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Yong De Organic 2011 Ripe Pu’erh — Yunnan Sourcing — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #1
Inbetweenisode Episode #1 from James. The tea is 2011 Yong De Organic Ripe Pu’erh from Yunnan Sourcing. The 2012 version is available.
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J-Tea’s 1982 Dong Ding [Episode 77]
In episode 77, Denny & James review a 1982 Dong Ding from J-Tea. Sweet and plummy, this is an excellent example of a well-aged oolong.
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Shopping for Bargains, The Case for White Label/No-Name Pu’erh
You are quickly becoming a pu’erh-head and have been diligently been studying and drinking pu’erh. It is a complex online marketplace due to the added dimensions of age and storage. What brings the best bang for buck in the pu’erh world? We obsess and look at factories, regions, storages, teas of various ages, vendors, shipping, blah,…
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Orchid Oolong 2010 — Tea Classico — TeaDB InBetweenIsode Episode #2
Hello hello! Denny here for Episode #2 of TeaDB InBetweenIsodes! Today we have a lovely aged orchid oolong from tea classico. Enjoy!! PS. If you liked this video, give it a thumbs up, and shoot me a comment with what you like and how I could improve! Thanks a ton ya’ll -d
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Life in Teacup’s Pre-Qingming Silver Needle [Episode 76]
In episode 76, Denny & James review another Silver Needle. An early harvest (Pre-Qingming) tea, this one may be the best of all! Acquired from Life in Teacup.
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2014 Dehong Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea – InBetweenIsode #1 with Denny
Denny here! I’ve created 6 InBetweenIsodes, causal, personal tastings of some of the teas we don’t have time to bring on the show (and some who are so great we probably should!). Please let us know in the comments if you enjoy this new format — suggestions welcome! (And sorry for so many Ums!!!! 🙂…
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Tea Classico’s Lapsang Souchong [Episode 75]
In episode 75, Denny & James review a Lapsang Souchong from Tea Classico. Smoky and sweet, this is a nice tea for an example of those that like their tea rugged.
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Pu’erh Regions: Western Xishuangbanna, Menghai County
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. Home of the most famous tea factory, several high-profile areas (Lao Banzhang)…
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What-Cha’s Kenyan Purple Bud Silver Needle [Episode 74]
In episode 74, Denny & James review a very unique tea What-Cha‘s Kenyan Purple Bud Silver Needle. Despite being grown extremely far from China it exhibits many of the classical traits of it’s Chinese cousin.
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Aged Oolongs [September 2014 Tea Drinking Report]
In the month of September 2014, the tea of the month was Aged Oolong. During this month, I had Aged Oolongs at least once a day (unless totally unfeasible). I’ll still consume other teas, but the primary focus is understanding and building a palate for a specific type/genre/region of tea through repetition. This the most…