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2017 Gaojiashan Hui Gui Fuzhuan via YS [Episode 267]
This episode, Denny and I drink a very interesting Heicha from Hunan. The tea is made by Gaojiashan factory and is a golden flower brick, Fuzhuan. The processing is done in a way that creates yellow fungi (Golden Flowers). It’s the sort of tea that sounds a lot more off-putting than it actually is. Worth…
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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…
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2015 Hailang Hao Bianxiang Suiyihao Ripe Pu’erh via YS [Inbetweenisode 164]
This episode, James brings on a premium ripe pu’erh from Bulang mountain. This tea normally sells in large 1kg bricks. Thanks to Scott for providing the tea! 7.3 rating. https://yunnansourcing.com/products/2015-hai-lang-hao-bi-an-xiang-sui-yi-hao-ripe-pu-erh-tea-of-bu-lang-mountain
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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…
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2002 Tailian International Pu’erh Tea Expo Raw Pu’erh via YS [Inbetweenisode 162]
This episode, James brings on a Kunming dry-stored raw pu’erh blend from Yunnan Sourcing, the 2002 Tailian International Pu’erh Tea Expo Raw. Thank you to shah and another tea friend for sending this sample at different points. 6.3 rating. 2002 Tai Lian "International Pu-erh Tea Expo" Anniversary Raw tea Cake
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2007 CNNP 8891 Raw Pu’erh Recipe via Yunnan Sourcing [Inbetweenisode 159]
This episode, James reviews a big cake that is a little over a decade old. Sitting at under $0.10/g or $0.10/g on the US website, this is a great value pu’erh. Thank you to JD for the sample! 2007 CNNP "8891 Red Label" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake 5.4 Rating.
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Yunnan Sourcing’s Mengku Assamica Black (Red) Tea [Episode 253]
This episode, James & Denny drink a dark, plummy black tea from Yunnan Sourcing. https://yunnansourcing.com/products/mengku-wild-arbor-assamica-black-tea-spring-2017
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2016 Dayi 7452 Famous Ripe Pu’erh Recipe [Inbetweenisode 157]
This episode, drinks a tea he has been drinking casually recently, the Dayi recipe 7452. Acquired from Yunnan Sourcing. 5.5 Rating. https://yunnansourcing.com/products/2016-menghai-7452-ripe-pu-erh-tea-cake
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ZETA, 2017 YS Rooster King Ripe Blind Tasting [Episode 248]
The final episode of the blind tasting is a ripe, Scott’s 2017 Rooster King.
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EPSILON, GAMMA. 2017 YS QMS, 2017 YS YB Yunnan Sourcing Raw Pu’erh Blind Tasting [Episode 247]
This episode, Denny and James complete the raw pu’erh portion of the Yunnan Sourcing blind tasting. Tasting has been coordinated by Matt of http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/ and Yunnan Sourcing https://yunnansourcing.com/ . Big thank you to Matt and Scott! The tea covered in this episode are Epsilon & Gamma, which are Yunnan Sourcing’s 2017 Qingmeishan & 2017 Yibang…