George was spot on with his brewing time. the gaiwan lid went on at 12:50 and he poured at 13:10

He's living my dream! I would quit my job and my life here if I would get the chance to work with tea for a living!!!

I think Don really enjoys having a young apprentice. Love the colour of your shirt it's quite distractingly beautiful.

I would like to see more tea tastings with george! I think he is a very relatable and sweet person :) Also I feel like he encapsulates a pretty decent number of the general viewership by being quite into tea but not knowing every in and out to the fullest (which might make him so relatable)

Give us more of George, he is good, he knows his teas .

Awesome addition, he looks very cheerful!

8:30 - Don Delivers a philosophical lesson about not applying labels to the distinguishing flavour characteristics of Puer tea 9:20 - "I'm getting white chocolate and apricots for sure" Stop suggesting tasting notes before George gets a chance to, leading the witness!

Drinking the 2018 young gushu while watching 😄 I think I actually met him, when I was in the teahouse recently

interesting to see them tasting tea in a different way. Don being more on finding that exact note/souvenir, george is more about the feeling kind of telling a story of the emotions felt during the experience.

I want to drink tea with George. 😉😍

I learned a lot in this one! I was struggling with raw PuErh too. They all seem to have that distinct raw puerh taste and then discerning all the little notes is tough. Thanks for the lesson. I definitely feel more confident on pulling the trigger on a cake

Great dynamic between you two.... sooooo feel free to invite George for more videos! :D True teaheads together is always a pleasure to see !

More George! He's a cool dude!

I like George haha That enthusiasm! Bring this boy back!

You hit on my spot in the tea journey. I am new and can't taste all the notes and things you talk about , but during the last week I find myself using terms creamy and bright when talking about a new tea. I am just feeling it naturely coming to me. Learning the body feelings the different teas give me. It just takes time to learn. There is so much to learn But so far my favorite tea is Jade 5 . Love it. And my passion has already spread to several co-workers. I have my tea set for gung-fu brewing for work and the people under me smile when I break it out. They say I'm more mellow soon as I start brewing. :)

Great dynamic between these two. Enthusiasm is contagious!

I especially loved that last 3 minutes of wisdom, I'm so desperate to create some empty space in my life one of these days to fill it up with some Pollen Provider :) Can't wait x

Really enjoyed George’s enthusiasm and energy, I’m also trying to develop my palate so great to see someone learning too.

Great video, your mentioning of how Puerh farmers focus much more on sensation instead purely on flavour resonates with me. I rarely can make out destinct aromas like white chocolate or facecream. On the other hand broader flavour notes like zestyness or malty sweetness I do get, but especially with raw puerh it is much more how it makes me feel, which dictates the level of enjoyment I get from the tea.

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE VIDEO SO FAR HI GEORGE

This was a very enjoyable session, Don. I liked the talk about the PuErh taste, because that's how it really is :) And also the Pollen Provider seems really nice!!!! I have to get one in the future. I have tested Dreamscene Smuggler before and loved it. Thank you Don for this video and you, taking your time for all those teaheads out there. Also George did pretty well!

Excellent point about emptiness!

Thanks for another fun and informative video. I'd love to see more of George and your other workers in your videos. How about one with Adrian? I've only started my free fall down the fine quality tea rabbit hole, but with you and your carefully chosen teas, I know that I am an excellent hands. Thanks goes to you and all of your crew for what you do for us.

Love the vids mate

This was really cool to see guys

I love the thumbnail!!!😂

Aaaaaaah!! That is so cool that George was on this side and now is on the couch!! ~~Hel-lo from the other si~~de! xD

Would love to see another run of guru's, such a compact gong fu solution. bit more my style than the brewrider tbh.

Hmm :) I had an issue with the Night Forest Muse. I just risked it and bought the whole cake. And after I tasted it I thought to myself: "Well, I can get much better pu erh teas for less price." Mostly it reminded me japanese green teas. I got some edamame flavor, some not specified warm notes, maybe little bit citrus notes and a bit of sweet fruitiness - it reminded me specific candies that I was having when I was young (It was in an egg shape plastic packaging with little figure and pack of candies inside - and the taste of that cnadies was difficult to identify. It had something like a hint of strawberry base note. If that taste would be a color, it would have to be pink definitely. So afterwards it comes on my minde: "Well, at least something..." Also some rubber (but there are teas which are more like rubber - I call it a pacifier taste :) ) and little bit if bitterness. Now to the point - yesrerday I tried to be more relaxed and focused when having Night Forest Muse and I tasted it little bit different way. I came across a video about tasting tea and the guy sipped it and left it in his mouth for quite long time - and it definitely makes difference. I got more of the bitterness. "Oh, there it is :)" I was thinking. And afterwards it really came the sweetness. So it was quite pleasant. And today I tried taste the same way another of my pu erh teas, which was Yiwu Xiaowei Gushu 2018 and it seemed to me more rough and not as interesting. :-/ So finally I am confused. It seems that the way you drink tea makes also a big difference. As well as water quality (hard water - warmer notes, but missing aftertaste). So tasting pu erh teas - very difficult. Not like drinking Mi Lan Xiang Dancong :D

I have a very similar experience with ripe puer. I like them but to me they all taste quite similar, I mostly just get the earthy flavour which I really enjoy but it's very hard for me to get the other aromas. I don't have that problem with any other kind of tea.

Found a new love in this kind of tea because of this video. Put it right up there with Scotch and Bourbon (I'm from Kentucky, home of Bourbon). I dont have a Gong Fu set yet, but I have a kettle like your Connoisseur Glass Tea Brewer And Decanter. It'll get me by for now. Gotta save up for the PuErh cakes.

I love how everyone has different tastes. All these teas are fantastic but - Dream Scene Smuggler vs Canopy Flasher? Dream Scene Smuggler was my fave. Pollen Provider vs Calamansi Swooper? Pollen Provider hands down! Pollen Provider vs Dream Scene Smuggler??? DSS takes the win! Not that it doesn't stand on it's own but DSS's minerality reminds me a little of Night Forest Muse which I adore. It was the first loose leaf tea I ever tasted and I will never forget that memory

Your explanation of the abstract approach to tasting reminds me of something a whiskey tasting channel (Whiskey Vault) mentioned about the difference between a more left-brain or right-brain approach - ie., trying to analytically pin down flavour notes, or alternatively, letting your brain suggest flavours based on past memories. They compare how when you're trying to remember someone's name and you have it on the tip of your tongue, compared to when you just think of someone and their names comes straight to you.

hey, could you do a video on genmaicha? id like your take on it as it is my favorite kind of tea

Just finished my 15th infusion of Jade Star 4 and wondering if I should simply add more leaves or start a whole new session. Interesting how I can identify changing aroma profiles (and a few distinct smells) yet am only able to identify a dominant flavour if that. I love Mei Leaf tea especially those with a noticeable Cha Qi which helps placate my PTSD+. It's gone 1 am here in South Australia. Any other Teaheads nearby? I'm new to tea drinking so any help appreciated. Cheers, Al

I’m glad I’m not alone being a bit confused by my very limited experience of raw puerh. I have only tried two, neither are from Mei Leaf. I think from those I know what that basic taste is that they’re describing, but I don’t know if I like it. It reminds me of the smell of Henna that you use to dye your hair. The bitterness/astringency is definitely strong until about the 5th infusion. I keep trying them to convince myself I like them, but I don’t think I actually do haha. Maybe I’ll try the A-B test and/or purchase one from Mei leaf to compare. I have a lot to learn but also I’m ok deciding I just don’t like something.

He says george George:🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾 😂😂😂

I thought i knew tea, and then i bought night forest muse, which was also the first raw puerh i had. I was clueless :)). I need to stack up at least 2 more raws to get the hang of them

nice to see you george and don :)

Don, how many more tea cakes are coming out this year, I am going to be a pauper by the end of the year at this rate! Please tell me this is the last cake this year as the cost of Christmas presents is looming! :) PS, is the pollen provider a large or small batch?

Hey I have one question. Often times I see people brewing puerhs doing really fast steepings, like 3 seconds, later 5 and up to 10 and later after 5th infusion they make it just a little longer. I do it this way too because it's convenient to me while studying when I don't have much time to wait between steepings. Do you recommend this method and in what situations you would brew like this or your method with longer steepings?

Welcome George!

Young gushu 2017 mixed with young gushu 2019 is incredible. Only have one taster left of 2017 though...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm relatively new to pu-erh, but if this is a 2019 Raw pu-erh, what actually makes it a pu-erh if it hasn't aged/fermented yet? Isnt it basically just a compressed green/black tea?

29 sec. 1st infusion, 43 sec. the second one. Not to bad!

May I ask is it better to use ceramic gaiwan instead of clay pot to do pu erh?

Heey can you make a video about the most "psycho active" tea that ever passed trough your shop?

so raw puerh is supposed to be a bit bitter? I keep having that with the young gushu from meileaf

Pairs well with a piping hot curry 🍛 🥵

Hi George :)

damn, something bass like ien this video, isnt it? i thought someone close to me is hitting the walls over and over, but it is in this video.^^

Brew times give me the willies, in the American sense of the word. Tea from this year really should not have such an intense colour, which suggests it's being over brewed.

Brew puer tea by yixing teapot is better.

No sugar in the cuppa, are they having a laugh?

Mmh. Still not a fan of Pu Erh...

I liked George! 3 years after video was made ... I hope he is still around.