tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post1552253037214251228..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2005 Nanjian Fenghuang XiangbingHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-68613450366012802172007-04-19T19:27:00.000+01:002007-04-19T19:27:00.000+01:00Ah, perhaps not quite as urgent an addition to my ...Ah, perhaps not quite as urgent an addition to my shelves as I had imagined then - thanks. <BR/><BR/>I'll see if I can find some lincang in the ol' sample boxes for the sake of scientific investigation. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-59484577670312042862007-04-19T17:08:00.000+01:002007-04-19T17:08:00.000+01:00Thats the point; it makes an appearance as simply ...Thats the point; it makes an appearance as simply a picture... actually that pretty much sums up more than half of the book, it's just pictures. The rest is mostly information that is quite openly available online. Not so useful...<BR/><BR/>I just remember hearing somewhere those were a blend of lincang and wuliang... maybe that was wrong...<BR/><BR/>-vl.Vladimir Lukiyanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327122660708261128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-18501497436958743182007-04-19T16:41:00.000+01:002007-04-19T16:41:00.000+01:00Hmm, lincang too? I can't say that I'm familiar e...Hmm, lincang too? I can't say that I'm familiar enough with lincang to be able to say... what made you think of that in particular? I would definitely have trouble placing it as wuliang, I have to say - it's so nondescript.<BR/><BR/>Ahh... "First Steps to Puer Tea" - I was after a copy myself, but notice that Guang has sold out. Any other ideas? I'd *really* love to hear what Clouds makes of Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-40219433195637002392007-04-19T16:18:00.000+01:002007-04-19T16:18:00.000+01:00It could well be a blend of lincang and wuliang ma...It could well be a blend of lincang and wuliang material, the taste is after all quite mixed... just curious does it specifically say anything about origin on the wrapper?<BR/><BR/>I too thought it was average, at best... oddly this tea makes an appearance in the "First Step To Pu-erh" by clouds; perhaps we're all missing something... (or not)<BR/><BR/>-vl.Vladimir Lukiyanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327122660708261128noreply@blogger.com