...a guitar case full of pu's..

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...a guitar case full of pu's..

by Apostle » Mar 20th, '09, 04:52

Hi Again folks! I know you've all heard about "A Briefcase full of blues"....well, I've got a guitar case full of pu's.

First let me say that I currently have a nasty head cold which has my sinuses aching and my nose dribbling....I'll give you all a minute to get that image burnt into your brains................................................................................. OK...I told you that to qualify the fact that the pics may not be up to... sniff,sniff...sorry, that was the cold! The pictures may not be up to snuff! You will notice that some of the items have been rearranged in the pics. That being as it is, I will try to get as many of the pu's listed as I have, so far, found the info on.

You will also notice that the pics of the samples are a lazy effort as I was growing tired and didn't want to break out my tri-pod. My apologies.

OK...pics first...inventory later...

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OK....Let's get on with the fun 'cause I can hear my bed calling me!

In those pictures you will see (in no particular order):

3 - Yunnan Yongxin Chunjian Ripe Cakes...May 2006 vintage. Purchased 16/05/08

10- Haiwan 958 Menghai Raw Tuos, packaged...compressed on (my birthday)
15/02/08 using Spring 2007 material...purchased on 12/05/08

2 - Yuen Nian Chi Tse Pin Cha cakes, 150 grm. Vintage 2001. Purchased 12/05/08

2 - Yunnan Mengku Best Ripe Gongting cakes, 400 grm. Vintage 2006 Made from
Royal grade loose pu-erh.

1 - Mengku Ripe Tuo, 100 grm. Vintage 1998. Purchased 12/05/08

1 - Old Aged 999 tong. 4X 250 grm Ripe cakes. Vintage 2003. Purchased 12/05/08

2 - Haiwan Raw 200 grm Tea Bricks. Vintage June /05. Purchased 12/05/08

1 - Haiwan Peacock Quest Gong Ting, Ripe. 100 grm, loose in cannister. Certified
organic. Vintage 2006. Purchased 12/05/08

2 - Menghai Banzhang Old Tree, Ripe Cakes. Vintage July/06. Purchased 16/05/08

1 - Xiaguan Famous Iron Cake 8613, Raw. Vintage Spring /06. Purchased 16/05/08

3 - Awazon Fine Aged Ripe Cakes. Vintage May /05, using 2001 aged loose pu-erh.
Purchased 16/05/08

1 - Xiaguan "Golden 8100" Raw cake. Date Stamp, 05/02/08. Vintage '06 & '07
Spring tea

2 - Guoyan Tibetan Mushroom Tuos. Raw 250 grm. Vintage 2007 produced
entirely using Spring first flush, Menghai sun-dried "da te zhong" material.
Purchased 16/05/08

1 - Jiu Wan Factory, Ripe Brick. 250 grm. Vintage 2002 using grades 3&5 loose
pu-erh. Purchased 16/05/08

1 - Fo Cha Ji, Ai Luo Mountain Wild Arbor Brick. 250 grm Ripe. Vintage 2002.
Purchased 16/05/08 No wrapper.

1 - Green (Raw) Zun Cha Brick, 250 grm. Vintage 2004.

1 - Spring Buds Zun Cha Brick, 250 grm. Vintage 2004.

1 - Awazon Beeng Cake, Raw, Vintage 2005...in box.

The photos of the samples are close enough to read them so I won't list them here.

Also in the photos but not identifed:

3 - Mengku Organic Tuos...about 200 grm per.
1 - Brick, 250 grm

If anyone can help identify these better I would apreciate it.

Ok...that's it! I'm tired! Off to bed with me!


PS...Sorry...I just looked at the finished product and will have to resize the pics tomorrow.

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by tomd » Mar 20th, '09, 06:55

:shock: Wow nice collection!

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by hop_goblin » Mar 20th, '09, 08:52

Hey Apostle, nice pics! You may want to post this thread in the "Show off your Pu" thread in ther pu forum so that it doesn't get lost. :D

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by tony shlongini » Mar 20th, '09, 10:29

Nice collection, and I think the guitar case is a terrific storage idea.

If you hear a crash, that would be my wife's Martin hitting the driveway.

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by Apostle » Mar 20th, '09, 15:02

tomd wrote::shock: Wow nice collection!
Thx...I really had no idea what I was buying...I usually trusted the rating on the website that was selling them.

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by Apostle » Mar 20th, '09, 15:45

hop_goblin wrote:Hey Apostle, nice pics! You may want to post this thread in the "Show off your Pu" thread in ther pu forum so that it doesn't get lost. :D
Hey Hop...

That sounds like work to me. I need to resize these photos...when I do that I'll see if I can find my way to where you recommend.

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by Apostle » Mar 20th, '09, 17:49

tony shlongini wrote:Nice collection, and I think the guitar case is a terrific storage idea.

If you hear a crash, that would be my wife's Martin hitting the driveway.
Careful there Tony...if it's one of those nice, old, Martins...the next crash might be your ass hitting the driveway! ;)

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by shogun89 » Mar 20th, '09, 17:55

Indeed a very nice collection there Apostle!! I see you are a fan of those Haiwan tuos too. Good tea for the money.

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by Apostle » Mar 20th, '09, 18:26

shogun89 wrote:Indeed a very nice collection there Apostle!! I see you are a fan of those Haiwan tuos too. Good tea for the money.
Hi Shogun!

Thx for the compliment but I really did buy these teas blind...going on the ratings they received from their various purchasing sites...and of course...cost! ;)
Truth be known...I've so far only sampled about 10 of these teas. Most of the green cakes won't be touched for quite a while.

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by tony shlongini » Mar 20th, '09, 18:34

Apostle wrote:
tony shlongini wrote:Nice collection, and I think the guitar case is a terrific storage idea.

If you hear a crash, that would be my wife's Martin hitting the driveway.
Careful there Tony...if it's one of those nice, old, Martins...the next crash might be your ass hitting the driveway! ;)
Wouldn't be the first time.

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by Apostle » Mar 20th, '09, 20:39

Apostle wrote:
shogun89 wrote:Indeed a very nice collection there Apostle!! I see you are a fan of those Haiwan tuos too. Good tea for the money.
Hi Shogun!

Thx for the compliment but I really did buy these teas blind...going on the ratings they received from their various purchasing sites...and of course...cost! ;)
Truth be known...I've so far only sampled about 10 of these teas. Most of the green cakes won't be touched for quite a while.
Ohhhh...Shall I assume your wife is related to Quick-Draw McGraw's alter-ego, Ellllllllllll Kabonnnnnngggggg ?

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by shogun89 » Mar 20th, '09, 21:46

Apostle wrote:
Apostle wrote:
shogun89 wrote:Indeed a very nice collection there Apostle!! I see you are a fan of those Haiwan tuos too. Good tea for the money.
Hi Shogun!

Thx for the compliment but I really did buy these teas blind...going on the ratings they received from their various purchasing sites...and of course...cost! ;)
Truth be known...I've so far only sampled about 10 of these teas. Most of the green cakes won't be touched for quite a while.
Ohhhh...Shall I assume your wife is related to Quick-Draw McGraw's alter-ego, Ellllllllllll Kabonnnnnngggggg ?
Hehe, No wife for me, I'm just 17.

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by Apostle » Mar 20th, '09, 23:29

shogun89 wrote:
Apostle wrote:
Apostle wrote:
shogun89 wrote:Indeed a very nice collection there Apostle!! I see you are a fan of those Haiwan tuos too. Good tea for the money.
Hi Shogun!

Thx for the compliment but I really did buy these teas blind...going on the ratings they received from their various purchasing sites...and of course...cost! ;)
Truth be known...I've so far only sampled about 10 of these teas. Most of the green cakes won't be touched for quite a while.
Ohhhh...Shall I assume your wife is related to Quick-Draw McGraw's alter-ego, Ellllllllllll Kabonnnnnngggggg ?
Hehe, No wife for me, I'm just 17.
Oops...sorry about that. That post was for Tony.

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by sp1key » Mar 21st, '09, 03:30

lots of young raw pu there though, gotta be patient with them :D

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by Trioxin » Mar 21st, '09, 04:30

So what have your favorites been so far?

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