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Mid-2000s Liubao [Episode 186]
Some mid 2000s Liubao (Heicha) sent to James by a private Malaysian collector.
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1998-2003 House Blend via FarWenwa [Episode 185]
A house-blended mix of 13yr+ pu’erh mixed in together. Generously sent to us courtesy of Geraldo at Far Wenwa.
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Pumidors 101. Designing & Maintain Your Own Pumidor
The idea of a pumidor is simple. Create an enclosed space where conditions like relative humidity can be manipulated to better maintain and age pu’erh. In the west, this usually means creating an environment where the humidity is higher than the ambient conditions. Much of the western hemisphere west is a cold, and dry relative…
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Pu’erh Home Storage — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #112
A non-drinking episode covering some topics of home storage. Basic ideas of storage, pumidors, and some dangers of storing pu’erh. Further reading: Home Pumidor Survey, Kunming Storage
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2007 Kunlu via Bana Tea [Episode 184]
A premium, smooth, and generally very nice tea from Bana Tea. The 2007 Kunlu is very solid base material.
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2001 Yiwu Spring Buds [Episode 183]
Another review of the Yiwu Spring Buds cake that James picked up in his trip to Hong Kong in 2015. Traditionally stored, this tea is very drinkable.
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How Dry is Kunming Storage & What Does That Mean For Western Home Storage?
“At least it’s not Kunming storage.” “Stored in Kunming….. Maybe it’ll be ready in 50 years.” -Anonymous Pu’erh Heads Kunming has developed a reputation as the whipping boy of storage locations. Anyone who’s sampled a tea aged in Kunming knows it’s way different and tea is much slower to change than something like dry Hong Kong storage.…
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2015 Denong Wild Ripe [Episode 182]
A very nice young ripe pu’erh from Denong Tea, a boutique operation who is available through Bana Tea but has also opened their own web store.
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Extended Episode, YS 2004 Songpin, Gu Puer — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #111
An extended episode featuring a pair of Yunnan Sourcing wetter stored teas. 2004 Songpin Hao Yiwu 2004 Gu Puer Cha Ma Gu Dao
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2002 Wistaria Ziyin You [Teas I Own] — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #110
A tea from iconic tea house. This one is made from small-leaf varietal on Youle.