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How Much Does Ripe Pu’erh Cost from Western Vendors?
Since I’ve crunched a bunch of numbers for other pu’erh categories, I figured I should do the same for ripe pu’erh. Ripe pu’erh is not exactly the most talked about tea, but it is generally considered to be affordable and … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Ripe Pu'erh
Tagged Bitter Leaf Tea, Chawangshop, Crimson Lotus Tea, Tea Urchin, White2Tea, Yunnan Sourcing
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Datapost: The Dearth of Aged Pu’erh Available From Western Facing Vendors
It’s no secret that aged pu’erh is scarce out west. The western vendor scene is dominated by vendors traveling to Yunnan bringing back predominantly young tea to sell. For this exercise, I added all of the older teas from western vendors … Continue reading
You Can Buy Young Pu’erh From All Over Yunnan
The custom private label pu’erh has really thrived in the western market – with vendors increasingly sourcing their own pressings directly from Yunnan. This was a new thing for westerners back in 2009 when just Yunnan Sourcing and Essence of … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Raw Pu'erh
Tagged Bitter Leaf Tea, Chawangsohp, Crimson Lotus Tea, Essence of Tea, Farmer Leaf, Tea Urchin, White2Tea, Yunnan Sourcing
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The Western Pu’erh Scene is Really Dominated by Modern Young Pu’erh
For people looking to learn about pu’erh I usually recommend picking a western-facing, pu’erh-centric, vendor and ordering a bunch of samples that cover a few different categories (my suggestion: young raw pu’erh, semi-aged raw pu’erh, and ripe pu’erh). Most pu’erh vendors … Continue reading
Posted in Aged Pu'erh, Article, Raw Pu'erh, Ripe Pu'erh
Tagged Bitter Leaf Tea, Essence of Tea, Tea Urchin, White2Tea, Yunnan Sourcing
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No Frills. 18 Quick Hits, Less Premium Young Tea Report
One of the perks (or drawbacks) of having a blog is literally drowning in tea/samples. I’m not really in the market for young tea, especially not cheaper young tea. This is mainly because I don’t drink these teas nearly often … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Long-form Article, Raw Pu'erh
Tagged Bitter Leaf Tea, Denong Tea, Essence of Tea, White2Tea, Yunnan Sourcing
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FOMO. 2016 Premium Young Tea Report
If you have been living in a cave with your pu’erh stash for the past 15 years and arejust reemerging to restock your stash, I have some news for you. You should’ve bought apple stock. And google. And loads of … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Drinking Report, Raw Pu'erh
Tagged Bitter Leaf Tea, Essence of Tea, White2Tea, Yunnan Sourcing
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