tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post8280046668120049555..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 1993 Nanjian "Phoenix" TuochaHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-72890977264434171432008-02-18T14:59:00.000+00:002008-02-18T14:59:00.000+00:00Dear Jamus, I mean skepticism in a good, healthy ...Dear Jamus,<BR/><BR/> I mean skepticism in a good, healthy sense! It's always wise to question, question, question all of the old assumptions and retain the ones that turn out to be true (for us). I think Buddha said something along those lines. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Yiwu,<BR/><BR/>Walnut wood I can see - rich, sweet. I'll keep my eyes open to see if it ever becomes available again!<BR/><BR/>Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-66528606342615454672008-02-18T14:26:00.000+00:002008-02-18T14:26:00.000+00:00Storage was completely dry for a year and then a w...Storage was completely dry for a year and then a water tray on a shelf in a cupboard which is regularly opened and ventilated. The initial smoky taste wasn't a natural wood smoke but an acrid cigarette smell. <BR/><BR/>Later tastings suggest that the wood aspect of this tea tends towards walnut and flax-seed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-37374898242718233422008-02-11T04:18:00.000+00:002008-02-11T04:18:00.000+00:00Trust me when I say there is no skepticism had on ...Trust me when I say there is no skepticism had on my behalf in regard to the energy of tea, especially good pu-erh. Thanks again for getting back to me.Jamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042939388726608307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-20683129042987349822008-02-10T21:01:00.000+00:002008-02-10T21:01:00.000+00:00Dear Jamus, Please do feel free to ask any questi...Dear Jamus,<BR/><BR/> Please do feel free to ask any questions; if I can't answer them, there are many readers here much more knowledgeable than I.<BR/><BR/> <I>Chaqi</I> is just as you say, the vital energy in tea. It's a subtle effect, which leads some to discount it. Trying some older teas really makes it obvious, I believe. Suspend your skepticism for just a while - I remember being Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-71747444588049407172008-02-10T15:31:00.000+00:002008-02-10T15:31:00.000+00:00I've been told that the only way to learn more is ...I've been told that the only way to learn more is to read and ask questions, so here I am. I'm newer to the world of Pu-erh, so forgive my ignorance if the answer is rudimentary. I love to read all of your reviews, and normally when I come to a term I'm unfamiliar with, I hop over to Babelcarp and look it up. However, I saw chaiqi and was unable to find it's meaning. I thought maybe it was Jamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042939388726608307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-17075747909037743142008-02-08T22:33:00.000+00:002008-02-08T22:33:00.000+00:00Dear Heather, Many thanks both for the kind words...Dear Heather,<BR/><BR/> Many thanks both for the <A HREF="http://heatheronhertravels.blogspot.com/2008/02/all-tea-in-china-in-bristol.html" REL="nofollow">kind words</A>, and for the notice about the new shop in Bristol! I travel there for research every now and again, and will try it next time I'm near Redland.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-67054882626717819122008-02-08T11:44:00.000+00:002008-02-08T11:44:00.000+00:00Hello Hobbes, I thought you might be interested in...Hello Hobbes, I thought you might be interested in my blog article about a tea tasting I enjoyed in Bristol - I gave your blog a mentionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-15966164810539432652008-02-05T11:25:00.000+00:002008-02-05T11:25:00.000+00:00Dear Yiwu, It's interesting to hear that it was p...Dear Yiwu,<BR/><BR/> It's interesting to hear that it was particularly smoky when you first bought this tea - the sample from TA thankfully didn't have that, and I'm glad to hear that yours has recovered. I'd love to hear how you stored it.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/> HobbesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-33560541139660220382008-02-04T04:42:00.000+00:002008-02-04T04:42:00.000+00:00I had some of this yesterday. I too bought from Ho...I had some of this yesterday. I too bought from Houde. I have had it in dry storage for over a year. When bought it reeked of cigarette smoke. Now it has changed hugely.<BR/><BR/>My view of the initial steeps was, thick milky body, light flavours of wood little scent. Then after steep 4 the heavy body began to recede, with the lightness came a sweet scent but barely perceptible and subtle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-9152804375782205192008-02-03T21:46:00.000+00:002008-02-03T21:46:00.000+00:00Howdy sir,I think the frequency of mentioning tong...Howdy sir,<BR/><BR/>I think the frequency of mentioning tongs and cakes <I>decreases</I> with <I>increasing</I> age of the tea, much as I wish to the contrary. :)<BR/><BR/>It is times like this that I am reminded of those happy (and justifiably self-satisfied) individuals who are sitting on tongs of 50s tea! The swine.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-1919166248060301712008-02-03T21:42:00.000+00:002008-02-03T21:42:00.000+00:00Sounds lovely-- thanks again for your notes.I also...Sounds lovely-- thanks again for your notes.<BR/><BR/>I also thought your comment on it being a fleeting pleasure was interesting. It seems every time I read a review of puerh, there is mention of a tong or a few cakes, and the ephemeral aspect of it all seems missing. The fact that you don't have 20 kg of this stuff makes it seem even more precious, I think.<BR/><BR/>-BrentBrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624029379597567958noreply@blogger.com