(EP2: HUOSHAN/YELLOWTEA) TEA ADVENTURE Q&A SERIES W/ GUS + MILES

Miles Cramer interviews Gus of Rivers & Lakes, who is fresh off a sourcing trip in China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian, + Anhui). Gus tells the story of sourcing tea in the greater Lu'an area in Anhui, more specifically the nearly defunct traditional yellow tea processing in remote Huoshan, and the fortuitous meeting of the enigmatic Dasha. Captions are available.
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0:00 Checking out the yellow tea
0:58 rolling up to an unfriendly scene in Lu'an
3:33 Asking about Huoshan Yellow Tea
5:44 Meeting Mr. Pang (Remington Steel)
6:57 Shanghai hookup / getting screened
7:52 You're really lucky
9:30 Passing the test
9:52 Meeting Dasha
11:14 Drinking Dasha's yellow tea (finally)
12:42 Explaining Yellow Tea production
14:26 Lu'an Guapian too?!
15:00 A secret still
16:29 Finding the right tea from her

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That's a pretty captivating story