tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post2358133333856622619..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Mo ShoopsHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-33553255009158414252015-03-31T01:15:24.511+01:002015-03-31T01:15:24.511+01:00Ben, well, what pre-2005 shu would you recommend f...Ben, well, what pre-2005 shu would you recommend from Haiwan? I've certainly seen some discussion of Langhe shu. Never had Haiwan shu and only a little bit of Langhe golden tips from 2006 sold at TeaUrchin.shah8https://www.blogger.com/profile/04537529816304128000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-21516999856696232752015-03-30T18:52:18.382+01:002015-03-30T18:52:18.382+01:00Tempting - thanks, Ben!Tempting - thanks, Ben!Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-24155229127603319422015-03-27T18:53:33.400+00:002015-03-27T18:53:33.400+00:00This shu is $75 for a standard 357g beeng. I think...This shu is $75 for a standard 357g beeng. I think it is a much better shu than the white tuo- and just a little bit more expensive. Thick, vibrant, lightly fermented, aged enough...yummy yummy yummy<br /><br />http://www.themandarinstearoom.com/2000-Hon-Tai-Changs-Chi-Tse-Pin-Cooked-Puerh-_p_39.html<br /><br />Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738630236437760074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-29332662313202850652015-03-27T17:44:51.117+00:002015-03-27T17:44:51.117+00:00I guess I've been drinking some really potent ...I guess I've been drinking some really potent shu recently, because this white wrapper seems less deep to me. But I do think it is good, and a good value. At $55 for 500g, it is a great value. At $87, it's fairly priced. <br /><br />I have had about 200g of the White tuo so far, and in my experience I really have to pack the teapot to get thick shuiness out of it. I also, like Shah, Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738630236437760074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-64036893864010374292015-03-27T12:14:54.682+00:002015-03-27T12:14:54.682+00:00$55 for all that human hair, and tea along with it...$55 for all that human hair, and tea along with it, is a total barg. Come now.<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-7566277099294636052015-03-26T23:14:39.933+00:002015-03-26T23:14:39.933+00:00My very limited experience with the tuo is that it...My very limited experience with the tuo is that it's rather MORE potent than usual, in terms of flavor, which is part of the problem for me. Very sweet-tasting, but has warehouse funk that makes for a disconcerting sweetness. Also, even for shu, it's relatively boring. I do think that it was a fairly thick tea, with an issue that it's kind of gritty feeling.<br /><br />Here's shah8https://www.blogger.com/profile/04537529816304128000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-24686341012214018632015-03-25T18:35:52.615+00:002015-03-25T18:35:52.615+00:00I finally tried this white wrapper shu tuo from wh...I finally tried this white wrapper shu tuo from white2tea. I think it's pretty good, but I'm not so effusive as others. I think dayi tends to be thicker and sweeter. This white wrapper is good when you pack the teapot- but you really need to pack it to get the yummy shu thickness. Dayi usually is more potent. I also think there could be more mouth-activity to the white wrapper shu Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738630236437760074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-18190454458750050852015-03-15T16:52:37.968+00:002015-03-15T16:52:37.968+00:00Dear chaps,
The prices do make me immediately t...Dear chaps,<br /><br /> The prices do make me immediately think the following word: "niiiiiice". (Think "Jazz Club" from 90s comedy show, <i>The Fast Show</i>.)<br /><br /> I look forward to setting my sights Baowards. I have also bought 95 metric tons of the stuff from Dubs, and so feel as if I have something to compare it with.<br /><br /><br /> All the best,<br /><br /Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-62018825971185901112015-03-15T07:26:52.079+00:002015-03-15T07:26:52.079+00:00For future reference, in the event it's sold o...For future reference, in the event it's sold out, this white wrapper tuo shu is very comparable to a well aged Menghai Tea Factory 7592 of the same approximate age.shah8https://www.blogger.com/profile/04537529816304128000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-41168144198605591312015-02-19T15:32:17.554+00:002015-02-19T15:32:17.554+00:00Thanks Hobbes for the recomendation on the Aomen H...Thanks Hobbes for the recomendation on the Aomen Hualian, and to puyuan for mentioning that it can be acquired via the 'bao. I got this one: http://tinyurl.com/mm98jrb, which despite being labeled as 2011, appears to be the exact same tea (There is aso one for 50 yuan from the same producer that is from a later year and is a courser grade). It's (very) good.a bad pastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04188832948993238877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-64719153231366275382015-01-21T04:38:25.071+00:002015-01-21T04:38:25.071+00:00I'm sure the haiku goes without saying: I read...I'm sure the haiku goes without saying: I read a lot of storybooks, these days. In the morning, before nursery; at bed-time. Tons, and tons, and tons of stories. Or, as my two-year-old likes to call them, "Doreesh".<br /><br />Sometimes, the tea gets cold, but priorities are priorities.<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-48912808053457692692015-01-16T05:29:35.806+00:002015-01-16T05:29:35.806+00:00Thanks for clearing that up puyuan!Thanks for clearing that up puyuan!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704188579636197074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-46797740343076724772015-01-16T04:44:46.642+00:002015-01-16T04:44:46.642+00:001500 would be the price of the earliest famed Hual...1500 would be the price of the earliest famed Hualian brick. No relation to this cake whatsoever. I have the feeling that brick is not overpriced, btw...<br /><br />This shu cake ranges from 40 to 90 on taobao. Just drop hualian + shucha.<br /><br />They've been around tea since forever. I'm not surprised they can press decent cheap shu.puyuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068038685315426752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-45973847911971500812015-01-15T22:10:52.010+00:002015-01-15T22:10:52.010+00:00Dragoran!Dragoran!Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-51059904091526909292015-01-15T22:10:39.866+00:002015-01-15T22:10:39.866+00:00Dear Jake,
$1500 is either a bit on the high si...Dear Jake,<br /><br /> $1500 is either a bit on the high side, or I *really* needed to enjoy that cake more carefully. :)<br /><br /><br />Dear Brian and Dragoman,<br /><br /> Thank you! The Tiandiren, yes indeed - likewise finished by moving it to my office, where it was rapidly consumed as "background" drinking. It's a very handy way to finish up those old cakes...<br /><br />Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-84566967866464557902015-01-14T21:18:36.915+00:002015-01-14T21:18:36.915+00:00Am I exposed to a different pricing scheme? While...Am I exposed to a different pricing scheme? While the white tuo is quite good, it's about $87.50 a tube, not $55.<br /><br />Also, in proof that I follow this blog too extensively, I'm pretty sure the finished tea in question was the Tiandiren Bulang from white2tea, described here http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2014/01/running-out-of-tea.html Dragoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517153873465265362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-86762236415661838832015-01-12T09:29:34.484+00:002015-01-12T09:29:34.484+00:00Not to contradict (but actually yes, to contradict...Not to contradict (but actually yes, to contradict) I remember your post about the first cake you finished... It was definitely a sheng! I want to say bulang maybe, in th $15 ballpark. I remember because I wanted to buy it... but, alas, it was sold outAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385247475826556148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-40211643947055739502015-01-12T06:06:24.352+00:002015-01-12T06:06:24.352+00:00Hm. I think that cake might have been produced by ...Hm. I think that cake might have been produced by the same guys who pressed the infamous Hualian bricks. SampleTea sold one for $1500 (well above market price IIRC), however I can't provide a link, as they managed to break their own site somehow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704188579636197074noreply@blogger.com