493 Tasting Notes
Its not a first time try. I wonder why i didnt log it. I thought i did.
Anyways, since its not a new tea i made it in my Yixing. i decided to use more than usual because i think my Yixing “steals” some flavors.
its great tasting shou and its really hit the spot.
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Today i got my Aliexpress order which i placed on 11/08. super fast. the tea is pretty good. I’m not sure whats the real name of it because it doesnt look like traditional DHP. Leaves are thin, medium long, golden tips. i quiet enjoyed a gongfu session of it this afternoon
6g 100ml gaiwan 195F
rinse/ 3/5/5/7/10/10 sec etc
the dry leaves smell incredibly like dark rye bread. there are some chocolate, rye bread, raw nuts noticed. Slight tobacco and sweet potato shows up in later steeps . this tea and Laoshan Black are seem to be related. i wonder whats the real cultivar name of it.
i purchased it thru this seller
http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6313062997.html
the leaves on a picture are different from the actual one. thats alright, i dont mind, because the tea is delicious
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Yum, it sounds quite different then the one I have from them. The one I have is quite floral as I remember it.
It looks like the price on that is cheap, only $6.78 for 150g. Can’t go wrong with that if it is decent tea.
Allan it was a sale. It back to $11. I can send you a sample if you want. I got another DHP fr the same seller. It’s ok but not great
Looking closer at the website they raised the price but it is still cheap. I may have to buy some.
Allan if you don’t need it right away. Wish list it, they often have sales, also look for their other promotional offers. They often have further deals combining other items.
beautiful colour.
i got just one small mini brick with my recent order. it looks so cute. i had to brew the whole thing around 10g. it was hard to separate and i didnt want to break those gorgeous full long leaves.
To my surprise it wasnt heavy roasted at all. But it was pleasant despite that im not huge fan of floral notes. its very fragrant and sweet, not bitter at all.
I may get more of these. They all vacuum packed and i think it will be nicer with takeouts than green tea. Green tea i find finicky even though i have a variable kettle. they do get bitter no matter how careful I am.
You can steep this brick forever and it doesnt go bitter.
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Pressed Oolong. Very cool!
Doug F, i also got this to try
http://www.chawangshop.com/index.php/oolong-tea/other-oolong-teas/2005-wuyi-dahongpao-xiao-bing-100g.html
Ha! nice. I bought a Da Hong Pao Heavy Roasted cake and that killed my palate lol, I should have gone with this one.
This is my 400th note. how ironic
last night i had a session 2007 Naka Qiao Mu Bamboo Raw Chawang Shop
I got it based on Cwyn review. yes, i got stoned. not immediately. after 5 steeps. i was very happy smiling then fell asleep and couldnt get up. I still feel drugged. Flavor wise its very pleasant, bittersweet stonefruits and spice. 6g for 100g gongfu glass teapot
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Sounds really neat :D
Omg you got the actual wrapper, and it is so cool with the people paintings on it. O.o mine was wrapped in just plain blank paper. Had to chuckle at your write-up here, sooo perfect! :)
@ Cwyn ok,now you gotta tell me what to drink to get back to normal, haha
Oo! That one has been on my wishlist for a while!!
It is something special. We are indeed fortunate Cwyn recommended this one for I doubt that I would have purchased it on my own. And I’m delighted you are purchasing from Cha Wang – I’ve ordered many times and I really enjoy the items I’ve picked up there. Try one of their Chawangpu cakes sometime – low price for the quality of the tea leaf used.
Oh man. I really want to try this one now!
That’s how I felt yesterday after the Gao Shan Zhai.
@ DigniTea, i only got few samples because my main purchase was Yixing. it has a crack and i believe it didnt happen during transit. everything was packed beautifully. Pot was in a very pretty plush padded box. no way it got damaged. now i need to send an email. Sigh…
Sorry, that’s unfortunate luck. Given the distance traveled and the way carriers pack small boxes into crates, bins, etc. You can understand how things crack or break during transit either to him or to you. He’s a good guy to work with so hopefully there will not be a problem. We all take a chance when we order online so the big question is how does the merchant handle the problem. I often take photos including the box/packing to attach to my tea seller’s email when there is a problem. Good luck correcting it.
@boychik – I am hoping they just send you a new one, it’s not like they could sell the cracked pot to someone else….
so sorry to see your pot was cracked :( that’s sad… long wait, cracked pots pooooooh!
did you find any particular stone fruit taste? ie. peach
Aw sorry about the pot. At least a chance of replacement, I broke one during seasoning once, total loss. I do have one Chawangpu Yiwu cake, haven’t tried it yet though…dunno what to take to recover, usually I pass out and stay passed out, haha!
Drinking this at work. Who says we’re not drug addicts? Good thing I’m not too busy.
had this mini tuo couple days ago.
Such a cutie. And delicious too. i think i liked it more than loose form.
Gongfu 100ml glass pot, 212F
2 rinses/5/5/10/10/10/15/15/20sec
its pretty resilient. Color is beautiful. taste sweet and rich, and creamy.
i have to pick more of them.
Thank you Garret for the sample, i enjoyed it a lot, as usual;)
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Another long forgotten tea. i found it while organizing my teas
Since the time i got it i’ve tasted some pu. so now i can compare.
This tea is not my fav. Gave two rinses (usually one rinse for me)
its earthy, peppery spicy with strong tobacco note. i was craving some sweetness, some stone fruits. nope.
i guess im just got spoiled drinking good sweet rich shou…oh well, cant like them all
Gongfu
7g 100ml 212F
2rinses/pause/5/7/7/10/15sec etc
Edit: l0-15 min after I finished my session I got this strong sweetness . Quite good. I will finish the tin but its not repurchase for me
Flavors: Earth, Pepper, Tobacco
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yay for tea organising!
thank you Sil! now its time for sipdows ;)
was it tea bag? the last tea bag of puehr i tried had a shrimpy taste
Kirkoneill, it is loose puerh, not a bag. its not fishy, just not my taste
Welcome to the “enlightened stage” I hit it also and found how much I have changed.
@mrmopar, Im so lucky sampling the best puerh! I think it’s good to have something so so once in a while to appreciate more what you have ;)
I agree 100%. Paul at White 2 Tea and Marshaln call it “tuition” tea. I know I have had my share of it.
even if it was fishy I don’t mind it. but that’s good its loose leaf :) loose leaf has better flavor in my opinion
today i was organizing my tea. its getting out of control, boxes, samples are everywhere. Im not done yet but i think it will help me find teas.
Made lots of discoveries. long forgotten teas… sigh
Ok. this tea is simply delicious. lychee flavoring is not artificial, base is nice, chocolatey creamy smooth.
205F 3g 8oz 3min
resteep was great. 212F @7min
I’m not done w/organizing. Simply run out of boxes ( I had 20)
Flavors: Chocolate, Creamy, Lychee
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Everything looks so neatly organized- nice job!
Thank you calie. Not yet. but i have to finish this project soon. it doesnt include my pu stash.
Wow…looks like a huge project!
Inkling, if only you knew the real size of the project
what is lychee?
Wow superb job on that!
@mrmopar, thank you. I’ll post a final pic. Hopefully soon
@Kirkoneill, lychee is a fruit, reminds me taste like skinless grapes and raw nuts
Well, it looks like you’re doing a great job getting it all organized! :)
well its defiantly true that one learns something new every day :) thankyou for explaining about what it is :)
I like a good lychee tea.
Awesome picture :)
Thank you Kirkoneill1988
I like this one! The Yixing will steal at first, but eventually should give back (round some rough edges in ‘Bad Boy’ Puerhs) :P