One of the very few young teas that I drink regularly. This is from the classic vendor, Yunnan Sourcing. This is from the Jinggu region, a place where Scott has begun to place a number of teas. 2014 Autumn Daqing Gushu.
Tag: Yunnan Sourcing
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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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2002 Yiwu Ancient Spirit [Teas I own] via YS — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #64
Another tea from the stash.. This one is an old, reliable favorite that’s been covered by a number of different bloggers and sources. More humid storage than Kunming but still very clean, this is a good semi-aged chugger.
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2015 Yunnan Sourcing Huangshan — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #62
A 2015 production from Yunnan Sourcing from Jinggu. Clean, well-bodied, crisp. A very likable tea.
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Awkwardness in Pu’erh & A Brief Survey
Thanks to Linda, Scott, and Paul for answering my questions!
Raw pu’erh is very tricky. From the time it is processed to consumption the tea is constantly changing. There are ebbs and flows in how the tea develops and what tastes good fresh may not be the better tasting tea in the long-run. Teas can also go through certain stages where it’ll be transitional or in-between profiles, lacking a cohesive form and not necessarily tasting appealing or enjoyable. These awkward stages depend on a number of factors including the base material, compression, storage, etc. making them difficult to pin down. It can be tricky to discern if the tea will recover to become good and decent or if it is ultimately doomed.. (more…)
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2015 Yunnan Sourcing Zao Qiao Di [Episode 132]
A 2015 production from Yunnan Sourcing. This is a well-balanced, very decent tea from Jinggu.
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Middle Steeps. 2015 W2T Poundcake + 2006 XG Dali Tuo (YS) [Episode 130]
This episode explores the middle steeps of the two teas from the previous episode, White2Tea’s Poundcake and Xiaguan via Yunnan Sourcing’s Dali Tuo.
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Time Machine! Pu’erh Snapshot… 2008
If only I got into pu’erh 5 years earlier…
-Every single pu’erh addict (regardless of when they got into pu’erh).The year is 2008. Obama was elected. Lil Wayne was weird but still OK to like. In the midst of the steroids crisis, MLB considered A-Rod the great clean hope. The world economy took a dump… And perhaps most importantly, the commodity known as pu’erh had just busted.. in the autumn of 2007. With the power of hindsight and the way back machine, let’s search the depths of the internet and see what the pu’erh scene looked like in 2008… (more…)
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Yunnan Sourcing’s 2015 Green Miracle Ripe Pu’erh [Episode 126]
A lightly fermented ripe pu’erh from Yunnan Sourcing. Good base material and tasty now, but will likely improve with time.
