Wrote to Scott at YSLLC for some suggestions of Pu-erhs to round out my meager collections. Well he was not shy. He suggested these:
2008 Yuan Nian "Blue Mark Iron Cake" Raw Pu-erh tea
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Jia Ji Tuo" Raw Pu-erh tea 500g bag
2006 Jinuo Shan * You Le Wild Arbor Pu-erh tea * 400g
2006 Guoyan "Menghai Early Spring" Raw Pu-erh tea 200g
2008 Haiwan Tea Factory * 9948 Blended Raw Pu-erh tea
2008 Menghai "Classic" Premium Raw tea cake * 357g
2008 Guoyan "Queen of Yi Wu" Premium Raw Pu-erh tea
Nan Jian Tulin "902" Certified Organic Raw Pu-erh tea
2008 Hai Lang Hao * Jing Mai Mountain Pu-erh tea * 250g
2008 Xiaguan FT "Nan Zhao Yu" Raw Pu-erh tea cake 400g
2008 Xiaguan FT "Nan Zhao Round Cake" Pu-erh Tea * 454g
2008 Yong Pin Hao * Stone-Pressed Yi Wu Wild Arbor tea
2007 Mengku * Mu Ye Chun * 001 * Raw Tea Cake of Yongde
2008 Menghai "Springtime Water" Raw Pu-erh tea * 500g
2008 * Wild Tree Raw Pu-erh tea brick of Dehong * 500g
2008 Yong De * Big Snow Mountain Wild Arbor tea * 500g
2007 * Guoyan * Yi Wu Zheng Shan Wild Arbor * 380 grams
I was able to find reviews here of a few of these. The Menghai "Classic" and the Gyuyan "Queen of Yi Wu" seem like keepers. Any others jump out at you guys? Looking to purchase four or five additional cakes.
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David
Most here would agree that you can't really go wrong with the Menghai, Xiaguan (especially the FT), and Mengku productions. I havent tried that particular Yuan Nian cake, he probably recommends it for its tight compression, but i would also consider the Yuan Nian #4. I kind of feel like i'm campaigning for this cake a bit but I really enjoy the flavor it has and the price on it is unbeatable.
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I would stock up on MengHai and Guoyan. You would probably want to stay away from most recent offernings from XiaGuan. They really have been crappy. Well, atleast the '06s and '07s were.
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Agreed on Menghai, Xiaguan, and Hai Lang Hao. I've not been disappointed thus far.thanks wrote:I agree with most everyone else's opinions. Menghai, Xiaguan (08, or 05 and before offerings, especially FT commissions), and I'm also convinced that Hai Lang Hao is absolutely incapable of releasing a bad tea.
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The Art of Tea "megazines" are great. I have the 1st and 2nd and just finished them up so I am going to get 2 more for Christmas. If you like puerh and oolong you should love these. Heres the link for them.tacobell wrote:Thank you all. TeaChat comes through. Will place my order.
Going to ask this in another thread but where can I get a copy of Art of Tea. Referred to so often as the 'bible'.
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