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camphor
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 16:53
by puerhking
since many people....including myself.....think that camphor is a pleasant flavor in pu, I was wondering what ones you guys have come across that express that note most prominently. for me it is this one...
http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-CNNP-Yi-Wu-Zhe ... m153.l1262
tho mine is the imperfectly compressed version which per Scott will age more quickly.
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 17:52
by Salsero
I don't have an answer to your question, but I found a 2006 review of this cake (sourced from TeaSpring) by BearsBearsBears.
http://community.livejournal.com/puerh_tea/5468.html
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 18:36
by heavydoom
i still to this point do not know what the taste or the smell of camphor is. is it nauseating?
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 19:36
by Salsero
heavydoom wrote: i still to this point do not know what the taste or the smell of camphor is. is it nauseating?
Doesn't camphor have a sort of
Vicks Vapo Rub aroma?
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 19:39
by taitea
Salsero wrote:heavydoom wrote: i still to this point do not know what the taste or the smell of camphor is. is it nauseating?
Doesn't camphor have a sort of
Vicks Vapo Rub aroma?
yes
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 19:45
by heavydoom
kinda like moth balls?
a very popular thing to do still, to throw in some moth balls into the closet. once in a while when i am walking around the city, i will detect a whiff of this wonderful fragrance from someone's jacket.
vicks? so no, i have not detected this elusive camphor smell yet in my pu erh tea.
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 19:47
by omegapd
Surprisingly, I've found one shu that had a subtle camphor/menthol aroma and taste. It's Upton's China Classic. Its also turned out to be my favorite shu...
EW
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 21:14
by Salsero
I seem vaguely to remember finding a wonderful camphor taste/aroma in one or two of the very first sheng I ever tried, but what they were and precise memories of the taste are both lost bits of information. I would love to find one that has a distinctive camphor taste now.
Posted: Nov 9th, '08, 22:36
by odarwin
as per scott,
he said this has a slight camphor flavor,
he sent this little baby in with a package to me for free and i enjoyed this more than the stuff i ordered...
http://cgi.ebay.com/2008-Nan-Jian-Tulin ... m153.l1262
i like it a lot, and ordered this along with stuff for my second batch of tea from him
i honestly cant tell which flavor is the camphor flavor, but this is a very pleasant everyday shou cha. i finished the small tuo a little over a weeks time in the office
-darwin
Posted: Nov 10th, '08, 03:16
by Trioxin
odarwin wrote:as per scott,
he said this has a slight camphor flavor,
he sent this little baby in with a package to me for free and i enjoyed this more than the stuff i ordered...
http://cgi.ebay.com/2008-Nan-Jian-Tulin ... m153.l1262
i like it a lot, and ordered this along with stuff for my second batch of tea from him
i honestly cant tell which flavor is the camphor flavor, but this is a very pleasant everyday shou cha. i finished the small tuo a little over a weeks time in the office
-darwin
My "to order" list is getting much to long, but I'm going to have to add this one to it. For the price, I guess you really can't go to wrong.
I know there is something I've tasted that had a slight camphor taste to it, but for the life of me I can't remember. its going to drive me nuts thinking about it now.
Posted: Nov 10th, '08, 15:25
by shogun89
odarwin wrote:as per scott,
he said this has a slight camphor flavor,
he sent this little baby in with a package to me for free and i enjoyed this more than the stuff i ordered...
http://cgi.ebay.com/2008-Nan-Jian-Tulin ... m153.l1262
i like it a lot, and ordered this along with stuff for my second batch of tea from him
i honestly cant tell which flavor is the camphor flavor, but this is a very pleasant everyday shou cha. i finished the small tuo a little over a weeks time in the office
-darwin
That ones been on my list for a while now. Maybe brewing moth balls with our pu. . . . . hmmm. . . . dont think the doc would like that. . . .
Posted: Nov 10th, '08, 16:42
by puerhking
interesting Sal. I did not detect any smoke on mine, but it has been almost two years since his review. thanks for diggin that up.
Posted: Nov 10th, '08, 21:07
by Salsero
puerhking wrote: I did not detect any smoke on mine, but it has been almost two years since his review. thanks for diggin that up.
I suspect that both the tea and the reviewer have matured and improved since then!