Official Pu of the day

by **siae** » Aug 8th, '12, 08:14

Re: Official Pu of the day

by siae » Aug 8th, '12, 08:14

YS 2002 Yi Wu "Ancient Spirit"

Drinking the last of my sample now and decided to order a cake. There were only 3 left (now 2!) and I quickly put together an order. Luckily I didn't wait longer.

by **teaisme** » Aug 9th, '12, 17:52

Re: Official Pu of the day

by teaisme » Aug 9th, '12, 17:52

YS stuff...
2007 Mengku "Mu Ye Chun 001"

yeah good stuff, nice price tooo

last night though...
2004 Jinuo Shan You Le + 2003 You Le Mountain Round Cake
all loose and shaky, roughly 3.5g 2004 with 2.5g 2003, the best outcome I have had with either of those teas drank separately. Worked so well and I couldn't believe I was drinking those two teas. It tasted like a deeper juicer version of the wuchidao. So quenching sweet, potent flavours but extremely gentle broth.

by **Maxwell2079** » Aug 12th, '12, 01:41

Re: Official Pu of the day

by Maxwell2079 » Aug 12th, '12, 01:41

Hi,

Loose Leaf, Vintage Wild Leaves, 1990's Sheng (as the Chinese tea shop store in Canada named it)

Factory: Ba Da Shan Lao Zai Tea Factory
Origin: Yunnan, Xishuang Banna Region, Bu Lang Mountain

My first experienced with this vendor. A bad start you may call it. I specifically told the owner that I didn't want a very heavily wet stored tea that has lost its green characteristics, he said it was mildly wet.
I am ok with some wet storage but not to the point of killing all the green character of the tea. The wet storage just left a sweet and mellow tea, nothing more, no astringency, no kuwei, etc.
He also sent me a sample of a 1998 CNNP pu, same problem...

A real pity...

PS: luckily I ordered just a sample.

by **MarshalN** » Aug 16th, '12, 12:15

Re: Official Pu of the day

by MarshalN » Aug 16th, '12, 12:15

Maxwell2079 wrote:Hi,

Loose Leaf, Vintage Wild Leaves, 1990's Sheng (as the Chinese tea shop store in Canada named it)

Factory: Ba Da Shan Lao Zai Tea Factory
Origin: Yunnan, Xishuang Banna Region, Bu Lang Mountain

My first experienced with this vendor. A bad start you may call it. I specifically told the owner that I didn't want a very heavily wet stored tea that has lost its green characteristics, he said it was mildly wet.
I am ok with some wet storage but not to the point of killing all the green character of the tea. The wet storage just left a sweet and mellow tea, nothing more, no astringency, no kuwei, etc.
He also sent me a sample of a 1998 CNNP pu, same problem...

A real pity...

PS: luckily I ordered just a sample.

It sounds like you don't like aged puerh very much then? Even naturally stored tea will lose that taste after some years.

by **apache** » Aug 17th, '12, 06:51

Re: Official Pu of the day

by apache » Aug 17th, '12, 06:51

Today it's EoT 2010 Bulang. Aaahhhh! "Liquid sand paper", but in a good way.

6.4 g in a 100 ml gaiwan.

by **Maxwell2079** » Aug 17th, '12, 10:01

Re: Official Pu of the day

by Maxwell2079 » Aug 17th, '12, 10:01

It sounds like you don't like aged puerh very much then? Even naturally stored tea will lose that taste after some years.

Hi Marshal!

What I tried to express is that the tea is so heavily wet-stored that only humidity smell/taste prevails (and sth sweet), nothing else remains.

I would like to have your opinion though, since you are far more experience than I am. I could send you what remains of this tea. Or if you are not interested I could send you some pics of wet/dry leaves and liquor.

Your opinion will be always welcome.

by **TIM** » Aug 18th, '12, 19:36

Re: Official Pu of the day

by TIM » Aug 18th, '12, 19:36

Tasting the 2002 international puerh tea research association memorial cake.
Finally showing the first sign of 1st maturity stage.

A good recovery tea after a hardcore week of tasting Oolong.

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by **the_economist** » Aug 20th, '12, 00:48

Re: Official Pu of the day

by the_economist » Aug 20th, '12, 00:48

Young sheng pu, Mangzhi 2011 Spring, from Teaurchin.

Wonderful mouth/throat feel, cooling sensation, lumpy throat, thick coating, loved it.

by **Maxwell2079** » Aug 21st, '12, 12:44

Re: Official Pu of the day

by Maxwell2079 » Aug 21st, '12, 12:44

Tasting the 2002 international puerh tea research association memorial cake.
Finally showing the first sign of 1st maturity stage.
A good recovery tea after a hardcore week of tasting Oolong.

Hi Tim.
What do you think of this pu? Did you like it? Is the producer Tai Lian factory?

by **TIM** » Aug 22nd, '12, 00:03

Re: Official Pu of the day

by TIM » Aug 22nd, '12, 00:03

Maxwell2079 wrote:
Tasting the 2002 international puerh tea research association memorial cake.
Finally showing the first sign of 1st maturity stage.
A good recovery tea after a hardcore week of tasting Oolong.

Hi Tim.
What do you think of this pu? Did you like it? Is the producer Tai Lian factory?

It's a good pu, nothing great. Not sure who product this, but I got number 8661

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65257125@N00/7835829080

Website · by **debunix** » Aug 22nd, '12, 00:12

Re: Official Pu of the day

by debunix » Aug 22nd, '12, 00:12

2007 Golden needle white lotus from Menghai, deliciously mellow and still giving after many infusions. I broke off a quite large chunk, in a hurry to get to a meeting, and left it to sit and infuse quite unattended to start. It never makes me regret the mistreatment--carmelicious stuff.

by **Maxwell2079** » Aug 22nd, '12, 09:39

Re: Official Pu of the day

by Maxwell2079 » Aug 22nd, '12, 09:39

It's a good pu, nothing great. Not sure who product this, but I got number 8661

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65257125@N00/7835829080

Thanks for the info!!

by **TIM** » Aug 22nd, '12, 10:55

Re: Official Pu of the day

by TIM » Aug 22nd, '12, 10:55

Maxwell2079 wrote:
It's a good pu, nothing great. Not sure who product this, but I got number 8661

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65257125@N00/7835829080

Thanks for the info!!

Not much info on this cake from me Max, sorry.... You had it before? I got it in 2004 in Yunnan.

by **Maxwell2079** » Aug 22nd, '12, 11:01

Re: Official Pu of the day

by Maxwell2079 » Aug 22nd, '12, 11:01

Hi, no problem Tim.
Haven´t tried this one but I was curious about it, I think have seen it in YNNS website. But I don´t know if it´s the same one. It is shown as produced by Tai Lian Cha Ma Si.

by **the_economist** » Aug 22nd, '12, 11:11

Re: Official Pu of the day

by the_economist » Aug 22nd, '12, 11:11

Tea this morning: Guafeng zhai, Autumn 2011, Tea Urchin.

Love the smell of Yiwu teas.

Dry leaf -

Tea soup -

Wet leaf -

Huge qi, nice cooling in the throat, nice session.

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