tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post2367840431070946999..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2010 Hailanghao "Laobanzhang Gushu"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-87982177795741083342011-06-21T16:11:29.879+01:002011-06-21T16:11:29.879+01:00Dear DP,
How fascinating - thanks for the comment...Dear DP,<br /><br />How fascinating - thanks for the comments. I'll give the Jieliang another run when it's less rainy here, as you suggest. You never know!<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-18852959683372058782011-06-12T07:14:03.691+01:002011-06-12T07:14:03.691+01:00Hey Hobbes,
Great review. I tasted this tea in Kun...Hey Hobbes,<br />Great review. I tasted this tea in Kunming with Hai Lang and I have to say, I thought it was a great tea. That said, I went ahead and bought a couple cakes of the '09 because I thought it was the better deal. <br /><br />I noticed you note that the tea was sour and you said the same thing about Scott's Spring Jie Liang. I haven't found either to be sour. However, I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-54785736641776959512011-04-22T06:04:51.854+01:002011-04-22T06:04:51.854+01:00LBZ has always been ridiculous -- has been since 2...LBZ has always been ridiculous -- has been since 2006.MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-22144037069578091852011-04-21T18:31:47.389+01:002011-04-21T18:31:47.389+01:00Agreed on 2010. Nada's teas (and YS Yongde) w...Agreed on 2010. Nada's teas (and YS Yongde) were the only 2010 I've bought (and I'm thinking I really should have bought another Bulang). Tho' I really try to buy several years old pu, since those are battle-tested on many people's tastebuds.<br /><br />XZH's 2010 lineup, from what I could make of the translation, was not very inspiring... $136 Hekai? Well, I suppose itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-22146352404221252612011-04-21T13:02:21.005+01:002011-04-21T13:02:21.005+01:00Dear Scott,
Thanks for the reply. I'll be ...Dear Scott,<br /><br /> Thanks for the reply. I'll be honest, your Wangongzhai is much more enjoyable that dear Mr. Hailang's mightily-priced production, and, as you pointed out, a fraction of the price. Two cakes of HLH, or a tong of Wangognzhai? An easy decision.<br /><br /> Regarding the weather, I think it's been pretty stable of late: warm and balmy, quite moist. It's aHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-36364291801297832552011-04-21T10:21:40.227+01:002011-04-21T10:21:40.227+01:00Jim from Puerhshop has said that Banna has been nu...Jim from Puerhshop has said that Banna has been nuts in terms of prices this year.<br /><br />--shah8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-7270082433106846222011-04-21T06:59:48.045+01:002011-04-21T06:59:48.045+01:00Haha... that's OK... I kept reading anyways!
...Haha... that's OK... I kept reading anyways!<br /><br />I definitely agree this is an expensive cake. The picture of the leaves that we feature on the site was taken by Hai Lang himself while the tea was still in mao cha form. Perhaps I should have made that distinction. In the future I will.<br /><br />Just for the record I don't set the price for Hai Lang's cakes. Any people who Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082917204583114913noreply@blogger.com