tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post2198344856007010589..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2008 Shuangjiang Mengku - Muyechun "Laoshu Qingbing"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-34817325589976211712008-12-22T08:46:00.000+00:002008-12-22T08:46:00.000+00:00Dear Seb,Camphor is worth pursuing - I'll give it ...Dear Seb,<BR/><BR/>Camphor is worth pursuing - I'll give it another look. For some reason I have two samples of this. :)<BR/><BR/>Brewing water up a mountain makes for some flat tea, I agree! I had <A HREF="http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2008/03/boiling-point.html" REL="nofollow">a similar experience</A> up "Big Sky" mountain in Montana. That's the beauty of living in the Low Counties... <BR/Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-32281390145927069602008-12-22T01:51:00.000+00:002008-12-22T01:51:00.000+00:00Hi Hobbes,Surprised that you only squeezed out the...Hi Hobbes,<BR/><BR/>Surprised that you only squeezed out the sweet of the tea. Here, I was actually able to get some spiciness and even had some camphor coming through. Flavor was rather complex. I need to qualify that I used a gaiwan, more leaves and hotter water.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I found out that because of the altitude difference between Singapore and Kunming, the water boils at different Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-81744645105649405012008-12-21T13:49:00.000+00:002008-12-21T13:49:00.000+00:00Dear Stephen,Nice poodle photo you've got there!Fo...Dear Stephen,<BR/><BR/>Nice poodle photo you've got there!<BR/><BR/>For aging, something with guts. Something complex, beefy, interesting, challenging, with lots of <I>content</I>. Something thick, energetic, enduring.<BR/><BR/>That sort of thing. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-54000002836686644062008-12-21T13:43:00.000+00:002008-12-21T13:43:00.000+00:00Thanks for the nice writeup. I am relatively new ...Thanks for the nice writeup. I am relatively new to the pu-erh world. I would be interested in knowing what you look for in a tea that "thrills you with the possibilities for the future."Stephen Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113275164026559446noreply@blogger.com