Show off your Pu!!!!!!!

[Geekgirl]

POLING525:

If that is your teapot in your avatar, may we please please PRETTY PLEASE see MOAR PICS!??!

[Geospearit]

Poling525 is funny. Reminds me of someone on the puerh live journal that always posted random pictures of reeeally antique puerh but with no description unless mercilessly coaxed.

[Salsero]

Yes, I remember that guy. Weird.

[shogun89]

Well seems like there is one on here now. . . .

[joyfulwoogie]

I remember seeing all those old sheng puerh at the livejournal, admiring thier looks. keke.

Yeah, I am trying to understand why he wouldn't say anything about his stuff. Perhaps he doesn't feel he can write good english? Perhaps he is non-english speaking? I know it took me almost a year or so to start sharing my thoughts online.

In any case, it is good to share even one or two lines of what the pictures are about, I think. It can even be slightly bothersome if one puts up nice pictures of really interesting stuff yet not share a single word.

[Geospearit]

...slightly bothersome if one puts up nice pictures of really interesting stuff yet not share a single word.

meh, words are over-rated. hahaha

[shogun89]

Well today my tong arrived. I ordered this tong through Puerh Shop after highly enjoying a cake I received for Christmas. I had the tong delivered for $60 flat. I was expecting a cheap paper wrapper but instead it was a beautiful bamboo that I could only dream of. Heres some pics of it along with a tasting. It is the CNNP 2008 Bulang Spring.

The cake is of pretty good material, and I believe it is stone pressed.






Brewed in a 130ml. yixing.
Aroma: The aroma comes off thick sweet like honey, tobacco and a slight smokey and floral scent. Very enjoyable, especially in the 2nd infusion!

1st; 8 seconds (its bulang, strong stuff)- Comes on thick with alot of flavor, it is well balanced and trails with sweetness and some bitterness. Very slight smoke which I tend to enjoy.
2nd; 15 sec.- Thicker than the first, fairly heavy astringency which I think will benefit its aging. Quite strong but still balanced. tobacco and leathery.

Overall I am quite impressed with the tea. It isnt the best I've had but the thing is it dosent break your wallet. I mean seriously $60 for a tong is incredible. Being Bulang it is obviously strong and thats why I bought a tong because I think there is some serious aging potential here. I would highly recommend getting a cake to try.

Thanks for reading.
-Shogun

[hop_goblin]

Well today my tong arrived. I ordered this tong through Puerh Shop after highly enjoying a cake I received for Christmas. I had the tong delivered for $60 flat. I was expecting a cheap paper wrapper but instead it was a beautiful bamboo that I could only dream of. Heres some pics of it along with a tasting. It is the CNNP 2008 Bulang Spring.

The cake is of pretty good material, and I believe it is stone pressed.






Brewed in a 130ml. yixing.
Aroma: The aroma comes off thick sweet like honey, tobacco and a slight smokey and floral scent. Very enjoyable, especially in the 2nd infusion!

1st; 8 seconds (its bulang, strong stuff)- Comes on thick with alot of flavor, it is well balanced and trails with sweetness and some bitterness. Very slight smoke which I tend to enjoy.
2nd; 15 sec.- Thicker than the first, fairly heavy astringency which I think will benefit its aging. Quite strong but still balanced. tobacco and leathery.

Overall I am quite impressed with the tea. It isnt the best I've had but the thing is it dosent break your wallet. I mean seriously $60 for a tong is incredible. Being Bulang it is obviously strong and thats why I bought a tong because I think there is some serious aging potential here. I would highly recommend getting a cake to try.

Thanks for reading.
-Shogun

Shogun, you shouldn't be suprised. bamboo is cheaper than paper.. You will find that many tongs are bamboo.

[shogun89]

Well, its a win for me, I always prefer traditional ways more.

[puerhking]

Well today my tong arrived. I ordered this tong through Puerh Shop after highly enjoying a cake I received for Christmas. I had the tong delivered for $60 flat. I was expecting a cheap paper wrapper but instead it was a beautiful bamboo that I could only dream of. Heres some pics of it along with a tasting. It is the CNNP 2008 Bulang Spring.

The cake is of pretty good material, and I believe it is stone pressed.






Brewed in a 130ml. yixing.
Aroma: The aroma comes off thick sweet like honey, tobacco and a slight smokey and floral scent. Very enjoyable, especially in the 2nd infusion!

1st; 8 seconds (its bulang, strong stuff)- Comes on thick with alot of flavor, it is well balanced and trails with sweetness and some bitterness. Very slight smoke which I tend to enjoy.
2nd; 15 sec.- Thicker than the first, fairly heavy astringency which I think will benefit its aging. Quite strong but still balanced. tobacco and leathery.

Overall I am quite impressed with the tea. It isnt the best I've had but the thing is it dosent break your wallet. I mean seriously $60 for a tong is incredible. Being Bulang it is obviously strong and thats why I bought a tong because I think there is some serious aging potential here. I would highly recommend getting a cake to try.

Thanks for reading.
-Shogun

As someone who is tongless...I say this with only a tinge of jealousy....congrats!

[RemedialLogic]

Shogun, you shouldn't be suprised. bamboo is cheaper than paper.. You will find that many tongs are bamboo.

Someone should tell dayi that.

[hop_goblin]

Shogun, you shouldn't be suprised. bamboo is cheaper than paper.. You will find that many tongs are bamboo.

Someone should tell dayi that.

hehe Dayi has the money to do what they want... XiaGuan also uses lots of paper.

[augie]

Thanks for reading.
-Shogun

As someone who is tongless...I say this with only a tinge of jealousy....congrats! [/quote]

Nice tong, Shogun. That is a juicy bit of TeaPorn, you're cruel. I was just about to go shopping for some more tea and stumbled into that photo!

[shogun89]

Thanks for reading.
-Shogun

As someone who is tongless...I say this with only a tinge of jealousy....congrats!

Nice tong, Shogun. That is a juicy bit of TeaPorn, you're cruel. I was just about to go shopping for some more tea and stumbled into that photo![/quote]

Thanks augie. It is nice to have one finally, I just hope I can age it well. . .

[Drax]

Hrm, well let's see how well this whole embedding photos things works. This is my first time trying to do this "offsite."

Anyway, I only took one picture. I suppose I could have taken a lot more, but I try to be concise when possible.



Let's see, that's a tong of the 8848 stuff on the left, the 2008 CNNP Blue Print in the middle, and the 2007 Bulang Spring Buds on the right.

Also picked up two beengs each of a Yongpinhao (left and middle) and a 2007 Bulang Spring Tips (not to be confused w/ the Spring Buds ).

Anyway... into the pumidor it goes...!

edit: for some reason I like the word "Buland" instead of "Bulang"... huh, kinda like "Bud-land!" or something.