A T4U post from 2012: Using your mouth to drink tea is a topic that has already been discussed quite extensively. Those who support and oppose the concept are always firmly dug into their respective camps, so I won’t say any more than is needed – I just want to quickly discuss my recent thoughts on … Continue reading 以口就茶 – Using Your Mouth to Drink Tea – Translated Post
This article was retrieved here. All the usual caveats of my previously translated articles still apply here~ Please don’t shoot the messenger. For this one I will add a quick personal note: For anybody that somehow has not heard about sealed storage in the West, the first place you should absolutely go to find information … Continue reading Translated Article – Sealed Pu’er Storage Comparison Experiment
This and another post on plantation teas will be my last Ulumochi translations for a while. Original article here. It has been a pleasure discussing tea with him briefly, he has contributed much to the pu’er community in Taiwan, and is someone I believe Western audiences may benefit from as well. In Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, … Continue reading Sip Straight To The Soul: The 5 Characteristics of High-Quality Big Tree Tea – Translated Article
A post by Ulumochi from an old tea forum thread. Even though this post is from 2012, I think it’s interesting to see what kinds of conflicts show up in pu’er discussion between folks in the Chinese language forums, and what sort of dialogues can be found. Make whatever parallels you wish to the Western … Continue reading Fabricating History – Translated Blog Post
This article is from Cloud’s Tea Journal. This article had not been translated into English, so I included it because it has great information on the 88 and 89QB, as well as a review from Cloud. I did not include pictures from his blog, because they are his own. I only translated this because I … Continue reading 89 Qing Bing: A Traditionally Stored 7542 From The Same Era As The 88QB – Translated Article
This article is an interesting read about the development of plantations in Yunnan’s pu’er industry. I left out some sentences here and there as the author seemed very eager to repeat himself at times. I didn’t feel it worked as well in English. As always I try to preserve as much of the original content … Continue reading What is “Good” Plantation Tea? – Translated Article
Continuing on my current curiosity regarding ripe pu’er, here is a piece published last month (April 2018) discussing fermentation levels. As usual, some liberties were taken in translation, but I do my best to remain as true to original content as possible when translating over. Different levels of fermentation: What’s the difference? We all know … Continue reading Ripe Tea: Different Levels of Fermentation – Translated Article
Hello again! I’ve been spending quieter mornings with my tea looking at more articles I just feel like translating. This one speaks to the “Gushu,” or “Ancient Tree” label, and how it stands in the market. It also briefly touches on arbor and plantation teas, discussing how the author views the situation as a whole, … Continue reading Don’t let “Gushu” become pu’er tea’s Negative Equity – Translated Article
A post written by one of my personal favorite bloggers (Ulumochi/烏魯木齊), getting down to the real marrow of the pu’er situation in China. The topics discussed can be reflected in many ways in the Western World. For many, this is nothing new, but I find the story and topic quite interesting, so I hope you … Continue reading A Story About Pu’er & Ideology – Translated Article
A quick link to the original article here. This one was done for a fellow tea enthusiast writing a paper on duckshit oolong for a folklore class. I hope this was educational and useful! Some of you may be somewhat familiar with the origin story, but there may be a few extra tidbits here and there. … Continue reading Duck Shit Oolong – Translated Article
Dead Leaves Club 