Feb 9th, '11, 00:51
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by ltannenbaum » Feb 9th, '11, 00:51
MarshalN wrote:
A little picture of the neifei of the mushroom would tell us more.
As for the "60s cake", well, it's definitely post 1996. Exactly when, I don't know, but if that's 60s, I have a lot of 60s cake to sell you. I'd return it tomorrow.
Best photos I can get. I will return the "60's" this weekend. He has told me though that he will always take back what he sells if I haven't used it. Luckily, I haven't.
While we are at it, no one commented on the Cultural Bricks. Do they appear to be the real thing? Thanks for your help.
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Feb 9th, '11, 01:14
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by Milhouse » Feb 9th, '11, 01:14
This reminds of a 25yr old cake i came across in Chinatown. A real bargain at $160. I started laughing and asked her why she was clearly trying to sell me a modern Dayi ripe cake. She started pretending not to understand me so i was left to answer my own question, its because I'm an American. Clearly that makes me an easy target.
Good thing your tuition fees are refundable this time. I live a short train ride from the shop you went to so I'm tempted to make a trip down and call them out on their BS. A youtube video could be good for their business.
Feb 9th, '11, 01:19
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by entropyembrace » Feb 9th, '11, 01:19
ltannenbaum wrote:MarshalN wrote:
A little picture of the neifei of the mushroom would tell us more.
As for the "60s cake", well, it's definitely post 1996. Exactly when, I don't know, but if that's 60s, I have a lot of 60s cake to sell you. I'd return it tomorrow.
Best photos I can get. I will return the "60's" this weekend. He has told me though that he will always take back what he sells if I haven't used it. Luckily, I haven't.
While we are at it, no one commented on the Cultural Bricks. Do they appear to be the real thing? Thanks for your help.
That´s definitely a Xiaguan Bao Yan Mushroom....they´re often called Tibetan Mushrooms since Tibet was the original market for that recipe...
I doubt it´s any older than 2003-2004 the Xiaguan mushrooms I have seen from before that date don´t have neifei.
From the looks of it it´s been exposed to pretty bad conditions to make it look prematurely old...I would not want to drink it.
The cake and the brick look kind of nasty too...but I can´t tell anything from their neifei.
Feb 9th, '11, 01:19
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by MarshalN » Feb 9th, '11, 01:19
Hmmm, would've been nice to see the front side of the neifei, but I can understand why you may not want to flip it around.
The brick -- not likely to be real, honestly, and looks like cooked pu. Clearer pictures (taken under natural light with no flash) would be useful.
And honestly.... any shop that sells you a 90s (or more likely, 2000s) cake as 1960s is not going to have anything real.
Feb 9th, '11, 01:24
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by Milhouse » Feb 9th, '11, 01:24
Cultural Brick? If the others are fake....even if it was real why keep it? They ripped you off either way so helping them stay in business is a bad idea in my book.
http://www.essenceoftea.co.uk/tea.html 
Feb 9th, '11, 01:25
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by IPT » Feb 9th, '11, 01:25
That's a Xiaguan mushroom.
Feb 9th, '11, 01:37
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by Milhouse » Feb 9th, '11, 01:37
cccp80 wrote:Holly .........
How much money did you spend on this???
Taking my hat off...
$
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"put the hat back on"
Feb 10th, '11, 05:40
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by argus » Feb 10th, '11, 05:40
Here's my recent small ebay acquisition. I could use some help regarding the factory and names of those mini cakes.
Feb 10th, '11, 08:08
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by honza » Feb 10th, '11, 08:08
argus wrote:Here's my recent small ebay acquisition. I could use some help regarding the factory and names of those mini cakes.
This is from Yunnan Tian An TF ( 云南天安茶厂 ). How about taste the of raw "laobangzhan" ? It´s little bit cheap for this "name" in chinese market
Feb 12th, '11, 10:13
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by argus » Feb 12th, '11, 10:13
maybe it is cheap but it still tastes good and, honestly, very drinkable. its qi is also quite potent. at the end, when i take the price in consideration its a really nice mini cake and doesnt feel too plantation to my limited palate
Feb 12th, '11, 21:06
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by entropyembrace » Feb 12th, '11, 21:06
argus wrote:maybe it is cheap but it still tastes good and, honestly, very drinkable. its qi is also quite potent. at the end, when i take the price in consideration its a really nice mini cake and doesnt feel too plantation to my limited palate
it´s probably blended....some LBZ and some plantation
Feb 13th, '11, 06:16
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by auhckw » Feb 13th, '11, 06:16
Went to a local Tea shop here (Qiu Xiang Tea). They have been around since 1993. Currently 3 branches. 4th branch to be ready soon.
They sell quite a range of tea. Their famous in house tea is the Tie Guan Yin cause they have their own plantation. They have quite a number of grades for it. I tried 4 of the middle grade. Then I tried a Wuyi Tea (cannot remember the exact name). Followed by 2 raw puerh (2003, 2004 own brand) and 1 ripe puer (2009 own brand).
Conclusion, I still prefer puerh more than oolong and therefore bought this raw. Own brand Raw Puerh 2003 (500g) - first own brand raw. It's taste is unique and is quite smooth.
Feb 13th, '11, 10:23
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by apache » Feb 13th, '11, 10:23
auhckw wrote:
Conclusion, I still prefer puerh more than oolong and therefore bought this raw. Own brand Raw Puerh 2003 (500g) - first own brand raw. It's taste is unique and is quite smooth.
This looks interesting, could you give some more taste notes? Hope you don't mind I ask what kind of price?
Feb 13th, '11, 10:48
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by auhckw » Feb 13th, '11, 10:48
apache wrote:auhckw wrote:
Conclusion, I still prefer puerh more than oolong and therefore bought this raw. Own brand Raw Puerh 2003 (500g) - first own brand raw. It's taste is unique and is quite smooth.
This looks interesting, could you give some more taste notes? Hope you don't mind I ask what kind of price?
Today testing may not be accurate as I drank too many types. But it was very different from the usual big factory Dayi/Xiaguan taste. I'll taste again tomorrow to reconfirm the taste. RM180 (after discount) about USD58.
I also tried the 2004 version before buying the above. 2004 has stronger kick compared to the 2003 which is easier/smoother to drink. They have still few others types of their own brand pu that I plan to try next time. Price wise is quite ok (not too premium category).
Feb 13th, '11, 11:18
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by Dass » Feb 13th, '11, 11:18
[quote="auhckw"]Went to a local Tea shop here (Qiu Xiang Tea). They have been around since 1993. Currently 3 branches. 4th branch to be ready soon.
They sell quite a range of tea. Their famous in house tea is the Tie Guan Yin cause they have their own plantation. They have quite a number of grades for it. I tried 4 of the middle grade. Then I tried a Wuyi Tea (cannot remember the exact name). Followed by 2 raw puerh (2003, 2004 own brand) and 1 ripe puer (2009 own brand).
Conclusion, I still prefer puerh more than oolong and therefore bought this raw. Own brand Raw Puerh 2003 (500g) - first own brand raw. It's taste is unique and is quite smooth.
Hi Chua,
Its a good buy.I bought 2 pieces when they had an exhibition at Tropicana Mall.This tea is good.It has a very unique taste.If you notice,the leaves are big.
I also have their 2004 (401).Its smokey.
