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Nanjian’s 2011 Organic Mushroom Ripe Pu’erh via Yunnan Sourcing [Episode 94]
This is a great clean, daily drinking ripe pu’erh for those on a budget. Ceritified organic, with just a little bit of the pile taste, it’s sold for an exceedingly reasonable price by Yunnan Sourcing. Recommended by Denny as a great intro ripe pu’erh.
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Pu’erh Buying Thoughts: Diversification & Buying Tea for the Long Haul
Pu’erh is one of the trickiest teas to buy and a very different landscape than other teas. One reason is the instability of the market, partially because pu’erh is treated as a commodity for investment and is mainly due to the the thought that pu’erh will improve over time. Another is the psychology behind the consumption of pu’erh.…
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2014 Man Tang Hong from Yunnan Sourcing – InBetweenIsode #17 w/ Denny
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2006 Dehong High Plateau from TuoChaTea via Hster — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #17
A sample kindly sent my way via Hster of Tea Closet (seen below). The tea is the 2006 Dehong High Plateau which comes in the form of 1kg bricks. This is a nickel tea that is interesting and very functional considering its exceedingly low cost. Tea purchased from Tuo Cha Tea. Note: After corresponding with…
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Yunnan Sourcing 2013 Mini Tuo – InBetweenIsode #16 w/ Denny
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Pu’erh Regions: Lincang
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. Regarded as the northern pu’erh region Lincang Prefecture is one of the largest…
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Yunnan Sourcing’s 2012 Yong de Blue — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #14
Inbetweenisode #14 covers a great daily-drinking ripe pu’erh that is very much to James’ taste, 2012 Yong de Blue. If you liked the Yong de Organic Ripe pu’erh covered in inbetweenisode #1 this is an excellent alternate.
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Ripe Pu’erh Shopping. What does your Money Buy?
Tea quality and price aren’t exactly cause and effect. There’s alot of factors that go into pricing tea and there’s a reason why hunting white labels can be lucrative. It’s important to know what exactly goes into the pricing of tea, in order to know where your money is going and to most obviously not get ripped off.…
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2011 Nan Jian Organic Mushroom Tuo from Yunnan Sourcing – InBetweenIsode #14 w/ Denny
A ripe pu-er and some delicious Colombia coffee!!
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Xi Zi Hao’s 2008 Xi Shang Jia Xi via Hou de Asian [Episode 85]
Denny and James review a ripe pu’erh from the Taiwanese boutique label Xi Zi Hao (Sanhe Tang). Acquired from Hou de Asian. The tea has been lightly ripened and uses better base material than most ripe pu’erh. A very good and interesting tea.