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2018 Yunnan Sourcing Serendipity Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 202]

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

A quick episode on the Yunnan Sourcing ripe production, Serendipity. This is my latest ripe casualty and another pretty decent, well-balanced blend produced by Scott. Rating: 5.9 https://yunnansourcing.com/

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A Look at Prices From 2011-2018 Through Nine Yunnan Sourcing Productions

Posted on March 23, 2019 by

In 2012, Yunnan Sourcing released a spring Wuliang tea that sold for $23/400g. Since then, Scott has pressed five more spring Wuliangs, most recently in 2018. This time it was priced at $43/400g, an effective price raise of 87%. This … Continue reading →

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Tasting From Deep in My Storage. Pu’erh Progress Report 2019 [Inbetweenisode 193]

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

This episode I talk about a series of tastings I’ve done with teas deeper in my stash that I purchased in 2014-2015. Most of the teas have been stored in my storage but I also drank a couple from fellow … Continue reading →

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Tea Progress Report – Washington State Stored Tea 2019

Posted on March 9, 2019 by

This is an extremely overdue tea drinking report. It was conceived for two reasons. (1) I recently reconfigured my storage into a larger setup. (2) I have a yearly tradition of picking some teas out of deep storage to retry … Continue reading →

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2012 YS Purple Spring Yiwu Raw Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 192]

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

This episode as a part of the larger 2019 progress report I drink a tea that has been in my stash for five years, the 2012 Yunnan Sourcing Purple Yiwu Raw Pu’erh. This tea is just turning the corner as … Continue reading →

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2017 YS Crimson Rooster Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 191]

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

This episode, I finish off another ripe cake, the Yunnan Sourcing Crimson Rooster. This is a light-mid fermented ripe pu’erh fermented by the same guy who did the Green Miracle. A good, textured, well-above average ripe. Rating: 6.6.

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Shop Like It’s 2012. One Way to Think About and Find Value.

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

I got into tea in 2012. One of the first things I did was read everything I could in the western tea scene. This included old forum posts, new forum posts, blogs like Marshaln, Half-Dipper and the Chadao Blogspot. One … Continue reading →

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Datapost: 2018 Pu’erh Prices are More of the Same

Posted on January 26, 2019 by

About a year ago, I used the Way Back Machine/Archive.org to go back and examine the prices at conception of tea from western vendors since 2011. This was a valuable exercise and produced some interesting findings on a range of … Continue reading →

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2015 YS Huirun Ripe Pu’erh [Inbetweenisode 187]

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

This episode, I drink a ripe pu’erh from Scott’s Huirun series. it’s a tea I’ve brought onto the show before, but now I’ve gotten through nearly an entire cake of it! This tea is textured, elegant, and well-balanced. A quality … Continue reading →

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Mystery Ripe (1997 CNNP 7581) [Episode 295]

Posted on January 1, 2019 by

This episode, Denny and I drink an aged mystery ripe, unlabeled in Denny’s stash. In the episode, we’re not totally sure what the tea is. Given the profile, after the episode we compared the wrapping and neifei to a brick … Continue reading →

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