Before I start destroying these pieces of art, can anyone tell me his/her opinions? Drink now? Store for later? Toss it? I'm trying to weed out the runts here from the known "solid performers" in my collection, so any and all comments or other insight is greatly appreciated.
2007 Xiaguan Gold Ribbon Tuocha
2007 Xiaguan Tea Factory Te Ji Tuocha
2007 Dayi Bamboo Wrapped Pu-erh Tea Brick
2007 Menghai Golden Needle & White Lotus
2007 Mengku Mengku Gong Ting Ripe Tea Cake
2007 Mengku Arbor Pu-erh Tea Cake
2007 Mengku Wild Arbor King Raw Pu-erh cake
2008 Dayi Wei Zui Yan Green Pu-erh Tea Cake
2008 Menghai 08 Qing Raw Pu-erh tea tuo
2008 Haiwan Lao Tong Zhi High Mountain Raw Pu-erh
2009 Menghai 7452 Red Ribbon Ripe Pu-erh tea
2009 Douji Dadou Pu-erh Tea Cake
Thanks!
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Xiaguan I find smokey but drinkable now, the gong ting is probably drinkable, though I am not familar with the mengku variety. 7542 should be drinkable.
Over all, you can probably drink a little of each and still keep alot to age. Aging being 10-20 years, except for shu.
If you have 20 cakes, and take 1/20th of each, each year, you have a cake a year for 20 years.
Over all, you can probably drink a little of each and still keep alot to age. Aging being 10-20 years, except for shu.
If you have 20 cakes, and take 1/20th of each, each year, you have a cake a year for 20 years.
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I've been trying so hard not to open the wrappers, but I guess it's not like they're air-tight. I think I'll go crazy this weekend trying a little of everything!
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That's the spirit! I never leave anything unsampled. Not possible.jackdaniel wrote:I think I'll go crazy this weekend trying a little of everything!
The Golden Needle White Lotus is particularly good.
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+1nickE wrote:That's the spirit! I never leave anything unsampled. Not possible.jackdaniel wrote:I think I'll go crazy this weekend trying a little of everything!
The Golden Needle White Lotus is particularly good.
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And I was only listing what I thought were the "rejects"!tenuki wrote:dat der's some fine puer
I'll try them all over the coming weeks if I can handle it. Thanks for the encouragement!