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Besides the millions of years before man first rustled the leaves of the ancient forest in Yunnan, the first few thousand years that tea was...

The connection that we can achieve and maintain through tea, is an understanding that there really is no difference between the various ...

One is walking down the hall when out of the blue a friend approaches. She slips a small carefully paper wrapped and taped package int...

Outside cold winds blow at what few leaves still manage to cling to dry branches. Inside one awakes at the crack of dawn to prepare tea. One...

The smell of buttery dry leaves and faint characteristic puerh fill the air. These dry leaves are a mixture of hairy tips mixed with s...

As you may or may not know, this sample is a complete mystery. Thomas sent four samples that were numbered with a corresponding sheet whi...

This is a continuation of the post Stretching Tea: A Detailed Sampling of Mystery Puerh, The Initial Tasting. One decided to take this samp...

Toki sent this sample, one doesn't exactly know what it was. It came in a foil bag and was the only sample that he sent that was unlabe...

Thomas generously sent four mystery samples. This sample is labeled #4. The dry leaves are partially crushed and exhibited both curled, hai...