Recommend me something

[stockman]

Hi!

I want to try something new but as I am new in pu ehr tea I don't know what to choose...

I love this one (mengku gold award):


I would like to try something sweet, no astringent, no smoky (or very light smoky flavour), not too dry, with a heavy or medium mouthfeel and with a good (low) price.

Can you recommend me something?

regards

[Jaymo]

Mengku is one of my favorite big factories as well. Are you looking for sheng or shu?

[stockman]

I would prefer sheng, but if there is any shou with good taste...

[mr mopu]

Shou from 2008 and older is coming in its age now. In terms of sheng Whit2tea and Yunnan Sourcing have some good ones. In terms of a good shou like you may want Crimson Lotus Tea has some fine shou.

[Poseidon]

I would prefer sheng, but if there is any shou with good taste...

Finding a sheng with that flavor profile is going to be tough. Aged sheng will give some of those notes you want. Its much easier to attain with a shou though.

Here's my reccomendation: http://www.puerhshop.com/index.php?main ... ts_id=1831

I really like that cake.

[Alucard]

Stockman, have you decided on anything?

I'm in the same boat as you. I tried a shu and a sheng many years ago as a sample and have not really looked into them again until now. YS has so many choices that I felt lost. Thanks to Mr Mopu's comment I looked into Crimson Lotus Tea and see they specialize in Pu and only have a handful of choices. I decided to order a few samples from them. We'll see if my taste buds are in agreement with puerh.

[Greenteaguru]

go for,
2013 ‘Yunnan Sourcing’ Ai Lao Mnt Raw Pu erh cake.
A great daily drinker. Low astringency, Fairly sweet with light honey and grass notes.

[mr mopu]

Stockman, have you decided on anything?

I'm in the same boat as you. I tried a shu and a sheng many years ago as a sample and have not really looked into them again until now. YS has so many choices that I felt lost. Thanks to Mr Mopu's comment I looked into Crimson Lotus Tea and see they specialize in Pu and only have a handful of choices. I decided to order a few samples from them. We'll see if my taste buds are in agreement with puerh.

Alucard you will have to let me know how you like the Crimson Lotus teas. I like the Bulang a lot.

[stockman]

Stockman, have you decided on anything?

I'm in the same boat as you. I tried a shu and a sheng many years ago as a sample and have not really looked into them again until now. YS has so many choices that I felt lost. Thanks to Mr Mopu's comment I looked into Crimson Lotus Tea and see they specialize in Pu and only have a handful of choices. I decided to order a few samples from them. We'll see if my taste buds are in agreement with puerh.

yes, I have bought a mengku 2005 ripe brick and a 'golden buds' ripe (2009) from mengku as well.

I'm going to try some other mengku cakes to see if I like any of them first, then I will buy something from an other place.

[stockman]

I would prefer sheng, but if there is any shou with good taste...

Finding a sheng with that flavor profile is going to be tough. Aged sheng will give some of those notes you want. Its much easier to attain with a shou though.

Here's my reccomendation: http://www.puerhshop.com/index.php?main ... ts_id=1831

I really like that cake.

yes? Can you recommend me any cheap sheng with this flavour notes? (if possible from a 'big factory')

[Poseidon]

I would prefer sheng, but if there is any shou with good taste...

Finding a sheng with that flavor profile is going to be tough. Aged sheng will give some of those notes you want. Its much easier to attain with a shou though.

Here's my reccomendation: http://www.puerhshop.com/index.php?main ... ts_id=1831

I really like that cake.

yes? Can you recommend me any cheap sheng with this flavour notes? (if possible from a 'big factory')

I would say that you should look for yiwu factory cakes. Yiwu leaves are usually have the sweet notes you are looking for. I would just get a sheng thats at least 6-8 years old if not older. (This shouldnt be hard to find.) A quick search will bring up lots of options. Youll just have to buy and try my friend!

[stockman]

I would prefer sheng, but if there is any shou with good taste...

Finding a sheng with that flavor profile is going to be tough. Aged sheng will give some of those notes you want. Its much easier to attain with a shou though.

Here's my reccomendation: http://www.puerhshop.com/index.php?main ... ts_id=1831

I really like that cake.

yes? Can you recommend me any cheap sheng with this flavour notes? (if possible from a 'big factory')

I would say that you should look for yiwu factory cakes. Yiwu leaves are usually have the sweet notes you are looking for. I would just get a sheng thats at least 6-8 years old if not older. (This shouldnt be hard to find.) A quick search will bring up lots of options. Youll just have to buy and try my friend!

thanks!

[drinking_teas]

http://yunnansourcing.com/en/ripepu-erh ... grams.html