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2005 Denong Ginseng Scent Shou Puer from Bana Tea Company – Tea Review

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Everything I’ve tried from Bana Tea Company has been excellent. When I was visiting the Los Angeles Interntional Tea Festival, I was ready to try more of Bana Tea’s offerings. I had mentioned to the owner than I LOVE the 2004 Denong Red label shou. She suggested that I would like this 2005 Denong Ginseng Scent Shou Pu’er. I was skeptical as I dislike ginseng teas for that weird licorice sweet taste, however I was reassured this pu’er didn’t have that taste, it was meant as a cooling sensation, so that was good enough for me. This one is also more… Continue reading, hoot!

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2015 Autumn Misty Peak Sheng Pu’er – Tea Review

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There was some drama with this 2015 Autumn Misty Peak pu’er cake. It was first out of the gate by a month or two compared to other tea sellers who do Autumn sheng pu’er. It was sold exclusively as being freshly picked and pressed, only a couple weeks old! To some, that sounds really cool. To others, they were wondering how they were able to ship it that fast out of China and how much moisture is in the tea. I had got this sample just after this cake came out. I was super curious about the new Misty Peaks pu’er and requested… Continue reading, hoot!

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December 2015 White2tea club – Tea Review

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It’s the best time of the month – White2tea Club time! This month is wintery theme teas. Oolong Owl theme – Crash and burn, just like me on the holidays. The holidays for me finally stopped smoking, emotionally and literally as I managed to set my oven on fire twice making yorkshire pudding, caught sausages on parchment paper on fire with a blow torch (don’t ask), and smoked out the neighbours multiple times with the BBQ, all in less than a week around Christmas! In this month’s box: 2009 Anhua Heicha 200g and 8 gram samples of White2Tea’s new Dahongpao and Rougui!… Continue reading, hoot!

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The Tea Spot Connoisseur Collection – Tea Review

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Today’s tea review is of a collection of fancy teas! The Tea Spot Connoisseur Collection contains samples of four luxury teas – Organic Black Pearls, Golden Pu’er, 88th Night (shincha), and Organic Silver Needle White. This collection is quite interesting as you get a wide range of teas from pu’er to white, rarely do you see pu’er thrown in a collection like this. The Connoisseur Collection is true to the name as it is an expert line up of teas. The Tea Spot also sells the teas individually. The Tea Spot Connoisseur Collection comes in a set of four little tea tins. Looking on their site, you… Continue reading, hoot!

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November White2tea Club 2015 Pin – Tea Review

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I’ve been with the White2Tea Club monthly subscription tea box thing for a year now. At $30 a month, add up how much of my monies have been funneled into White2Tea for a year, and I’m still signed up as I love this tea club. If I cut myself off I think I’ll get the tea bends or something. November 2015’s White2Tea Club is the lovely 200 gram cake of 2015 Pin Sheng. For a $30 a month price, getting a $49 cake is a great deal for something I would of purchased it eventually. $49 cake is in my price range of… Continue reading, hoot!

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Aliexpress 2014 Wild Spring Bud Yabao Pu’er cake – Tea Review

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Strange things happen when I’m on Aliexpress. If I see any interesting tea and it’s $10 I will try it. If it sucks, well it was only $10. I don’t know what I was looking for on Aliexpress, but I found this weird looking cake for $9 for 200 grams. It’s a 2014 Wild Spring Bud Pu’er apparently, but it could be wrong. I don’t know, let’s drink it! The dry leaf looks really neat and pretty, like smushed yabao cut with moonlight white. It was easy to break with my fingers, no pick needed since it was lightly pressed together. I steeped… Continue reading, hoot!

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2008 Bulang Shan Imperial Grade Shou Pu’er from Crimson Lotus Tea – Tea Review

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OH YES BULANG! I freaking love bulang ripes, the flavor profile of them makes me drool just thinking about it. Today’s review is the lovely 2008 Bulang Shan Imperial Grade Shou Pu’er from Crimson Lotus Tea. This tea I regret not trying sooner, after drinking this I’m eyeing buying a brick so hard that I’m sure they can feel it in Seattle. This tasting is a little different – I drank this tea while I was in Utah, so it was with spring water and a high altitude (7000 feet+) which effected the taste some. This review came out much later as I… Continue reading, hoot!

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2013 Ontario 1357 Ripe Shou Pu’er from Whispering Pines Tea Co. – Tea Review

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Mmm, Whispering Pines Tea! I’ve sampled this 2013 Ontario 1357 Shou Pu’er in loose form and it was great. When Whispering Pines had the 2013 Ontario 1357 and 2012 Huron Gold Needle pressed into cakes, I quickly purchased one of each cake the day of release. The 2013 Ontario 1357 Ripe Shou Pu’er comes in 100 gram cake or in loose leaf. My cakes came with a spiffy cloth drawstring bag stamped with the Whispering Pines logo. I generally store my shou cakes in the open in glass or ceramic containers, so I wonder how good cloth bag storage will be. Comment below if you… Continue reading, hoot!

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Halloween Ripe Pu’er Stuffed Orange

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This ripe pu’er stuffed orange came in the White2tea club for October. The orange was added as a bonus. I find orange pu is a fun steep, but I wouldn’t buy more for myself but new pu’er drinkers seem to interested in them. Maybe since the pu’er content is generally not the greatest, pu’er stuff oranges to me is a “try once” novelty tea. Some people do love them and buy them. I have reviewed a raw pu’er orange 2 years ago but not a ripe pu’er one. Pu’er stuffed oranges is generally cheap material but price is a little high due to… Continue reading, hoot!

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October White2tea club – Tea Review

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Yeah October White2Tea Club time! I got at my monthly tea clubs late since I was out of town for the beginning of the month. This month is an interesting mix of teas – 2006 Gongting Shou 100 gram cake, two 9 gram 2013 Lincang Area sheng orbs, and a ripe pu’er stuffed in a tangerine. I’m going to review the Gongting and Lincang now. I got a number of messages asking me to review the pu’er orange but that’ll be another post. Of the club teas this month, the 2006 Gongting shou 100 gram cake is available for purchase. Club members… Continue reading, hoot!