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Week In Pictures (July 18 – 24)

Week In Pictures (July 18 – 24)

#Tea tasting aftermath: 2016 Rou Gui l Winter Wings 2015 Bang Dong raw l Mad King 2006 Ban Zhang raw l Diamond Cutter 2002 Lincang raw
A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas) on Jul 17, 2016 at 11:36am PDT

The scene after a nice afternoon of tea drinking. Tea included a rou gui brought by a friend, this one, this one (soon) and this one.

Two of our favorite Yunnan crops: Lychees and Yue Guang Bai white #tea.
A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas) on Jul 20, 2016 at 11:54am PDT

Lychees and tea, an excellent combination!

Pouring some of our Straight No Chaser Bulang raw puer through a brand spanking new #tea strainer.
A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas) on Jul 21, 2016 at 11:46am PDT

A “Blueberry Stain” tea strainer that we just couldn’t help but pick up. This one’s being broken in with some Straight No Chaser 2015 Fall Bulang.

Mao cha mayhem, from left to right: Secret Garden, Da Qi Shu, Bai Hua Tan, WMD Mansa.
A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas) on Jul 22, 2016 at 1:03pm PDT

Another whodunnit tea lineup. Was it the Secret Garden, one of the leftover mao cha samples or the WMD?

Chewie’s the #tea meowster on duty today. Looks like we’ll be drinking Chew’s brews, I wonder what he’ll choose? Safe to assume it’ll be 猫cha.
A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas) on Jul 23, 2016 at 10:58am PDT

The mighty Chewbacca is also a mighty tea master.

Changing it up today with some of our 2005 Zhong Cha 7542. This leathery beast of a #tea comes from batch 502, dry stored in Kunming since birth.
A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas) on Jul 24, 2016 at 12:07pm PDT

We decided to rotate the storage of our 7542 cakes, and just couldn’t help but break into it ourselves.

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CNY Shipping Notice: Orders received before Januar

Week In Pictures (July 18 – 24)

CNY Shipping Notice: Orders received before January 23rd (China time) will be sent out as normal. After this, orders can still be placed, but there will be slight delays until January 30th.⁠
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And because we love you more than the other China-based tea vendors, will be working hard to send them out and continue to have regular China Post pickups. However, the bottleneck is due to the fact that Chinese Customs officers will be enjoying a 7 day break, so don't be surprised if the tracking hits a dead end at Guangzhou for a few extra days.⁠
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Nonetheless, it's a very short shipping break, and we may even have a few temptations to unleash over the CNY break, like these gaiwans. ...

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Jan 20

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Unfortunately, life in Kunming for @imcoomi and I

Week In Pictures (July 18 – 24)

Unfortunately, life in Kunming for @imcoomi and I means a life deprived of snow (except for that one time it snows for 2 hours every 5 years). Unable to enjoy the winter activities we could enjoy in our previous life, we've had to settle for our own ceramic snow friends.⁠
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These ones might be even better, especially as they don't melt when you pour tea over them.⁠
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Also, helluva gaiwan, isn't it? ...

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Jan 19

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Lucky Bags! Delivered by cats!⁠ ⁠ Before we cl

Week In Pictures (July 18 – 24)

Lucky Bags! Delivered by cats!⁠
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Before we close out the Year of the Pig, a little spring cleaning is in order. This is customary in China as it's considered a bad move luck-wise to clean during the several days after the CNY. Chinese traditional equates throwing out garbage and waste with throwing out money in the first days of the lunar new year.⁠
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After several years, I'm still wrapping my head around that a bit, but abiding by the custom nonetheless. This means that our pre-spring festival cleaning has turned up way more random tea than we need!⁠
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Each lucky bag contains various teas that could include raw or ripe puer, dancong, yancha, cha gao, white tea, black tea, yellow tea, orange tea, neon hot pink tea, Ice-T, and all kinds of random things. Some teas are very high quality, while others are... tea.⁠
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But for as little as $5, it's hard not to play the game. ...

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Jan 19

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Doing a little side by side storage comparison aft

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Doing a little side by side storage comparison after almost 1 year.⁠
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We honestly weren't sure what to expect. The comparison was between Jianshui clay jar storage and woodfired (Sublime) jar storage. Both jars were filling to the brim with our 2018 Year of the Dog Yiwu. ⁠
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The earlier years of a tea's storage see the most drastic results, so it's an ideal time for conducting a comparison. For the most part, the temperature and humidity were never more than a few degrees different, but even after a relatively short amount of time, there is still a slight difference. ⁠
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Let's see what year 2 has in store. ...

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Jan 17

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There's still a week before the Chinese New Year a

Week In Pictures (July 18 – 24)

There's still a week before the Chinese New Year and before we officially enter the Year of the Rat. These guys already seem to feel quite at home with us in our studio, which is no surprise considering Bitterleaf is proudly 100% Rat owned and operated. No wonder our cats enjoy playing with us so much.⁠
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If you're now determining our age based on zodiac, then yes, we're 24 years old this year. Or sometimes 12 years old, if going by maturity. ...

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