tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post6140822454422066284..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2001 Menghai "Yiwu Zhengshan"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-71860633190409678082007-05-05T00:09:00.000+01:002007-05-05T00:09:00.000+01:00Bill,My pleasure - give me a few days, as I'm tryi...Bill,<BR/><BR/>My pleasure - give me a few days, as I'm trying to get something finished beforehand. :)<BR/><BR/>--<BR/><BR/>Thanks, V! Do give it a go and let us know your thoughts. We'll see if you come down on the MarshalN/Phyll side of the fence, or the Davelcorp/xCuseme_Sg/Hobbes side. ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip both,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-46259235329259571962007-05-03T20:52:00.000+01:002007-05-03T20:52:00.000+01:00Yes, excellent tasting notes indeed!I have a sampl...Yes, excellent tasting notes indeed!<BR/><BR/>I have a sample of this, but I haven't had a proper chance to taste it yet; the first few times I tasted it the aroma/feeling/taste... seemed to escape from my clutches... can't remember much else.<BR/><BR/>-vl.Vladimir Lukiyanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327122660708261128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-88816881501668779772007-05-03T20:22:00.000+01:002007-05-03T20:22:00.000+01:00My goodness! This will be a great treat! Thank you...My goodness! This will be a great treat! Thank you for your generosity! <BR/><BR/>Ciao!!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116510823087899683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-79933577013255522022007-05-03T19:39:00.000+01:002007-05-03T19:39:00.000+01:00Another excellent TN! Sounds like you found more ...Another excellent TN! Sounds like you found more connection with this tea than I did.~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-17189525301786453922007-05-03T17:43:00.000+01:002007-05-03T17:43:00.000+01:00That's what my friend L thought was Yiwu-ish as we...That's what my friend L thought was Yiwu-ish as well, but I've never encountered Yiwu with that tobacco taste, which is why I didn't think it was Yiwu... or if it was, it's not quite "Yiwu Zhengshan", not 100% anyway.<BR/><BR/>Which is fine as long as it's enjoyable. I personally prefer the lighter taste of the Fuhai. I also thought that tea was a better tea overall... but I don't know what Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121963476697142840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-61394268006964370932007-05-03T15:39:00.000+01:002007-05-03T15:39:00.000+01:00Dear MarshalN,This has been exercising me a little...Dear MarshalN,<BR/><BR/>This has been exercising me a little, too. Looking at the leaf quantity that you used, it seems that our brewing parameters are not too dissimilar. "Two scoops" is my shorthand for "the usual amount of tea" - not too much to make it bitter, not too little to make it weak; I'm sure you do the same. Looking at our two photographs side by side, it's not a world apart.<BR/>Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-20878465760098596462007-05-03T15:29:00.000+01:002007-05-03T15:29:00.000+01:00Excellent post. I will just have to agree with all...Excellent post. I will just have to agree with all of the previous comments. Unfortunately, I was unable to purchase any of the beengs or the samples. :( Much appreciated!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116510823087899683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-71496643862230181752007-05-03T14:10:00.000+01:002007-05-03T14:10:00.000+01:00Nice tasting notes. I was surprised when I found ...Nice tasting notes. I was surprised when I found that sample A was this tea, and not sample B. I think the odd taste I was noting was what you've described as "tobacco". Yet, this is not what I normally know as a somewhat aged Yiwu taste... sample B is what I know as the Yiwu taste. I wonder why? <BR/><BR/>Compared to the sample B, I found sample A (which was this tea) to be lacking in MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-20495590089197083022007-05-03T13:29:00.000+01:002007-05-03T13:29:00.000+01:00Thank you for the generous words, Dave, I'm very g...Thank you for the generous words, Dave, I'm very glad you liked the review - humble repayment indeed for you setting me onto this fine tea in the first place. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>DHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-83980857192331453722007-05-03T04:36:00.000+01:002007-05-03T04:36:00.000+01:00Dave, this is one of the best tea reviews I've eve...Dave, this is one of the best tea reviews I've ever read. Very well done. I think you did a great job describing the experience of drinking this tea. Much better than I was able to accomplish.<BR/><BR/>You've inspired me to pull out the little bit I have left of my "drink-now-bing" of this tea. I'm drinking it now and starting to ride along with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com