... dried. These are a new favorite for me among black teas. I think they use the same leaves as a typical Yunnan Dian Hong, but somehow the sun-drying or the compressed cake form always has a fresher, zippier taste. Yunnan Sourcing offers several examples. I don't age them. I love them just the way they ...

... I bought some aged raw and ripe pu samples from a local tea shop and Yunnan Sourcing, including the Kunming aged sampler . Some of the YS reviews describe complex and long lasting flavors. I am a bit underwhelmed by what I've tasted so far. Besides bitterness, the flavor and aroma seems to fade ...

... bancha, and even few Japanese processed white, black, and oolong tea. I tried a handful of Chinese ... of the boutique puer vendors (Crimson Lotus, Yunnan Sourcing, Xizi Hao, Yangqing Hao, Bitterleaf, White2tea, Tea Urchin, Kuura, and more), I've decided to focus more on factory sheng at the moment, and ...

... I bought some aged raw and ripe pu samples from a local tea shop and Yunnan Sourcing, including the Kunming aged sampler . Some of the YS reviews describe complex and long lasting flavors. I am a bit underwhelmed by what I've tasted so far. Besides bitterness, the flavor and aroma seems to fade ...

... but the question is what that quality is. Yunnan Sourcing seems to have a pretty good quality-price ratio, but sometimes I wish I could spend a little more and get higher quality, and I'm not sure ... but they're currently out of many interesting ones, due to the black friday sale I imagine. :cry:

jayinhk wrote:unsmoked kind (no smoke at all)

I misunderstood and thought you meant lightly smoked rather than unsmoked. Still, I'm curious to try it now! Found some at Yunnan Sourcing, will order some day.

I envy you to have such an uncle

... also interested in this! Been quite happy with Yunnan Sourcing, but am currently looking for mid-to-high grades of black qimen tea.


I've ordered Jing Tea Shop's Keemun gift grade before and I liked it, though I have not tried other Keemuns to compare it to. Though JTS' teas in general are pretty solid ...

I'm also interested in this! Been quite happy with Yunnan Sourcing, but am currently looking for mid-to-high grades of black qimen tea.

On the subject of black tea, I just reviewed a Bai Ye "dan cong" black tea. It was sold as such by Yunnan Sourcing but I'm not sure whether the dan cong part makes any sense or not as a label. It's obvious enough what it is: the same plant type and region as dan cong, but prepared as a black tea.

It was ...

Hi Gina,
which black and green teas did you try? There are dozends and hundreds of green and black ... Sri Lanka all in one place. Suggestions like Yunnan Sourcing and Zencha are very good but more specialized.

I have a few pressed cakes made from black tea. (Not puer) I have a few from Yunnan Sourcing, as well as a 2005 Dian Hong from Tao of Tea. What is the best storage condition for them? For example, the Tao of Tea cake came in a wooden box with a loosely fitting plastic lid. I could also store them in ...

... March.

Currently taking a respite from the chaos of daily life with Yunnan Sourcing Autumn 2016 Imperial Golden Needles, sold out but also great, great value for the quality. Luckily I enjoy it every time, which is good because I have 450g or so left. Such a great classic gold Dian Hong.

Enjoy ...

... to experiment with a gaiwan first and that Yunnan Sourcing (YS) might be a good place to pick up some black tea and a gaiwan. If on the off chance you get some birthday money or some such injection of cash and want something a bit more upmarket, I got a nice gaiwan from here:

http://www.mudandleaves ...

... of Specialteas suppliers for competition grade blacks was Silk Road Teas, has anyone used them? The Golden Monkey and Yunnan Gold looks great, but smallest size is 1/4 lb.

Updated black/red to-try vendor list (currently using Yunnan Sourcing): Silk Road, tea trekker, red blossom, teavivre, Harney ...

... tried the Simao and a few other of their tippy Yunnan black offerings in 2015 and preferred the peppery/slightly maltiness of the Mojiang, which they describe as "sugarcane." Personal preference is a ... jay's site.

Any recommendations for Taiwan Sourcing 2016 Oolongs? May as well, while their 12% off ...