Official Pu of the day

[kuánglóng]

2006 XG Bao Yan (HK dry storage)

Don't know how this stuff found its way into a HK warehouse but at least it hasn't been composted beyond recognition, just enough to mellow it out somewhat and to add a bit of extra depth and some generic dry storage touch.
Taste wise it's well balanced, there's some good bitterness and a bit of astringency left, medium-dark sweetness, wood and medicinal notes, a wee bit of leftover smokiness and some buttery vanilla.
The liquor is a bit on the thin side but pretty reddish already, there's strong calming qi, good stamina and decent aftertaste. More importantly still, a few cups of this tea leave a sense of satisfaction that I don't get from too many other teas out there.

[kuánglóng]

I mainly have access to material from YongDe and LinCang. The stamina of this tea is really something!

Enjoy!

[William]

Just finished having some wild DXS from 2012. I have many wild DXS from different years; the flavor is typically fruity/woody with just a light hint of flowers .. if I close my eyes, it somehow reminds me of pineapples ..

Yongde or Mengku? (Wild DXS are among my favorite shengs)

I mainly have access to material from YongDe and LinCang. The stamina of this tea is really something!

[kuánglóng]

Just finished having some wild DXS from 2012. I have many wild DXS from different years; the flavor is typically fruity/woody with just a light hint of flowers .. if I close my eyes, it somehow reminds me of pineapples ..

Yongde or Mengku? (Wild DXS are among my favorite shengs)

[William]

Just finished having some wild DXS from 2012. I have many wild DXS from different years; the flavor is typically fruity/woody with just a light hint of flowers .. if I close my eyes, it somehow reminds me of pineapples ..

[stevorama]

2003-2005 HongTaiChang Shu Puer. Not sure if this is a "true" puer, but very similar anyway. Always enjoyable.

1996 Nan Jian Feng Huang Jia Ji Sheng Puer. Very enjoyable in many regards, short perhaps on durability and viscosity.

[Rui]

2002 Shuangjiang Mengku Hao. Very nice and mellow tea but still with some lightish bitterness even though it is now 15 years old.

A very drinkable and enjoyable tea nonetheless.

[jayinhk]

1996 CNNP sheng brick...HK dry storage. Damn nice tea! Black tea and citrus notes, along with a little wild-tasting terroir, and lovely huigan. Still light bitterness after 21 years of storage, but certainly not too much--this stuff would've been a bitter bomb early on! I really like this tea and I'm glad I listened to the vendor's suggestion as this tea is really excellent for the price.

[stevorama]

2014 Chawangpu Jing Mai Gu Shu Huang Pian. Highlights are thickness, smoothness, longevity, balanced astringency and bitterness. Not much dynamics, but very pleasant.

2015 Bulang Sheng pu-erh mini cake. From Bana. First 2-3 steeps were great. Brewed thin after that. Jittery feelings. Perhaps it was my brewing.

[kuánglóng]

2007 Lincang Yin Hao (GuangDong storage)

Decent, rather dynamic and enjoyable factory stuff that mid-way through the session has a bit in common with a fruity Assam.

[Rui]

Spring 2008 Ku Zhu Shan sample bought from from FrmerLeaf in Jingmai.

Another sweet raw pu'er released this year although this one is now 9 years old and produces an orange liquor.

[mr mopu]

2017 Rock Rhyme Lincang Bangdong by gylxtea
Starting this out with an 8 gram sample. The dry leaf has a nice sweet aroma to it.
Using the duanni clay pot. I warmed the pot and poured the water out and tossed in the leaves. Aroma get sweeter in the steam.
Flash rinse and the aroma intensifies with more of the sweet aroma with some honey in there. First steep very quick into the cup. The teas seems well processed as there wasn’t much char in the filter. First sips, sweet , floral , honey in there some mineral and some middle tongue notes.
Second steep, tea gets much thicker and active. Still the underlying sweetness. The bitter has crept in which means shorter steeps as I continue.
I paused a few minutes to soak in. Aftertaste is pretty nice on this one.
Third steep, still strength in this one. Sweet and bitter mixing in. A little of the mineral slips back in as well. Still clean in the filter and the leaf is slowly starting to unfurl.

Flavors: Bitter, Floral, Honey, Mineral, Sweet, Thick

[Rui]

Spring 2015 Da Sun Shan from Farmerleaf.

Smooth and sweet with an excellent fragrance. Some light astringency that is not bothering me the least is present but no apparent bitterness.

[kuánglóng]

Sipping some XG Happy Tuo that has spent a couple years in some Guangdong cave, still has quite a bit of its original character, edges and smokiness left but now there's camphor or rather some sort of Tiger balminess blended in that adds to the complexity and beautifully enhances the experience. Good stuff.

[stevorama]

Started the day with 2015 Jiu Wan Impression shou pu er. Very pleasant tea that brews like something older.

Mixed left-over samples of 2015 YS Huang Shan Gu Shu (Jing Gu) and 2013 Mengsong Secret Garden. Brewing nicely together!