2021 To Be Addicted raw puerh from Xizihao Daughter Tea. "...from unmanaged ancient tea gardens near Laowushan and Heshangsi (monk temple), which are about 2400 m above sea level. It is 100 % spring 2021 gushu material. The tea has a rock sugar-like taste, similar to Bingdao teas and a unique orchid note of Xigui teas." At this point, it doesn't grab me as something I love, but I am not over fond of very young raw puerh, no matter the quality.

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2018 Carefree from Xizihao Daughter Tea is a very nice young sheng, medium compression. Flavor rather quiet, clean, only subtle bitterness and slight astringency, even pushed. Energy similarly calming, no harsh edges.

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Today's tea:
Ghost 2.0, iced.
by Kuura

2010 Golden Leaf Huang from Xizihao Daughter Tea. Huang (pian) is made from tea leaves that are sorted out during the production process, usually because they are too developed, too large, or for other aesthetic reasons.

Some vendors will posit Huang Pian as a good way to try teas from regions whose teas are expensive.

On the other hand, Huang Pian leaves tend to have different flavor characteristics from the leaves that are chosen to be used for actual raw puerh. They also are distinct in how they can be brewed and how they age.

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Vincent told me this year's MyTeaPal Club rock teas, (April, 2025,) are nicer than the batch from last year, (February, 2024,) but this Dong Pian Rou Gui from last year IS actually very good. Medium-Heavy Oxidation and roast, a bit uncommon in modern rock tea producers.

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Xizihao Daughter mostly sells raw puerh, but they also sell ripened puerh and the odd Black tea batch. I don't know much about this 2022 "Wild Black" other than it is from "Unmanaged Gardens" somewhere in Vietnam. It has the fruity character I associate with Yunnan sun dried black tea and good durability/length of flavor. A good zippy morning cup.

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In 2019 and 2020, Xizihao Daughter released white and black wrapper "Taiji" raw puerh teas from "Unmanaged Gardens" in Banzhang Laozhai meant to evoke their famous 2006 Laobanzhang Taiji releases. The 2020 black wrapper version I am trying today is a very nice young puerh but currently at a quiet phase in its flavor evolution. Beautiful after taste and wonderful energy.

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"Dragon Cake" (2018) is another younger raw puerh from Xizihao Daughter. Not as muscular as Drunk, nor as floral-complex as Spreading Joy. A nice middle between the two. (The piece I got in the sample is ridiculously dense, includes a bit of the notch on the back of the cake.)

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Taiwan based Xizihao Daughter has even more opaque tea names and descriptions than White2Tea. For a long time they didn't even have a website. To be honest, I am not really sure how to differentiate their teas beyond price. They do have very nice tea wrappers. I can tell you I enjoy their 2018 Spreading Joy raw puerh more than their 2021 Drunk raw puerh.

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Drinking a treasure chest of Xizihao Daughter Tea samples for the next week or so. This is 2021 Drunk Raw Puerh. Zip, Zap, Zoom!

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It took me a decade of drinking Chinese tea from the finest porcelain cups and Yixing teapots to finally come to this

a crown of narcissus

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Red Saturday, the return of White2Tea's Honey Needle Yunnan black tea.

2023 Dong Pian Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) from MyTeaPal Club. Working through some samples backlog, a very nice rock tea blend.

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Jinjunmei black tea was initially created as a premium bud only tea from a limited geographic region in Fujian targeted at the luxury tea market. A lot of producers now make Jinjunmei-like teas sourced from other regions and with less exacting pick standards. White2Tea's "Daily Jinjunmei" is one of those (though it is from roughly the same region as "real" jinjunmei). Dark stonefruit, herbs, and brown sugar are my tasting notes for Daily Jinjunmei from White2Tea.

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Yong Chun Fo Shou from MyTeaPal is a very green Fujian oolong , low oxidation and little to no roast. Enjoyable and perfume forward, more in modern Anxi or Taiwan style than Wuyi.

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Last of the Yanhong black tea from White2Tea. Onwards!

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Last oolong from the 2023 Tong Xin She Teahouse rock tea tasting flight is an appropriately traditionally produced one. Though quite an unusual name, "Short Foot Oolong"! (Ai Jiao Wu Long.)

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green and golden

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Oops, I thought Black Jade from Volition Tea Co was a black tea, but it is a Dancong Oolong. A tasty Dancong Oolong!

#OolongTea #WulongCha #VolitionTeaCo #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea