Snake Cakes

by **apache** » Jan 8th, '13, 07:28

Snake Cakes

by apache » Jan 8th, '13, 07:28

In just over a month time will be the year of Snake, of cause, Taetea would never miss such a good opportunity to sell a few more cakes to a sucker like me.

Here pic for snake cake:
http://www.donghetea.com/goods-837.html

Here pic for another kind of snake cake as I normally know:
http://www.zgycsc.com/viewpic.php?viewpic_path0=salebuy/2010/1_01&viewpic_path1=130268_81219.jpg
May be just as tasty. :mrgreen:

by **chabaka** » Jan 8th, '13, 09:25

Re: Snake Cakes

by chabaka » Jan 8th, '13, 09:25

Hi Apache,

perhaps you'd better check your computer keyboard. Seems it wrote a "t" where there should've been an "n" at the start of the last word in your post.
:mrgreen:

by **apache** » Jan 8th, '13, 10:18

Re: Snake Cakes

by apache » Jan 8th, '13, 10:18

chabaka wrote:Hi Apache,

perhaps you'd better check your computer keyboard. Seems it wrote a "t" where there should've been an "n" at the start of the last word in your post.

I checked my computer keyboard, nothing wrong. It must have been typo ... causes by snake venom in my blood! :wink:

by **apache** » May 6th, '13, 12:44

Re: Snake Cakes

by apache » May 6th, '13, 12:44

I got it just before the Chinese New year and tried it last week.

In the last few years Dayi cakes are rather loosely pressed whereas cakes from 2007 2008 was almost like Xiaguan's iron discs. As you could see a lot of broken pieces caused by being thrown around during transit. I have no idea which mountain or region material being used. Taste wise, I think it is a bit like 2012 Longyin but almost half the price. At the time while this post is being written, Longyin is almost 1000 rmb, this is bonkers for a less than one year old big factory plantation cake. Which one is better, Longyin or Snake? I couldn't tell without trying them side by side, but IMHO, I would say 2011 Jin is better than both.

Here are some propaganda (in Chinese) from Menghai Tea Factory with a spin of a rather romanticized snake story:
http://www.hkteaforum.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=8952&extra=page%3D3

I guess now a day a good story is indispensable when selling tea and the animal snake do have an image problem. I wonder how many of you would not run away if you see a snake in the wild? I for one certainly would.

The Snake cake is drinkable as it is now but I wouldn't drink it too often and I rather have something which is at least 5 or 6 years old.

As a young sheng cake, it is solidly made. Is there any gushu material as they said, honestly I couldn't tell. The more pu I drink the less I know how to tell the difference between gushu and plantation cakes.

by **JakubT** » May 7th, '13, 03:52

Re: Snake Cakes

by JakubT » May 7th, '13, 03:52

apache: Hmmm, I thought the Snake to be a lot better than Dragon actually... I may have asked in another topic so I'm sorry if I ask again - have you had the Tiger (2010) and Rabbit (2011)? I think they were more interesting than both Dragon and Snake (though I think that the Snake will get really good eventually).

by **apache** » May 7th, '13, 04:53

Re: Snake Cakes

by apache » May 7th, '13, 04:53

JakubT wrote:apache: Hmmm, I thought the Snake to be a lot better than Dragon actually... I may have asked in another topic so I'm sorry if I ask again - have you had the Tiger (2010) and Rabbit (2011)? I think they were more interesting than both Dragon and Snake (though I think that the Snake will get really good eventually).

When you said Dragon here, did you mean 2012 Dragon Year Sign/Zodiac cake? Yes, I would say it's a lot better than the Dragon Year cake. But when I said "Longyin", I mean "Dragon Mark", probably the hottest (IMHO not the best in quality) Dayi cake right at the moment.

Longyin

I got both Tiger and Rabbit, but they are in boxes and I haven't tried them yet. In fact I got quite a number of cakes and samples but never get round to try them! :roll:

Yes, dare I say Snake has enough substance to go in years.