Tea reviews for tea drinkers
Today I am taking a look at a shou puerh from a new-to-me tea producer – 2016 Yiwu Gushu Shu from Zheng Si Long. I’ve been on a bit of a shou kick lately (more on that in a few weeks) and a high quality shou made from Yiwu material sounds like my jam, so…
Bitterleaf Teas’ 2016 Windfall is a raw puerh made from Guafengzhai old tree autumn material. This is a very expensive region to source tea out of, so Bitterleaf is offering this cake as a way to dip your toes in and get the general character of the region, but without having to completely drain your…
Mountain Stream Teas is still a relatively new vendor, but one that I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Recently I ordered the Matt’s Favourites Taster Set and I’ve been working my way through them. I’ll have more reviews on these teas coming out over the next while, but decided to start it…
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…
2012 Baotang from Essence of Tea is a bit of an online favourite from what I have seen. This $138 USD, 400 gram cake of Mensong material frequently comes up if you are searching around for “must tries” from Essence of Tea. EoT is a vendor that I have been wanting to get into for…
Bitterleaf Teas’ 2018 WMD is an unblended raw puerh made of all gushu material from Mansa. The cake comes out to just under $1 USD per gram, so this is a good deal more pricey than the normal puerhs I drink, and I’m really looking forward to see how it performs. Before going on, I…
White2Tea’s 2015 Pin is a puerh that I have been interested in for a while. Right when I was getting into puerh, White2Tea had a sale on so I was asking on Reddit what was recommended and a tonne of people all said “Pin.” At the time, $70 was more than I wanted to drop…
Bitterleaf Teas’ 2017 Plum Beauty is an interesting tea, in that they offer it in three different grades – bronze, silver, and gold. All three of these puerhs are made from Mengsong material with the difference between the three being both the age of the trees the leaves came from, as well as the overall…
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…
2018 Beneath an Emerald Sea from Crimson Lotus tea is a new pressing of a well liked 2016 cake. This puerh is supposed to have a pretty incredible stamina, a thick and creamy texture, and a nice balance of sweet and bitter. Like Crimson Lotus’ 2018 Jingmai LOVE, this puerh was pressed in 2018 but…