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Thanks Dave, that pot is from Scott at YSLLC. Its not bad for the very few bucks that it costs.Dizzwave wrote:Hey Goose, I like that pot. Where'd you get it?
Ed, nice review on a tea that I had been curious about, I will be taking an example from you and will add Aroma to my reviews.
Thanks for the kind words Thomas.
Jim
That's odd, I went through a 25g sample of that tea and found it to be completely different. I'd describe it as "meaty smokiness, but in a good way" if I had to sum it up.edkrueger wrote:I had some 2000 Kumming "Lan Yin" Tie Beeng at a local tea shop today [Its also available at Hou de –I'm pretty sure my tea shop sources it from there.]
2000 Kumming "Lan Yin" Tie Beeng
Flavor - Good: Honey
Aroma - Good: Honey
Mouthfeel – OK: A little on the dry side for a 2000
Hui gan – Great: Its been over an hour and there is still a faint wild honey taste in my mouth some camphor too
Astringency - Some
Smoke - none
Dryness- some
Overall value – Good: I paid 6 dollars for a gong fu session with this tea
Purchase again - At the tea shop, yes. The whole cake, unlikely. I don't think its worth 4 05 Ming-Yuan Hao cakes.
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Tony, Yes that is a P.shop # 302 I think, its a nice step up from the 10.00 jobs.tony shlongini wrote:How's that tea, Jim? Even Scott admits it's probably not in the correct label.Goose wrote:1998 Lincang "CNNP Green Wrapper"
Love the new pot. Is that one of the $36 Puerh Shop jobs?
I have not heard the buzz on the green wrapper that you mentioned,whats the skinny? Oh and the tea is pretty darn nice.
Jim
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From Scott's original blurb-Goose wrote:I have not heard the buzz on the green wrapper that you mentioned,whats the skinny? Oh and the tea is pretty darn nice.
1998 Lincang "CNNP Green Wrapper" Raw Pu-erh tea * 250 grams A small production made entirely from Lincang (probably Mengku) tea. Dry-stored in Kunming since 1998 this tea is very clean and when brewed provides a stimulating almost spicy thick liquor with a very comfortable throat and mouth feel. The after-taste is sweet and nectar-like. A real pleasure! This production is most likely not a true CNNP production but used the same wrapper style. Note: Due to age of these bricks and compression, some bricks are between 230 and 260 grams each. Vintage: 1998 spring sun-dried material Production area: Lincang
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Seems to me I heard that this is not an uncommon practice for smaller factories that don't have the finances to print their own wrappers. Not something surreptitious or questionable.tony shlongini wrote: This production is most likely not a true CNNP production but used the same wrapper style.
I've added this one to my shopping list. Thanks, guys for the info.
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"07 Xiaguan gold ribbon tuo
Priced right at $5.39 at Jim Liu's House of Overnight Delivery Puerh Shop.
Apparently, there was a surplus of gold ribbons in China in '07, perhaps in anticipation of the Olympics. This is a very good tea, but not in the same league as XG's FT branded tuos. Save your pennies for the Xi Zi and Nan Zhao tuos instead, or buy the gold ribbon and stick it in the closet for a decade.
Priced right at $5.39 at Jim Liu's House of Overnight Delivery Puerh Shop.
Apparently, there was a surplus of gold ribbons in China in '07, perhaps in anticipation of the Olympics. This is a very good tea, but not in the same league as XG's FT branded tuos. Save your pennies for the Xi Zi and Nan Zhao tuos instead, or buy the gold ribbon and stick it in the closet for a decade.