What Pu'er Are You Drinking

[Frisbeehead]

First time trying this 2008 7542 802 that I got in not too long ago. This is also my first time trying a Dayi 7542 cake in general.

Definitely got that signature floral aroma that I've read about so much in the first few steeps.













The other cakes I picked up are:

2007 Spring of Menghai
2007 Xizihao 8582
2003 Henry Company 7542 "Serious Formula" (my second one)
2013 Xiaguan "Love Forever" Paper Tong version

[pedant]

unlabeled sample from victoria

tastes like young sheng but perhaps not brand new. it's got a few years on it at least.
has a good toffee flavor and also somehow reminds me of darjeeling tea.
sometimes it's nice to drink things and have no idea what they are.
no comparing expectations with the session at hand, no thinking about what it costs, no wondering if i should get more of it or if i even can get more of it...
i think i'm going to make up a bunch of unlabeled samples of teas i enjoy, throw them all in a box, and return to them in like a year or two to give me some time to forget.

[Victoria]

unlabeled sample from victoria

tastes like young sheng but perhaps not brand new. it's got a few years on it at least.
has a good toffee flavor and also somehow reminds me of darjeeling tea.
sometimes it's nice to drink things and have no idea what they are.
no comparing expectations with with the session at hand, no thinking about what it costs, no wondering if i should get more of it or if i even can get more of it...
i think i'm going to make up a bunch of unlabeled samples of teas i enjoy, throw them all in a box, and return to them in like a year or two to give me some time to forget.

Love that you went for it so openly and discovered not knowing could have so many layers. Like many of us here I try and find out as much as possible about the tea I’m about to drink, so removing all those layers of information and just relying on your senses and memory seems like a really interesting path to take.

[CWarren]

This mini shou was one of the smoothest I’ve had the pleasure to drink. Brown sugar in the beginning and semi thick but as it moves into later steeps it gets thicker and thicker like syrup. The flavor notes evolve too from the brown sugar to deep molasses and strong coffee. Color of soup evolves beautifully as well. Many infusions from this; so many that I’ll definitely be able to finish it up with a few more steeps later on today. Noticeable huigan in later steeps and some mellowing qi. These would be nice to have on hand. A ripe puerh from Malaysian boutique brand Huang Chen Hao care of Liquid Proust Teas.

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[debunix]

I've not heard of that vendor, but the size of the puerh cake collection suggests I'd best not make the aquaintance. I need to do a bit of inventory over the winter holidays.....

[Frisbeehead]

Late night session with Xiaguan Love Forver paper tong version. First time using a yixing pot for this tea, my mystery 70s "qing shui ni" pot.

Nice tea that lingers around far after you've taken a sip.

[Chadrinkincat]

Late night session with Xiaguan Love Forver paper tong version. First time using a yixing pot for this tea, my mystery 70s "qing shui ni" pot.

Nice tea that lingers around far after you've taken a sip.

I'm pretty excited to try this tea. I have one in the mail from Taobao. Have you tried both from mxtea and the jade leaf? I'm curious to know how they compare storage wise.

[Chadrinkincat]

Testing out 2006 XG T8653 in new 70's hong ni pot. Lots of enjoyable herbal barnyard funk. Prob not the best 06 batch but finally becoming pretty enjoyable. Not the case 2yrs ago when I bought it.

[Frisbeehead]

Late night session with Xiaguan Love Forver paper tong version. First time using a yixing pot for this tea, my mystery 70s "qing shui ni" pot.

Nice tea that lingers around far after you've taken a sip.

I'm pretty excited to try this tea. I have one in the mail from Taobao. Have you tried both from mxtea and the jade leaf? I'm curious to know how they compare storage wise.

Nah I haven't tried either of those, I got this one from a private seller in Taiwan. Which vendor did you order it from on Taobao? MXTea? I've read James from TeaDB's articles on MXTea before. Did you order the paper tong version? And did the seller mention storage conditions?

[Chadrinkincat]

Late night session with Xiaguan Love Forver paper tong version. First time using a yixing pot for this tea, my mystery 70s "qing shui ni" pot.

Nice tea that lingers around far after you've taken a sip.

I'm pretty excited to try this tea. I have one in the mail from Taobao. Have you tried both from mxtea and the jade leaf? I'm curious to know how they compare storage wise.

Nah I haven't tried either of those, I got this one from a private seller in Taiwan. Which vendor did you order it from on Taobao? MXTea? I've read James from TeaDB's articles on MXTea before. Did you order the paper tong version? And did the seller mention storage conditions?

Yea paper tong version from mxtea. I didn't bother asking about storage but I'd assume judging by the photos that's it's prob dry Guangdong. First time buying from them. Hopefully it's not too humid but it wasn't overly expensive so worth the risk I suppose.

[CWarren]

Year of the Monkey Yiwu Sheng Puerh, Spring 2016 from Bitterleaf Teas.

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[Victoria]

Year of the Monkey Yiwu Sheng Puerh, Spring 2016 from Bitterleaf Teas.

Cool wrapper, how did you find the tea tasted?

[CWarren]

Year of the Monkey Yiwu Sheng Puerh, Spring 2016 from Bitterleaf Teas.

Cool wrapper, how did you find the tea tasted?

Buttery, some sweet peach and vanilla. Tasted about 2-3 years older than it was. Really enjoyed it.

[CWarren]

Year of the Rooster Yiwu Sheng Puerh, Spring 2017 from Bitterleaf Teas. A comparison with this morning’s Year of The Monkey Yiwu Sheng Puerh, Spring 2016. Crisp, refreshing, apricot and almost zero bitterness despite its youth and much of the vessel containing loose leaf and small chunks. Similar sweetness and color of leaf and soup but also very distinct from each other due to age despite the small one year gap. Another enjoyable session.

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[Atlas]

Year of the Rooster Yiwu Sheng Puerh

Hah, I had this this morning as well!

I think maybe I'm just not a fan of super-young sheng - my first thoughts were "Come back next year". Not a problem since i bought it to store for a while.