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HK Report
Big thanks to those that contributed knowledge and time to helping make this a successful trip. You know who you are! Hong Kong is a very different place than Taipei. Not having been to either, I naively expected a few more similarities. They’re both just big cities in east Asia, right? HK is dense, dense, dense,…
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Verdant Tea’s “Old Tree” Teas vs. W2T’s Little Walk — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #68
2015 Spring teas. This review features three of the supposedly old tree teas from Verdant (300yr, 1000yr, 1800yr) against White2Tea’s Little Walk as the benchmark.
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Bana Tea’s Tribute White [Episode 144]
Another nice change of pace. This white tea is from Linda Louie at Bana Tea.
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Storage, My Pumidor, a little Q&A — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #67
A one-off episode about storage, pu’erh storage, tinning teas, and my pumidor. Thanks to Benoit for the great questions.
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Denny Tea Farm Green & Black [Episode 143]
Very special episode.. Hand-harvested, monkey-picked teas from Denny’s farm…
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Pu’erh, The Body, and Are You Confused Yet!?
In the west, tea is annoyingly difficult to separate from its health claims. Will this help me lose weight? Will this cure cancer? blah blah blah… Due to its post-fermentation, pu’erh has its own set of purported health benefits many based off its status as a chic probiotic. Most seasoned vendors and drinkers roll their eyes at…
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2004 Commissioned 7542 [Teas I own] — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #66
Another tea acquired abroad. This one is a HK trad. stored commissioned (not Dayi) 7542.
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Jingjiatang’s 2007 Bada [Episode 142]
Jingjitatang’s 2007 Bada. This one is priced as a semi-aged daily drinker. A nice, balanced, middle of the road tea.
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1998 Yiwu Brick [Teas I own] — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #65
Continuing along with teas I own.. This is a tea acquired by James in his recent trip to Taiwan, a massive 500 gram brick from the late 1990s.
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Cha Ceremony’s Premium Rou Gui [Episode 141]
Sample provided courtesy of Marcus at Cha Ceremony. This is a dark roasted Rou Gui that’s a nice change of pace to the pu’erh we’ve been quaffing.