OFFICIAL PUERH BOX PASS

[shogun89]

OK, I'll give it to the little kitty!

[edkrueger]

I wouldn't mind if you added more of the same pu-erh. Its always nice to have more!

[tony shlongini]

That box is getting mighty big.

[shogun89]

I wouldn't mind if you added more of the same pu-erh. Its always nice to have more!

Indeed it is! Although in my opinion I dont have enough cakes to take 50 g from each, Either way I'll to take only what I put in, gram for gram.

[Dizzwave]

shogun, you meant 5g, right?
Anyway, I think you should help yourself, and try all the ones that look good to you. Some of us are going to be more on the giving end, and some will be more on the receiving end.. and I don't think anybody minds, or else we wouldn't be doing this.
drink up!!

[Salsero]

What Dizz said.

[shogun89]

shogun, you meant 5g, right?
Anyway, I think you should help yourself, and try all the ones that look good to you. Some of us are going to be more on the giving end, and some will be more on the receiving end.. and I don't think anybody minds, or else we wouldn't be doing this.
drink up!!

No, I meant that I dont own enough beengs to be able to offer 50 gram samples of each beeng with out going tea bankrupt. I appreciate it Dizz, I just didnt want to be unfair or greedy.

[Fatman2]

Thanks Shogun.

Fatman2, is that a teapot of yours? It looks great. Is there any story or detail about it?

Hi Sal,

If you mean the profile pic, it is one of my favorite lao zhuni pots that I collected many years ago. It is made of really fine old zhuni clay and the workmanship is mighty nice. As for the shape, it is one of the weirdest. It is neither round nor is it square. It is indeed a unique pot within my pot collection.

Will try to post some pics of the pot under the other thread.

[augie]

Here are the current contents (also on Wikicha):

I just took a quick look at the above URL, saw the list. Is anyone posting comments, pictures, etc? I'm afraid I am not familiar with Wikicha, sorry if I'm asking dumb questions . . . I also might have missed something.

[shogun89]

Here are the current contents (also on Wikicha):

I just took a quick look at the above URL, saw the list. Is anyone posting comments, pictures, etc? I'm afraid I am not familiar with Wikicha, sorry if I'm asking dumb questions . . . I also might have missed something.

Once I get the box, I will post about 5 reviews of my favorites with some pictures here on this post.

[Salsero]

Here are some notes on three of the teas in the box:

2008 Menghai Dayi "Yue Chen Yue Xiang" shu contributed by Dizzwave
The name means “The Older The More Aromatic”
Dizz notes: "very rich shu, I love this one." My assessment wasn’t as enthusiastic, but I did have 5 nice infusions and enjoyed this shu quite a bit. I suspect it will be better in a year or two. Very likely I should have brewed stronger than the 3 gr in my 75 ml gaiwan.

Haiwan 958 tuocha sheng contributed by Orguz
This tuocha is a steal at $9.90 for 500 grams. I brewed 5 grams in a 125 ml pot and found it to be light and spicy for 6 rounds before I lost interest. If I pushed the infusions times much, it got rough and metallic tasting. Not a great sheng, but a great price for an average sheng. Orguz also points out that it flakes easily, unlike other tuos.

1991 CNNP Yellow Label sheng contributed by Orguz
I brewed 3 grams of this in a 75 ml gaiwan. Given its age and its source (Skip4tea.com) I figure it was expensive. I have never seen such an old sheng that had so light a color or so little sweetness. It never got darker than a rich, transparent gold. Most 8-year-plus sheng that I have tried has eventually yielded a dark—even opaque—red liquor. As for the sweetness, as pleasant as that can be, very sweet is not my personal favorite thing in a tea, so this was an interesting revelation. Could it be that only very wet storage causes that dark sweetness? Something Tim said in Live Chat recently made me think perhaps that is the case. I did sense a light and soft sweetness that reminded me of butter. It also displayed pungent aromatics, maybe camphor, with a nice aftertaste. After the first couple infusions, it was very tolerant of long steeps. Overall, my impression is that this is a rather light flavored tea that I would consider buying if it was priced quite low. Unfortunately, it was probably quite expensive due to its age. I don’t find it currently available on the Skip4tea website so I couldn’t price it.

[Sydney]

I'm gonna have to sit down and try to figure out if there's some pu in my stash that's not already in the box by the time it gets to me!

[thanks]

Here are some notes on three of the teas in the box:

2008 Menghai Dayi "Yue Chen Yue Xiang" shu contributed by Dizzwave
The name means “The Older The More Aromatic”
Dizz notes: "very rich shu, I love this one." My assessment wasn’t as enthusiastic, but I did have 5 nice infusions and enjoyed this shu quite a bit. I suspect it will be better in a year or two. Very likely I should have brewed stronger than the 3 gr in my 75 ml gaiwan.

Haiwan 958 tuocha sheng contributed by Orguz
This tuocha is a steal at $9.90 for 500 grams. I brewed 5 grams in a 125 ml pot and found it to be light and spicy for 6 rounds before I lost interest. If I pushed the infusions times much, it got rough and metallic tasting. Not a great sheng, but a great price for an average sheng. Orguz also points out that it flakes easily, unlike other tuos.

1991 CNNP Yellow Label sheng contributed by Orguz
I brewed 3 grams of this in a 75 ml gaiwan. Given its age and its source (Skip4tea.com) I figure it was expensive. I have never seen such an old sheng that had so light a color or so little sweetness. It never got darker than a rich, transparent gold. Most 8-year-plus sheng that I have tried has eventually yielded a dark—even opaque—red liquor. As for the sweetness, as pleasant as that can be, very sweet is not my personal favorite thing in a tea, so this was an interesting revelation. Could it be that only very wet storage causes that dark sweetness? Something Tim said in Live Chat recently made me think perhaps that is the case. I did sense a light and soft sweetness that reminded me of butter. It also displayed pungent aromatics, maybe camphor, with a nice aftertaste. After the first couple infusions, it was very tolerant of long steeps. Overall, my impression is that this is a rather light flavored tea that I would consider buying if it was priced quite low. Unfortunately, it was probably quite expensive due to its age. I don’t find it currently available on the Skip4tea website so I couldn’t price it.

I tried buying from skip4tea once, but I don't have an NRIC or passport number so I couldn't order from them. I'm not going to get a passport just to order tea. Is there any way around this? I've never heard of a website asking for a passport number.

[Salsero]

Wesli, Bears, and Orguz have all ordered from them successfully. I remember Wesli had a couple little problems, but nothing to do with a passport. It may be they have removed that requirement.

[orguz]

Ignore request for the passport id, just make up a fake some number and continue with paypal. That's what the vendor instructions were. Good luck, and carefully choose your selections