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Got the thread setup: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5139
Let's try to have that thread more tea-oriented, and let this be our place to banter.
Let's try to have that thread more tea-oriented, and let this be our place to banter.
another set of recommendations from Yannan Sourcing.
I'll recommend some Ripe Pu-erhs that I think would be pleasing to most!
2006 * Feng Qing * Jia Ji Ripe Pu-erh tea tuo * 250 g
2007 Menghai Factory * Lao Cha Tou * Ripe Pu-erh Tea
2003 CNNP * Yellow Mark * Ripe Pu-erh tea cake * 357g
2001 White Dragon of Jinggu Ripe Pu-erh tea * 100 grams
2007 Menghai * 7672 Ripe Pu-erh tea cake * 357 grams
2007 Yunnan Tea Research Institute * Ripe Pu-erh Tea
2007 Golden Bud Beengcha * Gan Quan Tea Factory * 400g
I have already ordered the 2007 Mengku * Mu Ye Chun * 001 * Raw and the 2008 * Xiaguan "Golden 8100" Raw from Yunnan and I'll post reviews after they are received.[/b]
I'll recommend some Ripe Pu-erhs that I think would be pleasing to most!
2006 * Feng Qing * Jia Ji Ripe Pu-erh tea tuo * 250 g
2007 Menghai Factory * Lao Cha Tou * Ripe Pu-erh Tea
2003 CNNP * Yellow Mark * Ripe Pu-erh tea cake * 357g
2001 White Dragon of Jinggu Ripe Pu-erh tea * 100 grams
2007 Menghai * 7672 Ripe Pu-erh tea cake * 357 grams
2007 Yunnan Tea Research Institute * Ripe Pu-erh Tea
2007 Golden Bud Beengcha * Gan Quan Tea Factory * 400g
I have already ordered the 2007 Mengku * Mu Ye Chun * 001 * Raw and the 2008 * Xiaguan "Golden 8100" Raw from Yunnan and I'll post reviews after they are received.[/b]
Apr 17th, '08, 20:35
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Apr 17th, '08, 20:52
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Not a bad question at all. If you take a sharp object like an ice pick and stick it in and wiggle it around a little bit in several places, you will start to have pieces come off. For want of an ice pick, a fork or nail would probably do just fine. This particular tuocha seems rather lightly compressed and pretty dry (not very dense feeling). You might be able to just sort of apply pressure in opposite directions with your two hands moving gradually around the tuocha and loosening it with this pressure till you can pull chunks out.Ron Gilmour wrote:Ok, dumb beginner question: What exactly do I do with that big ol' tuocha in my "Year of Green" package? Take a hammer to it? Steam it to break it up?
Some tuochas are compressed till they are like concrete, but this one should yield to a gentle caress. If you do whack it with a hammer, I don't think it would effect the quality of your brew, just your personal karma. I have gone at them with hammer and chisel for the more compressed ones that would not budge to a hammer alone.
I ordered a "tuocha pick" with my order and found that it worked very well with this tuo. But it is not really a necessary item. Jim has a video of him using the pick at
http://youtube.com/watch?v=V2WFx-oG1-M