You would have to pry that secret out of Heavydoom, and I think he may be sworn to secrecy.thanks wrote:Whereabouts in Toronto? I'm not terribly far.
It doesn't really look like the pictures of the '99 Green Big Tree I've seen, other than having the same basic design. And there are a ton of cakes with this wrapper style. There are even other '99 Green Big Tree cakes that aren't the famous one (e.g., the one Sampan sells).Salsero wrote:Wow! I thought you had to go to Toronto to find deals like this.brandon wrote: Seems like you got a steal there my friend.
I don't think there are too many sellers who are unknowingly sell a tea for less than it's worth (though no shortage of sellers who sell tea for more than it's worth, or as something it's not).
Dec 26th, '08, 00:35
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Just for the record, the vendor made no claims of any kind other than smiling when he brewed it for me ( we tasted maybe 6 puerhs that day ) and I didn't even see the wrapper before I negotiated the price and wouldn't have known what it meant even if I had. I buy on taste alone if I can. The tea is definitely worth more than what I paid for it, but I be drinking this tea not collecting it. 
Yum! Thank the gods I spend my time enjoying things rather than researching and hoarding them! see how much of it I've already drunk!
Yum! Thank the gods I spend my time enjoying things rather than researching and hoarding them! see how much of it I've already drunk!
Our Christmas Pu
Showing off the new pu that we adopted this christmas:
This cake was brought to us by a friend who visited China. Can ayone tell us anything about it?
This cake was brought to us by a friend who visited China. Can ayone tell us anything about it?
Dec 27th, '08, 10:31
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After this weekend, I finally understand the pu snobs that only drink aged. I took some young pu to the relatives and it was horrible and bitter. With my water at home, the same tea is smooth, sweet, with virtually no bitterness. Can't believe the difference the water really makes. I'm never moving.heavydoom wrote:why are people always so skeptical when one finds a great tea for a great price? the proof is in the tea, not some words from some so called pu erh tea experts who just because they have a great education think they know it ALL.
jealousy?
Dec 27th, '08, 18:04
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Trioxin wrote:After this weekend, I finally understand the pu snobs that only drink aged. I took some young pu to the relatives and it was horrible and bitter. With my water at home, the same tea is smooth, sweet, with virtually no bitterness. Can't believe the difference the water really makes. I'm never moving.heavydoom wrote:why are people always so skeptical when one finds a great tea for a great price? the proof is in the tea, not some words from some so called pu erh tea experts who just because they have a great education think they know it ALL.
jealousy?
pu snobs. no comment.
