My guide for how to get into tea
| name | date | re-buy? | type | comments | brew notes | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Girls 2021 | 2025-11-16 | N | Puer - Ripe | A little uninteresting? I’m not sure if I’m getting bored of Shou, or if the 2022 was better | ||
| Caledonia 2024 | 2025-11-14 | N | Puer - Ripe | A little boring | white2tea | |
| Tale Chaser 2022 | 2025-11-13 | N | Puer - Ripe | Just crazy bitter. Though I think it needs way shorter steep times. | white2tea | |
| Tihkal 2024 | 2025-11-12 | N | Puer - Raw | This is a well reviewed sheng. I think I don’t like sheng, it’s boring | white2tea | |
| Firebat 2023 | 2025-11-08 | Y | Smoked | Sweet like smoked salmon | white2tea | |
| Premium White Peony (Bai MuDan) | 2025-10-08 | N | White | Little too mild, but there’s nice flavor | teavivre | |
| Huo Shan Huang Xiao Cha | 2025-10-01 | Y | Yellow | Roasty, a little sweet. Like popcorn. Simple and great | teavivre | |
| Turtle Dove 2020 | 2025-09-26 | Y | White | Yummy, fruity, like sweet peach ice tea | white2tea | |
| Dark Peony 2024 | 2025-09-22 | Y | White | White/Black mix. More on the white end, light and bright. A lil fruity. Could do with more flavor but it’s good. | white2tea | |
| Jonia 2025 | 2025-09-17 | Y | White | Yum. Like a mix of white and oolong that’s a little bit bready and milky. Light sweetness. Cool | white2tea | |
| Predawn Dark 2023 | 2025-09-15 | Y | Puer - Ripe | Very nice. It’s charcoal roasted but not smokey. Roasty, little molassis, little barn, really thick | white2tea | |
| Orientalism and the Generated Image 2024 | 2025-09-14 | N | Puer - Raw | Nothing I like about this. Just grassy and bad | white2tea | |
| Silver Fox 2024 | 2025-09-12 | N | White | Not so interesting but I think I overdid it, needed cooler water | white2tea | |
| Dian Hong Black Tea - Golden Tip | 2025-09-09 | Y | Black | Great black tea. herby, good acidity | teavivre | |
| Schedule White 2024 | 2025-09-05 | Y | White | Sweet, fruity, herby, a lot going on. Great aftertaste. Serious stuff for the $7 price | white2tea | |
| Nuo Xiang Shu 2003 | 2025-09-02 | Y | Puer - Ripe | Super old and syrupy. Not my faavorite but nice to have around. | white2tea | |
| Anhua Tianjian 2021 | 2025-09-01 | N | Heicha | A little funky and interesting, but didn’t love it | white2tea | |
| Jade Yellow Tea | 2025-08-29 | N | Yellow | Very mid | Need to respect it and do it at 85C | guy on messenger |
| Snowflake Dancong | 2025-08-28 | N | Oolong | Kinda boriing | white2tea | |
| Drills and Jeans 2025 | 2025-08-23 | N | White | Nice, a little too subtle. slightly roasty marshmellow or hot chocolate | white2tea | |
| Smoky Charcoal Ruby Oolong | 2025-08-21 | Y | Oolong | Not super smoky or charcoaly. A little sour and chocolate notes. Maybe refreshing for a cold brew? Xander likes it | daughter’s tea | |
| Jin Xuan Milk Oolong | 2025-08-17 | N | Oolong | Meant to be a milk oolong but it’s way too subtle. Just an ok oolong | teavivre | |
| Fruity Citrus Ruby Oolong | 2025-08-16 | N | Oolong | Smooth, sweet, fruity, but not as delightful as their other stuff. I might get it if I was doing another order from them | daughter’s tea | |
| Dualist 2024 | 2025-08-15 | N | Black | Ok but bit boring black tea | white2tea | |
| Gongmei 2019 | 2025-08-10 | N | White | Very smooth and soothing, fruity notes wihtout being sweet. But not blown away | ||
| Ageless Phase 2024 | 2025-08-08 | N | Puer - Ripe | Boring | white2tea | |
| Karst 2023 | 2025-08-07 | Y | White | Fruity, smooth, sweet, floral, delicious. A little on the subtler end but still good | Definitely could daily drive. Cold brew? | white2tea |
| Smokeshou 2021 | 2025-08-06 | Y | Smoked | Really sweet delicious campfire smoke flavor, like smoked salmon, no bitterness or astringency or ashtray. | white2tea | |
| Moon Bear 2024 | 2025-08-05 | Y | Puer - Raw | Smells like white/green/raw, but a rich molassis caramel peanut brittle mixed with roast grain flavor. A little subtle but nice. | white2tea | |
| En Passant 2023 | 2025-07-27 | N | Puer - Ripe | Just bitter, not too interesting | white2tea | |
| Theophilus 2024 | 2025-07-23 | N | Puer - Ripe | Not super interesting | white2tea | |
| Big O V3 2023 | 2025-07-03 | N | Puer - Ripe | Kinda just boring | white2tea | |
| Ditch Pike 2024 | 2025-06-22 | Y | Black | really beutiful. sweet, herby, low bitterness, rich. yum | maybe get it as daily driver | white2tea |
| Bellwether 2024 | 2025-06-20 | Y | Puer - Raw | gentle, light, full. kinda lovely. Not remarkable for the price but very nice | white2tea | |
| Cacao 80 2024 | 2025-06-15 | Y | Puer - Ripe | Crazy bitter | needs experimentation. half a coin regular/cold brew. mix with milk/sugar into hot chocolate | white2tea |
| Shotgun Shack 2024 | 2025-06-07 | N | Puer - Ripe | A little boring and just astringent | white2tea | |
| Reading Room 2023 | 2025-05-30 | Y | Puer - Ripe | Sweet, syruppy, refined. A bit expensive | white2tea | |
| Injured Coast 2022 | 2025-05-07 | N | Puer - Raw | A little roasty. Just tastes like astringent black tea | white2tea | |
| Organic Nonpareil Ming Qian Dragon Well 2025 | 2025-04-19 | N | Green | chestnut, umami, a little sweet | teavivre | |
| Rectrix 2022 | 2025-04-18 | N | Black | a little sweet and delicious, but not enough | white2tea | |
| Sun Fu 2018 | 2025-04-06 | N | Heicha | Kinda moldy funky not so pleasant. Wet log in a not so good way | white2tea | |
| Lapsun 2023 | 2025-04-05 | N | Smoked | A little smoky, a little black, nothing crazy | white2tea | |
| La Sombra 2023 | 2025-03-30 | N | Puer - Raw | kinda green, boring | white2tea | |
| Floral Honey Ruby Oolong | 2025-03-28 | Y | Oolong | Bright, honey, warm milk | daughter’s tea | |
| Gingerbread Man 2022 | 2025-03-26 | N | Puer - Ripe | Puery, but a little uninteresting | white2tea | |
| Waffles 2021 | 2025-03-22 | Y | Puer - Ripe | Sweet, woody, porty | white2tea | |
| Pretty Girls 2022 | 2025-03-21 | Y | Puer - Ripe | Molassis, barn | white2tea | |
| Lumberslut 2022 | 2025-03-17 | Y | Puer - Ripe | Forrest, musty, wood, mushroom | white2tea | |
| Dry Berry Ruby Oolong | 2025-03-16 | Y | Oolong | milky berry-y, yummy | daughter’s tea | |
| Camphornought 2022 Mini | 2025-03-16 | Y | Puer - Ripe | woody, smokey, bold | white2tea | |
| Imperial Dragon Well Tea From Zhejiang | 2025-03-16 | Y | Green | Somewhat acidic and no tannins. Very bright and vegetal | look at instructions on website | yunnan soucing |
| Imperial Grade Silver Needle White Tea of Jinggu | 2025-03-16 | Y | White | Very floral and nice | yunnan sourcing | |
| Competition Grade Jin Jun Mei Black Tea | 2025-03-16 | Y | Black | chocolatey smooth - delicious! | yunnan sourcing | |
| Classic Laoshan Green Tea from Shandong | 2025-03-16 | Y | Green | daily drinker, vegetal and a bit milky | yunnan sourcing | |
| 13 Years Aged Da Hong Pao Rock Oolong Tea | 2025-03-16 | Y | Oolong | earthy, roasty, a little sweet | needs a little more leaf and high temp | yunnan sourcing |
| Jade Red Oolong Tea | 2025-03-16 | N | Oolong | A little boring | guy on messenger | |
| Jade Oolong Tea | 2025-03-16 | N | Oolong | Really nice sweet smell, slightly sweet potato. But not interesting drink | guy on messenger | |
| Mistle 2023 | 2025-03-16 | N | Black | really nice deep and bright, but not too much character | shorter brew times | white2tea |
| Blood Moon 2024 | 2025-03-16 | N | Oolong | a little boring, a little fruity | white2tea | |
| Anhua Tianjian 2015 | 2025-03-16 | N | Heicha | Earthy and bright | white2tea | |
| Imperial Mojiang Golden Bud Yunnan Black Tea | 2025-03-16 | N | Black | Chocolate smell - unsure on taste | yunnan sourcing | |
| Golden Horse 8685 Ripe Tea in Tangerine | 2025-03-16 | N | Puer - Ripe | a little one note, but the tangerine smell is nice | yunnan sourcing | |
| First Flush “Mao Feng” Yunnan Green Tea | 2025-03-16 | N | Green | a little boring | yunnan sourcing | |
| Anxi “Hairy Crab” Mao Xie Fujian Oolong Tea | 2025-03-16 | N | Oolong | very green, not too interesting | yunnan sourcing |
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Remaining White2tea
Ripe Pu’er (Shou)
- Bamboo Shu 2020 (bamboo-roasted)
- Stubb Mini 2023 (smoked)
- Lesser Evils Minis 2021
- Brown Sugar 2020
- Glass House Mini 2025 (dessert-style)
- Waffles 2020
- Red Loon Mini 2023
- Lumber 2024
Raw Pu’er (Sheng)
- Green Hype Minis 2024
- Boat Captain Minis 2022 (smoked)
- Hypnotrain Mini 2022
White Tea
- Marion 2019 (moonlight)
- Chuan Zibai 2023
- Yesheng Gushu Baicha 2021 (wild)
- Jonia Mini 2025 (charcoal-roasted)
- Beebe Mini 2021
- Ikebana Mini 2025
- Judy Mini 2021
- Old Whitey 2016
- Charing Cross Mini 2024 (charcoal-roasted)
- Nightlife Mini 2024 (moonlight)
- Gongmei Brick 2014
- White Tripel 2018 (blended)
- Bamboo Peony 2018 (bamboo-roasted)
- Turtle Dove 2017
- Bamboo Dove 2020 (bamboo-roasted)
- Dian Mei Mini 2023
- Oriole Mini 2025
- Tinder Box Mini 2024 (smoked)
Black / Red Tea
- Arbor Red 2018
- Yesheng Gushu Hongcha 2025 (wild)
- Ditch Pike 2024
- Penetralia Minis 2024
- Reynolds Minis 2024
- Natural Redhead Mini 2018
- Scrye Mini 2022
- Rectrix Mini 2022
- Sunskate Mini 2021 (light-oxidized)
- Hot Brandy 2019 (hybrid)