Official Pu of the day

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by shah82 » Nov 25th, '12, 00:23

Oh, I've brought my tea into gatherings, brewed it with different waters and different instruments, and came out with something rather different than what it's like at home. Then there are all the people who key onto totally different things than I do...

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by 135F2 » Nov 25th, '12, 00:32

shah82 wrote:Oh, I've brought my tea into gatherings, brewed it with different waters and different instruments, and came out with something rather different than what it's like at home. Then there are all the people who key onto totally different things than I do...
I miss tea gatherings.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by Drax » Nov 25th, '12, 13:51

Enjoying a nice, quiet afternoon listening to classical music, reading Moyashimon, and drinking a nice woody, calming, 1994 loose sheng; it's been a really nice way to spend the end of a long holiday weekend before heading back to work tomorrow!

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by TwoDog2 » Nov 25th, '12, 21:34

shah82 wrote:Oh, I've brought my tea into gatherings, brewed it with different waters and different instruments, and came out with something rather different than what it's like at home. Then there are all the people who key onto totally different things than I do...
This is pretty common. I often read somebody else's experiences with a tea I have tried and think we were drinking different tea. And the same with different pots, water, etc.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by gasninja » Nov 25th, '12, 22:09

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shah82 wrote:Oh, I've brought my tea into gatherings, brewed it with different waters and different instruments, and came out with something rather different than what it's like at home. Then there are all the people who key onto totally different things than I do...
This is pretty common. I often read somebody else's experiences with a tea I have tried and think we were drinking different tea. And the same with different pots, water, etc.
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I had my 05 haiwan " lbz" brick today I ran it through a new zini pot i am testing out for teas of this type and almost did not recognize it until I moved it back to the zhuni pot I use for lightly
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by Maxwell2079 » Nov 26th, '12, 13:32

Hi everyone, yesterday I've tried 2003 Menghai Purple Da Yi 7432.

Honestly, I found the tea too expensive (178 usd) for what it is . Has anyone else tried this?
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by gasninja » Nov 26th, '12, 14:37

Where from?

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Re: Official Pu of the day

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by GreenwoodStudio » Nov 26th, '12, 18:48

Spent most of the day with Norbu's private label 2011 white buds http://www.norbutea.com/2011NorbuWhiteB ... gory_id=48. Really interesting stuff. Not bitter at all for a new sheng and doesn't have that mouth/throat drying after effect. A little sweetness and has a very nice cooling effect. Intense yet delicate juniper/evergreen aroma that fills the room and aftertaste that keeps popping up for hours. I'm dig'n it a lot.

(edit- a couple of pics now that I've officially killed those leaves :twisted: )
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by wojtekitek » Nov 27th, '12, 14:28

Bai Cha Tang 7th Generation Green Cake 2006 - Raw - One of my the best pu last time. It links the power of young puer and nice and warm notes of dried plums and fresh hay.
This tea is much more patient than me- I usually made more than 13 brewing. It's a pity that tihs cake is no more availible at Dragon Tea House.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by nw-T » Nov 27th, '12, 19:51

Hou De - 2007 Jing Mei Tang "She De" Guang Bien Lao Zhai :D

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by debunix » Nov 28th, '12, 21:35

1997 Heng Li Chang Bulang puerh, enjoying it from pot (yixing) and cup (Nakao spring galaxy) that were packed up for too long--so nice to have access to them all. Sweet, earthy, humus, so tasty and comforting.

I've finally made the last trip to empty the old house, and I'm getting a cold, so it's time to spoil myself a little.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by bryan_drinks_tea » Nov 28th, '12, 23:16

I sampled the two 2004 Dayi Menghai 7542's from puerh shop this week.
The Dali is dry, with nothing too special. Brewed gongfu, it was much milder than I was expecting. I believe Lerxst2112 and I shared a 2001 or 2002 dayi 7542 a very long time ago that was much more potent (flavour wise) than these 04's.

The menghai Storage one is very different. It has the normal puerh flavours and is a touch darker than the dali, but on top of those normal pu flavours is this strange whirling mix of unfocused, fuzzy flavours that really felt odd. My mouth buzzed and fuzzed and tingled, my head became heavy and cloudy, and I ultimately felt very tense and stressed after drinking it.

Please note i'm not bashing this tea - I'm just writing about my experience.
In short, I'm putting the rest of the sample away for a while.
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Re: Official Pu of the day

by tst » Nov 28th, '12, 23:30

Maxwell2079 wrote:Hi everyone, yesterday I've tried 2003 Menghai Purple Da Yi 7432.

Honestly, I found the tea too expensive (178 usd) for what it is . Has anyone else tried this?
I tried this tea last week. The dry-storage was very evident to me and I didn't find this tea overly interesting. I plan on brewing the rest of my sample at some point in the future though. Whether it is worth it or not, I cannot comment ... I don't have a deep enough knowledge on the current market price for dry-stored semi-aged Dayi teas.

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Re: Official Pu of the day

by Drax » Nov 29th, '12, 06:53

tst wrote:
Maxwell2079 wrote:Hi everyone, yesterday I've tried 2003 Menghai Purple Da Yi 7432.

Honestly, I found the tea too expensive (178 usd) for what it is . Has anyone else tried this?
I tried this tea last week. The dry-storage was very evident to me and I didn't find this tea overly interesting. I plan on brewing the rest of my sample at some point in the future though. Whether it is worth it or not, I cannot comment ... I don't have a deep enough knowledge on the current market price for dry-stored semi-aged Dayi teas.
I just took a look at my notes and wrote down the same 'dry storage' sorts of comments. It was my impression (from the description) that this tea was more of a limited production, which may be why it carries a higher price than other dayi beengs of that year...

Bryan, thanks for the notes on the 7542s.... interesting!

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