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by PolyhymnianMuse » Apr 23rd, '09, 20:53
entropyembrace wrote:It was 1kg to go into an aging collection I still have a bit of the 2007 production from that tree and it's one of my favorite teas. The order's still in SAL limbo...
Can I ask what your using to store the tea in for ageing? and how long you'll be ageing it?
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by entropyembrace » Apr 23rd, '09, 21:10
PolyhymnianMuse wrote:entropyembrace wrote:It was 1kg to go into an aging collection I still have a bit of the 2007 production from that tree and it's one of my favorite teas. The order's still in SAL limbo...
Can I ask what your using to store the tea in for ageing? and how long you'll be ageing it?
I'll be storing it in two airtight porcelain jars and having a single session per year on an important anniversary for my partner and I.
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by TIM » Apr 23rd, '09, 21:14
Drax wrote:This has been really interesting, thanks for entertaining my question!
As Tony mentioned, that's partly what I was curious about -- if you'd go for one shot at one of the supposed best, or if you'd want more of something perhaps a not as good (on a relative scale).
As you might be able to tell, I picked three things roughly the same price. The Menghais go for about 200 BP (or 300 USD right now). And the 1996 is a Green in Orange, not an Orange in Orange.
I admit, I'm seriously tempted to try the Red Mark just for the experience.
But I'll ask an extremely naive question, so please be kind!
given Tony's statement -- I use a 150mL pot for older pu'erhs... which would amount to using 5g. What would be wrong w/ splitting a 10g sample into two sessions......?
From my experience, tasting a 50's RL in a 150ml pot, should at less use 8g min. Tasting these kind of vintage is all about the stages the tea will give you. The high drama would not show until at less the 15th brews and up, which will easily goes for 50-60 steepings. Using too little tea will be like finish drinking a Romanee-Conti 1 hr. after corking.
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by MarshalN » Apr 23rd, '09, 21:22
Do what Tim said -- do NOT skimp on the amount of tea you use for the Red Label. You will regret it and think it's a worthless tea.
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by sp1key » Apr 23rd, '09, 21:33
for those red mark, vintage pu... try to get a group of puerh drinking friends, split the cost and makes appreciation more meaning and you can last the entire session of many steepings
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by tony shlongini » Apr 24th, '09, 11:51
MarshalN wrote:Do what Tim said -- do NOT skimp on the amount of tea you use for the Red Label. You will regret it and think it's a worthless tea.
That's exactly what I was getting at. The time to skimp is
before you decide to spring for $300 for a session. Once you've committed to that, you'd better make sure you get the most out of it, rather than worrying about stretching it.
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by tony shlongini » Apr 24th, '09, 12:10
And what's a half dipper?
Hmm. No bites.
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by Drax » Apr 24th, '09, 20:25
Well hey, that's good to know. I don't think that that advice is necessarily intuitive. Last time I spoke about using "more leaf than normal" I was told that was a sign of an inferior tea.
So I'm curious now... I just an order in from Hou De, including a bunch of samples. One of those samples is the 60s Guang Yun Gong, 10g. So... what say ye? One shot? Or two?
Again, I'm using a 150mL pot.
I'm also curious about something -- if you're putting 10g into a 150mL pot (one that I'd normally put 5g into) -- I'm assuming you cut way down on steeping times? Or should I be using a bigger pot?
Sorry -- remember, still a newbie.
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by Trioxin » Apr 25th, '09, 04:43
Can't answer that one since it would be none of the above. Hate to make another wine analogy, but... I've been privileged enough to have some very rare and very expensive wines in my time. While I really enjoyed them, I'm just as happy when I'm drinking a young inexpensive wine. Like wine, I simply just love tea and don't tend to over analyze it. So I personally would just go ape shit on some 2008s and drink like there is no tomorrow.
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by JAS-eTea Guy » May 1st, '09, 08:20
I would be going with the 7532. I don't know how the older Menhai teas compare between the 7542 and the 7532 but in the 2008 vintage, I like the 7532 a bit better.
Steve
Good tea drinking,
Steve
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by JAS-eTea Guy » May 1st, '09, 08:24
Trioxin wrote:Can't answer that one since it would be none of the above. Hate to make another wine analogy, but... I've been privileged enough to have some very rare and very expensive wines in my time. While I really enjoyed them, I'm just as happy when I'm drinking a young inexpensive wine. Like wine, I simply just love tea and don't tend to over analyze it. So I personally would just go ape shit on some 2008s and drink like there is no tomorrow.
Now that is funny!
I was thinking the same thing but did not write it down. Saw your post after making my previous post.
Good tea drinking,
Steve
