Official Pu of the day

One of the intentionally aged teas, Pu-Erh has a loyal following.


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Re: Pu of the day

by nickE » Sep 6th, '11, 23:22

Bob_McBob wrote:
DarkenedSun wrote:Where'd you get the cup? I love the fish!
ShanLin Brand Joyous Fish Porcelaine GongfuTea Cup-75ml
Yep, that looks like the one. I actually got mine from Ambrose via TeaSwap.

My YS package finally arrived over the weekend. I got some stuff that I'm really excited for. 2011 Gaoshanzhai, 2005 Douji Spring Red, 2002 Tai Lian to name a few.

I also threw in a cake I thought looked interesting, 2003 Hong Shun "Hui Ming Shan." Scott says this one has had some wetter storage and he is right about that. I got around to trying it yesterday and it's nothing special, but it does have that nice pungent mouthfeel that wetter stored Puerh usually seems to have. For $32 I'm not disappointed with my purchase.

I'll be updating more as I try these teas.

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Re: Pu of the day

by auhckw » Sep 7th, '11, 10:53

2011 Xia Guan Te Ji Tuo Raw - This pu is smoky and nothing great but for the price nothing to complain.

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Re: Pu of the day

by DarkenedSun » Sep 7th, '11, 11:52

nickE wrote:
Bob_McBob wrote:
DarkenedSun wrote:Where'd you get the cup? I love the fish!
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ShanLin-Brand-Jo ... 4151317b67]ShanLin Brand Joyous Fish Porcelaine GongfuTea Cup-75ml
Yep, that looks like the one. I actually got mine from Ambrose via TeaSwap.
Fabulous! I know what I'm buying with my next paycheck! :lol:

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Re: Pu of the day

by Drax » Sep 7th, '11, 20:20

I recently found a "one of" offering of the 2009 Naka Douji and today I got to try it for the first time... It's quite a good tea, deep straw sheng qualities with slightly woody tones.

I thought my experience varied quite differently from this reviewer, who noted more of a xiaguan/tobacco (and a flavor with which I'm quite familiar).

That particular review is over a year old now, so I suppose things could have changed, although XG-style flavors tend not to rapidly die away after only a year.

Has anybody else tried this tea...?

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Re: Pu of the day

by auhckw » Sep 8th, '11, 02:36

2011 Xia Guan Bu Lang Raw Tuo - Not much taste. Even after soaking there is no kick. Probably tea has awaken yet.

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Re: Pu of the day

by auhckw » Sep 8th, '11, 02:39

2011 Dayi Pu Zhi Wei Ripe - Flat. Dry aftertaste in the throat.

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Re: Pu of the day

by auhckw » Sep 8th, '11, 03:33

Colleague bought these xia guan...

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2011 Xia Guan Yi Wu Raw Tuo (XY)

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Re: Pu of the day

by bryan_drinks_tea » Sep 8th, '11, 10:29

The 2007 Xiaguan Yin Cang Yu Er Tuo. Started off much smoother and sweeter than any Xiaguan that I've had before. The smoke was there, but it didn't overwhelm. It had some herbal notes mingling with melted warm caramel, but otherwise it was just a Xiaguan. I don't know what the smoke flavor will do as time goes on, but due to the lack of bitterness and general 'oomph' I'm not sure if it will change too much more. I'm okay with being proven wrong, though.


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Re: Pu of the day

by TIM » Sep 8th, '11, 17:11

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Finally opening up some 2004 tongs. A Longyunhao pure Yiwu wild tree spring harvest.

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Re: Pu of the day

by gasninja » Sep 8th, '11, 21:44

TIM wrote:Image

Finally opening up some 2004 tongs. A Longyunhao pure Yiwu wild tree spring harvest.
AKA """dadugang""

http://www.generationtea.com/store/prod ... cts_id=392

It says longyuhao on the label :?:

:? something smells fishy

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Re: Pu of the day

by TIM » Sep 8th, '11, 22:44

gasninja wrote:
TIM wrote:Image

Finally opening up some 2004 tongs. A Longyunhao pure Yiwu wild tree spring harvest.
AKA """dadugang""

http://www.generationtea.com/store/prod ... cts_id=392

It says longyuhao on the label :?:

:? something smells fishy
Are you surprise? Its GT :o

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Re: Pu of the day

by auhckw » Sep 9th, '11, 02:27

2006 Mengku Chiao Mu Raw 1kg Brick - Won silver award. Has a nice aroma (but not strong kind). Astrigency is there. Not much of the chaio mu taste. A little dissapointed.

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Re: Pu of the day

by gasninja » Sep 9th, '11, 10:49

[quote="TIM
Are you surprise? Its GT :o[/quote]


Not at all

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Re: Pu of the day

by bryan_drinks_tea » Sep 9th, '11, 14:24

auhckw wrote:2006 Mengku Chiao Mu Raw 1kg Brick - Won silver award. Has a nice aroma (but not strong kind). Astrigency is there. Not much of the chaio mu taste. A little dissapointed.

I've yet to find anything from Shuangjiang Mengku that I've liked. I don't know why, but they always seem to be tasteless and flat. Maybe one day...

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Re: Pu of the day

by slurp » Sep 9th, '11, 18:59

gasninja wrote:[quote="TIM
Are you surprise? Its GT :o

Not at all[/quote]

It does say 'Dadugang Dragon Garden...... ' below though, I'm not sure why it's confusing.

I think YNS used to sell this aswell. I'm sure it was older than 2004 though.

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