Official Pu of the day

[siae]

YS 2002 Yi Wu "Ancient Spirit"

Drinking the last of my sample now and decided to order a cake. There were only 3 left (now 2!) and I quickly put together an order. Luckily I didn't wait longer.

[teaisme]

YS stuff...
2007 Mengku "Mu Ye Chun 001"

yeah good stuff, nice price tooo

last night though...
2004 Jinuo Shan You Le + 2003 You Le Mountain Round Cake
all loose and shaky, roughly 3.5g 2004 with 2.5g 2003, the best outcome I have had with either of those teas drank separately. Worked so well and I couldn't believe I was drinking those two teas. It tasted like a deeper juicer version of the wuchidao. So quenching sweet, potent flavours but extremely gentle broth.

[Maxwell2079]

Hi,

Loose Leaf, Vintage Wild Leaves, 1990's Sheng (as the Chinese tea shop store in Canada named it)

Factory: Ba Da Shan Lao Zai Tea Factory
Origin: Yunnan, Xishuang Banna Region, Bu Lang Mountain

My first experienced with this vendor. A bad start you may call it. I specifically told the owner that I didn't want a very heavily wet stored tea that has lost its green characteristics, he said it was mildly wet.
I am ok with some wet storage but not to the point of killing all the green character of the tea. The wet storage just left a sweet and mellow tea, nothing more, no astringency, no kuwei, etc.
He also sent me a sample of a 1998 CNNP pu, same problem...

A real pity...

PS: luckily I ordered just a sample.

[MarshalN]

Hi,

Loose Leaf, Vintage Wild Leaves, 1990's Sheng (as the Chinese tea shop store in Canada named it)

Factory: Ba Da Shan Lao Zai Tea Factory
Origin: Yunnan, Xishuang Banna Region, Bu Lang Mountain

My first experienced with this vendor. A bad start you may call it. I specifically told the owner that I didn't want a very heavily wet stored tea that has lost its green characteristics, he said it was mildly wet.
I am ok with some wet storage but not to the point of killing all the green character of the tea. The wet storage just left a sweet and mellow tea, nothing more, no astringency, no kuwei, etc.
He also sent me a sample of a 1998 CNNP pu, same problem...

A real pity...

PS: luckily I ordered just a sample.

It sounds like you don't like aged puerh very much then? Even naturally stored tea will lose that taste after some years.

[apache]

Today it's EoT 2010 Bulang. Aaahhhh! "Liquid sand paper", but in a good way.

6.4 g in a 100 ml gaiwan.

[Maxwell2079]

It sounds like you don't like aged puerh very much then? Even naturally stored tea will lose that taste after some years.

Hi Marshal!

What I tried to express is that the tea is so heavily wet-stored that only humidity smell/taste prevails (and sth sweet), nothing else remains.

I would like to have your opinion though, since you are far more experience than I am. I could send you what remains of this tea. Or if you are not interested I could send you some pics of wet/dry leaves and liquor.

Your opinion will be always welcome.

[TIM]

Tasting the 2002 international puerh tea research association memorial cake.
Finally showing the first sign of 1st maturity stage.
A good recovery tea after a hardcore week of tasting Oolong.

[the_economist]

Young sheng pu, Mangzhi 2011 Spring, from Teaurchin.

Wonderful mouth/throat feel, cooling sensation, lumpy throat, thick coating, loved it.

[Maxwell2079]

Tasting the 2002 international puerh tea research association memorial cake.
Finally showing the first sign of 1st maturity stage.
A good recovery tea after a hardcore week of tasting Oolong.

Hi Tim.
What do you think of this pu? Did you like it? Is the producer Tai Lian factory?

[TIM]

Tasting the 2002 international puerh tea research association memorial cake.
Finally showing the first sign of 1st maturity stage.
A good recovery tea after a hardcore week of tasting Oolong.

Hi Tim.
What do you think of this pu? Did you like it? Is the producer Tai Lian factory?

It's a good pu, nothing great. Not sure who product this, but I got number 8661

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65257125@N00/7835829080

[debunix]

2007 Golden needle white lotus from Menghai, deliciously mellow and still giving after many infusions. I broke off a quite large chunk, in a hurry to get to a meeting, and left it to sit and infuse quite unattended to start. It never makes me regret the mistreatment--carmelicious stuff.

[Maxwell2079]

It's a good pu, nothing great. Not sure who product this, but I got number 8661

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65257125@N00/7835829080

Thanks for the info!!

[TIM]

It's a good pu, nothing great. Not sure who product this, but I got number 8661

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65257125@N00/7835829080

Thanks for the info!!

Not much info on this cake from me Max, sorry.... You had it before? I got it in 2004 in Yunnan.

[Maxwell2079]

Hi, no problem Tim.
Haven´t tried this one but I was curious about it, I think have seen it in YNNS website. But I don´t know if it´s the same one. It is shown as produced by Tai Lian Cha Ma Si.

[the_economist]

Tea this morning: Guafeng zhai, Autumn 2011, Tea Urchin.

Love the smell of Yiwu teas.

Dry leaf -


Tea soup -

Wet leaf -


Huge qi, nice cooling in the throat, nice session.