Official Pu of the day

[nickE]

YS 2010 Gedeng today. Really nice leaves; lots of buds, lots of punch. There's definitely some funk in the first few infusions, not sure how to describe it. I'd say that it wears off after the first 3 infusions, though. It gets awesome after that, powerful kuwei and a nice fruitiness, along with some grain in the end.

[TIM]

After a hard and chaotic month, finally can sit still for 2 hours for a treat. 7g of 1960's Guang Yun Gong Beeng in a 90ml ROC zhuni pot.

The true favor did not show until the 8th brew. Minty and salivating on both side of the cheek, mid qi and sweet, refreshing finishes. First day ended on the 12 steeping. Overnight brewing, to be continue....

[auhckw]

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After a hard and chaotic month, finally can sit still for 2 hours for a treat. 7g of 1960's Guang Yun Gong Beeng in a 90ml ROC zhuni pot.

The true favor did not show until the 8th brew. Minty and salivating on both side of the cheek, mid qi and sweet, refreshing finishes. First day ended on the 12 steeping. Overnight brewing, to be continue....

Would you mind sharing the g:ml ratio and brewing parameters?

I have never gone beyond 7th brew at home cause it tends to get weak. My parameters for raw is usually...

5g:120ml
2 times flash rinse
1st - 15s
2nd - 30s
3rd - 30s
4th - 45s
5th - 45s
6th - 1m
7th - 1m 30s - Normally stops here

[David R.]

These sound like very short times for me, auhckw. Granted I use fewer leaves, but I go far beyond the times you quote, quickly reaching several minutes steeps, even a few hours in the end. If the tea is good, long brews will be rewarding.

[auhckw]

Will steeping for very looong minutes bad for health?

[TwoPynts]

Will steeping for very looong minutes bad for health?

Shouldn't be for a decent and above quality tea. Where did you hear that?

[apache]

It's Nada's 2010 Bulang today. I used just over 4g of leaf in a 100ml gaiwan. The beast seem to tame a little bit since I last tried it about 6 months ago, still a lot of power and not for the uninitiated. I really cannot drink this too often as my body would not tolerate this kind of abuse. It seems aged a little bit and I notice the first couple of brews gave a darker colour, right at the moment, I think I am drinking well over the 10th steep and it tastes like syrup. Well, I will let it sleep for another 6 months before I touch it again.

[AdamMY]

Brewing up a rather large batch of 80's Wang Zi loose leaf from Essence of Tea.

[evilberg]

Brewing up a rather large batch of 80's Wang Zi loose leaf from Essence of Tea.

Todays treat for me was the 1960's Wang Zi from Essence.

[AdamMY]

Having a 2010 Mansai from EoT. Not sure it fits the mood of the day, but its nice and warm, which is a good thing. It would be better if it were warming, perhaps I'll switch to an Aged puerh or a darker tea later.

[rabbit]

Just finished a sample of MTR's '06 yiwu. It's a wonderful tea, I really enjoyed this one quite a bit.

Flash rinse | 1s | 5s | 20s | rest 10m | 20s

1st steeping: smells smokey, almost like hickory. Very light, sweet and smooth.

2nd steeping: smells slightly more tangy than before. Still very sweet but more astringent now.

3rd steeping: smells like a red apple, tastes less sweet and has an "older" feeling to it: my father says it smells like "the inside of an old dresser drawer... musty fir or poplar wood".

4th steeping: has a sharper scent, still tangy and smokey. Much less sweet at first but leaves a sweetness on the back of your throat.

[iannon]

went crazy and had a late night session of YS Cha Wang. very sweet n mellow to my tastebuds

[BioHorn]

had a great session with a visiting friend drinking
1993 Menghai 7542
6grams in porcelain gaiwan
from Essence of Tea
The order got held up thanks to the crazy winter weather in England. But it was worth the wait.

This was my first try of a properly aged sheng. Before I had only had young sheng and aged shou.

Very nice tea. It arrived with the majority of the weight made up by two big chunks. The pieces looked powdery, but turned out to be fine.
It kept going to the 12th flush. Amazing how the later steeping flavor profile just kept going and going while slowly fading. I still have 20 grams left. I hope to dial in the steepings a bit better next time around.

The tea was not smokey or bitter. Nice and woodsy like dried leaves in autumn. Not too mushroomy. Created a nice buzz around my tongue.

quick wash
1st-15 sec 195 F
2nd-15 sec
3rd-20 sec
4th-32 sec 200 F
5th-45 sec 209 F
6th-60 sec (should have gone longer) 206 F
7th-2 min boiling
8th- 3 min
9th- 5 min
10th- 10 min
11th-overnight







If you want more pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/KiteHorn/Me ... 1993PuErh#

[debunix]

Today the 2008 Yi Wu Bamboo aged puerh from Norbu, mellow caramel-sweet-anise, such lovely stuff, glad I bought a bunch of it.

Yesterday some of the 2007 White bud sheng also from Norbu, another favorite puerh.

[iannon]

2010 Ge Deng tonite..first try at it.