Tea

Yunnan Craft

Some tea from Yunnan Craft

  1. Kuzhu Shan White 2021
  2. Shan 2022
  3. Nar Yar 2022

These are all really good, all really different, with some very interesting flavours and aromas. The Kuzhu Shan white 2021 is very mild and hard to overbrew, staying enjoyable for amny steeps. The Shan 2022 is similar with some more bitterness to it, but still quite mild and brews long. The Nar Yar was a sample and was also very good with a great aroma.

The mildness makes them great for bigger brews, I do 300ml or so with 7g or so, short steep of 5 to 10 seconds based on smell and colour. Pour this into a thermos and sip away. repeat a few times.

by B L
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2024 Moon Bear

Mild broad bitterness that transforms into a lot of coolness and almost menthol. Green grass, a slight umami of wheat or barley tea. Chamomile and bright vegetal aroma. Eventually some returning sweetness. Very Good.

by B L
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some recent teas

2005 Xinhai “Lao Ban Zhang” ripe, is average, feels a bit worn out, I have it stored to hopefully awaken it a bit. 25 years has most likely dulled this generally, far too old for a ripe IMO.

2010 Chunhai “Jin Ya” ripe, is very small buds, this is still interesting with hints of rooibos, a nice red colour, mild taste.

2023 Red Loon ripe, has a nice forest floor aroma, second steep (10 seconds) is a lot darker colour, muted tannins, richer mulchy broth. 3rd (10sec) everything amps up a little bit, but stays relatively the same. Steep 4 and 5 are more like steep 2.

2024 Waffles ripe, really interesting aroma, especially when drank from a thermos (20g in maybe 300ml of hot water). Waffle/pancake and maple smells. The taste is an average ripe.

by B L
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Reviewed here

2025 Pine Darts

2024 Shixi

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2014 Wu Liang “Sweet and Thick” Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake. 357 gram cake.
Pressed in 2014…. made from Wu Liang Mountain area tea leaves wet-piled in a Jinghong (Xishuangbanna) tea factory and then aged in Jinghong until 2020, and then Kunming thereafter. From Yunnan Sourcing

2023 Yunnan Sourcing “Cozy” Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea. 357 gram cake.
2018 wet piled organic cha tou, which we blended with 2022 wet-piled organic loose leaf ripes of various leaf grades. From Yunnan Sourcing.

2024 ‘Kuura-Cola’ Ripe Puerh Tea. 200g cake.
2022 tea material produced in Yunnan, China, pressed in 2024. From KuuraCorp.

2023 ‘Labyrinth’ Raw Puerh Tea. 200g cake.
2022 + 2023 tea material produced in Yunnan, China, pressed in 2023. From KuuraCorp

by B L