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2006 Aged Da Hong Pao, and The Meaning of Life
Hello hello! Before I start, I wanted to first and foremost thank the tea community (and you, the reader) for the amount of out-pouring...


4 Playlists to Drink Tea To!
Hello hello! Last month, I had become unfortunate enough to contract Covid 19. It resulted in an ER visit with contemplation of putting...


Open Letter to the Tea Community: Tea and Racism
Hello hello, I’ve decided to take a break from working on my book to make a post on the blog, and address the tea community as a whole....


Gong-Fu Matcha
Hello hello! Since the post, I’ve been writing away at my first draft for the upcoming novel I’m writing. The first draft is about 40% of...


4 Year Anniversary (and Special Announcement)
Hello hello! Reflection Four years ago today on January 8th, I started ‘theoolongdrunk.com' where I set out to review tea. What...


End of Decade Top 10 Albums to Drink Tea To
Hello hello! Over the past ten years, a lot of us have gotten into tea — rather that be that you sell or drink it. Along with tea, a wide...


Go All Out. Go Full Frontal.... by Bitterleaf Teas
Hello hello! Bitterleaf Teas put the risk in risqué this year with the release of their 2019 Full Frontal — a 2019 Jingmai Sheng Puer...


Two's a Crowd. Three's a Tieguanyin.
Hello hello! Over the past month a new tea company has been in and out, and all about. The Dr.Seuss in me wants to say they’ve also been...


Dark and Exquisite Leaves
Hello hello! A little over a few months ago, I began airing out dark tea from Exquisite Leaves — a kind of puer tea from the Hunan...
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