Official Pu of the day

[victoria3]

Last night I finally got tea drunk at our tasting on Tony's 1995 Origin Mengku Ye-Sheng-Da-Ye Raw Puerh Cake gifted to me by Ferg. I could really get into this stuff similar to marijuana effect. Thank You, wow when it's good, it's good.
steeped in Late 80s F1, Zini Yu Li by Liu Xiu Di, or as I like to call him my little iron hat warrior.

[stevorama]

So I've got $150 in Visa/Amex gift cards from Christmas, and I'm considering buying some new pu'erh with it. Not sure what I want to get yet, but anyone have any recommendations? I really like pu'erh from Yiwu, as it tends to be a bit sweeter and more mild, but I like all styles of pu'erh really. I think I'd like to get a semi-aged/aged cake from one of the factories, such as this one from Chawangshop, or one of these cakes from TeaLifeHK, JayinHK's store. I haven't had much experience with the classic recipes and all that, so I'm open to suggestion

I've sampled the CWS cake you linked. Pretty good dry stored tea. I think it's out of stock. I tend to prefer more humidity and so have tried a few TeaLifeHK teas. Based on your sweet, mild, Yi Wu preferences perhaps you would like the 2003-2005 HK Traditional Storage CNNP 7542. I don't know if I would call it mild or Yi Wu, but sweet and retaining some floral aroma. Jay probably could recommend some teas. Also Essence of Tea might have some suitable teas for you.

[Frisbeehead]

It's really nice to have my pumidor and pu'erh collection back now that I'm back from China

Currently having some YS 2002 Ancient Spirit, great cake for the price. A bit sweet, and overall well-rounded, with a nice body and soft mouth feel. Used 7g in my 80ml F2 zini, which I've dedicated to semi-aged/aged sheng pu'erh. I've never used more than 6g in this zini, and I think 7g works well for this tea. With Yiwu pu'erh, using more leaf seems to bring out much more of the flavor, and seems better than using less leaf.

So I've got $150 in Visa/Amex gift cards from Christmas, and I'm considering buying some new pu'erh with it. Not sure what I want to get yet, but anyone have any recommendations? I really like pu'erh from Yiwu, as it tends to be a bit sweeter and more mild, but I like all styles of pu'erh really. I think I'd like to get a semi-aged/aged cake from one of the factories, such as this one from Chawangshop, or one of these cakes from TeaLifeHK, JayinHK's store. I haven't had much experience with the classic recipes and all that, so I'm open to suggestion

[Rui]

That is EXACTLY how I felt about their Jingmai Gulan. Clean, but no oomph.

Yubai and William put up a new video some days ago (in Mandarin ), where they talk about their new 2017 Gulan and their intentions to focus more on mouthfeel, body and ageabilty than fragrance.
Have a peek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqq4u-dzTTQ

Thanks, let's see if that holds true when we try it!

Few minutes ago I already placed an order. Looking forward to taste the new version.

[jayinhk]

That is EXACTLY how I felt about their Jingmai Gulan. Clean, but no oomph.

Yubai and William put up a new video some days ago (in Mandarin ), where they talk about their new 2017 Gulan and their intentions to focus more on mouthfeel, body and ageabilty than fragrance.
Have a peek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqq4u-dzTTQ

Thanks, let's see if that holds true when we try it!

[kuánglóng]

That is EXACTLY how I felt about their Jingmai Gulan. Clean, but no oomph.

Yubai and William put up a new video some days ago (in Mandarin ), where they talk about their new 2017 Gulan and their intentions to focus more on mouthfeel, body and ageabilty than fragrance.
Have a peek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqq4u-dzTTQ

[jayinhk]

2016 Spring Jingmai Gulan Old Gardens (bannacha)

Pretty decent, fragrant, mellow and sweet sheng with a touch of fennel and some nuttiness later during the session. Thick soup, some huigan and gentle qi but I somehow miss a more solid base here - YMMV.

That is EXACTLY how I felt about their Jingmai Gulan. Clean, but no oomph.

[kuánglóng]

2016 Spring Jingmai Gulan Old Gardens (bannacha)

Pretty decent, fragrant, mellow and sweet sheng with a touch of fennel and some nuttiness later during the session. Thick soup, some huigan and gentle qi but I somehow miss a more solid base here - YMMV.

[stevorama]

2016 YS Wild Purple Green Mark raw/ripe pu er. Finishing a sample of this unique tea. Fairly clean tasting considering it's youth, but still quite full bodied with an almost juicy mouth feel. I can imagine this aging well.

[stevorama]

2006 Changtai Tian Xia Tong An sheng pu er. Hits some good points for humid stored tea and has a reasonable price. I won't assume this is old material, but it does claim to be organic. Nice mouth feel and longevity, but lacks perhaps in throat feel with mild aroma and hui gan. Very stimulating.

[kuánglóng]

I'm drinking the HLH Gao Shan Chen Shun.
I'm quite unlucky with this tea. My order didn't arrive at first so Oli reshipped it. I felt quite bad being the first customer losing a parcel and it was my furst purchase from him.
Then I found a long hair pressed in the cake, then a straw from a basket. Now I found a dead bee pressed in the middle of the cake and I still have more than 3/4 of the cake for an adventure.

Hmmm, I haven't found any extra goodies in my cakes so far but then I'm pretty immune to that sort of thing anyway. I bought 5 of those cakes from Oli, went through half a cake already and have no regrets whatsoever. On the contrary, this tea has quite a bit going for it, more than the price suggests and ages just beautifully.

[Xeractha]

I'm drinking the HLH Gao Shan Chen Shun.
I'm quite unlucky with this tea. My order didn't arrive at first so Oli reshipped it. I felt quite bad being the first customer losing a parcel and it was my furst purchase from him.
Then I found a long hair pressed in the cake, then a straw from a basket. Now I found a dead bee pressed in the middle of the cake and I still have more than 3/4 of the cake for an adventure.

[kuánglóng]

And only 2 infusions! They must waste a lot of good tea that way.

Yeah and since it's an iron cake (why not offer a standard 8653 or something else) I hope those folks who pry it apart know what they're doing to get those first 2 infusions right. Oh well ...

[mr mopu]

2013 Xiaguan T8653

I have a soft spot for Xiaguans, not at last since they reliably kept me warm and energized on countless hikes through snowy mountains and remote frozen corners of the planet. These 2013 iron cakes still have a long way to go but I already like them quite a bit as they are - strong and pungent with XG signature smokiness and tobacco like flavors, some sweetness and distinct florals for good measure; decent balance, huigan and throatiness plus long aftertaste and from what it looks like they'll continue to age into something really enjoyable.
On a side note, the very same 2013 T8653 is featured among other 'rare and limited teas' on the afternoon tea menu of the Mandarin Oriental London
https://photos.mandarinoriental.com/is/ ... rnoon-menu
... go figure

And only 2 infusions! They must waste a lot of good tea that way.

[kuánglóng]

2013 Xiaguan T8653

I have a soft spot for Xiaguans, not at last since they reliably kept me warm and energized on countless hikes through snowy mountains and remote frozen corners of the planet. These 2013 iron cakes still have a long way to go but I already like them quite a bit as they are - strong and pungent with XG signature smokiness and tobacco like flavors, some sweetness and distinct florals for good measure; decent balance, huigan and throatiness plus long aftertaste and from what it looks like they'll continue to age into something really enjoyable.
On a side note, the very same 2013 T8653 is featured among other 'rare and limited teas' on the afternoon tea menu of the Mandarin Oriental London
https://photos.mandarinoriental.com/is/ ... rnoon-menu
... go figure