作者： Wilbur Tan
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2021 新益号 金冰岛 (Xin Yi Hao Golden Bingdao)
Eight infusions of 2021 Xin Yi Hao Golden Bingdao: earthiness, herbal sweetness and a silky middle, with a welcome reason to slow down. Personal enjoyment: 6.5/10.
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Bama Jin Jun Mei (八马茶业): Flowers, Silk and a Savoury Turn
Eight infusions of Bama Tea’s 2026 Jin Jun Mei: thick floral aromas, silky sweetness and an unexpected savoury turn. My personal enjoyment score: 6.4/10.
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2024 澜沧古茶 0085 景迈山熟普: Monk Fruit or Paper?
A nine-infusion tasting of 2024 澜沧古茶 0085 景迈山熟普: clean aromas and silky texture give way to medicinal-root bitterness, papery flavour and a drying finish. Provisional rating: 3.8/10.
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My Pu’er Journey: Mapping Yunnan’s Tea Mountains and Villages
A bilingual Yunnan map for my Pu’er journey: locating Yiwu, Banzhang, Bingdao, Jingmai, Naka and Kunlu, and learning how villages, tea mountains and trade nicknames differ.
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2004 茶王树 (Cha Wang Shu): Charred Furnace-Baked Apple
Ten infusions of the raw Pu’er labelled 2004 茶王树 (Cha Wang Shu) 千年易武古树野生茶: wood, smoke and muted apple, with a side-by-side comparison to a purported 2003 7542. Packaging claims and tasting observations are kept separate.
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Dayi Jin Zhen Bai Lian: A Memory of Monk Fruit
An eleven-infusion Jin Zhen Bai Lian tasting: thick tongue coating, earthy monk fruit, caramel and nutty sweetness, with a childhood memory and a provisional comparison to Dayi 7572.
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Bama / Xinjihao 黑金岁月 Ripe Pu’er Review (2019 Material) — Three Profiles in One Cup
Bama Tea / Xinjihao (信记号 / 信記號) 黑金岁月 (Heijin Suiyue), made from 2019 material. A twelve-infusion ripe Pu’er review with a 6.1 g mini cake: smooth liquor, throat cling and three separate bitter-savoury/herbal, shou and sweet profiles. Includes packaging details and a careful Dayi 7572 comparison.
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Dayi 7572 (2101): From Dry Earth to Chicken Congee
A fifteen-infusion tasting of Dayi 7572, batch 2101: dry earth and flower petals develop into thick, warm broth and chicken-congee associations before fading into a lightly sweet herbal soup.
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Two Taps for Thank You — A Small Gesture at the Tea Table
Why do people tap two fingers on the table when someone pours tea? A quiet thank-you, a story about an emperor in disguise, and a small custom that keeps the conversation flowing.
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1994 K100 Tie Guan Yin — Learning to Read an Old Book
Bookshelf, thick old book cover, aged pages and soothing woody dust. Nine infusions of 1994 K100 Tie Guan Yin, approached as a first study of a tea I am still learning to read.