Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Marco’s 2022 Blind Sample #2

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  Dry leaves smell of smoky mesquite BBQ with an odour very similar to the 2005  Nan Qiao Double Lions from Teas We Like . First infusion ha...

Marco’s 2022 Blind Sample #1

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  Small stronger compressed dry leaves have a faint sour fruity almost woody sweetness to them.     A faint bready/grains sweetness that alm...

Marco’s 2022 Blind Tasting

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 Okay… here we go again… I think both Marco and I had pretty busy summers because this blind tasting was more of an afterthought.  I reache...
Monday, October 3, 2022

2019 Puerh.uk “Guo Gan”: Excellently Ethereal

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  Got this free sample from Paolo of   puerh.uk …. I have no clue what this puerh is so I’m going in sort of blind here… Dry leaves smell of...
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Thursday, September 22, 2022

2016 Puerh.uk Gua Feng Zhai: A Bit of Gus Feng Zhai

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  I believe this is the same free sample that was recently sent to Shah8?     I think its this 2016 Blue Mark Gua Feng Zhai that goes for $1...
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Monday, September 19, 2022

2021Puerist Youle “Forest Tea”- Spaced Out Very Long Sweetnesseseses

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This is picked from the same area as the 2020 Purist Youle “Forest Tea”.     Last year’s harvest was not from the tall pole trees which were...
Thursday, September 15, 2022

2022 Tea Encounter Chawangshu “Late Nectar”: Summer Harvest Mug Steeper

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  This is a later Spring flush of Chawangshu.     I remember 15years ago trying puerh from the same garden Early Spring, Summer, and Fall… t...