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“Yiwu” Raw Pu’erh [May 2015 Tea Drinking Report]
![“Yiwu” Raw Pu’erh [May 2015 Tea Drinking Report]](https://teadb.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ripe-puerh3-940x198.jpg)
Big shoutouts to Carolyn, Richard, Dignitea and several vendors for providing teas and others like Shah8 for their recommendations! A brief disclaimer: This report should be taken as my own personal journey into tea and not as the ultimate, definitive anything. WTF Part 1!? These reports have been getting progressively longer. Rather than do something…
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Yunnan Sourcing’s 2010 Youle — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #32
A still going strong raw pu’erh from Yunnan Sourcing.
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2012 Yiwu Purple (YS) & 2012 Cangyan Gufeng (W2T) — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #31
Comparison of two cheaper teas supposedly from Yiwu. The Cangyan Gufeng is mistakenly referred to as being from 2013. 2012 YS Yiwu Purple 2012 Cangyan Gufeng (W2T)
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2004 Nanjian Phoenix Aroma via Yunnan Sourcing [Episode 107]
A nice, semi-aged raw pu’erh from Yunnan Sourcing. There is a clean humidity in the tea.
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Yancha (Wuyi Oolongs) [March 2015 Tea Drinking Report]
![Yancha (Wuyi Oolongs) [March 2015 Tea Drinking Report]](https://teadb.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/other-wuyi-lineup-940x198.jpg)
Big shoutouts to Brian, Carolyn, and Richard (+vendors) for providing several of the teas for this month and allowing the content to be what it is! I hope you like long-form content, because this tea of the month report is truly massive. In the month of March 2015, the tea of the month was Yancha.…
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Raw Pu’erh Oddities. Feat: Small Leaf, Purple Leaf, Purple Bud, etc.
Pu’erh is a very elusive term, that carries many definitions and radically different taste profiles depending on who you ask. While for the most part, pu’erh is produced with Camellia Sinensis v. Assamica, the big leaf varietal; the term itself is attached with the geography (Yunnan) and the processing, not necessarily the leaf varietal. As pu’erh…
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Yunnan Sourcing’s Tieluohan — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #23
In inbetweenisode #23, James continues his series on Wuyi Oolongs this time with a guest star, Meet. The tea is one that James has been slowly sipping away on for over a year, Yunnan Sourcing’s Tieluohan. http://yunnansourcing.com/en/wuyimountainrockoolongs/2526-tie-luo-han-iron-arhat-premium-wu-yi-shan-rock-oolong-tea.html
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Cutting Out the Middleman (And is it Worth It?)
As westerners we are in a land far from the production of our beloved Yunnanese pu’erh and from the huge tea markets of China. This seemingly locks us into a constant struggle to eliminate as many middlemen and meddling hands as possible between us and our teas. The western market for pu’erh is far smaller and…
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Peripheral Teaware — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #21
Musings on some teaware that James uses that you may or may not find useful!
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Wuliang/Ailao Raw Pu’erh [February 2015 Tea Drinking Report]
Big shoutouts to Carolyn & Brian (a different Brian from last month) for providing several of the teas for this month and allowing the content to be what it is! I hope you like long-form content, because this tea of the month report is truly massive. In the month of February 2015, the tea of the month…