Umi Tea Sets Blog

The Blue Mark (Chinese: "Lan Yin" 蓝印) is one of the most coveted vintages of Puerh tea, desired by collectors and connoisseurs alike. After Red Mark (Chinese: "Hong Yin" 红印)...

By Scott Wilson, Kunming Yunnan ProfileScott is an American from the west coast. After some traveling he settled in Kunming, China and founded the tea export company Yunnan Sourcing. He...

Lu Li Zhen: The flavor and aroma of this tea were so weak. It was also rough on the throat. There were some sensations in the mouth, but the faults...

Zhou Yu: This tea had some hui gan in the back of the mouth. The Qi traveled down the throat, but was a bit weak. The tea tasted sweet. I...

Zhou Yu: This tea's flavor was light. Its liquor had a bit of hui gan and was slightly thicker and denser. The ten years or so of storage in this...

Lu Li Zhen: This tea's aroma was mediocre. Still, it did taste a bit sweet and had some cha yun, too. Nevertheless, I felt that the flavor was rather weak...

Zhou Yu: I thought this was the best of all the teas in this discussion. The hui gan and yun were both more abundant than the others. The liquor was...

Zhou Yu: This tea has a decent aroma with aspects that I could appreciate. It also had a bit of hui gan. I experienced sensations flowing over the back of...

Zhou Yu: I felt that this tea was the wettest of all the teas in this discussion. It has nearly no character at all, though I feel that the leaves...

Zhou Yu: This tea has been wet stored. Its liquor has a strange flavor. It seemed loose, light, and wasn't smooth enough. I think its quality has perished from too...