I have all of these lovely samples of sheng pu from very young to old enough. I love the higher quality stuff, but sometimes if it's late, or if I have to be somewhere, or if I'm eating, I don't really want to start a session with a really nice tea and not be able to do it justice.
So, any suggestions for a shu cake or brick that's just nice and smooth and mellow that I can drink without worrying about whether I quit before the tea does? I'm not opposed to the overseas vendors, but as I'm assuming I'm not going to spend much on the tea itself, the shipping from somewhere like puerhshop seems a little more reasonable.
Also, anyone that wholeheartedly believes I should just drink what I have and quit worrying about it (It's just tea) please knock some sense into me.
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Just had this one yesterday, got it for Christmas. Not only are they neat looking but they are just wonderful for the price. I only got one to sample and am planning on getting another 5 or so.
http://www.puerhshop.com/index.php?main ... cts_id=611
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Life is too short to drink 'nothing special'.
Do something different, something different will happen. ( Gong Fu Garden )
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Yes, I sort of share that feeling. Dec 30th, '08, 23:46
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hehe, nice.edkrueger wrote:My Shu hint:
They all taste the same so buy the cheapest one.
I forgot to mention that the Golden Sail comes in a loose form, not compressed. The way TT stated her request, I wasn't sure if that was a deal-breaker or not (:
The leaves are roughly rice-sized, but I don't recall having any great difficulties over any other loose tea (brewing it in the pot, I mean).
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+1 on the Changtai Banna and the Nanjian Phoenix. At $6 and $3 respectively, they're terrific bargains.
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