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  • 2018 W2T Old Arbor Red Black Tea [Episode 297]

    This episode, Denny and I drink a very high-quality hongcha from White2Tea, their Old Arbor Red. This is a complex, long-lasting tea with good depth.

    Sample kindly provided by Oolong Owl.

  • 2009 Yiwu via W2T Raw Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 186]

    This episode, I drink a semi-aged raw pu’erh from W2T. The tea is from one of my pu’erh areas, Yiwu and stands out for its decent storage, clean profile, and good aftertaste. Finding affordable Yiwu can be difficult and this one is solid and doesn’t cost too much.

  • 2018 W2T Nightlife Moonlight White [Episode 289]

    This episode Denny and I drink an extremely aromatic white tea made by White2Tea. The production is a pressed Moonlight White using Yunnan material that is typically used for pu’erh.

  • 2018 W2T Lucky Puppy Raw Pu’erh [Episode 287]

    This episode, Denny and I drink one of the premium pu’erhs from White2Tea’s 2018 line. This one is very strong and powerful. It makes a big contrast from what we’ve both been drinking lately.

  • 2015 White2Tea Ol Reliable Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 178]

    This episode I revisit the Ol Reliable ripe pue’rh from White2Tea. This is intended as a steady daily drinker and is priced accordingly. This is one of my very last sessions with this cake.

    5.9 Rating.

  • 2018 White2Tea Arbor White [Episode 281]

    This episode we drink a premium white tea released from White2Tea. The tea is made from material normally used for pu’erh. After sampling four of White2Tea’s recent compressed white teas this is my favorite of the bunch.

  • 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 there’s enough options easily accessitlbe to keep most people satisfied. I compiled all the ripe productions sold by popular western pu’erh sources: White2Tea, Crimson Lotus Tea, Bitter Leaf Tea, Chawangshop, and Yunnan Sourcing, limiting the massive Yunnan Sourcing selection to 50 teas (still more than any other vendor). It’s also important to note that this data shows the cost of ripe pu’erh for a western audience and doesn’t necessarily imply much about the ripe pu’erh market in east Asia. (more…)

  • Q&A. Vendor + Tea Recommendations, Tea Books, Judging Pu’erh, etc. [Inbetweenisode 173]

    This episode I answer a series of questions on tea, covering a pretty wide range of topics. Topics include vendors for aged oolongs, water, tea books, caffeine content, judging pu’erh, and some pu’erh recommendations.

    Thanks for all the great questions sent in! I answered as many as I could, but unfortunately could not get to everything.

  • 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 I could think of. Unlike some of my other data compilations, this one didn’t take long at all.. The cutoff for aged pu’erh (both raw and ripe) was set at 18 years (2000 and older). Setting it at 18 years puts it firmly above semi-aged, but also not high enough (25 years) where we would have no teas making the cut. It’s a number that’s probably going to annoy some people off because its too low and others because it isn’t high enough (ask Su what aged tea is!). (more…)

  • Western Vendor Pu’erh Prices at Conception have Risen Since 2011 (& Probably Before)

    It’s common in the pu’erh-verse to note the seemingly always rising price of freshly produced tea. Every year more expensive than the last… Even with the limited scope of western-vendor labeled pu’erh, we can take a quick look at the Way Back Machine and glance at what pu’erhs were selling for a few years ago and compare it to 2017/2018 prices.. It’s also an interesting exercise to look at old Half-Dipper reviews and realize that a lot of tea is simply no longer available. It used to be noteworthy when a fresh cake sold for three figures, now it’s commonplace. Those times are gone.. Oh and that cake is probably 200 grams… (more…)