Show off your Pu!!!!!!!

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Show off your Pu!!!!!!! Updated 4/8/10

[AdamMY]

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You by any chance wouldn't have that code out there open source would you?

[nonc_ron]

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You by any chance wouldn't have that code out there open source would you?

Its just a web page set up with 4 Tables Thats the easy part.
The hard part (and time consuming) is typing the paths to all the web pages that you saved over the years. Ever time I bought a Pu-erh I saved that web page. I have a folder for each vender.

This is about half of my collection.
I accidentally deleted the other half of my web pages.
By using the save button instead of the save-as button.
If theres one thing I should stress its "Always use the save-as button".

I should give credit to Brandon. He helped with the HTML when I didn't have a clue.

[WeiKit]

Hi everyone, i'm Kit from Malaysia. Started Pu Erh'ing not long and new here, hope i'm welcomed.

Will find myself around, and post up some of my collection when get more used to everything.

Good day.

Hi Kit,

Welcome to TC!

Good to see a fellow Malaysian here in the Forum... Which part of Malaysia are you from?

Cheers!

Thanks for the warm welcome, glad i'm here too. I'm from Kuala Lumpur - the heart of Malaysia.

I see everyone here with great pu erh collection. I just got myself a "tong" +1 of '04 "Hong Tai Chang", am really excited about it. Wonder anyone here have same taste-bud for such traditional raw pu erh? Am eyeing on the '99 "Feng Pai" now

[apache]

I think this is my turn to show my humble collection,
Top Row:
Xing Hai Bu Lang (2008)
Menghai 8582 (2008)
Mengku Wild Arbor King (2009)
Xiaguan Yellow Crane 2009

Middle Row:
Xiaguan XY 8853 (2008)
Menghai 7542 (901)
Menghai 7532 (2008)
Nadacha Nannuo (plantation 2009)
Menghai V93 Tou (2006)
Menghai (2008 Qing tuo)

Bottom Row:
Douji Shangdou Mini Tea Brick (2008)
Menghai YiWu ZhengShan (2009)
Mengku Mu Ye Chun (2007)
Nan Jiang Wu Liang (2008)
Menghai Jia Ji Tuo (2008)

After drinking all the above teas for sometime, I think I give a very SUBJECTIVE and brief comment of some of them:
Top Row:
Xing Hai Bu Lang (2008): 4/5 Good everyday low price tea.
Menghai 8582 (2008): 3.5/5 Smooth and it got some substance.
Mengku Wild Arbor King (2009): 2/5 Wish I didn't buy this!
Xiaguan Yellow Crane 2009: 3/5 It seems improve since I last tried it, or should I say my taste changed.

Middle Row:
Xiaguan XY 8853 (2008): 4.5/5 I love it, but it can be overwhelm if one is not careful with the brewing.
Menghai 7542 (901): 4.5/5 Nice!
Menghai 7532 (2008): 4.5/5 another very nice one.
Nadacha Nannuo (plantation 2009): 3/5 I thought it was very good until I tried other stuffs.
Menghai V93 Tou (2006): 4.5/5 Very nice, hope it will continue to age gracefully.
Menghai (2008 Qing tuo): 3.5/5 o.k. but you can have better thing.

Bottom Row:
Douji Shangdou Mini Tea Brick (2008): 4.5/5 Good and tasty.
Menghai YiWu ZhengShan (2009): 5/5 My favorite, wish I have money to buy a tong.
Mengku Mu Ye Chun (2007): 4.5/5 This probably is my best Mengku tea.
Nan Jiang Wu Liang (2008): 3/5 Although smooth, but I find it lacking something.
Menghai Jia Ji Tuo (2008): 3/5 A bit too astringent for me.

[TomVerlain]

nice selection - always good to see the reviews to go along with the teas.

[nonc_ron]

Mengku Wild Arbor King (2009): 2/5 Wish I didn't buy this!

I have pretty much what you have. So I was feeling good about your list, until I got to the Mengku Wild Arbor King.
I have a "2007 Mengku Wild Arbor King Raw Pu-erh tea 500g"
I've pulled it out and I'll make tea with it tomorrow. (fingers crossed)

[apache]

Mengku Wild Arbor King (2009): 2/5 Wish I didn't buy this!

I have pretty much what you have. So I was feeling good about your list, until I got to the Mengku Wild Arbor King.
I have a "2007 Mengku Wild Arbor King Raw Pu-erh tea 500g"
I've pulled it out and I'll make tea with it tomorrow. (fingers crossed)

First I would like to say taste is very very subjective, one person tea is another man poison, please don't take my word as gospel and see it for yourself. I knew that someone on this forum is very keen on Mengku Wild Arbor King and he must have at least 2 kg of this stuff. I think I am a little bit harsh to give it 2/5, but it has some nice aroma, the reason I mark it down is because it has a slight sour taste finish and for me a nice after taste is very important. It is the main reason I like pu'erh over and above of all other teas. I still drink Mengku Wild Arbor King at least once a week, but I don't give it much attention when I'm drinking it. Put it this way, I would rather drink Wild Arbor King than plain hot water.

[oldmanteapot]

I think I am a little bit harsh to give it 2/5, but it has some nice aroma, the reason I mark it down is because it has a slight sour taste finish and for me a nice after taste is very important. It is the main reason I like pu'erh over and above of all other teas. I still drink Mengku Wild Arbor King at least once a week, but I don't give it much attention when I'm drinking it. Put it this way, I would rather drink Wild Arbor King than plain hot water.

Have your tried airing it before brewing it? Try airing it for about a month under humid conditions (60% - 75% RH). Then try brewing it again... Since the tea is extremely young, have you tried brewing it with water slight under the boiling point... about 90C - 95C. Technically, wild abors should give you a good aftertaste, even when brewed young. But it needs proper time for the "Xing-Cha" process.

Cheers!

[apache]

I think I am a little bit harsh to give it 2/5, but it has some nice aroma, the reason I mark it down is because it has a slight sour taste finish and for me a nice after taste is very important. It is the main reason I like pu'erh over and above of all other teas. I still drink Mengku Wild Arbor King at least once a week, but I don't give it much attention when I'm drinking it. Put it this way, I would rather drink Wild Arbor King than plain hot water.

Have your tried airing it before brewing it? Try airing it for about a month under humid conditions (60% - 75% RH). Then try brewing it again... Since the tea is extremely young, have you tried brewing it with water slight under the boiling point... about 90C - 95C. Technically, wild abors should give you a good aftertaste, even when brewed young. But it needs proper time for the "Xing-Cha" process.

Cheers!

Thank you for the suggestion, I may give it a go. However, I'm not the only one find it got sour after taste, others tasted it from other years production as well. I agree, real wild arbors should have a good aftertaste, but I don't know how much actual arbors material the cake is made of, if there is any.

[CDS]

I was never happier to see the mail lady today! She delivered a special package containing a tong + 1 cake of 2002 Menghai 8582. More coming soon. I must break into this cake!

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I was never happier to see the mail lady today! She delivered a special package containing a tong + 1 cake of 2002 Menghai 8582. More coming soon. I must break into this cake!

Did you snag those off Taobao?

[CDS]

Did you snag those off Taobao?

I did not. I have not been able to understand how to get around on that site. What is that cake selling for?
Chris

[Maitre_Tea]

You can find them on TaoBao for about 200-400 RMB (30-60 USD roughly), in varying conditions and authenticity of the vendor. You can buy off of TaoBao with the help of an agent like taobaonow.com

There's a Tao Bao thread here that you can check out for more information.

[oldmanteapot]

I was never happier to see the mail lady today! She delivered a special package containing a tong + 1 cake of 2002 Menghai 8582. More coming soon. I must break into this cake!

Nice! Do share more pictures of the 8582 cake!

Cheers!