tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post9152526686518130795..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2008 Mengnuo Gucha "Bulang"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-82697700374885904562009-02-21T10:01:00.000+00:002009-02-21T10:01:00.000+00:00Dear Tan,I liked its smoothness, too - thanks agai...Dear Tan,<BR/><BR/>I liked its smoothness, too - thanks again for a treat I wouldn't otherwise encounter :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Woogie,<BR/><BR/>I suppose that the only thing we can do regarding processed shengpu is to look at the oldest examples of that genre that we can find. We can also evaluate our own cakes of that type, seeing how they've changed over the last years, and compare those Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-39973613639720420452009-02-21T04:13:00.000+00:002009-02-21T04:13:00.000+00:00Hobbes, nice review as always. By the way, what's ...Hobbes, nice review as always. <BR/><BR/>By the way, what's your view on the aging potentials of these "processed" shengs? It seems to me that the hongcha profile gets stronger and stronger but not sure how they will be after that initial 7-10 years of "dumb" phase.Will H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15745466831850465015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-77905122659085703392009-02-21T04:07:00.000+00:002009-02-21T04:07:00.000+00:00Hi Hobbes,Glad you like the tea.For me, this is a ...Hi Hobbes,<BR/><BR/>Glad you like the tea.<BR/><BR/>For me, this is a rather strong tea with lot of smoothness. Some say Bulang is a little brother of Ban Zhang without the bitterness and high price tag. <BR/><BR/>Price wise, I paid Ringgit Malaysia RM 40 or US$ 12 for a 357g cake. Not a bad alternative to those somehow cheaper “big factory” puerhs.<BR/><BR/>Tan<BR/><BR/>P.S.: I don’t know that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com