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Master Lam Sam (Old Tea Master) tea tasting notes: Personal tea reflections, connoisseur reviews, and tea wisdom.
Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. Today I want to talk to everyone about two classic Dayi tea products—7542 and 7572. For many Pu-erh tea enthusiasts, these two teas are essential introductory lessons and benchmarks for measuring the quality of other...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. Tianmenshan stands at the far edge of the Yiwu tea area, in old-growth forest bordering Laos. The paths are steep, the ancient tea trees grow between cliff faces, and picking means climbing...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. Mansong: in the history of Pu-erh tea, these two characters are the rightful spokesmen for the word "tribute." In the Qing, the tea of Mansong's Prince Hill was the throne's appointed tribute...
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"Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation." Today, I want to talk about the story behind the birth of the Dayi brand. Dayi, a now household name in Pu-erh tea, has actually undergone a long and winding developmental journey. The transition from...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. Bohetang — "Mint Pond" — is one of the most legendary micro-regions of the Yiwu tea area: hidden deep in old-growth forest, reached by hard mountain paths, its ancient trees scattered thinly,...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. No name in the tea world needs less introduction than Bingdao. Jokes aside — it has nothing to do with the North Atlantic island — the ancient-tree teas of Bingdao Old Village...
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"Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation." Today, I would like to talk to everyone about the history of Menghai Tea Factory, a place that is inseparable from the birth of the Dayi brand. Located in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture,...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. In decades in this trade I have seen many teas named "king," but the title of "Banzhang King" is not one every cake can carry. As we opened the vault on this...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. When I open the vault to receive guests, I have one rule: before we speak of how fine the wrapping looks, we speak of where the cake comes from. The reason I...
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"Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation." Today, I continue to tell the story of Yuyuan Tea Factory. To many people, Yuyuan Tea Factory might just be the name of an ordinary tea factory, but to me, it carries too many memories...
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"Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation." Dear tea friends, today I want to tell you a story about a legendary figure in the Pu-erh tea world. Yu Zhengcai—this name is thunderous to many old tea enthusiasts. He was one of the...
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Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. Dear friends, today I want to talk with everyone about a topic many are concerned about—the collection value of Song Pin Hao aged tea. In the Pu-erh tea collection market, Song Pin's aged tea has...
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