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Wuliang/Ailao Raw Pu’erh [February 2015 Tea Drinking Report]
Big shoutouts to Carolyn & Brian (a different Brian from last month) for providing several of the teas for this month and allowing the content to be what it is! I hope you like long-form content, because this tea of the month report is truly massive. In the month of February 2015, the tea of the month…
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Is Mouth Feel Real? InBetweenIsode #19 w/ Denny
What do you think? Are we totally full of it or is this a real thing?!
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2008 Bana Tea Jinggu — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #20
Big thanks to Carolyn for providing the tea for this episode, Bana Tea’s 2008 Jinggu. A nice, well-rounded cake pressed by Bana Tea! http://www.banateacompany.com/pages/puerh_teas-Bana.html
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White2Tea’s 2006 Yunhai Nannuo [Episode 96]
The first in a two part series of randomly selected raw pu’erhs from James’ daily drinking tins, the 2006 Yunhai Nannuo.
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Pu’erh Regions: Pu’er Prefecture
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. Previously named Simao, Pu’er Prefecture shares pu’erh’s name and is one of the three…
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2012 Yunnan Sourcing Wuliang — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #19
A great tea for its value. A nice, well-priced young pu’erh. Plenty strong and good for drinking now. Acquired from Yunnan Sourcing. Hobbes Review: http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2014/01/all-over-your-wuliangshan.html http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-sourcing-teas/2112-2012-yunnan-sourcing-wu-liang-mountain-wild-arbor-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake.html
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JK Tea Shop’s Jinjunmei Lapsang Souchong via Hster [Episode 95]
This is a fantastic tea sent to us by fellow tea blogger, Hster of Tea Closet. Read her Lapsang breakdown. This is a non-smoky Lapsang with a really wonderful, complex taste.
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2009 Fine Pu’er Wild Arbor Yongde DaXueShan — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #18
Originally a tea recommended by Shah and a sample sent from Dignitea (thanks to both) for the January Lincang tea of the month. This is a very good value for an old arbor Lincang tea. Acquired from Fine Pu’er.
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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.