Some Tea With Me

Category: Travel

  • 1995 Tieguanyin From Maokong

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    The leaves of this tea are dark brown, and clearly roasted as I’d expect from an aged oolong. As usual I can’t honestly verify that this tea is actually from 1995, but I know that when I was in the shop purchasing it, we tasted a selection of the owner’s aged Tieguanyin ranging from 1992…

  • 2011 Rou Gui from Shanghai

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    I originally wrote this post for Cha Xi Collective, but I’m recording it here as well for posterity. This tea came from Ming Qiu Cha Yuan, a shop in a Shanghai tea market. Pumpkin orange in the cup, there’s a lot of Autumn in this tea. A fairly strong roast to the leaves gives much…

  • 2011 Pinglin Bao Zhong

    2011 Pinglin Bao Zhong

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    This post was originally written for Cha Xi Collective. Just keeping a copy here. Brewing this in Cha Xi for the early Autumn, sitting by the window with the pink and purple of the season’s last morning glories peeking in. Memories of distant sun-soaked Pinglin are coming out of the pot right along with the…

  • Gao Shan Lao Cong Shui Xian

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    This article was originally written for Cha Xi Collective. Just keeping a copy here. Oolong Tea found at Si Hai Cha Zhuang in Ningbo Roasted and crispy, as expected from a Wuyi Shui Xian. A woody aroma and a golden orange color. The first few infusions have very little real flavors on my tongue – more of…

  • 2005 Chang Chang Hao Nan Nuo Shan Shou Bing by Shan Ye Cha Zhuang

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    This post appeared originally at Cha Xi Collective. This is just an archived copy. Ah, the taste. Another wonderful bing I brought back from Yunnan. Sweet and a little tart with the definite flavor of blackberries. I liked the smooth earthy aroma and I may have sensed black cherries in there as well. Rewardingly mellow…

  • 2005 Six Famous Tea Mountain Shou Puer

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    This is an archived copy of a post that originally appeared on Cha Xi Collective. Ruby red infusion. A salty, sweet taste almost like strawberries. I was getting worried because when I unwrapped the cake the edges were beginning to fall apart. I thought at first perhaps it was a poor cake that I had…