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2019-2021 7542s

Posted on July 9, 2021 by MarshalNJuly 9, 2021
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Yesterday I went with a friend of mine to a local Dayi store to drink the new 7542s. We had three – from 2019 to 2021 (left to right). The reason we went is simple – the new 7542s are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged shopping, young puerh | 1 Reply

Taobao price controls

Posted on January 3, 2021 by MarshalNJanuary 3, 2021
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I was just randomly browsing through Taobao the other day, looking to maybe buy a couple cakes of those mid-2000s Dayi that I finished up during the pandemic. Except, they’re all gone, and the seller that I bought them from … Continue reading →

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7542s

Posted on August 17, 2020 by MarshalNAugust 17, 2020
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Since there’s no travel or anything of that sort in the pandemic, tea buying has to go online (well for those of us who used to do it in person anyway). One thing I’ve done recently is try about a … Continue reading →

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2018 Shenzhen Global Tea Fair

Posted on December 24, 2018 by MarshalNDecember 24, 2018
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I haven’t been to a mainland Chinese tea fair in quite a few years. Back in the day, I’d go when I get a chance, although in general, they’re all rather samey – a lot of big displays from big … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged aged oolong, aged puerh, shopping, storage, travel | 2 Replies

Not your average bottled tea

Posted on September 1, 2018 by MarshalNSeptember 1, 2018
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So, bottled teas are, of course, everywhere these days. Most of the time, they’re some cheap, crappy tea in a PET bottle. In a pinch, it’s good for a caffeine fix. That’s about it. Not this one I saw this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged shopping, Taiwan oolong | 3 Replies

Buy less, buy better

Posted on March 1, 2018 by MarshalNMarch 1, 2018
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These days I’m not doing much buying – there’s just no good reason to. Part of it, of course, is the slow realization that I no longer need anything. There’s only so much tea one can consume – assuming 10g … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged musings, shopping | 6 Replies

Is Dayi or Xiaguan worth it?

Posted on November 30, 2016 by MarshalNNovember 30, 2016
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So reader Serg asked in my fake Dayi post if it’s worth it to navigate through the sea of offerings on something like Taobao looking for real Dayi or Xiaguan teas. There are actually two parts to this question – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged musings, shopping, young puerh | 4 Replies

Different shades of fakes

Posted on July 26, 2016 by MarshalNJuly 26, 2016
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When we say a tea is fake, what do we really mean? This is really an interesting epistemological problem because not only are we asking what “fake tea” means, but also how we can determine when something is fake. As … Continue reading →

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Taobao lottery: The raw and the cooked

Posted on June 15, 2016 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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Every so often I buy some tea from Taobao. Sometimes it’s a cake I already know and like and am just stocking up a little more. More often it’s something random – given that there’s MiniN and MicroN in the … Continue reading →

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Competition trouble

Posted on May 27, 2016 by MarshalNAugust 28, 2017
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Many of you know that in Taiwan, they have tea competitions. The basic idea is that farmers would submit sample teas (ranging from 5 jin to 20 jin – one jin is 600g, depending on where, what, etc) for the … Continue reading →

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