by quikstep » May 18th, '13, 07:06
Had this in the afternoon where it's scorching hot outside.
Image credit YS. CNNP 2003 Meng Song Qiao Mu Iron Beeng.
The cake is very nice smelling with a hint of osmanthus flower. No more wet storage smell or taste.
Taste wise, has plenty of chaqi and is very clean taste. Not bitter or astringent anymore. Maybe just a hint. Very good for thirst quenching. The soup is only dark yellow/light orange in color.
Other than that, there's not much to be described. Maybe it's still slumbering as the shop keeper told me it spent a very great part of it's decade in Yunnan.
According to YS, it's probably an unauthorized CNNP product. Does not disturb me at all as it's clearly qiao mu material.
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by Drax » May 17th, '13, 15:47
I'm currently enjoying the afternoon with a "bucket" pu that I picked up while in Singapore. I don't know what else to call it. It's the type of loose pu that seems to be everywhere and just sits around in jars. I bought this one because it had a striking earthy aroma. It's actually pretty good, probably in the 10+ year range if not 15. And a great deal at 8 cents per gram...
- Bucket sheng.
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by lordsbm » May 17th, '13, 02:50
Just drank the 2008 Bang Dong old arbor tree sample which came with 2 ti/tong.
Aging well and fast even for Guangzhou stored. Storage is good a s there's no dui wei. Surprisingly it had 桂圆香 on first 4 steeps, then changed to slight 参香, then ended with grass jelly flavor.
Brew is smooth and buttery, refreshing light brew with little astringent, but barely any bitterness. Sweetness is good enough, huigan & shengjin is good too.
Got it during group sales, which was very cheap but normal price aren't expensive also.
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by tenuki » May 16th, '13, 18:41
2001 'aroma from wild' thin paper version from Bana tea co. I'm actually amazed at this tea - spot on for what I'm looking for. Delicate, round, sweet-dark and thick underpinnings with strong grounding chi and long lingering aftertaste. I know there has been some talk on these forums about it being overpriced but I'm not marking that down on my paper. Well worth it, wish I had money for a tong, maybe I'll get another cake for my birthday!
edit: Forgot and overbrewed the third infusion - didn't bother the tea, not astringent, not bitter, just thicker. A few infusions in I'm getting fixated on the aroma - it's somehow taken over my nostrils and I'm smelling it strongly even when I'm not drinking the tea.
edit #2: Still going strong past infusion 15 - putting this tea to rest for the day, will see how it goes tomorrow. probably move it to my sheng pot.
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by TokyoB » May 16th, '13, 17:31
JakubT wrote:I enjoyed the 2007 Wistaria's Hongyin yesterday. Not really my top-favourite style of puerh, but in the genre, it is a very good piece.
Now, I'm having 2001 Dayi Banzhang from Origintea in a tester. I quite like it. It had some weird storage or something aroma when dry and even when rinsed, the aroma is rather chaotic. But it works kind of well in mouth, with some activity. And it is not too dry; I had a bit of an issue with that with some of Origintea's teas.
I don't think there is too much of Banzhang leaves in there, but there should be some.
Jakub - how is the hong yin (red mark) relative to the lan yin (blue mark) that was in the tasting set? I thought the lan yin was a good Menghai with some very noticeable initial sweetness, showing some decent aging but still a bit rough.
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by shah82 » May 16th, '13, 17:29
I did mean sample! Slip on my part.
Need to send you guys the XZH daughter brick sample...
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by apache » May 16th, '13, 17:21
shah82 wrote:...
Also note that Dayi bokchoy cakes, the good ones (like the one Apache got) are advertised at well over $1k/357g. Moreover, there are *lots* of bokchoys around. I didn't see a wrapper at Origintea, so I wouldn't know which 2001 it is. Albeit, from my vague memories from the last time I surfed Donhetea, there aren't many different versions of the very old ones.
I have to put the record straight, I don't have a single Bokchoy cakes. I only had a sample of 2002 Chawang Qingbing with Hobbes sometime ago this year. That's one of those teas I don't think I would ever forget but it's well beyond my mean and I settled with a lesser alternative. With most of those Bokchoy series of cakes, as you know, they are worth ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥, so there are many many fake in the market. That 2002 Chawang now is c.12000 rmb per cake or c.34 rmb per g.
Even though I don't have any Chawang cake, but the Chawang experience helps me to seek out any hint of that taste profile on other cakes or bricks. And I could tell you that cakes or bricks with some shadow of that taste profile do exist.
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by shah82 » May 16th, '13, 16:45
Going through a disappointing session with the '09 Bulang 200g Lan Xiang bing from YS bought some time ago...
What genre was the Hongyin? I had thought it was something very Menghai-y...
Also note that Dayi bokchoy cakes, the good ones (like the one Apache got) are advertised at well over $1k/357g. Moreover, there are *lots* of bokchoys around. I didn't see a wrapper at Origintea, so I wouldn't know which 2001 it is. Albeit, from my vague memories from the last time I surfed Donhetea, there aren't many different versions of the very old ones.
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by JakubT » May 16th, '13, 15:48
I enjoyed the 2007 Wistaria's Hongyin yesterday. Not really my top-favourite style of puerh, but in the genre, it is a very good piece.
Now, I'm having 2001 Dayi Banzhang from Origintea in a tester. I quite like it. It had some weird storage or something aroma when dry and even when rinsed, the aroma is rather chaotic. But it works kind of well in mouth, with some activity. And it is not too dry; I had a bit of an issue with that with some of Origintea's teas.
I don't think there is too much of Banzhang leaves in there, but there should be some.
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by Tobias » May 16th, '13, 15:45
90's CNNP Guǎng Yún Gòng, not bad but it has very little in common with early GYG and it tastes just like hēichá.
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by gasninja » May 16th, '13, 15:06
Can't wait for my wisteria hong yin. Its in the mail.
Todays combo 4 grams 06 Xi Zhi Hao LBZ Black Label and five grams of the white label LBZ. I think I could drink this every day and not get bored l. Very potent
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by TIM » May 16th, '13, 11:28
A young raw, but extremely satisfying. 2007 Wisteria Hong Yin (Red Label)
Thanks Brandon for the treat! T
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by puerhking » May 15th, '13, 17:22
2011 YS Xi Bang -
Bean and grain with a savory almost umami note on the finish. There is some dryness on the tongue. Liking it. Seems like a good value for the price.
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by TomVerlain » May 15th, '13, 06:49
I have boyou 2004 7262, it was decent - smooth at the time I bought, I don't think it will ever be extraordinary, but it is certainly drinkable. At the time I bought it, it was cheaper than mengahi. I also have a 2008 0506. I should break them out and see how they are doing
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by tenuki » May 15th, '13, 01:22
Nothing special, just some 06 Boyou 0506 - their 7262 knock off. I think I remember reading someplace that 2006 was the first year it was illegal to name your recipes after menghai's (?) Boyou's cakes at least tend to support that information. The 2005 version of this cake was called 7262.
smooth, sweet, rich but simple and boring. Sometimes that is the perfect end to a day.
