Show off your Pu!!!!!!!

[auhckw]

2010 Xia Guan 250g Ripe Tuo - FT Version x 2



Compared to the 1998 (1 post before). Both are so called from the same recipe... but with 12 years difference. Price difference by 1000% (1 thousand percent)...

[auhckw]

2008 (801) - Dayi 0622 - 400g - 9



Initially I wanted to buy 0622 (601) - 660g, but the price is too expensive now. List price for it here is about RM200 per beeng. And this 801 - 400g per toong is about RM171.

1 piece vs 1 toong price. Is the taste big different? So happen the shop I went have both of them and brewed it. Taste wise is somehow quite similar.

I was told that 0622 (601) - 660g when it is new, the price is RM70+, and only 4 years.. the price went up to RM200. Our FD rate in the country is about 4%pa... this is crazy profit for tea.

Conclusion, I decided to buy the 801 instead...

[auhckw]

2010 (001) - Dayi Jia Ji Tuo 100g - 12 x 5 + 1 free = 61 Tuo





Value over Money... This is quite good.

[argus]

2010 (001) - Dayi Jia Ji Tuo 100g - 12 x 5 + 1 free = 61 Tuo





Value over Money... This is quite good.

So you're set for a couple of years now... heh! Is it such a good value for money? I wasn't very impressed by the Jia Ji's from Dayi and Xiaguan

[wyardley]

[auhckw]

2010 (001) - Dayi Jia Ji Tuo 100g - 12 x 5 + 1 free = 61 Tuo
Value over Money... This is quite good.

So you're set for a couple of years now... heh! Is it such a good value for money? I wasn't very impressed by the Jia Ji's from Dayi and Xiaguan

It tasted quite well and lasted many brews. At the shop they brewed it for me. First 2 brew was light and easy, but it gets better and stronger on the 4th and 5th brew, I don't want to proceed on the 6th brew cause getting too strong for me.

USD1.7 for 100g Tuo... why not?

[Dass]

2010 (001) - Dayi Jia Ji Tuo 100g - 12 x 5 + 1 free = 61 Tuo
Value over Money... This is quite good.

So you're set for a couple of years now... heh! Is it such a good value for money? I wasn't very impressed by the Jia Ji's from Dayi and Xiaguan

It tasted quite well and lasted many brews. At the shop they brewed it for me. First 2 brew was light and easy, but it gets better and stronger on the 4th and 5th brew, I don't want to proceed on the 6th brew cause getting too strong for me.

USD1.7 for 100g Tuo... why not?

Its a good buy.The tea is good.In a few years, Argus will be asking you a few pieces.

[heatwaves]

Good lookin' pumidor! Looks like you're humidity is dialed in. With all of the rains in SoCal this winter, I've thankfully haven't had trouble keeping my pu at >60%. Summertime is the big challenge.

[wyardley]

Good lookin' pumidor! Looks like you're humidity is dialed in. With all of the rains in SoCal this winter, I've thankfully haven't had trouble keeping my pu at >60%. Summertime is the big challenge.

Thanks!

Not sure if the "60" in the picture is temperature or RH, but I think I have it set in the mid 60s (64% or so) right now. However, the gauge on the humidifier is pretty sensitive, so the humidity displayed drops quickly when you open it. In the summer, I usually keep it closer to 70%. It has no problem maintaining humidity, no matter how dry it is out.

Interestingly, between the tea & tong wrappers, the tight seal, and the wood, those cabinets hold humidity for a while. When I took out the humidifier and disabled the fans for a while, it took weeks and weeks to dry up, even if I left the cabinet open occasionally.

I did open up the cabinet for a while during the big rains.

[betta]

Interestingly, between the tea & tong wrappers, the tight seal, and the wood, those cabinets hold humidity for a while. When I took out the humidifier and disabled the fans for a while, it took weeks and weeks to dry up, even if I left the cabinet open occasionally.

I did open up the cabinet for a while during the big rains.

All of those elements, i.e. tea, tong wrapper, paper and wood absorb moisture (hygroscopic). The wood absorbs quite an amount of moisture. So the humidity won't drop instantaneously and thanks to that it is possible to maintain stable storage condition.

I use large PE box storage and practically the box doesn't absorb moisture at all. So the tea losses its humidity way faster than in your case.

During heavy rain, you can try to reduce the humidity in the storage by putting some kind of paper (those kind of grey-ish wrapping paper) along in your storage. However your should close the cabinet when you do this. It should help to remove excess of moisture.

[auhckw]

I'm not sure whether this falls under Pu...

Liu An Qi He Chun (2006) - 100g tin - Imported by Tacha x 9





I have no experience with Liu An at all and today was my first experience with it.

In year 2006, the tea shop has made a special order of this. Whole batch is 2 ton of spring high grade Liu An. Upon arrival, a lot of people has bought it and currently they only left a bit. They no longer sell in big basket which consist of 60 small basket @ 500g. No longer selling in the small basket either.

The shop was saying that many people are coming back to buy this. I was just listening (thinking it may be sales pitch), but it really seems true. When I was there, 2 separate customer came in looking to buy more. 2 of them have bought few big basket before and already running low of stock.

I wanted to buy a small basket, but they said they only sell in 100g tin now cause limited quantity left. They said they have been trying to get the same quality for the past few years, but couldn't get the same grade... therefor it became a controlled item in their shop already.

[auhckw]

I have not drank any Liu An before and today was the first. Initially I was thinking it may taste like Liu Bao, but it is not at all.



5g:120ml


1st Brew - 15 sec


8th Brew - 1 min


According to the tea seller, this is spring harvest of high grade quality. Leaves are small.

This Liu An has gone through charcoal roasted process. My body felt warm and I sweat when drinking this.

I couldn't compare this with others cause I have not tried other Liu An before, but this coming from 2006 is quite easy to drink. No bitterness. Sweet aftertaste. Quite good aroma. I heard people only drink aged Liu An, but the tea seller said only high grade Liu An is easy to drink now. How true, I don't know.

Frankly I felt this is like Da Hong Pao. I'm quite bad in Oolong always get confused by it I bought because of the crowd buying it... will keep these for aging and sample in between.

[auhckw]

Reorganized my shelf today...

[iannon]

Post steep 12 of Bu Lang Jie Liang.

[auhckw]

Posted these on behalf of another forumer 'Dass'