I think his camera needs a white balance correction.churng wrote:looks so yellow....
Jun 15th, '11, 16:50
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EoT Nannuo and the Shu sample.
I will say that this Shupu is very different from anything I've tried. It's great, though. Nice mouthfeel, great huigan, sweet woodsy flavors and some sharp fruitiness in the background. Actually, this is probably the longest huigan I've ever had in a Shu.
Tried the Nannuo yesterday. I need to retry it before I say anything. There were some good moments and some "meh" moments. Seemed to take a while to get going and then died off pretty quickly.
I'll try again with higher leaf/water ratio soon.
I will say that this Shupu is very different from anything I've tried. It's great, though. Nice mouthfeel, great huigan, sweet woodsy flavors and some sharp fruitiness in the background. Actually, this is probably the longest huigan I've ever had in a Shu.
Tried the Nannuo yesterday. I need to retry it before I say anything. There were some good moments and some "meh" moments. Seemed to take a while to get going and then died off pretty quickly.
I'll try again with higher leaf/water ratio soon.
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looks so yellow....
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In what way?MarshalN wrote:Green in Orange, it says in Chinese. Looks terribleauhckw wrote:1996 CNNP Raw (Sorry forgot the chinese name) - Something went very wrong with this. The sample doesn't seem like a 1996 tea. Taste and looks so young. Not sure where is the problem. The staff is not sure, have to check with the boss next time.
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Green in Orange, it says in Chinese. Looks terribleauhckw wrote:1996 CNNP Raw (Sorry forgot the chinese name) - Something went very wrong with this. The sample doesn't seem like a 1996 tea. Taste and looks so young. Not sure where is the problem. The staff is not sure, have to check with the boss next time.
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A lot of times people store them naked, because the box has some cellophane in it which slows down the aging. Also, the box can get a little musty over time.auhckw wrote:1992 Fang Cha Raw - Colour looks age. A bit bitter with wet taste. Ok to drink if you can accept the wet taste. Problem. No box. Fang Cha should have box. This is naked
I have seen different things about what year certain patterns show up. The ones I have (supposed to be late 80s, but could be early 90s) are 100g divided into equal sized squares.
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looks like a really really nice tea shop. Lots of stock and very beuatiful. I could spend a lot of afternoons there....
Jun 13th, '11, 10:29
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Yep... I would definitely be broke.
So awesome, thanks as always for sharing all the gorgeous pictures! I'm very jealous of all the stuff you're getting to try and learn..., wow!
So awesome, thanks as always for sharing all the gorgeous pictures! I'm very jealous of all the stuff you're getting to try and learn..., wow!
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<will reupload the photos after i get permission from shop to post>
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1997 Wild Yiwu Zhang Xiang Raw - This is from a small factory/unknown producer. Most probably the most talked about tea in the tea shop. This has strong kick with very strong Zhang Xiang (camphor) taste. This can last many brew. As it goes lighter (15th brew onwards), it will taste sweet with the camphor.
When this was in y97 it cannot be drank cause too strong and smoky. Nobody wants it. Over the years it has aged well. Price from then to today have gone up about 7000% (list price). It is now one of the fav tea in the shop...
The shop claims that the 2 versions above are the same, but it is obviously not the same as the colour of the cover is diff. The darker cover tasted better so the customers said.
When this was in y97 it cannot be drank cause too strong and smoky. Nobody wants it. Over the years it has aged well. Price from then to today have gone up about 7000% (list price). It is now one of the fav tea in the shop...
The shop claims that the 2 versions above are the same, but it is obviously not the same as the colour of the cover is diff. The darker cover tasted better so the customers said.
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1992 Fang Cha Raw - Colour looks age. A bit bitter with wet taste. Ok to drink if you can accept the wet taste. Problem. No box. Fang Cha should have box. This is naked
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2003 Dayi Bada High Mountain Raw - I'm loving this. It gives a nice aroma, taste fruity. Not so smooth yet, but with aging, this may be nice to drink.
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1996 CNNP Raw (Sorry forgot the chinese name) - Something went very wrong with this. The sample doesn't seem like a 1996 tea. Taste and looks so young. Not sure where is the problem. The staff is not sure, have to check with the boss next time.
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2007 Dayi Gong Ting Raw - Usually Gong Ting is Ripe, but this is Raw. Though 2007, the dry leaves looks so green. Also the tea looks young after it is brewed. Taste light and flat on the first 2 brew and bitterness comes on the 3rd brew onwards. Somehow this gives me a feeling of drinking green tea and not puerh
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It said it made of leaves from Banzhang, Bulang and Nannuoauhckw wrote: ....
Lao Man E - Old Tree Ban Zhang 2008 raw - Super bitter in the first 4th brew. From 5th brew onwards, bitterness drops and give sweetness. This is mixed banzhang with 2 other mountaing (bulang and xxx - dont know how to read). Intending to buy this, maybe later.
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