Tea reviews for tea drinkers
When I started getting into tea I remember laughing when I saw people say “Just found this in my pumidor, bought five years ago then totally forgot I had it!” Well… I’m starting to understand. I’m pushing 150 samples and cakes for sheng alone now which isn’t as hectic as many others out there, but…
Yunnan Sourcing’s 2013 Nan Po Zhai is a puerh I know next to nothing about. It’s not a cake that I’ve seen much buzz about, I haven’t heard of the area (other than the description saying it’s right by Bing Dao), and the sites description has no tasting notes whatsoever other than it’s “powerful and…
Yunnan Sourcing’s 2013 Yong De Blue Label is a ripe puerh made from (as Yunnan Sourcing says) high quality material from Yong De county. This cake is made with mostly small grade leaves, as well as a good amount of gong ting, which was described to me by a tea friend as “leaves smaller than…
Happy mothers day, everyone! Since I have been getting more and more into tea, my mum has been wanting me to bring over some tea to drink with her. She drinks tea daily but mostly blends and flavoured teas, like Twining’s Lady Grey, Sleepy Time from Celestial Seasonings, and right now her favourite is Canada…
Yunnan Sourcing’s 2012 Impression cake is the puerh that made me want to start a blog. Scott at Yunnan Sourcing created the Impression line to compete against factory puerhs. This line has been blended for the intention of aging and at an affordable price per cake. When I started getting into puerh I was very…
Yunnan Sourcing’s Nuo Mi Xiang shou puerh is a bit of an oddball cake for me in the sense that I almost never do flavoured teas. After seeing it recommended many times on Reddit and watching Steven Colbert drink a sample I decided to give it a shot. Plus, if you’re going to add extra…
My first serious tea order was made with Yunnan Sourcing around this time last year. As I was searching for recommendations, many people told me that I needed to try the competition grade tie guan yin.