Tag Archives: shou Pu-erh

2013 Jing Gu Xiao Fang Zhuan

Posted on November 1, 2019 by northernteaist

This is the fourth and final review of the shou Pu-erhs I recently bought from Danish teahouse Simply Tea.

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2008 Jia Cang Shou

Posted on October 16, 2019 by northernteaist

This is the third post in a series of four where I look at the shou pu-erhs I bought in late September over at Danish teahouse Simply Tea.

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2016 Five Doors to Heaven

Posted on October 14, 2019 by northernteaist

This 200 gram beeng is the second of four lots of shou that made up my late September order over at Danish teahouse Simply tea.

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2005 Wild Shou

Posted on September 30, 2019 by northernteaist

These leaves formed part of my recent shou pu-erh haul from Danish teahouse Simply Tea.

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Simply Samples 2

Posted on September 24, 2019 by northernteaist

So, it’s late September, and despite a brave rearguard action by the summer to hold back autumn’s advance, the days are getting shorter by 2 minutes at either end, and sliding temperatures have us rooting around cupboards and wardrobes for … Continue reading →

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Østerlandsk Thehus Shou Pu-erh

Posted on February 20, 2019 by northernteaist

On the face of it this is a fairly ordinary shou, a good-but-not-great daily drinker.

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 8, 2019 by northernteaist

2019, eh? I trust that everyone enjoyed a peaceful and relaxing holiday period, and that the early part of this new year finds both you and yours happy and well.

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Mystery Shou 199

Posted on December 16, 2018 by northernteaist

I have a sort of sub-class of the “Daily Drinker” genre, a niche for “good but not great” shou pu-erh, usually loose leaf but occasionally beeng cha, that gets to strut its stuff after meals, acting as a combined palate … Continue reading →

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Orange Shou, Part III

Posted on December 9, 2018 by northernteaist

I was making up a batch of Masala Chai the other day, when inspiration struck.

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2017 Haiwan Sweet Aroma

Posted on October 31, 2018 by northernteaist

Like a lot of dedicated Pu-erh drinkers, the offerings of the Haiwan Tea Factory are not unknown to me.

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