Official Pu of the day

[ehbenoit]

Cha Ren 2012 yibang . I really liked this one good depth and a creamy texture. It had an nice clean feel. I would rather have this than a couple of his more expensive teas.

Nice to see someone else appreciates the Cha Ren YiBang, gasninja. It's definitely a nice one. The JingMai is a real stand out as well in their recent spring selection.

[gasninja]

Cha Ren 2012 yibang . I really liked this one good depth and a creamy texture. It had an nice clean feel. I would rather have this than a couple of his more expensive teas.

[fdrx]

2007 Jing Mei Tang "She De" Guang Bien Lao Zhai - soup is a bit orangey, brown. This shows a bit of age. The taste is woody with some nice bitterness in the background. I have to say, I didn't notice any qi.

I ordered another sample few times ago. I don't know if i was remembering well or not but the chocolate flavor is gone this time... there are maybe some slight hints of cacao in the throat right after drinking, with honey and licorice or malt. I'm not able to describe how it tastes but i really like this tea and this kind of well rounded bulang. It dries the mouth a little but it doesn't last.
For me the qi was there: "satisfaction qi", relaxing, clears mind. Not an "euphoric qi" but i would probably put it in this category.... but well it's only a personal feeling.

[shah82]

Yeah, I didn't find it like a black tea (kinda soft like one, but not malty or fruity). I found it mostly like a Yongde tea. Definitely Lincang tea.

[Drax]

Good question, shah, but I don't know my 'terroirs' well enough to do a comparison. It was quite strong, but smooth and seemed like most of the typical youth flavors were gone, or greatly subdued; the slightest hint of smoke, and I was getting bits of a fruity quality -- partly reminded me of some black tea (sacrilegious to say, I'm sure ).

[TokyoB]

2007 Jing Mei Tang "She De" Guang Bien Lao Zhai - soup is a bit orangey, brown. This shows a bit of age. The taste is woody with some nice bitterness in the background. I have to say, I didn't notice any qi.

[shah82]

Drax, drinking the 2007 now, it doesn't remind you of supercharged Mangfei or yongde of some sort?

[tst]

Looking forward to trying these ... I have the 2007, 2008, and 2011.

Thanks for the reviews.

[Drax]

I'm spending the afternoon with the 2010 Mr. Feng (Shi Rei) offering. It has that deep luscious sheng quality that I can never quite describe, and like the 2007 and 2008, strong but smooth. Very nice indeed. I've got a picture of the cup from the Split Fire kiln in the light; I could see the 'eun moo' but it didn't quite show up in this picture.

[debunix]

Another nice session with 2006 A Gu Zhai Bulang wild arbor from Yunnan sourcing--a small sample that has given a lot of pleasure. Anise/herb, sweet, lightly earthy, good.

[TokyoB]

I'm currently half-way through the new "Mr. Feng" offerings from EoT. I started on the older end of the spectrum and I am working my way younger; so far, I am surprised at how smooth the teas are. Okay, technically 2007 is 5 years (and approaching 6), but still. The two that I have tried so far seem to be closer to the black tea flavor profile, which I also find interesting, and am also wondering if that's just me. Has anybody else tried these teas yet?

I ordered samples soon after they were posted but still waiting.
First class mail from the UK seems to take forever to get to the US. Stuff from Taiwan and China arrives much faster.

[shah82]

http://discipleofthetealeaf.wordpress.c ... ce-of-tea/

Only other review so far. I should be trying them out myself soon enough.

[Drax]

I'm currently half-way through the new "Mr. Feng" offerings from EoT. I started on the older end of the spectrum and I am working my way younger; so far, I am surprised at how smooth the teas are. Okay, technically 2007 is 5 years (and approaching 6), but still. The two that I have tried so far seem to be closer to the black tea flavor profile, which I also find interesting, and am also wondering if that's just me. Has anybody else tried these teas yet?

[jayinhk]

More of the good shu/sheng mix from across the street with three little chrysanthemum buds.

[135F2]

Wild Yi Wu Qizi Bing Cha Spring 2003 from Stephen...amazing

taste? earth, flowers and citrus...now 15th brew(30sec)

Incidentally, I just tasted this tea last night and I agree it's good.