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2018 Balance Shou Puer from Yunnan Sourcing

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On my last Yunnan Sourcing order, I bought a couple of their newer shou puers. The 2018 Balance Shou Puer caught my eye as I do like golden needle. I let mine rest a month in the open air before tasting. Balance is made of 2017 Lincang/Mengku material pressed in October 2018. Leaf and Steeping Method Balance sports gorgeous gold and brown colours. The cake has a light wet pile scent, smelling richly earthy and a little funky ground. 2018 Balance shou cake is on the crumbly side from all the fine leaves. Yunnan Sourcing goes overkill on bubble wrap,… Continue reading, hoot!

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2018 Lucky Puppy Sheng Puer from White2Tea

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I purchased a sample White2tea’s 2018 Lucky Puppy a few months after it came out. After trying a sample, I went in on a full cake. For 2018 I was determined to buy one expensive cake and ignore the rest, as that seems cheaper than sample runs. I’ve tried a lot of White2Tea over the years, so I know what I am generally getting into. I then sat on this review for half a year. When you drink Lucky Puppy there is a lot of tea drunk feels so writing and editing tea drunk writing is a feat. I then… Continue reading, hoot!

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2019 May White2Tea Club feat. 2019 The Thing Still Is Puer

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For 2019 May White2Tea club we have a 50 gram mini cake of “The Thing Still Is”. These mini cakes are my favorite and I am happy chicken funeral forest tea has made a return! If you are not familiar with this tea, you will need to read my review about 2018 “The Thing Is”, including the video playlist first. Leaf and Steeping Method 2019 The Thing Still Is’ dry leaf has a jammy and vegetal scent to it. As usual, I used 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size, gongfu steeped in boiling water. I used a… Continue reading, hoot!

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2019 May The Essence of Tea Club feat. 2019 Dragonwell and 1990s Liubao

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Admittedly, I was hoping to dodge fresh green teas as those are simply not a thing I enjoy drinking but I failed. The Essence of Tea’s club doesn’t have a preview online of what we are going to get. This month’s Essence of Tea club is “Something Old and Something New” with a fresh 2019 Dragonwell/ Long Jing green tea and old 1990s Liubao. Traditional Variety Qun Ti Zhong Dragonwell The dry leaf smells of zesty grass and toasted rice. I did grandpa style here, so 3 grams for a small Wall Mug (around 280ml/9.4oz) in 79c/175f water temperature. I… Continue reading, hoot!

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Mountain Stream 2018 Taiwanese Sheng Spring 2018 From Mountain Stream Tea

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If you are a fan of Taiwanese teas and sheng puer, this review will be a treat. Today’s tea is Mountain Stream Tea’s 2018 Taiwanese Sheng. This tea is Shan Cha, which is exclusive to the wild indigenous old trees, from Liugui Region of Taiwan with 1300-1400m elevation. This tea was processed like a typical Yunnan Sheng Puer. Mr. Lazy Literatus gave me the heads up on this Taiwanese Sheng, wondering if it is actual Shan Cha. I bought it anyway, I don’t mind the $35 price tag to try a new tea vendor. I never dealt with this style… Continue reading, hoot!

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2014 Your Ripeness Shou Puer from Bitterleaf Tea

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The Pacific Northwest has the weirdest weather in June. I’ve learned it is called Junerary as it is overly cold and rainy compared to the rest of the country. With this colder weather, I am still shou puer drinking. Today lets check out Bitterleaf Tea’s 2014 Your Ripeness, a Menghai shou/ ripe puer I love the wrapper art, the blackberry looks nicely juicy. Leaf and Steeping Method This 2014 has had ample time to unfunk itself. Right out of the package, Your Ripeness smells sweet and earthy. I ended up using 1 gram of leaf per 14ml of vessel size… Continue reading, hoot!

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2019 April Essence of Tea Club feat. 2007 WuZhou Liubao

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I decided to give the Essence of Tea club a try for a few months. I’ve always been a fan of Essence of Tea and want to explore more of their teas. April 2019’s tea club is a 2007 WuZhou Liubao. I got around 100 grams of tea. For $35 including shipping, that isn’t a bad price. Leaf and Steeping Method Opening the package, the tea has a wet wood and chestnuts scent. It’s has a moderate humid funky scent. I used 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size, gongfu style. I used boiling water and did two rinses.… Continue reading, hoot!

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2018 Wild Ripe Shou Puer from Denong Tea

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I am a huge fan of Denong Tea’s wild ripes. They are some of my favourite shous, but I’ve all had them with age on it. Today is Denong Tea’s 2018 Wild Ripe shou puer, so I get to try it young.  The website description is vague but mentions, and certainly backed up by all their other ripe teas, on how clean their shou processing is. Leaf and Steeping Method The leaf smells like herbs and dirt. Thankfully this tea is broken up as the individual lumps are pressed hard and tight. I used around 1 gram of leaf per… Continue reading, hoot!

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2018 Lao Cha Tou Shou Puer from Crimson Lotus Tea

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I’ve been on the radar for another good Lao Cha Tou. The last good one I had is long gone and finding a new and ready to drink Lao Cha Tou is tricky. Lao Cha Tou is stuck lumps of the shou pile, literal tea nugget chunks. Some shady vendors pitch the tea as a rarity. In the lower end scale, you get dusty lumps of fish. I have some from 2013 that are still not aired out enough to drink. What I like to see in a good Lao Cha Tou is indestructible shou drinking with a creamy profile… Continue reading, hoot!

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2017 Sloppy Jimbo Shou Puer from White2Tea

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White2Tea’s 2017 Sloppy Jimbo Shou Puer is described as an easy drinker. I can’t remember how I got Sloppy Jimbo, but it appears via my email history I sneaked two 8 gram minis in one of my tea orders. I was warned this shou is cheap and funky, then I plain forgot about them, so they should be plenty aired out of the funk by now. Leaf and Steeping Method The scent of the tea is dirty whiskey and earth that makes my nose wrinkle. I used one 8 gram disc in a 100ml gaiwan. After 2 rinses the compression… Continue reading, hoot!