Official Pu of the day

[jayinhk]

1999-2006 Traditional Storage Raw and Ripe Pu Erh Mix. From tealifehk (Jayinhk.) Very pleasant and drinkable blend. Smooth. Relaxing.

I think I'll join you!

[stevorama]

1999-2006 Traditional Storage Raw and Ripe Pu Erh Mix. From tealifehk (Jayinhk.) Very pleasant and drinkable blend. Smooth. Relaxing.

[Rui]

Today I have gone back to the 2000 Gu Green Mark Qi Zi sheng to introduce pu'er to a new colleague.

[stevorama]

Once you're at it, Steve, the '888' on the same page (pale yellow wrapper) is pretty interesting as well. Not as complex and layered as the Feng Qing but distinctively balsamic and fruity and as slick and smooth as Oli and some reviewers have described it. I'll have another go at the Feng Qing (and the 2011 Terre de Ciel Kunlu) with a buddy tonight - time to make up my mind if I get another cake before someone else gets 'em all

Sipping some 2016 Nanzuo (Jingmai) SIngle Trees right now. Pretty quiet and elegant gushu with some surprising twists and turns as the session moves on but most likely it won't age that well.

I'll check the 888 out. Haven't ordered from these folks before. Wonder if they bought out YS stock of the Feng Qing. I have a couple cakes of it, which is probably enough for me. So no pressure!

[kuánglóng]

I'm thinking about getting another 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng. Storage has been a bit more humid but on a nice day this tea blows me away like not much else.

Do you think the 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng is from a similar source/storage as what YS had in stock?

I got my cake from Oli (greenteaguru.co.uk) and AFAIK he gets some of his teas from YS.

Most probably it was bought from YS originally.

Yes, pricing and description are very similar to YS. Good to know there is more. Thanks.

Once you're at it, Steve, the '888' on the same page (pale yellow wrapper) is pretty interesting as well. Not as complex and layered as the Feng Qing but distinctively balsamic and fruity and as slick and smooth as Oli and some reviewers have described it. I'll have another go at the Feng Qing (and the 2011 Terre de Ciel Kunlu) with a buddy tonight - time to make up my mind if I get another cake before someone else gets 'em all

Sipping some 2016 Nanzuo (Jingmai) SIngle Trees right now. Pretty quiet and elegant gushu with some surprising twists and turns as the session moves on but most likely it won't age that well.

[kuánglóng]

Cheers. Thanks for the Finish link. Another place for me to investigate as they have a cake of purple pu'er I have been after for a while and also Bing Dao is attracting my attention.

I've asked Matti, the owner for recommendations based on some preferences I've mailed him and the first tea he came up with was the "Bing Dao" (it's from some neighboring villages). The Kunlu and Bulang don't 'look' bad either, not so sure about the Guafengzhai, I guess I'll order some samples first.

[stevorama]

I'm thinking about getting another 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng. Storage has been a bit more humid but on a nice day this tea blows me away like not much else.

Do you think the 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng is from a similar source/storage as what YS had in stock?

I got my cake from Oli (greenteaguru.co.uk) and AFAIK he gets some of his teas from YS.

Most probably it was bought from YS originally.

Yes, pricing and description are very similar to YS. Good to know there is more. Thanks.

[Rui]

I'm thinking about getting another 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng. Storage has been a bit more humid but on a nice day this tea blows me away like not much else.

Do you think the 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng is from a similar source/storage as what YS had in stock?

I got my cake from Oli (greenteaguru.co.uk) and AFAIK he gets some of his teas from YS.

Most probably it was bought from YS originally.

[Rui]

kuánglóng

Not sure what happened to my previous reply to your message as all it showed was your words as per your post....

As to the 2005 Yong Pin Hao "Bamboo House" it probably was the same reasons as you that attracted me to that tea. Very good indeed to sip at leisure.

Where are you based kuánglóng for tea from China to be a PITA? My teas coming from China sometimes only take around 5 days and I live in UK.

Cheers. Thanks for the Finish link. Another place for me to investigate as they have a cake of purple pu'er I have been after for a while and also Bing Dao is attracting my attention.

[kuánglóng]

I'm thinking about getting another 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng. Storage has been a bit more humid but on a nice day this tea blows me away like not much else.

Do you think the 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng is from a similar source/storage as what YS had in stock?

I got my cake from Oli (greenteaguru.co.uk) and AFAIK he gets some of his teas from YS.

[stevorama]

I'm thinking about getting another 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng. Storage has been a bit more humid but on a nice day this tea blows me away like not much else.

Do you think the 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng is from a similar source/storage as what YS had in stock?

[kuánglóng]

Have you tried the 2001 version, Rui?
I'm thinking about getting another 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng. Storage has been a bit more humid but on a nice day this tea blows me away like not much else.

Sipping some of William's 2015 Jingmai gushu over here. Life's sweet

No I have never tried the 2001 yet. Is it still available?

No idea, Rui. There's not much left here. Nice tea in its own way, doesn't have too much in common with the 2002 though, different harvest, more humid storage, ...

At home I have the 2005 Yong Pin Hao "Bamboo House" Raw Pu-erh tea cake of Yi Wu Mountain which is also great.

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Don't know what turned you on, Rui, but a buddy and I liked it for the vanilla custard notes (custard from a wooden bowl while sitting in an old, dusty library, lol).

Yes William's teas I pretty good. From the 2016 tea cakes my favourite was the Jingmai Gulan. By the way I got an email a couple of days ago telling that they have a new website. Did you get that as well?

Yeah, got the mail as well. We've exchanged some emails lately and he seemed to be pretty happy about the move.
I don't know though how long he'll be keeping his french shop up. I better hurry and get some more cakes before it's too late since larger orders from China are a major PITA over here, we've talked about it.

The 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng I have only sipped the sample and I had to make purchasing choices and I still have not bought a full cake. Maybe I should revise my decision.

I don't know, but it's my favorite semi-aged cake from the greenteaguru and I've tried them all (me thinks). I've never experienced such intense and beautiful balsamic, perfumy leng xiang in the aroma cup and it stayed there for days - pure joy, the rest isn't bad either

BTW, I recently stumbled across a shop in Finland:
http://www.teatrail.net/puer-dark-tea/y ... pu-er.html

Some of their tea looks pretty interesting. I'll probably shoot them a test order these days (Kunlu, 'Bingdao', Bulang).

[Rui]

Have you tried the 2001 version, Rui?
I'm thinking about getting another 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng. Storage has been a bit more humid but on a nice day this tea blows me away like not much else.

Sipping some of William's 2015 Jingmai gushu over here. Life's sweet

No I have never tried the 2001 yet. Is it still available?

At home I have the 2005 Yong Pin Hao "Bamboo House" Raw Pu-erh tea cake of Yi Wu Mountain which is also great.

Yes William's teas I pretty good. From the 2016 tea cakes my favourite was the Jingmai Gulan. By the way I got an email a couple of days ago telling that they have a new website. Did you get that as well?

The 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng I have only sipped the sample and I had to make purchasing choices and I still have not bought a full cake. Maybe I should revise my decision.

[kuánglóng]

Sipping one of my favourite dry stored raw pu'er teas: 2002 YONG PIN HAO "RED YI WU ZHENG SHAN".

Somehow I wish there was a much wider choice of this level of quality. Deep yellow colour, excellent gushu aroma and lightly sweet flavour. Just perfect.

Have you tried the 2001 version, Rui?
I'm thinking about getting another 2003 Feng Qing Jia Ji Er Deng. Storage has been a bit more humid but on a nice day this tea blows me away like not much else.

Sipping some of William's 2015 Jingmai gushu over here. Life's sweet

[Rui]

Sipping one of my favourite dry stored raw pu'er teas: 2002 YONG PIN HAO "RED YI WU ZHENG SHAN".

Somehow I wish there was a much wider choice of this level of quality. Deep yellow colour, excellent gushu aroma and lightly sweet flavour. Just perfect.