tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post3378965189238188299..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2005 Mengyang Guoyan "Banzhangwang"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-69579213333089996092008-05-15T06:49:00.000+01:002008-05-15T06:49:00.000+01:00Dear Bill, You're right about the value - I do ap...Dear Bill,<BR/><BR/> You're right about the value - I do appreciate the lower prices of the Mengyang Guoyan stuff. The shop in Maliandao really did just sell teas that I have never seen anywhere, exclusively - in the entire shop, there wasn't a single cake that we would recognise from the various Internet vendors. It was almost like it was a different factory - but not one you'd ever want to Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-74016776299497706692008-05-15T05:57:00.000+01:002008-05-15T05:57:00.000+01:00Hello Hobbes,What an interesting comment about the...Hello Hobbes,<BR/><BR/>What an interesting comment about the Guoyan Store in Maliando. This post really has given me a different perspective of the Guoyan Factory. Nonetheless, they are definitely one of my favorites. They always seem to find a way to balance quality and price, especially in the time of pu-erh madness! I hope you enjoy the Dragon of Bulang as much as I did. Although let the truthBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116510823087899683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-68222285390429993282008-05-13T09:00:00.000+01:002008-05-13T09:00:00.000+01:00Dear Bill, It does feel like Banzhang leaves - th...Dear Bill,<BR/><BR/> It does feel like Banzhang leaves - the acidity is unmistakeably - it's just not backed up by any real <I>flavours</I>. <BR/><BR/>I like Mengyang Guoyan products, but they can be a touch hit-and-miss, in my book. I loved the <A HREF="http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2008/03/at-home-with-2005-mengyang-guoyan-lao.html" REL="nofollow">2005 "Laobanzhang"</A>, but found the <A Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-21088499707985915422008-05-13T06:25:00.000+01:002008-05-13T06:25:00.000+01:00Wow, very uncharacteristic of BanZhang shan. I gen...Wow, very uncharacteristic of BanZhang shan. I generally give Guoyan lots of praise for their but it just seems odd that they would produce a Banzhang that clearly is not indicative of the region.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116510823087899683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-1850648488607689422008-05-12T20:10:00.000+01:002008-05-12T20:10:00.000+01:00Dear Wes,That's rather crazy! I wonder if it's ju...Dear Wes,<BR/><BR/>That's rather crazy! I wonder if it's just a single contaminated cake. My sample looks to be from one of TA's bing, and came in one of his own bags - only the infused tea has that soapiness (not the dry leaves, for me), and then only in the opening of the wenxiangbei.<BR/><BR/>It was so low that I didn't notice it for the first infusions, but then it really wakes up. Given Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-25752736350225614212008-05-12T19:43:00.000+01:002008-05-12T19:43:00.000+01:00I've noticed the soapiness you seem to be finding ...I've noticed the soapiness you seem to be finding in a sample as well. The one I had was sent in a plastic baggy that carried the same odd odor of soap. I could readily smell the soapiness on the dry leaf, which followed into the brewed tea. Can you smell it on the dry leaf, or only after infusing?<BR/><BR/>再見<BR/><BR/>P.S. You would think that the soapiness in the sample I had would diminish Wes Crosswhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369912221341992626noreply@blogger.com