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I always take notes on the first time I taste a pu'er tea I have bought. Because I am a sad old man I use a fountain pen and a paper block rather than a very nice and more interesting electronic tablet. If a tea requires further ageing I do write notes during subsequent tastings. The paper I use is ...

It is 6am and I have been sipping 2017 spring LBZ from ChaDao in Frankfurt since 5am!

Coconut wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:16 pm

Rui wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 19, 2017 1:19 am

2012 Purple Leaf sheng from Yunnan Sourcing.

How is it?

It is a mild, well matured purple leaf sheng with no astrigency or bitterness. Very drinkable indeed.

2012 Purple Leaf sheng from Yunnan Sourcing.

Today my colleagues and I are sharing 2002 early spring Yiwu sheng traditionally stored in HK.

2006(?) '65' sheng from Yiwu region

This tea cake has been HK dry stored. It is smooth, viscous and sweet. What else can someone want from a delicious raw pu'er tea?

Coconut wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:20 am

I had Tea Urchin's 2013 Peacock blend. It was pretty mellow and had a nice body. Some notes of dried fruits. It was very enjoyable

Have you tried their 2013 Yiwu Snake Blend. Last year we had a great session with this tea in Mei Leaf after a seminar.

Tried Dayi's fanciest sheng of the year. Lovely sweet and fruity aromas coupled with powerful huigan after the bitterness. Not excessively bitter, either, but no slouch! The huigan and flavor persisted for over 20 minutes. Good stuff but over $300 and not worth it for that price IMO. Surprising amo...

My wife and I love the Wuyi rock and Dancong teas from Cindy ( https://www.wuyiorigin.com/ ). She also has Lapsang Souchong tea. :D Just one problem: in that case you would not need to buy from the above thread opener, you can just buy directly isn’t it? Without an increase in price due to resale. ...

From the UK http://half-dipper.blogspot.fr/. Just like Marshalln he has been drinking pu'er for a long while.

My wife and I love the Wuyi rock and Dancong teas from Cindy (https://www.wuyiorigin.com/).

She also has Lapsang Souchong tea.

Spring 2016 Wuliang sheng from die Kuns des Tees in Frankfurt Germany. A very smooth and aromatic sheng. It is a shame I have just run out of it.

When I sip a pu'er tea for the first time I always add my impressions to a tea diary which will contain details of the first three or four steeps. Any inner or outer tickets are also added to this tea diary.

Elise wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:30 pm

One vendor that I would recommend is Farmerleaf (former Bannacha.com). Based in Jingmai, they run a family business producing Jingmai puerh with natural farming processes. They can be followed on YouTube with informative videos in English about their processes.

Absolutely.

My usual setup is using cigar humidors with 72% relative humidity packs. It has served me well so far and I have had no mould instances as these humidors are opened at least twice weekly. During winter with lower temperature in the house (my wife and I do not like overheated environments) I change t...