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2006 – Xia Guan Sheng Tai Tuo Cha – Raw Pu-erh – 200g Tuo - First time release, First batch.

2003 – Xia Guan Cang Er Di Yi Bing (Wu Duo Jin Hua) – Raw Pu-erh – 500g Beeng - Rare find. Couldn't resist, so bought it. This is FT grade. First time release. First batch. 5 flowers and xiagun logo on the beeng.












*Last 2 photos not mine

2010 Xiaguan Tibetan Red Flame FT Raw Mini Iron Beeng - Normally I don't like to buy Xiaguan unless it is special (first production or famous). This I cannot miss since it is not that expensive. Bought 2 just for sake of having it and see how it goes in the future...

More:
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 75#p203858

auhckw wrote:2010 Xiaguan Tibetan Red Flame FT Raw Mini Iron Beeng - Normally I don't like to buy Xiaguan unless it is special (first production or famous). This I cannot miss since it is not that expensive. Bought 2 just for sake of having it and see how it goes in the future...

More:
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 75#p203858

Chua,
A good buy.When this tea ages in a few years time, we will get together and I will bring my 1996,2006,2004,2007 and this current one and we will try it.

2011 Golden Dayi Raw - To be honest, I bought this because of the wrapping. So nice. Pre-ordered mine earlier under '3 tons guy'. Upon arrival, most of the cartons were sold out. There is no samples yet as they said may not have enough. Hope in the next few days, there will be spare and samples to drink.

Pre-order price vs Upon arrival price differs 10%

So will this Golden Dayi appreciate like Gold? Only time can tell

2011 Xia Guan Cang Er Brick Raw - Bought it for 2 reasons. 1) Nice logo on the brick 2) Cheap. Look at the paper bag and box.

... couldn't resist after trying it and so... topup another 7... total 10











The seller was saying the words are meaningful. I have no idea what it says

The brew: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 65#p204065

2011 Dayi Yiwu Raw - Only can afford 1 piece. Look at how good the wrapping is. The paper material is good. There are a lot of chinese words all over the wrapping.

Brew:
1st session: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 75#p203998

2nd session: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 31#p204131

Decided to topup...





My beeng box

2011 Dayi Pu Zhi Wei Raw - Usually Pu Zhi Wei is ripe, but this is the first time they produces as Raw. Very cheap. and worth the taste to keep. So bought some.

2011 Dayi Fang Cha Raw - No samples. Bought it anyway.

2kg box of Menghai Imperial grade gong ting 1980's.
No astringency, just clean pu-erh taste, nothing complex. 1999 5gm mini tuo, inexpensive and very drinkable, Zhongcha.
Taken from a box with chinese characters and marked with the year 2010 (but tea does not taste 2010)....Little astringency, drinkable inexpensive clean tea, more complex flavours than the gong ting. Earlier this week, had dinner at a private club in a Hutong house at Wangfujing, was served puerh, and it was simply sublime, definitely gong ting, sweet, no astringency, herbal. Similar to a batch of tea that I purchased in very small quantity at Ole' Beijing's Financial district.

my 2011 puer ,bud of ancient tree from yongde lingcang ,yunan

Wow, gorgeous tea, yinwenqian! Made by you or your family...?

I like this photo a lot



Makes me feel like eating up the leaves