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If I'm reading the proverbial room correctly, it would seem that the consensus is that Yunnan Craft is generally superior to Yunnan Sourcing. Is that accurate? If so, why? I'd say yes, but not as an indictment of Yunnan Sourcing. At the beginning of my tea journey, I ordered from both, and found ex...

Have you brewed this tea at home? How did it taste then? Also (if you know): How does it age? And does it come in cake shape for aging?

I ordered some oolongs from Pure Taiwan tea a year ago, and they were pleasing.

Time to try a new vendor! I like what I read in the blog. Any current must have teas? Definitely going to include some of those squares... White squares definitely recommended. They're also my favourite for travelling, due to their convenient size. Overall, go with lots of samples on your first pur...

Mei Leaf was the first vendor I found, simply because I randomly passed their Camden tea house. There I was treated to a rather good Shu PuErh they called "Jungle Starlet". It was my first taste of actual Chinese tea, and definitely my first PuErh. The smell made me a bit sceptical at first, but I d...

Ailao Shan Dongfang Meiren: As I opened the bag, the peachy and floral notes were bursting out the bag. This is not the sickeningly sweet bug bitten to hell OB that I've had early in my tea drinking days. This is soft, sweet, with a nice melody of peach, nectarine and bright floral notes. The liquo...

Does anyone have any input on the tea farmer sellers. They post on Instagram under names "teafarmer Name " (replace Name by the dealer's name). My own limited experience with them is to have ordered some tea from their Instagram, and at least the way I taste tea, what I got was seriously overprice /...

Very interesting thread. I am considering going for a silver pot myself. Just have to save up ... One question in addition to aet's: Some teas benefit from brewing in clay. Are there pots that combine the benefits of silver and clay? Somehow silvar/clay teapots that do not suffer problems due to mix...

I have still to receive my first shipment from them (ordered a mere two weeks ago), and am really excited. I must say Alex has been extremely helpful in answering all my questions and guiding me. But what really spoke volumes about his integrity is that he discouraged me from buying more, and advise...

How long have you been drinking tea? Since I was 5. Since I was 12. For about a month Just different stages of seriousness. What kind of tea do you drink? Almost anything, but trying to explore PuErhs now. How do you prepare your tea? All the different ways, just depending on my purpose. What tea k...