Show off your Pu!!!!!!!

[Salsero]

Nannuo and Menghai

[hop_goblin]

That's a very interesting looking cake there, I'd be curious to hear more of your thoughts on how it tastes. I don't remember ever hearing of Sampan. Their selection looks quite nice.

Sal, I have reviewed a couple of his cakes and have been quite pleased. He has less stock but very interesting stuff. Is name is Eloi out of Canada.

[hop_goblin]

I have not extensively experimented with this tea but I like it.

"Xiaguan tea factory produced this from leaves picked from 700+ year old Pu-erh trees growing in the Baoshan region south of Dali. The leaves are dark and uniform in size (quite large). An impeccable uncooked Pu-erh with a bold taste free of the bitterness of less aged Pu-erh trees. Hand-made cake!"


cheers,
Steve

Interesting, does the cake correspond to a cake recipe? Possibly fall harvest?

[Salsero]

Sal, I have reviewed a couple of his cakes

In the back of my mind I was thinking maybe you had. Your blog was the first place I heard of Puershop also!

[hop_goblin]

Sal, I have reviewed a couple of his cakes

In the back of my mind I was thinking maybe you had. Your blog was the first place I heard of Puershop also!

Yeah, what can I say I am a trend setter!

[Geospearit]

Here are my thoughts and pics on the Spring 2005 Teacher He's, Jing Dung ancient tree from Sampan that Salsero inquired about a few posts above (There you can find pics of the dry leaf).




1. Quick rinse. Wonderful smooth leather-like aroma from the rinse.

2. 1st brew. Warm, but not hot. Hm, don't remember waiting that long after the water rolled to boil. The feeling is soft and smooth. Taste is like a forest, immediate and glows in my mouth while its there. Huigan not too noticable so far.




3. 2nd brew. Aroma is very sweet and welcoming. Silky feeling in the mouth is followed a few seconds later by a thick astringent taste... it's a complex/deep astringency unique in itself.




4. 3rd brew. Still full flavored but, paradoxically, as I find with most good sheng, it also has the clean pure taste of spring water. Mouth is left watering. Throat a tad dry. Light pleasant huigan present.




5. 4th - 7th. Still good mouth watering goodness after each sip. Nice huigan.
8th. Still nice aftertaste. Hint of vanilla aroma. Actual taste is high-pitched
blandness. But I will keep going for a few more. Weird how the complexion is
much darker in this pic. I brewed progressively longer each time. Maybe it's
the lighting?

[shogun89]

Cool! Thanks for the pics, well done. That teapot looks like a pot I have seen at Puerhshop before?

[Geospearit]

Cool! Thanks for the pics, well done. That teapot looks like a pot I have seen at Puerhshop before?

Thanks. Maybe they have a similar one there, I don't know. I was told it was handmade... sig stamp on bottom. It was a gift from a friend in Korea who got a new yixing.. price tag he said was 100 - 150$ with teensy weensy cups.

[JAS-eTea Guy]

Thanks for the writeup and the beautiful pics!
Outstanding job!!!

Best regards,
Steve

[Salsero]

Thanks much. Beautiful work.

[Geospearit]

really big leaves - not too broken up either ... still pretty green too

so price value ratio is ?

Does it seem like a three year old tea ?

What I got was a sample. I think a cake would be worth it - they're about 30$. (I think there's a reason Eloi included this in particular as a sample).
And I do think it tastes it's age. Not too new and crisp.

[wyardley]

What I got was a sample. I think a cake would be worth it - they're about 30$. (I think there's a reason Eloi included this in particular as a sample).
And I do think it tastes it's age. Not too new and crisp.

Does anyone know whether it's 何在彬 (Hé Zàibīn) or 何仕华 (Hé Shìhuá)?

[tomd]

2x on the Cnnp cake
2x on the Xiaguan

I tried the cnnp mini cakes today and I was suprised.

Large leaves, mellow, Great strong chaqi, Nice deep yellow/ slight orange color, and slightly citrusy

[shogun89]

2x on the Cnnp cake
2x on the Xiaguan

I tried the cnnp mini cakes today and I was suprised.

Large leaves, mellow, Great strong chaqi, Nice deep yellow/ slight orange color, and slightly citrusy

Thanks for sharing, I'll have to grab one of those CNNP mini cakes.