The 2018 trip to Yunnan marks the fifth tea sourcing trip for Glen & Lamu, and we discuss how their business & sourcing has … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimson Lotus Tea
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The Amazing Health Benefits of Pu’erh Tea [Episode 256]
In the most anticipated TeaDB episode of all-time, James & Denny discuss The Amazing Health Benefits of Pu’erh Tea. The three health benefits are: (1) Aids digestion, (2) Weight Loss, and (3) Improves Memory. Music: Cool Blast – Disco Ultralounge … Continue reading
Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh, Tea Learning, Tea Musings
Tagged White2Tea
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Outdoor & Indoor Pu’erh Storage in the West. Why Climate Data Only Tells a Partial Picture for Home Storage.
A while back I crunched the numbers for climates in some eastern and western cities and compared them to Kunming. One of the takeaways from that article is that despite its reputation, Kunming’s humidity is not that much lower than … Continue reading
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2016 Dayi 7452 Famous Ripe Pu’erh Recipe [Inbetweenisode 157]
This episode, drinks a tea he has been drinking casually recently, the Dayi recipe 7452. Acquired from Yunnan Sourcing. 5.5 Rating. 2016 Menghai "7452" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
2017 W2T Lumber Slut, Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 156]
This episode I review the irreverently named Lumber Slut. It’s a ripe pu’erh produced under the White2Tea label and right in the wheelhouse for those that like heavy wood flavors. Sorry for the sound quality as my phone didn’t record … Continue reading
ZETA, 2017 YS Rooster King Ripe Blind Tasting [Episode 248]
The final episode of the blind tasting is a ripe, Scott’s 2017 Rooster King.
Western Brands are Very Different from Big Factory Tea
The data from this original post was originally taken from puer.cn, and isn’t totally complete (it’s probably missing some productions). The information is intended as a proxy to look at some trends. Here’s the dataset of White2Tea, Yunnan Sourcing, Dayi, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dayi, White2Tea, Xiaguan, Yunnan Sourcing
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Zhang Jinghong’s Ancient Caravans & Urban Chic, a Conversation w/Garrett [Inbetweenisode 155]
This is not a review.. In this episode, James and Garrett have a very long discussion on (IMO) the best English-language book on pu’erh around. They discuss what they like about the book and dive deeper into some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Puer Tea: Ancient Caravans & Urban Chic
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