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The retaste project 17: 2005 Yichanghao Mansa

Posted on September 11, 2013 by MarshalNSeptember 24, 2017
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Once upon a time, in a land far far away, tea was cheap. Puerh was considered very cheap tea, and things like the Laotongzhi, admittedly a very regular cake, would fetch about 25 RMB on the market. The vaunted Dayi, … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 16: 2006 Fall Jixiang Chashe Yiwu Dingjiazhai

Posted on July 9, 2013 by MarshalNNovember 14, 2017
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So after that terrible, terrible tea from Jabbok, I had to have something else to clear my mouth of the bad taste. I opted for an old reliable – this 2006 Yiwu I bought, online, from a small time maker … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 15: 2005 Jabbok “Select aged tea”

Posted on June 30, 2013 by MarshalNNovember 15, 2017
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This tea is something I bought in 2005/6. The cake is a bit dark now. The tea is similarly dark when brewed. Alas. That’s it. It looks fine, but it tastes terrible. It starts off sour, with some really weird … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 14: 2003 Menghai Early Spring Arbor Tree

Posted on May 1, 2013 by MarshalNMay 1, 2013
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Speaking of silly prices, here’s one. This is a tea that I have been holding on to for the past few years. Tim of the Mandarin’s Tea Room visited me, or perhaps I visited him, and somehow I ended up … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 13: 2005 Fuxing zihao Youle

Posted on September 23, 2012 by MarshalNSeptember 23, 2012
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Back in 2007, I was doing research in Taipei for half a year after having spent a year in Beijing. It was there where I discovered good aged Taiwanese oolong, and also drank a fair amount of puerh of various … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 12: 2003 Fengqing zodiac minibings

Posted on June 19, 2012 by MarshalNJune 19, 2012
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Sometimes it’s fun to try things that you have written about before, and it’s even more fun when other people have tried the same thing. I was recently reminded by hster‘s post that I have two tongs of this 2003 … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 11: 2005(?) Chenguanghe Tang Yiwu brick

Posted on May 7, 2012 by MarshalNMay 7, 2012
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This is a brick that, I think, I bought in Taiwan while I was there doing work. I seem to remember picking it up along with a few other things, more as a curiosity piece than anything else. Back then … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 10: 2006 Fall Yiwu girl Gaoshanzhai

Posted on March 16, 2012 by MarshalNMarch 16, 2012
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Not long after I started this blog I went to Beijing for a year of research for my doctoral dissertation. When I wasn’t in the archives or trying to do research, I was probably spending time thinking about, drinking, or … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 9: Dayi 2005 7542

Posted on January 17, 2012 by MarshalNJanuary 17, 2012
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Haven’t done one of these in a while – not that I haven’t been drinking any tea, but just haven’t gotten around to some of my older holdings.  So, here’s an unusual one: It’s not exactly an everyday occurrence for … Continue reading →

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The retaste project 8: Mandarin’s Tea 2006 Yiwu

Posted on October 26, 2011 by MarshalNOctober 26, 2011
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This is a cake that I received from Toki, proprietor of Mandarin’s Tearoom, way back when.  It wasn’t too long after we met, if I remembered correctly, and he gave it to me when we met up one of those … Continue reading →

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