2004 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 White2Tea
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 ArticleYin 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...
View Article2003 CNNP Menghai Tea Factory 7542 Big Zhong Raw from Tea Classico
Oh my, yes it WAS. Can't resist a Big Zhong. Bought 20 grams of this, and cakes are available for $129. We are getting to the point now where aged tea is really more affordable than the high end new...
View Article2013 Dr. Pu'ertea 1 Kilo Ripe Shou Puerh from Dzpuer
Bought this 1 kilo of ripe from Dizzy Puerh on Taobao. Sessioned it today though it really needs more time to rest and lose the wo dui flavor, which actually isn't bad. Cracked off about 8 grams into...
View ArticleIsopure Lemon Black Tea from Isopure
My back hurts today after gutter cleaning on my roof yesterday. I couldn't sleep and feel like crap, so why not just feel worse and drink some of the most awful tea sludge I can find? Also, I made...
View ArticleBanana Black Tea from EnjoyingTea.com
Well this tea isn't bad, and certainly undeserving of the reviews it has on here. Like most reviewers, got this as a free sample when ordering something else. I think the problems arise with the...
View Article2012 White2tea "Giant Steps" from White2Tea
Feeling a bit under the weather today for reasons unrelated to tea, but I've had Giant Steps planned for today for weeks now. And I wanted to taste it no matter what. It just meant I used only 5 grams...
View Article2014 Last Thoughts from White2Tea
This tea is an appropriate cake for me. In fact, I am using it for my life narrative. Or, end of life narrative, as it were. I decided to start writing some of my thoughts in a tea blog called "Death...
View ArticleRoasted Fujian Oolong from White2Tea
Drank two cups of this brewed 3 grams in a barrel-style zhu-ni for 125 ml cup. Boiling and just under. Fell asleep and dreamed about the tea. One of the downsides of spending time doing theatre is a...
View ArticleNamring Poomong Upper FTGFOP1 EX1/2014 Darjeeling First Flush 2014 from...
At the risk of sounding ignorant, I am going to call this tea the Assamica version of Bai Mu Dan, which consists of first flush silver bud/two leaf mix. The tea is classified as black on Steepster for...
View ArticlePinglin Bao Zhong from Camellia Sinensis
Received a sample of this fresh 2014 Taiwanese oolong from a friend. Brewed up about 2 grams in 115 ml, did a quick rinse of the leaf in a strainer first, then proceeded with gongfu steeps in a Jian...
View ArticleTai Ping Hou Kui from Camellia Sinensis
I was surprised to receive an unopened 10 g sample of this from a Steepsterite. Even more surprising is that Camellia Sinensis reviewed and boosted the rating for this tea, most likely to justify the...
View Article2001 Menghai Red Mark Tiepai Raw from White 2 Tea
I purchased 25 grams of this, which for a cake is in the average price range for White2Tea of around $98. Because of the humid storage, and the age on it, I know the tea will be long brewing (lots of...
View ArticleJingmai Mountain 2012 from YaPu Ancient Tea Factory
This tea showed up at my house today...or was it yesterday? Maybe the day before. A Baggie from Doc Yang-chu. He didn't tell me he was sending me something. You just never know about these medicine...
View Article1990's Ding Xing Hao from Private tea factory
Oh no, another talker. This one arrived in mummy wrapping, i.e. The Paper, white and brown, bug bit and iron-creased. I could smell the wet tomb storage immediately. Should really air out what gets dug...
View ArticleLight Roast Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong - Spring 2014 from...
Wasn't sure what to expect with this one. I have several black teas around, including a black tea puerh cake. Usually black tea is about controlling the bitterness, or dumping in milk if all else...
View Article2009 Mengku Jade Dew Raw 400g from Shuangjiang Mengku Tea Co., Ltd.
Received an 8 g sample of this from Mandala Tea, and thought it is one of their pressings, so I didn't think anything in particular, aside from expecting the usual fruit n floral pleasantries that...
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