Im putting together a list of pu's to buy from YS and I was wondering if anyone has tried this one or one of the others. If so how is the quality to price ratio?
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Yep, I got a couple of each mountain.. the two that I have tasted so far are good.puerhking wrote:Im putting together a list of pu's to buy from YS and I was wondering if anyone has tried this one or one of the others. If so how is the quality to price ratio?
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YS list.
Hey just to share it with you. Scott from YS had sent me this list a few weeks ago when I asked him what he thought some of the best selections were. I have not tried any, but its food for thought.
Raw Pu-erh
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Hong" Premium Raw tea cake * 357g
2008 Guoyan "Queen of Yi Wu" Premium Raw Pu-erh tea
2008 Yong Pin Hao "Lan Xiang" Wild Arbor tea of Banna
Hai Lang Hao * Lao Ban Zhang & Man'E Ancient Arbor cake
2008 Xiaguan FT "Mushroom Tuo" Raw Pu-erh tea tuo 250g
2008 Menghai "Autumn Aroma" Raw Pu-erh tea cake * 500g
2008 Haiwan Tea Factory * 9948 Blended Ripe Pu-erh tea
2008 Yong Pin Hao * Stone-Pressed Manzhuan Wild Arbor
2008 Menghai "0622" Premium Raw Pu-erh tea cake * 400g
2007 Mengku * Mu Ye Chun * 001 * Raw Tea Cake of Yongde
2007 * Guoyan * Yi Wu Zheng Shan Wild Arbor * 380 grams
2008 Xiaguan FT "Nan Zhao Tuo Cha" Pu-erh Tea * 100g
Ripe Pu-erh
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Hong" Premium Ripe tea cake * 357g
2007 Yong De * Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh tea * 357g
2007 Haiwan * Lao Cha Tou * Fermented Ripe Tea Nuggets
2008 Menghai "Yue Chen Yue Xiang" Ripe Pu-erh tea 357g
2008 Hao Ming "Jia Cang" Ripe Pu-erh tea of Menghai
2008 Menghai Tea Factory * 7572 803 * Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Aged Raw Pu-erh
1998 Lincang "CNNP Green Wrapper" Raw Pu-erh tea * 250g
2000 * Long Yuan Hao * Yi Wu Mountain Raw Pu-erh tea
1999 Gu Pu-er * Simao Raw Pu-erh "Fang Cha" brick tea
2002 Bu Lang Mountain Raw Pu-erh tea brick * 250 grams
Aged Ripe Pu-erh
2004 Langhe "High Mountain Pu-erh" Ripe Tea cake * 357g
2003 CNNP * Yellow Mark * Ripe Pu-erh tea cake * 357g
2000 Langhe Tea Factory * Aged Ripe tea of Menghai 357g
2001 White Dragon of Jinggu Ripe Pu-erh tea * 250 grams
Raw Pu-erh
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Hong" Premium Raw tea cake * 357g
2008 Guoyan "Queen of Yi Wu" Premium Raw Pu-erh tea
2008 Yong Pin Hao "Lan Xiang" Wild Arbor tea of Banna
Hai Lang Hao * Lao Ban Zhang & Man'E Ancient Arbor cake
2008 Xiaguan FT "Mushroom Tuo" Raw Pu-erh tea tuo 250g
2008 Menghai "Autumn Aroma" Raw Pu-erh tea cake * 500g
2008 Haiwan Tea Factory * 9948 Blended Ripe Pu-erh tea
2008 Yong Pin Hao * Stone-Pressed Manzhuan Wild Arbor
2008 Menghai "0622" Premium Raw Pu-erh tea cake * 400g
2007 Mengku * Mu Ye Chun * 001 * Raw Tea Cake of Yongde
2007 * Guoyan * Yi Wu Zheng Shan Wild Arbor * 380 grams
2008 Xiaguan FT "Nan Zhao Tuo Cha" Pu-erh Tea * 100g
Ripe Pu-erh
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Hong" Premium Ripe tea cake * 357g
2007 Yong De * Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh tea * 357g
2007 Haiwan * Lao Cha Tou * Fermented Ripe Tea Nuggets
2008 Menghai "Yue Chen Yue Xiang" Ripe Pu-erh tea 357g
2008 Hao Ming "Jia Cang" Ripe Pu-erh tea of Menghai
2008 Menghai Tea Factory * 7572 803 * Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Aged Raw Pu-erh
1998 Lincang "CNNP Green Wrapper" Raw Pu-erh tea * 250g
2000 * Long Yuan Hao * Yi Wu Mountain Raw Pu-erh tea
1999 Gu Pu-er * Simao Raw Pu-erh "Fang Cha" brick tea
2002 Bu Lang Mountain Raw Pu-erh tea brick * 250 grams
Aged Ripe Pu-erh
2004 Langhe "High Mountain Pu-erh" Ripe Tea cake * 357g
2003 CNNP * Yellow Mark * Ripe Pu-erh tea cake * 357g
2000 Langhe Tea Factory * Aged Ripe tea of Menghai 357g
2001 White Dragon of Jinggu Ripe Pu-erh tea * 250 grams
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Re: YS list.
Jeremy wrote:Hey just to share it with you. Scott from YS had sent me this list a few weeks ago when I asked him what he thought some of the best selections were. I have not tried any, but its food for thought.
Raw Pu-erh
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Hong" Premium Raw tea cake * 357g
2008 Guoyan "Queen of Yi Wu" Premium Raw Pu-erh tea
2008 Yong Pin Hao "Lan Xiang" Wild Arbor tea of Banna
Hai Lang Hao * Lao Ban Zhang & Man'E Ancient Arbor cake
2008 Xiaguan FT "Mushroom Tuo" Raw Pu-erh tea tuo 250g
2008 Menghai "Autumn Aroma" Raw Pu-erh tea cake * 500g
2008 Haiwan Tea Factory * 9948 Blended Ripe Pu-erh tea
2008 Yong Pin Hao * Stone-Pressed Manzhuan Wild Arbor
2008 Menghai "0622" Premium Raw Pu-erh tea cake * 400g
2007 Mengku * Mu Ye Chun * 001 * Raw Tea Cake of Yongde
2007 * Guoyan * Yi Wu Zheng Shan Wild Arbor * 380 grams
2008 Xiaguan FT "Nan Zhao Tuo Cha" Pu-erh Tea * 100g
Ripe Pu-erh
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Hong" Premium Ripe tea cake * 357g
2007 Yong De * Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh tea * 357g
2007 Haiwan * Lao Cha Tou * Fermented Ripe Tea Nuggets
2008 Menghai "Yue Chen Yue Xiang" Ripe Pu-erh tea 357g
2008 Hao Ming "Jia Cang" Ripe Pu-erh tea of Menghai
2008 Menghai Tea Factory * 7572 803 * Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Aged Raw Pu-erh
1998 Lincang "CNNP Green Wrapper" Raw Pu-erh tea * 250g
2000 * Long Yuan Hao * Yi Wu Mountain Raw Pu-erh tea
1999 Gu Pu-er * Simao Raw Pu-erh "Fang Cha" brick tea
2002 Bu Lang Mountain Raw Pu-erh tea brick * 250 grams
Aged Ripe Pu-erh
2004 Langhe "High Mountain Pu-erh" Ripe Tea cake * 357g
2003 CNNP * Yellow Mark * Ripe Pu-erh tea cake * 357g
2000 Langhe Tea Factory * Aged Ripe tea of Menghai 357g
2001 White Dragon of Jinggu Ripe Pu-erh tea * 250 grams
Jerermy, that is is stock.. Don't ask a vendor what is good cause they will say it is all good!
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Point well taken Sal, but I have had bad vendors trying to push their stuff on me not thinking I knew what I was talking about.Salsero wrote:Realistically, he is not going to suggest his worst stuff ... he wants happy customers. But also, his tastes -- like everyone's -- are going to be different from yours. While it's good to get Scott's opinion, it is better to get several opinions if you can.
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Thanks for your feedback hop. Is there anything you would recommend more in that price range?
Dizz...very cool thanks for saying.
Vince...that would be great!
Jeremy I have been looking at a few of those already. I can vouch for the guoyan yi wu zheng shan......it is fantastic. I have heard good things about the queen of yi wu also. I have had good luck with guoyan products. Thanks for posting the list.
Thanks for the comments everyone!
Dizz...very cool thanks for saying.
Vince...that would be great!
Jeremy I have been looking at a few of those already. I can vouch for the guoyan yi wu zheng shan......it is fantastic. I have heard good things about the queen of yi wu also. I have had good luck with guoyan products. Thanks for posting the list.
Thanks for the comments everyone!
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I will have said it once and I will say it again, if you are trying to start your own collection, I would start with big factory stuff. I know this sounds counter intuative, but it true. MengHai Dayi, Mengyang Guoyan, and Changtai are 3 of my fave.puerhking wrote:Thanks for your feedback hop. Is there anything you would recommend more in that price range?
Dizz...very cool thanks for saying.
Vince...that would be great!
Jeremy I have been looking at a few of those already. I can vouch for the guoyan yi wu zheng shan......it is fantastic. I have heard good things about the queen of yi wu also. I have had good luck with guoyan products. Thanks for posting the list.
Thanks for the comments everyone!
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I can see both sides of this, but I think that Scott is probably sincere if he offers up a recommendation... plenty of people order who *don't* bother asking Scott what they should order, and of course you'd hope that he thinks most of the teas he sells are pretty good, or he probably wouldn't have bought them in the first place. He needs repeat business, and he doesn't want a bunch of tea forum members and people with web logs to post about how horrible his recommendations are.
That said, taste is very personal, so the fact that Scott likes it doesn't mean that you will like it. On the other hand, he may have a better idea than you of which teas will age well. I have certainly bought things blind on Scott's recommendation, but I don't consider it anything other than a gamble... I'm gambling that some of those cakes will taste good in a long while and / or that they will at least appreciate in value.
That said, taste is very personal, so the fact that Scott likes it doesn't mean that you will like it. On the other hand, he may have a better idea than you of which teas will age well. I have certainly bought things blind on Scott's recommendation, but I don't consider it anything other than a gamble... I'm gambling that some of those cakes will taste good in a long while and / or that they will at least appreciate in value.