08 Xi Zhi Hao offerings?

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08 Xi Zhi Hao offerings?

by thanks » Oct 28th, '08, 09:10

When are the 08 Xi Zhi Hao productions going to be released? Have they already been released, and no one in the west has made them available yet, or what? I can't wait to see how much I can't afford an 08 tea that I still want anyway. So far Hai Lang Hao is winning 08 at 56$.

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by Jeremy » Oct 28th, '08, 16:06

Hey, thats funny you posted this, I was gonna ask some questions about this brand. What do you guys think of the Xi Shi factory stuff. What can people tell me about it. I know that bill wrote up a the double happiness brick, but I had never even heard of the factory until then. What kind of leaf are they using, where are they based out of?

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by thanks » Oct 28th, '08, 21:21

I'm sure people can add much more information to this than I can, but a Taiwanese gentleman runs Xi Zi Hao out of a passion for great pu'er. They do different productions of different mountains, just like a normal pu'er producer. Their older Mengsa and Banzhang productions are most famous, in particular. Basically a high end producer of pu'er. Some people think Xi Zi Hao offerings started to lose some quality in the past year or two because of their large increase and broad range of productions per year, yet the price of their product keeps going up. Hou De has the best selection of Xi Zi Hao products available in the west as far as I know, and that section of their website can be reached here, http://www.houdeasianart.com/index.php? ... 39d1fc576b

I should also list all of their known official productions. Just a slight warning, this list is slightly old and compiled by Guang of Hou De.

2005 -
Lao Ban Zhan 500g
Lao Ban Zhan brick 400g
Lao Ban Zhan 3000g (3kg)
You Le Remote Mountain 500g
Nan Nuo Purple Tips 500g

2006 -
Nan Nuo “Ban Po Lao Zhai” 400g
6-Famous-Mountain Blend 400g (I did not carry this)
Lao Ban Zhan “Yin” and “Yan” 400g
BuLang “Guang Bieh Shin Zhai” 400g
Ban Zhan Natural Habitat 400g
Yi Wu Cha Hwang 400g
You Le Remote Mountain 3000g (3kg)
3-year Anniversary Cake (Lao Ban Zhan, Autumn) boxed
3-year Anniversary Brick (Autumn, area to be confirmed) boxed
Classic Yi Wu (Autumn), boxed 400g
5 Most Famous Remote Mountain Set (Autumn), 5 X 400g, boxed

2007 Spring -
Din-Ji Ancient Trees “Yan Shing”, very limited, 400g
Huang Shan Lin “Hwang Hwa (Illusion)”, very limited, 400g
Huang Shan Lin 400g
Yi Wu Cha Hwang 400g
Yuan Shi Lin 400g
Shan-Pin Ancient Tree 400g
Ji-Pin Ancient Trees 400g
Dragon and Phoenix 400g
Ku Zhu Shan Ji Pin Gu Shu 400g
7542 400g
8582 400g

2007 Fall -
Da Xue Shan 450g
Pu Zheng Yuan Cha 450g
Xi Shang Mei Shao 450g
Nu Er Cha 450g

This doesn't include the mini beengs created earlier this year.

Could you link me to that review of the Xi Zi Hao brick? I've been interested in that tea for over a year. I'm assuming it's the Nu'er Cha?

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by Jeremy » Oct 29th, '08, 09:21

http://ancientteahorseroad.blogspot.com ... s-lao.html

Here you go. If you look at the samples that hou de has for Xi Zhi , which ones would you buy?


http://www.houdeasianart.com/index.php? ... 0e0caac163

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by thanks » Oct 29th, '08, 10:34

Jeremy wrote:http://ancientteahorseroad.blogspot.com ... s-lao.html

Here you go. If you look at the samples that hou de has for Xi Zhi , which ones would you buy?


http://www.houdeasianart.com/index.php? ... 0e0caac163

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Had it not sold out I would have recommended a sample of the 2005 Banzhan beeng, but instead the 2007 Yi Wu Cha Hwang is very good; http://www.houdeasianart.com/index.php? ... 0e0caac163

Also try the Da Xue Shan maocha when you get the chance; http://www.houdeasianart.com/index.php? ... 0e0caac163

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