Farmer Leaf JingMai Sun Dried black tea is always a good way to start the weekend.

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Since I always say White2Tea's Arbor Red is black tea for puerh drinkers, I was curious to see how Arbor Red would react to brewing in Jiri Duchek Rye stoneware, instead of the usual ruyao gaiwan, would affect the tea. (I usually only brew young raw puerh in Duchek Rye stoneware.) My initial impression is it makes a huge difference, smoothing the rough edges of the tea. Maybe a little too much?

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My wife is out of town, so I can enjoy this burly black tea from White2Tea on Saturday morning. 2018 Arbor Red is a bit smoky, a bit bitter, touch of returning sweetness; definitely a black tea for people who enjoy aggressive raw puerh.

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Last of the 2022 version of Farmer Leaf's house made Jingmai (very) small batch black tea (#2). I think they mostly make black tea out of their Jingmai leaves to have it to drink themselves and sell the excess.

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Getting down to the dusty bits of this sun dried Yunnan black tea with chrysanthemum flowers from Yunnan Sourcing. Keeping the steeps very short.

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Starting new year's week with a reliable and pleasant Sun Dried Yunnan black tea from Mud and Leaves.

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I like flat headed style tea knife like this one more than the pick style for most compressed tea. More like an oyster knife than a regular kitchen knife.

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Warming up on a chilly December day with robust, yet elegant, sun dried Yunnan black tea from Mud and Leaves.

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"Builders" Sun Dried Yunnan black tea from White2Tea. The tea is "mercilessly crammed" into "fragrant bamboo" tubes and roasted. A very nice malty-fruity black tea, in the style of everyday UK black tea blends.

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I appreciate this Azure Spring Sun Dried black tea from Mud and Leaves, but some mornings I wish it was a little less elegant, a bit more of a bruiser Dian Hong.

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