2011 Menghai Dayi "100 year" tribute cake from Menghai Tea Factory (berylleb...
This one still needs a couple more years to clear up and lose the funk. Has a nice port smell I'm not tasting in the cup, mostly getting earthy and woody flavors. I'm surprised at how similar this is...
View Article2005 CNNP Nan Nuo Zheng Shan from Yunnan Sourcing
Received sample from a friend. The dry storage on this is excellent, the tea has lost none of its original scent and flavor. Highly floral, still rather green. Brewed up about 7 grams. Very sweet honey...
View Article2014 Laochatou Ripe Puerh Tea from White 2 Tea
Bravo on these nugs, got 300 g and dunno if I have enough. I reviewed these somewhat on my blog, but now today after steeping a small amount of this tea for 3 days, 20+ steeps, I'm gonna boil the...
View ArticleDancong Zong Cha from Camillia Sinensis
Got a sampler pack of this in a swap. The leaf looks exactly as the photo, dark roast but then some lightly roasted pieces mixed in. Brews up a light yellow, more like a white tea. Honey flavor is dead...
View ArticleAmerican Classic First Flush from Charleston Tea Plantation
I bought a tin of 2014 harvest last year and am just getting around to drinking it now. The leaf is dark, very chopped and thin compared to Chinese leaf tea, like tea leaf flakes. I'm drinking it gong...
View ArticleSpring Harvest Laoshan Green from Verdant Tea
I actually have the 2014 spring, there seems to be multiple entries for this tea on Steepster and I don't want to add another one just to change the year. I'm guessing this tea is probably fairly...
View Article2013 Yunnan Sourcing "Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea of Dehong from...
I had some physical issues with drinking this tea but didn't go into too much detail on my blog because it's a little gross. But I feel better talking about it on Steepster because people examine the...
View ArticleDISCONTINUED (cannot be verified 100% pesticide free) - Huang Zhi Xiang...
Oh crud, I did what several other reviewers did here and oversteeped this one. It's deceivingly strong compared to the color. I am used to getting a dark brew with high fired oolong teas, this one has...
View Article2002 Yong Pin Hao "Red Yi Wu Zheng Shan" Raw Pu-erh from Yunnan Sourcing
I've had this cake since last spring, and sort of forgot about it. Though it has been trying real hard to get my attention because it is extremely fragrant and I realize it has been one of the stronger...
View ArticleYunnan Golden Pu-erh Tea from Teavana
I did. I went into a Teavana for the first time today. Up til now I've been a Teavana virgin but not anymore! Chose this tea even though it looked dirty in the can because nothing else interested me...
View Article2000 Chocolate Mini Shu from White2Tea
Received one of these small ripe pu squares as a sample with a recent order. These squares should be up soon at white2tea.com, and I've already ordered a double on this. I don't think the tea contains...
View Article1992 Big Tao Hong Mark from White2Tea
Received this sheng puer tea as a sample with a recent purchase, but I don't see it on the white2tea site at the moment. Perhaps it will be offered soon. Quite lucky to get a 10g sample of something...
View Article2014 Ban Payasi Raw Puerh Cake 200 g from Chawangshop
Brewed up 9 grams in about 110 ml water, two rinses and long 30 second first steep. This tea cake is only a few months old, essentially fresh green tea leaves and not really fermented at all yet. My...
View Article1992 Menghai Tea Factory Red Star Tuocha 100g from Tea Classico
Picked up a sample of this about a month ago, letting it air out since then. The tea is described as Hong Kong dry storage, which actually means the tea still has some musty flavor. About the right...
View Article2004 Jianshen Tuo from White 2 Tea
I bought a four-pack of these tuos, difficult to buy just one of these because they cost only $9.80 each. The age already on this tea enticed me, I prefer to buy something with some age on it. The...
View Article2007 Naka Qiao Mu Bamboo Raw 100 g from Chawangshop
I purchased this tea looking for a less expensive comparison to white2tea's 2005 Naka which is a real stoner tea. Chawangshop doesn't make claims about this tea, but it appears to be the wild mountain...
View Article2005 Naka from White 2 Tea
This is the most intense tea I've tried to date. That is, the stoner kind of tea. 8 grams per 125 ml of this and I become unbearably wonderful. And I can't shut up. Also, I crave salty snacks and...
View ArticleYing Ming Hao Raw Puer 80s 400g from Tea Classico
This early 1980's tea, if the date is to be believed, is the oldest puerh tea I've had so far. Got me a 20 gram sample pack for $25. Broke off 5 grams for tasting in a 70 ml Yixing. Brewed up red and...
View ArticleTIE LUO HAN "IRON ARHAT" PREMIUM WU YI SHAN ROCK OOLONG TEA from Yunnan Sourcing
This is some good stuff, nice floral roast with minerally fullness that opens up on the tongue and lingers. Some pepper very late. got a sample of this from a friend and will keep it in mind for a...
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