Official Pu of the day

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by chrl42 » Feb 25th, '14, 21:09

the_economist wrote:2014 Spring Bingdao BHYJ X Zhou Yu: http://www.origintea.net/pu-erh-tea/raw ... yj-bingdao

Luxurious and full bodied, penetratingly bitter but well balanced with sweetness. I haven't had many teas that claim to be Bingdao so I'm glad I've got this one as a benchmark.
I can't read TWD, but Bingdao is among the most pricey leaf followed after LBZ...without saying anything about their tea, quality-wise :)
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by the_economist » Feb 25th, '14, 21:20

It's slightly more than one usd per gram, so roughly 423 usd for the cake.
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by Tead Off » Feb 25th, '14, 21:36

the_economist wrote:2014 Spring Bingdao BHYJ X Zhou Yu: http://www.origintea.net/pu-erh-tea/raw ... yj-bingdao

Luxurious and full bodied, penetratingly bitter but well balanced with sweetness. I haven't had many teas that claim to be Bingdao so I'm glad I've got this one as a benchmark.
The link says 2013. I just bought some 2013 Spring Bingdao here in Bangkok from the same seller as the Yixing pots that I'm selling. Fantastic tea from the ancient 500+ year trees. I was surprised how much flavor and aroma there is. 2013 seems to be a very fine year for Bingdao.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by the_economist » Feb 25th, '14, 22:00

Right you are on the year. Corrected, thanks!
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by kyarazen » Feb 25th, '14, 22:03

the_economist wrote:2013 Spring Bingdao BHYJ X Zhou Yu: http://www.origintea.net/pu-erh-tea/raw ... yj-bingdao

Luxurious and full bodied, penetratingly bitter but well balanced with sweetness. I haven't had many teas that claim to be Bingdao so I'm glad I've got this one as a benchmark.

EDIT: Got the year wrong, it should be 2013 not 2014.
sounds delicious!

did you buy the whole cake?
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by the_economist » Feb 25th, '14, 22:06

Nope! Tony is limiting it to 25g per person.
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by kyarazen » Feb 25th, '14, 22:09

breaking the "rules" :D drinking some "shu-pu" in grandpa style. usually i dont touch any shu, and seldom do it this style

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by kyarazen » Feb 25th, '14, 22:10

the_economist wrote:Nope! Tony is limiting it to 25g per person.
:P would have been fun to track the tea's change over the years
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by Tead Off » Feb 25th, '14, 22:15

The 2013 Xigui and 2013 Bingdao cakes I bought last week are terrific teas with the nod for the #1 spot going to Xigui. Highly recommended for drinkers not familiar with old tree puerh to get a taste of what good puerh is all about.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by shah82 » Feb 25th, '14, 22:19

the_economist, have you had the mengdai bingdao that teaurchin sells?

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by the_economist » Feb 25th, '14, 22:30

Nope.
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by Peacock » Feb 26th, '14, 01:06

I got 4 samples from teaurchin, and this late evening I am having the peacock blend. I haven't drank much puerh, but over these past two weeks I've really come to enjoy it and have much to learn since this is outside the realm of Japanese teas.

Here is my list of samples that I ordered just in case anyone has some recommendations or wants to chime in:

Jing Mai 2009
Yiwu snake blend 2013
Pa Sha 2011
Yiwu Peacock Blend 2013

The snake blend turned out to be my favorite, followed by the peacock blend. Ironically I thought the two older puerh's would be my favorite, but that wasn't the case.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by fdrx » Feb 26th, '14, 08:29

the_economist wrote:Nope.
You haven't missed much IMO: some nice mint and qi, but no bingdao magic (plus a summer feeling to me). I'll try the Tony&2Dogs' bingdao, your description looks fine even if it shouldn't be the highest grade(?).

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by puyuan » Feb 26th, '14, 12:05

fdrx wrote: even if it shouldn't be the highest grade(?).
Don't know if it actually is, but I'm pretty sure that was what they were aiming at with these cakes.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by gasninja » Feb 28th, '14, 09:15

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the_economist wrote:Nope.
You haven't missed much IMO: some nice mint and qi, but no bingdao magic (plus a summer feeling to me). I'll try the Tony&2Dogs' bingdao, your description looks fine even if it shouldn't be the highest grade(?).
I initially wasn't impressed with the mengdai. But this tea needs a little time e and attention. I really doesn't even get going until the 7th or 8th infusion. Then it becomes really enjoyable for the next fifteen or so infusions. Worth checking ou IMHO.

03 Wisteria zi pin this tea can be hit or miss. But its shining this morning. Love the effervescent feeling it gives in the throat.

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