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Given the gloomy wet day, nothing like some 2004 ODB to get up and running!
Good idea.
SOTD- sheng of the day
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Good idea.
What I like about this tea is its simple honesty. Despite it being blunt and tossing you around the room after a couple cups, the same flavour and energy comes through. By now means is this a subtle tea but its steadiness is commendable. What you drink is what you get
! Have yet to be deceived by the mighty ODB brick !
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What I like about this tea is its simple honesty. Despite it being blunt and tossing you around the room after a couple cups, the same flavour and energy comes through. By now means is this a subtle tea but it steadiness is commendable. What you drink is what you get
Further proof that a simple, humble item can be a classic.
I think you summed it up best with the word "honest".
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2007 Xizhihao dragon phoenix.
My bing is almost gone. I'll miss it.
My bing is almost gone. I'll miss it.
I am liking this stuff a lot. Tons of flavor that's full and rich. Alittle of everything really, leather, tobacco, beany and yammy with a trace of spice. I need more of these cakes, one is not enough.
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looking good, havent tried them but I'm still in the midst of trying some 04,05 yichang hao.
might reach for one if I come across it
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"Beta" sample from Hobbes's taste test (thanks, Scott).
I know it's been about six months, but I finally got around to trying this one. I have no idea which one it is, but I'm assuming it's B for Bulang, since it was B for Bitter, with a capital B. Not bad, per se, but not in my top fifty.
I know it's been about six months, but I finally got around to trying this one. I have no idea which one it is, but I'm assuming it's B for Bulang, since it was B for Bitter, with a capital B. Not bad, per se, but not in my top fifty.
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2009 Menghai 7542 <901>. One of my favorites from recent releases.
looking good, havent tried them but I'm still in the midst of trying some 04,05 yichang hao.
might reach for one if I come across it
It really is very good. It tastes much richer than I would have expected for a five year old tea. There is much in the cup and I think this has the potential to age very well. I,m becoming a real lover of Chang Tai teas but they are not easy to find.
Sounds like a challenge.
I'd be thrilled if you took the challenge. I'm a huge Changtai fanboy.
Today, one of my favorites - 2008 Yuan Nian "Gathering of Heroes". So rich, thick, and flavorful. One of the best pu'ers out there.
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Okay, I've got to draw the line somewhere. Guys may believe that Jim switched to an electric razor, but no one is going to believe that.
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2008 7532 <801>
This one was brewed from bottom of the bag scrapings, for purely experimental reasons. It was overwhelmingly bitter. I'm sticking with whole chunks from now on. At the end of the yeat I'll give away any loose leaf I have left over (it will probably be a few pounds).
This one was brewed from bottom of the bag scrapings, for purely experimental reasons. It was overwhelmingly bitter. I'm sticking with whole chunks from now on. At the end of the yeat I'll give away any loose leaf I have left over (it will probably be a few pounds).
I might have to dig out my untouched sample of this! I assumed that this producer was entirely without merit, based on previous output. Tell us more!
Toodlepip,
Hobbes
P.s. "Beta" was the YS "Youle" (notes here). Lei and I didn't appreciate the processing on this one!
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I was too lazy to break out the bings and start chipping away, so I made a Hobbes-style mystery blend comprised of mini chunks of peacock of Menghai, 7542 <802>, and 0622 <801).
Not bad.
Not bad.
Check the date of the post, my friend
I have that sinking feeling that one only gets when they realise that they are
An April Fool.
Touche, mon ami.
Hobbes
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Birfday sheng-
2008 peacock of Menghai.
2008 peacock of Menghai.
Once the smoke of the first couple steaps clears, the fruity huigan is nice. I may have used a little too much leaf. This one certainly packs a punch ! Yes this is one of those ultra-tweaked XG, but why not enjoy it now!
! Yes this is one of those ultra-tweaked XG, but why not enjoy it now!
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