Gorgeous tea and teaware both, Goose! Thanks for sharing.Goose wrote:Last licks from yesterday-Goose wrote:200 Long Yuan Hao sample from Steve. Need to revist this.
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Hey.... its getting lonely in this thread!
'08 Xiaguan "Fei Tai FT"(Fixed for "tony")
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Dec 5th, '08, 11:54
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The pics are nice, but I don't do speechless.Fatman2 wrote: The pics are so nice. Speechless.
At the moment, I am Euro brewing 2005 DeHong "Golden Melon," the 500 gr tuocha. It's acceptable ... just.
Last night I started a session with the 2005 Lao Ban Zhang Raw Pu-erh that was "was never sold as Guoyan's own production." Now that was some serious cake!
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I thought you were drinking the mushroom tuo today, birthday boy.Goose wrote:
'08 Xiaguan FT Xi Zi tuo
That's what I'm having.
Yuan Nian "Vista" cake 2007
Astringency - medium strong
Smoke - some
Dryness-(mouth) - some
Mouthfeel - medium
Hui gan - could not detect any
Flavor - fair
Overall value - can't really say yet
Purchase again - yet to be determined
First off this is not the 08 version like Polyhymian's cake. I thought about getting that one but didn't. The cake has medium compression and pretty easy to pry away whole leaves. The brewed leaves smell amazing. However the tea is a bully. The flavors seem to stay together in the middle and therefore not differentiating themselves. Some smoke, leather, earth and quite astringent. Seems to have enough backbone for some aging....which it needs. This one is going back into the pumidor for a long nap.
Astringency - medium strong
Smoke - some
Dryness-(mouth) - some
Mouthfeel - medium
Hui gan - could not detect any
Flavor - fair
Overall value - can't really say yet
Purchase again - yet to be determined
First off this is not the 08 version like Polyhymian's cake. I thought about getting that one but didn't. The cake has medium compression and pretty easy to pry away whole leaves. The brewed leaves smell amazing. However the tea is a bully. The flavors seem to stay together in the middle and therefore not differentiating themselves. Some smoke, leather, earth and quite astringent. Seems to have enough backbone for some aging....which it needs. This one is going back into the pumidor for a long nap.
Yes, Yes, yes,I am, so sue me I don't read and write Chinese!tony shlongini wrote:I thought you were drinking the mushroom tuo today, birthday boy.Goose wrote:
'08 Xiaguan FT Xi Zi tuo
That's what I'm having.
Thanks for the good wishes, the teatray is an inexpensive one from Scott at YS. It works OK.shogun89 wrote:Hey Goose, Where did you get that tea tray? And if its your Birthday as Tony said, Happy Birthday!
OK. So we are different.Salsero wrote:The pics are nice, but I don't do speechless.Fatman2 wrote: The pics are so nice. Speechless.
Hope that is not a problem. :pToday, I dug out a piece of an 06 Lao Ban Zhang beeng from Scott. Took about 3g and decided to brew the tea in my favorite old gaiwan. The tea cake has been broken up and stored inside a zisha container for the last 3 months under humidity conditions of 70-80. So, this is what I got.
Astringency - not noticeable
Smoke - none
Dryness-(mouth) - none
Mouthfeel - lingering fresh floral
Hui gan - nice flowback after going down
Cha qi - Weaker compared to the 06 LBZ 100g brick
Flavor - Smooth and bitter turning into sweet as the back of the tongue starts to salivate
Overall value - 4 out of 5
Purchase again - OK to buy some if price is acceptable
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90% of us are, so don't be shy. I had some of this Long Yuan Hao also and found it nice, but not extraordinary.JP wrote: I'm still somewhat new to puerh, so take my opinions with that in mind.
Just about to go into my cup: DHP. Makes me feel guilty that I am neglecting my pu, especially since today's mail brought me
- 2008 Menghai Big Classic, 801
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Hong"
2008 Menghai "0622"
2008 Menghai "8582," 801
2008 Xiaguan FT "Nan Zhao Round Cake"
Now that's my kinda tea order!Salsero wrote:90% of us are, so don't be shy. I had some of this Long Yuan Hao also and found it nice, but not extraordinary.JP wrote: I'm still somewhat new to puerh, so take my opinions with that in mind.
Just about to go into my cup: DHP. Makes me feel guilty that I am neglecting my pu, especially since today's mail brought meSo what do I drink while I catalog them? Wuyi Yan Cha! How uncouth!
- 2008 Menghai Big Classic, 801
2008 Menghai "Da Yi Hong"
2008 Menghai "0622"
2008 Menghai "8582," 801
2008 Xiaguan FT "Nan Zhao Round Cake"
Please tell me how the DHP is, where you got it, and if it was worth the price. I even like the bad ones! I can't say the same for Rou Gui though...
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That order was heavily influenced by you and some other denizens of this forum.thanks wrote: Please tell me how the DHP is, where you got it, and if it was worth the price. I even like the bad ones!
The DHP is the YSLLC Big Red Robe that Trioxin sent me a sample of and I went bananas for it. I got the 250 gr package @ $22 ($19 if you know the secret handshake), but it is also available in a 100 gram size. It's pretty good, but if you factor in the price, it is very good, lots of chocolate and vanilla notes, and at this price I'm not afraid to load up the gaiwan like you're supposed to.
