Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

[honza]

Re: Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

by honza » Oct 22nd, '12, 16:21

All those strolling in Maliandao..today I realized shaanxi produced fuzhuan, too(usually comes from Hunan)

I suspect they were once at the rim of bankruptcy and probably was saved by the resurrection of hei cha culture, which was largely funded by Hunan government and companies.

In past, Shaanxi was place with many heicha business and tea factories, but all material came from Hunan. Now this new tea factory used old technique but use material from Shaanxi prov. Hope they will make tea well and not go down with quality like some Hunan TF's. Some products from 2011 and 2012 really go down with quality

[jayinhk]

Re: Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

by jayinhk » Nov 18th, '12, 01:10

Just bought this brick:

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=17991324497

and this sample:

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=16049710189

Really looking forward to trying some Fu Zhuan!

EDIT: The seller is based right across the border in Shenzhen. He is originally from Hunan and was amazed I knew about Fu Zhuan. He speaks English and was very helpful. He's throwing in a few samples--hopefully I like FZ, because otherwise I'm going to be stuck with an 800g brick.

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[ethan]

Re: Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

by ethan » Nov 18th, '12, 12:18

Looks like that brick cost all of US$11, while 25 grams cost $1.50. Looks like you live in a good place for gambling on tea.
Enjoy playing!

[jayinhk]

Re: Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

by jayinhk » Nov 18th, '12, 20:34

Thanks Ethan! The brick cost more like $7 with the discount, and the 10g sample of very expensive 1902 was around $5 I believe. Shipping was an additional ~$5. It should be here tomorrow!

The seller is based in Hunan (not Shenzhen, oops) and recommended another type of tea that Hunan is famous for that I can't remember now which doesn't have golden flowers. Hoping he sends me a sample of it!

[jayinhk]

Re: Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

by jayinhk » Nov 20th, '12, 12:06

My brick arrived today--very nice! It's like a young sheng with less bitterness and astringency (but still a fair amount of astringency). It even tastes kind of like a cleaner, sweeter sheng. I am definitely looking forward to watching it change in the HK atmosphere!

[jayinhk]

Re: Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

by jayinhk » Nov 22nd, '12, 22:02

Tried the 1902 sample and it was excellent. Bursting with golden flowers and it had great flavor and sweetness.

I also tried a fu zhuan sample from 2010 that was considerably more flavorful than the 2012 brick I purchased. I like it a lot and may have to ask the seller for more of it if it isn't too pricey.

It's been very humid here in HK this week and the 2005 CNNP 7542 I broke up appears to be 'softening' nicely, in that the sharp aromas are receding for something milder and more pleasant. Hopefully the high humidity here will benefit the fu zhuan too. The new brick has no flowers to speak of. It looks like these China Tea licensed fu zhuan products are much leafier than the traditional kind.

[jayinhk]

Re: Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

by jayinhk » Dec 2nd, '12, 09:16

Two weeks in the Hong Kong humidity and the fu zhuan brick has fresh golden flowers and is much less 'crispy' than when it arrived: it breaks off like wet-stored pu erh now, and the taste is fruitier and sweeter than when it arrived. Hei cha and pu erh really do seem to come along very quickly here in HK. Incidentally, the outside humidity has been up in the 90-100% range for much of the last week!

[5am]

Re: Fu Zhuan "Hei Cha"

by 5am » Apr 4th, '13, 16:07

This is an amazing thread, Tea Chat is wonderful for finding out about the nooks and crannies of tea culture. This is going to be the tea I try next.