Tag Archives: Essence of Tea

Young Sheng Variety Pack. The Western Tea Scene Has Loads of Young Sheng Options

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

In my first couple years of drinking pu’erh I sampled heavily. Many vendors and many different teas. While I originally did not go into it with a goal of trying specifically young pu’erh, this ended up making a pretty strong … Continue reading →

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Datapost: The Dearth of Aged Pu’erh Available From Western Facing Vendors

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

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 →

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You Can Buy Young Pu’erh From All Over Yunnan

Posted on January 13, 2018 by

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 →

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2017 Essence of Tea Wild Wuliang [Episode 239]

Posted on December 5, 2017 by

This episode, Denny and James drink a 2017 wild production from Wuliang, made by Essence of Tea.

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2017 EoT Yiwu Guoyoulin Raw Pu’erh [Episode 233]

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

Essence of Tea’s premium 2017 pressing, an Yiwu supposedly from the Yiwu State Forest. https://www.essenceoftea.com/tea/puerh-tea/2017-yiwu-guoyoulin.html

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The Western Pu’erh Scene is Really Dominated by Modern Young Pu’erh

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

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 →

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No Frills. 18 Quick Hits, Less Premium Young Tea Report

Posted on January 14, 2017 by

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 →

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1970s SSHC Liubao via EoT [Episode 187]

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

Some 1970s Liubao sent to us by Essence of Tea. Clean, old, and enjoyable!

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FOMO. 2016 Premium Young Tea Report

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

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 →

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Essence of Tea’s 2013 Bairuixiang [Episode 158]

Posted on May 16, 2016 by

A high-end Yancha from Essence of Tea. Thanks to Richard for the sample!

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