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I decided to revisit the shou that got me into puerh - 2015 Nan Jian 703 from Yunnan Sourcing. It's lost all of its wo dui as far as I can tell. Just tastes like camphor and pumpkin spice. Not really sweet or bitter. I enjoyed it but the lack of sweetness and bitterness will probably keep me from dr...

I've been neglecting posting so I have a pretty big backlog to post... I'm drinking the YS Cha Tou Sheng Yun at this moment - lots of rose and floral tastes and aromas, pretty much no wo dui at all. A day ago I drank some of the cake of Red Sunset Twin-pack Ripe Puerh (a Vesper Chan tea from Bana Te...

Just finished an amazing session of my sample of Special Sauce by Crimson Lotus Tea courtesy of Liquid Proust. Before the rest of my post, go buy a bing of this - only about 5 are in stock and it is totally worth it! The leaf of this is very nice looking, loosely compressed which suits my horrible s...

Just received an order from white2tea a few hours ago so I decided to break into my sample of Sunday Special. Incredibly smooth. Some pile taste but I don't usually mind that at all and this is no exception. This is what I expected my sample of Menghai Golden Needle White Lotus to taste like which i...

Just finished my first session of the Chen Yuan Hao shou I got from Liquid Proust. The leaf is gorgeous. Taste is literally almost indescribable - a vegetal, floral, medicinal flavor is prominent and the tea is super clean. Even the rinse was super drinkable. I honestly don't recall mouthfeel but qi...

Just finished my second session with Crimson Rooster from Yunnan Sourcing. It's probably my favorite of their 2017 shou productions of Hui Run, Rooster King, and itself. Dry leaf smells like dark chocolate, a little maple syrup, and a little bit of funk but nothing that can be put into words. Wet, i...

I drank some fairly young Sun Yi Shun Liu An today from Chawang Shop. Very tasty with a golden raisin like aroma and taste. Really nice mouthfeel. Not exactly thick but very present and the sweetness really lingers.

I drank from my sample of Natural Redhead by white2tea again. Each time it's been getting better and better so I decided to buy a bing of it. It's very sweet and chocolatey with just a bit of a bite to it. The rinse was so amazingly floral. I really need to look into black tea more but I always end ...

I find kuding cha to work wonders for a sore throat and it pretty much just tastes like bittersweet pine - doesn't taste off like other teas do. I tend not to drink actual tea when sick as it kind of feels like I'm wasting it since it doesn't taste right anyway.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was due to pesticides as even when I drink strong young sheng on an empty stomach I just feel really hungry or a bit lightheaded.

Drank Whispering Sunshine from Crimson Lotus Tea again! It's really tasty. I also really like the prominent folds in the wrapper - I'm actually good at refolding this one. The dry leaf of this smells like cucumber, something vegetal, lemongrass, and some peppery pungency. The wet leaf is similar but...

Just tried the sample of Crimson Rooster that came in yesterday from Yunnan Sourcing. I'm going to give it a few weeks before doing anything like a proper review but I couldn't resist tasting it. The dry leaf smells sweet but I didn't sniff it long enough to pick up much else. This definitely was pi...

I was inspired by the videos from Yunnan Sourcing so yesterday I drank Man Tang Hong Number 2 for the first time and today I'm revisiting the Man Tang Hong Gong Ting. I bought the 2011 sampler with both a few months ago so they've had plenty of time to rest. The dry leaf of this one smells like dark...

How long have you been drinking tea? I've always been drinking tea to some extent but I only seriously got into tea two to three years ago with Japanese greens but then I got hooked on puerh and other dark teas. What kind of tea do you drink? I drink mostly Chinese teas: usually puerh with shou and ...