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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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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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Great Horse Tea’s Dancong Chaozhou Oolong [Episode 93]
Special guest Jake Knapp returns for episode 93 to review a Dancong. Like the Bai Ji Guan, this is a good quality oolong and fits an extremely fruity, naturally sweet profile.
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Lincang Raw Pu’erh [January 2015 Tea Drinking Report]
![Lincang Raw Pu’erh [January 2015 Tea Drinking Report]](https://teadb.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ripe-puerh3-940x198.jpg)
Big shoutouts to Dignitea, Brian, Jake, Carolyn and Cwyn 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 January 2015, the tea of the month was…
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Changtai’s 2003 Ji Nian Memorial Tuo (Raw) via Crimson Lotus Tea — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #16
From Seattle to Seattle, Inbetweenisode #16 covers the sister tea of Inbetweenisode #15. Also sold by Crimson Lotus Tea, the Ji Nian Tuo is a blend with larger leaf grades and is a very different tea. The profile is far more matured, with a smooth, earthy profile that isn’t nearly as fruity. Big thanks to…
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Great Horse Tea’s Bai Ji Guan Wuyi Rock Oolong [Episode 92]
Denny and James bring on a special guest, Jake Knapp, who recently visited China with Great Horse Teas. In this episode, they drink some Yancha (Wuyi Rock Tea) procured on their latest trip, Bai Ji Guan.
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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…