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Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 17th, '13, 16:10
by puerhking
03 Wu Chi Dao Mengku Zheng Shan for today

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 17th, '13, 19:41
by BioHorn
1999 CNNP 8582 from Taiwan. Patience through a slow start revealed a rewarding middle session. Nice complexity and character left a pleasant lingering impression on the back of the palate. Entering the final laps over many brews. Dark drippings were a confirmation of the nicety of the entire session. Nice to have an 'end of lecture review.' On my way to granny-powder face. Will have to finish tomorrow.

Sorry, but no flowery, "subtle hints of juju beans and caramel" notes on this review.

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 17th, '13, 22:26
by chrl42
MarshalN wrote:Mahei is usually pretty crappy
Mahei and Hekai are usually crappy..you just need a right vendor.

Mahei village has none of Gushu left but crippled half-Gushus, yet its leaves score the highest price along with GFZ.

So, M..what is your favorite Yiwu? :)

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 18th, '13, 01:58
by Tead Off
MarshalN wrote:Mahei is usually pretty crappy
Not the stuff I've had.

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 20th, '13, 09:19
by MarshalN
Tead Off wrote:
MarshalN wrote:Mahei is usually pretty crappy
Not the stuff I've had.
Usually, which means good stuff do exist, but 9 times out of 10 Mahei is crap.

I like my Gaoshan zhai. The right Guafeng zhai stuff is good too, but there are too many crap things out there now.

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 20th, '13, 23:03
by Tead Off
MarshalN wrote:
Tead Off wrote:
MarshalN wrote:Mahei is usually pretty crappy
Not the stuff I've had.
Usually, which means good stuff do exist, but 9 times out of 10 Mahei is crap.

I like my Gaoshan zhai. The right Guafeng zhai stuff is good too, but there are too many crap things out there now.
This has been the case for years, no?

Tea Urchin has very good Gaoshanzhai and Guafengzhai. Not for everyone's budget.

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 21st, '13, 00:11
by chrl42
8x's Tian Zi Zhuan. Has a humidity, but considering it to be 80's..it's not the worst.

Brewed color are red, which I Like. I think it's not spoiled yet, just on the verge. This kinds need to be in dry places for years, then will be drinkable I think.

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 22nd, '13, 03:27
by yalokinh
03 red dayi raw puer
really good at first, not bad later. smells like honey.
starting to get the hang of 10yr pu

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 22nd, '13, 21:40
by chrl42
00 Fengqing tuo..loosely compressed with its leaf bigger than Xiaguan, so some has ageness to it. Also slightly cheaper than XG.

A rare find under 100 rmb :D

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 23rd, '13, 22:13
by mr mopu
Having a Menghai 2007 "Secret Fragrance" sheng tonight. Got this in a sample pack to try. Using a gaiwan to keep this one pure. It is called “Secret fragrance” I wish i had an aroma cup for this but I lack one. Goes on shopping list. The first infusion brewed a light pale green color and gave a small hit of tobacco. Second infusion give a deeper golden color and brings out some citrus notes to go with the hit of astringency and tobacco. Interesting on the palate, makes the tongue tingle a bit.It has a small bit of astringency but seems to coat the mouth with an aftertaste of the citrus that lingers for a while. It almost seems to have some floral between the layers of tobacco and citrus. A very interesting sheng. I brewed 13 grams of it in the pot.

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 24th, '13, 12:54
by apache
EoT 2010 Manmai after 3 years of damp and cold storage seem to lose some of its awful umami taste. It's tea not beef consomme!

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 26th, '13, 15:50
by puerhking
2013 YS Gua Feng Zhai -

Flavors are somewhat muted. A bit smokey and thin....which leads to a peculiar flavor. Can't say I'm too crazy about this one.

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 26th, '13, 22:52
by chrl42
Gu-rong Jingmai..a sample vinyl a seller didn't credit the year. 5~10 maybe. Very strong, can't find a 'crab-feet'..not my taste.

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 26th, '13, 23:19
by Teaism
MarshalN wrote:
Tead Off wrote:
MarshalN wrote:Mahei is usually pretty crappy
Not the stuff I've had.
Usually, which means good stuff do exist, but 9 times out of 10 Mahei is crap.

I like my Gaoshan zhai. The right Guafeng zhai stuff is good too, but there are too many crap things out there now.
Agree with you that there are too many crap out there.
I have some Mahei and Gaoshan which I find them very good ....maybe my standard of good tea is low. :lol:

Re: Official Pu of the day

Posted: Sep 27th, '13, 09:48
by gasninja
apache wrote:EoT 2010 Manmai after 3 years of damp and cold storage seem to lose some of its awful umami taste. It's tea not beef consomme!
I felt like the Manmai was very clean and grassy originally typical Bada tea. Now the 2010 mansai had a meaty taste to it.

Today I pulled out my 2011 Mansai cake. This tea has changed into something nice.I have been really amazed at how much all my teas have aged over this summer.