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WuyiOrigin Qidan Wuyi Oolong with Meet [Inbetweenisode 142]
This episode features perennial guest, Meet for some more of his favorite tea, Yancha. They drink James’ regular brew of the last year, WuyiOrigin’s Qidan.
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2008 White Tea via Healthy Leaf [Episode 226]
An aged white tea from Healthy Leaf. This is a very pleasant, smooth tea that still tastes like white tea with some moderate aged elements. http://healthy-leaf.com
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2006 Fengqing 7811 Raw Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 141]
This episode, James brings on a premium, tippy, extremely powerful pu’erh from Best Tea House. Thanks to Bev at http://listeningtoleaves.blogspot.com/ for the very generous sample. 2006 Fengqing 7811
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2011 Wangong [Episode 225]
A 2011 tea from the Wangong area in Mengla County. Clean and very high-quality material that has been dry-stored.
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What to Expect from Traditionally Stored Tea
I get asked a lot about traditionally stored and wetter pu’erh. I like to drink these teas and it’s unfortunately a type that lacks a lot of the exposure in comparison with young pu’erh or ripe pu’erh. Most pu’erh focused vendors don’t offer this type of tea and the ones that do, it typically makes up a small…
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Q&A, Recommended Teas, Blending [Inbetweenisode 140]
A quick Q&A session with James, including questions on good raw pu’erhs to order from Yunnan Sourcing, White2Tea, and Bana plus the topic of blending pu’erh.
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2017 WuyiOrigin Lapsang Souchong Old Tree, Black Tea [Episode 224]
A hongcha, from Cindy over at Wuyi Origin. Smooth and easy drinking.
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The Speed Test, cr. Marshaln [Inbetweenisode 139]
In this episode, James goes over a very simple, but informative way to look at your tea consumption. The Speed Test
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2012 BYH Guafengzhai (single tree?) [Episode 223]
In this episode, Denny and James drink a supposedly single tree raw pu’erh. The focus is not on this fact, but on the tea which is a punchy, strong treat. Biyun Hao is a boutique Taiwanese brand. Thanks to Pedro for introducing this brand to the west!
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Reading & Drinking Numbers, Numbered Recipes in Pu’erh
I’ve seen the hashtag #drinkingnumbers around instagram used by a few pu’erh heads. This usually means that you’re drinking a tea labeled by the recipe number.. The recipes are usually four digits, and you’ve probably seen them attached to certain teas, both raw or ripe pu’erh. 7542, 7572, 8653, etc..