Tag: puerh
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Puerh? I Barely Know Her!
A couple of days ago, a fellow tea acquaintance asked me for some advice on puerh. Naturally, I provided it, based upon my own subjective experience. But I also had to preface something. I was not the most . . . uh . . . mature, sophisticated, or “learned” person on the subject of puerh.
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Rethinking Tea Categories
Editor’s Note: This is merely a thought exercise by the author. The opinions reflected in the below narrative do not reflect the opinions of the teaware on staff . . . or this editor, for that matter. Seriously, I just work here, guys. A thought occurred to me over the years. No one has come…
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Putting “Tea: A User’s Guide” to Good Use
In May of 2013, I finally met this tea-bro in person. Tony Gebely—award-winning tea blogger, tea business insider, and all-around nice guy. When we first met, we did what any self-respecting tea people would do on first impression. We drank beer. While we were downing pints, he mentioned he was working on a book, and…
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Puerh . . . After a Fashion
Shou (or cooked/ripe) puerh is difficult to market. Hell, puerh in general is difficult to spin. How do you convince people that something that’s fermented is something they want? Fermented leaves, no less; in cake form. The conundrum gets even hairier once you try to explain to people what the “cooking” process even is. Example:…
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Cooked “Puerh” from Laos
LaosTea—a wholesaler of heicha from Laos—had a booth at World Tea Expo again this last summer. And I didn’t visit it once. In my mind, I kept saying, Eh, I’ve already tried everything they have to offer. What I should’ve been thinking was, I really need to solidify some of my vendor networking contacts! Hindsight…
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Dark Tea from Burma/Myanmar
No one likes to talking about Burma . . . or Myanmar . . . or whatever it’s calling itself, now. Even the name of the country is a hotly contested issue. At college parties, whenever some Eastern Philosophy major brought up Buddhism as an example of a nonviolent religion, all someone had to do…
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Mengku Puerh Plastered
A couple of weeks ago, while attending the Northwest Tea Festival in Seattle, a few tea connoisseurs hosted . . . after tea parties. Basically tea parties removed from the regular events of the festival. One such small partyholder-to-be was my ol’ Agarwood puerh dealer, Jeffrey McIntosh. He planned to host two puerh tastings—one that…
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Agarwood Puerh, and the Tale of Two J(G)e(o)ffreys
At the 2012 Northwest Tea Festival, I met this guy. The man in my crappy photo is Jeffrey McIntosh. Granted, his version of spelling “Geoffrey” is not the original—as mine is—but no one is perfect. However, he does hold the distinct honor of being one of the first people (younger than me) to blow my…
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When Life Gives You Shit, Drink Rummy Pu
I have no words for how shitty this weekend was. Okay, not true. I have 1,551 words. Geez, that’s a lot.
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Seasoning A Boob-Shaped Yixing Teapot
Seven Days of Seven Cups, Day 1 – “Seasoning a Boob-Shaped Yixing Teapot” In December of last year, I shattered my boob-shaped yixing teapot. Yes, it was boob-shaped once. Not . . . accurately boob-shaped, but definitely figuratively. It had a whole story behind it and everything. (The story in question can be found HERE.)…