2008 Xiaguan FT Baoyan "Mushroom Tuo"??

by **gene3627** » Mar 29th, '12, 03:14

2008 Xiaguan FT Baoyan "Mushroom Tuo"??

by gene3627 » Mar 29th, '12, 03:14

Drank the last of my 2008 Xiaguan FT Baoyan "Mushroom Tuo". Really like this tea and would like to buy more, but can't find any available. Any recommendations?

Also, see a 2008 Xiaguan Tibetan Flame Cake at puershop. Is this the same tea?

http://www.puerhshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=64_67&products_id=942

Any help appreciated!

Gene

by **Drax** » Mar 29th, '12, 06:37

Re: 2008 Xiaguan FT Baoyan "Mushroom Tuo"??

by Drax » Mar 29th, '12, 06:37

That cake should technically be the same tea, although I haven't had it before to tell you for certain. The FT Baoyan that I have had from XG tends to taste similarly, regardless of shape, although I'm sure if you did some side-by-side comparisons, you'd probably note some differences.

In any case, there are LOTS of sources of baoyan mushrooms, it depends on what year you want at what price.

Puerhshop: 2007 for 18.50, 2010 (newly listed) for 12.40
yunnan sourcing: 2002 for 39.00, 2011 for 12.00
jas-etea: 2008 for 15.95, 2002 for 40.95 ("same" as YS above; though cheaper shipping b/c in US)
Red Lantern (ebay): 2005 (1 for 16.95 or 3 for 49.10)

And I'm sure many, many other places carry them, too....

by **hop_goblin** » Apr 8th, '12, 21:01

Re: 2008 Xiaguan FT Baoyan "Mushroom Tuo"??

by hop_goblin » Apr 8th, '12, 21:01

I buy bricks of FT as they are easier to age.

by **TwoDog2** » Apr 9th, '12, 02:34

Re: 2008 Xiaguan FT Baoyan "Mushroom Tuo"??

by TwoDog2 » Apr 9th, '12, 02:34

hop_goblin wrote:I buy bricks of FT as they are easier to age.

Do you mean in terms of storage space, that they are more convenient? Or is there another factor? I rarely buy anything but bings and bricks, so i wasn't sure what your comment meant

by **hop_goblin** » Apr 9th, '12, 09:13

Re: 2008 Xiaguan FT Baoyan "Mushroom Tuo"??

by hop_goblin » Apr 9th, '12, 09:13

TwoDog2 wrote:
hop_goblin wrote:I buy bricks of FT as they are easier to age.

Do you mean in terms of storage space, that they are more convenient? Or is there another factor? I rarely buy anything but bings and bricks, so i wasn't sure what your comment meant

Buying bricks does save space but I was speaking more in terms of aging. Bricks are thinner than Tuocha and, as a result are better suited for humidity and oxygen to permeate the compression. When it comes to XG, you need every advantage that will facilitate aging :lol: