Official Pu of the day

[auhckw]

1980s Liao Fu - Someone asked me about it. So here it is. This is Puerh tree planted at the border of Vietnam. It is processed differently. Taste a bit like LiuBao + LiuAn mixed up. Dry storage. Woody taste.





First Brew


Second Brew




The shop has 1960s, but I didn't request for it yet

[auhckw]

2006 Xia Guan Raw 5 Flower Chop - Look at all the white white leaves. No samples

[auhckw]

There are a lot of paintings (some writing, some drawings) like these in the shops



Owner just bought it recently to resell. He said when the artist died, that is when the painting price will go up fast. He has few people interested to see this drawing already.

I don't know how to appreciate.

Edit: I removed the price

[auhckw]

[nickE]

Recently I finished the last of Nada's Mannuo and Shupu samples. Also had some 2009 7452, which I've found to be a very solid Shu.

Perfect timing... he just put up the full beengs of the gushu shu pu (wheee! that's fun to say!)

Ooooh, thanks for the heads up! GBP 20 for 200g, though... not sure if I can justify that price.

[Drax]

Recently I finished the last of Nada's Mannuo and Shupu samples. Also had some 2009 7452, which I've found to be a very solid Shu.

Perfect timing... he just put up the full beengs of the gushu shu pu (wheee! that's fun to say!)

[nickE]

Recently I finished the last of Nada's Mannuo and Shupu samples. Also had some 2009 7452, which I've found to be a very solid Shu.

[auhckw]

60s & 70s Liu Bao - Someone brought a 60s Liu Bao to the shop to treat. The boss said that it is not 60s, which the boss took out his 70s. Brew side by side.

Was there a consensus about what the "60s" actually was? (younger, or stored differently...?)

The 60s is most probably too wet stored once. So after 4th brew, it dropped very fast where the 70s maintain.

On the 1st brew, both performed well. Hard to tell which is older or better. 3rd brew shows some advantage to 70s. But on the 4th it is very obvious 70s is better.

[Drax]

60s & 70s Liu Bao - Someone brought a 60s Liu Bao to the shop to treat. The boss said that it is not 60s, which the boss took out his 70s. Brew side by side.

Was there a consensus about what the "60s" actually was? (younger, or stored differently...?)

[auhckw]

60s & 70s Liu Bao - Someone brought a 60s Liu Bao to the shop to treat. The boss said that it is not 60s, which the boss took out his 70s. Brew side by side.

60s wet leaves looks darker than 70s but taste wise 60s drops very fast. 70s is more woody, feeling and satisfying. The dry leaves of the 60s is quite white where 70s is dry and clean.

I prefer 70s


L: 60s R: 70s

[auhckw]

2009 Dayi Jia Ji Tuo Raw - I think too much tea leaves. The guy didn't measure. Tough to drink on first brew. Stopped at 3rd brew. Colour of the tea looks nice for a 2009.

[TIM]

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1001 ... G_5862.jpg

2000g, high high high

[Drax]

Chua,
This is not menghai tea.As you can notice nothing is written on the nefei.Also the taste is not menghai.Its most probably a CNNP tea.

Dass

Noted and thanks for the heads up. Will revisit the tea again the next visit to do forensic

The paper too torn to see but indeed looks diff from this
http://www.essenceoftea.co.uk/tea/aged- ... -8582.html

Ah, that's the one I've had (from EoT).

The wrappers don't look too different, though. The one in your picture has very thick lettering... seems to be the major difference?

[auhckw]

Chua,
This is not menghai tea.As you can notice nothing is written on the nefei.Also the taste is not menghai.Its most probably a CNNP tea.

Dass

Noted and thanks for the heads up. Will revisit the tea again the next visit to do forensic

The paper too torn to see but indeed looks diff from this
http://www.essenceoftea.co.uk/tea/aged- ... -8582.html

[Dass]

[quote="auhckw"]1996 Menghai 8582 Raw - A well kept dry storage Pu. Tasted clean and neat. Nice to drink now. Gives a deep satisfying feeling at the beginning. Performed well till about 8th brew when it became a little flat which we then stopped. The peak for this Pu is not today, but overall good tea.

Chua,
This is not menghai tea.As you can notice nothing is written on the nefei.Also the taste is not menghai.Its most probably a CNNP tea.

Dass