Now that my order is safely assured (though I missed out on the "wild" Nannuo bing), it might be good to point out that Nada's 2009 bings are in...
Anybody grab any?
May 30th, '09, 22:31
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OK, you guys are all to blame!brandon wrote:Tried them all. It is too bad the old arbor Nannuo is already sold out, but perhaps you can still grab a sample. You will have a very hard time finding a better beeng IMO. Naka is also a very good cake from the Menghai region.
I picked up some samples of all of the 09 cakes. Then, I saw that two of the cakes were very reasonable... had to get those too. Then I saw some aged 60's stuff that I had not tried... had to get some of that too. Then I saw this beautiful Yixing pot with some silver embellishment... yes, had to get that too! And, I only went there to get some samples of the 09 cakes. That strategy did not work out well.
Good tea drinking,
Steve
Steve
Yes I had the same thing happen to me, but I didn't order the Naka cake with my Bulang and sampler pack. I've never had Naka shan tea before so I wasn't sure if it was worth taking a gamble, although I should have trusted Nada's judgment and blindly purchased it anyway. The Bulang is one of the most attractive cakes I've ever seen pictures of, and I'm a Bulang addict so that blind purchase was necessary. I got the sampler, even though I probably shouldn't have because by the time I drink the sample of the Naka it'll probably be sold out and I'll just wish I had gotten to the site earlier to buy the Nannuo wild arbor. Early next year I'll set aside the funds necessary for a bunch of cakes and add Nada's latest products to my Google reader so I won't miss out on anything.
Thanks for the tip. I was able to order a few of the new cakes. I agree that it's hard to go to his web site and not want to buy everything. I gladly support him and his travels, though. I've been able to buy some great tea (and a few pots) with complete confidence in his judgment. I agree, that is a beautiful pot, the one with the silver. I wondered why someone hadn't bought it sooner. I looked at it I don't know how many times.
