I've read good reviews about 2005 Changtai Banna ripe tuocha that PuerhShop sells:
http://www.puerhshop.com/index.php?main ... cts_id=843
Dragon Tea House sells 2005 Changtai Yi Chang Hao ripe tuocha: http://cgi.ebay.com/Yi-Chang-Hao-Changt ... 3a51568e19
What do Yi Chang Hao and Banna mean? What's the difference between these two tuocha and has anyone tasted 2005 Changtai Yi Chang Hao tuocha?
Re: What do Yi Chang Hao and Banna mean?
Yi Chang Hao is a brand name of the Changtai tea group, signaling a premium offering.
Banna refers to the region of the leaf, I believe it is short for Xishuangbanna and not a more specific town. At least I can't find one on the map. We would be talking about a pretty big area.
Banna refers to the region of the leaf, I believe it is short for Xishuangbanna and not a more specific town. At least I can't find one on the map. We would be talking about a pretty big area.
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Re: What do Yi Chang Hao and Banna mean?
Yes, 'banna' is short for Xishuangbanna. It doesn't really tell you anything about the tea though.
As Brandon said 'banna' is a pretty large area - the 'Six Famous Tea Mountains' are all in Xishuangbanna and there are many sub-varieties of sinensis assamica within this area and, within that, huge variations in the actual tea leaves themselves.
However, the majority of good quality Puer does come from 'banna', but that in itself is no guarantee....
As Brandon said 'banna' is a pretty large area - the 'Six Famous Tea Mountains' are all in Xishuangbanna and there are many sub-varieties of sinensis assamica within this area and, within that, huge variations in the actual tea leaves themselves.
However, the majority of good quality Puer does come from 'banna', but that in itself is no guarantee....