During my recent trip to Taiwan, I had the opportunity to visit Mr. Yang (Yangqing Hao, 楊慶號) and his family at their home base in Tainan, Taiwan. Yangqing Hao is a Taiwanese boutique producer of pu’erh tea, and is one of the earliest boutique producers to make its way to the west. Mr Yang’s teas have been generally well-received and have been covered here in a couple reports (1, 2). Having made pu’erh in Yunnan since 2004, it was a pleasure to ask Mr. Yang about a number of topics, ranging from some of his earliest productions to to the ever-changing landscape in Yunnan. Big thank you to Emmett and Sandy for coordinating, Sandy for translating and the Yang family for organizing, facilitating and hosting me! (more…)
Tag: YangQing Hao
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2006 Yangqing Hao Longya Fengjian — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #85
First episode back in the normal TeaDB studio. A supposedly non-Mengla county tea from Yangqing Hao, given to James by Mr. Yang in Tainan.
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The Cult of Yang. Easter Edition. YQH Part 2
Santa Claus didn’t come this year? No problem.. Easter’s early this year.. And while it’s not traditionally much of a gift giving holiday, who’s not above spiking the kid’s easter egg hunt with a few adult treats. I’m not remotely suggesting that you should skip buying your kids candy (it’s unhealthy anyways) and replace the original tong bamboo wrapping of your YQH tong with a giant tong-shapped easter egg… (more…)
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2007 Yangqinghao Qizhong via Emmett [Episode 139]
In episode 139, James & Denny review one of James’ favorites, the 2007 YQH Qizhong. Tea was acquired from Yang via Emmett.
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2005 YQH Yiwu Chawang Storage Comparison — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #61
Episode 61 is a comparison of two different storages, Tainan and California. Tea being compared is the 2005 Yiwu Chawang.
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2005 YQH Tsangliu via Emmett [Episode 136]
Denny’s first try with the YQH brand, James has been drinking in the inbetweenisodes. Contact Emmett if interested.
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2004 YangQing Hao Dingji via Emmett — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #59
The Beast. Supposedly an early example of Chawangshu, Guafengzhai. Sample acquired via Emmett.
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All I Want For Christmas.. YangQing Hao Report feat. Grill
YangQing Hao is a Taiwanese brand of pu’erh teas ran by Yang, a collector of old pu’erh. Other than the odd production here and there, Yang produced the bulk of his teas in the mid 2000s. Nearly all of his teas come from Mengla County and Yang can be seen viewed as a greater Yiwu area specialist. A small selection of these teas were originally sold by Houde and later by Origin, but have been sold out and unavailable for a couple years. Thanks to Emmett and his group orders nearly all of Yang’s catalog has become recently available at Taiwanese retail prices. (more…)
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2004 YangQing Hao Teji via Emmett — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #58
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2007 YangQing Hao Jincha via Emmett — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #57
Another very solid tea from YQH acquired via Emmett. Similar to the Qizhong this is the dark, thick, aromatic cousin of the lighter more Yiwuish YQH.
