tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post4087479280444752022..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2008 Mengyang Guoyan "Yiwu Chahuang"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-34080529179358505582009-11-05T08:35:54.598+00:002009-11-05T08:35:54.598+00:00Dear Maitre_Tea,
That's a good point - I us...Dear Maitre_Tea,<br /><br /> That's a good point - I used quite a large quantity of leaf. there's no compensation for mediocre tea, though :)<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-67899407308689022662009-11-04T21:37:16.696+00:002009-11-04T21:37:16.696+00:00Maybe it's popularity has to do with how inoff...Maybe it's popularity has to do with how inoffensive it is, and how gorgeous the leaves are. Did you brew using a lot of leaf? It usually helps with this one...though sadly not enough to redeem itMaitre_Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949659223396025930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-70872276615812958142009-11-04T21:18:06.839+00:002009-11-04T21:18:06.839+00:00Ha! Pleasant mushrooms sounds good to me. Sounds ...Ha! Pleasant mushrooms sounds good to me. Sounds enchanted forest. I'm just not too critical of how Puerhs taste. They're all somehow worthy in my opinion. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spirituality-Tea-Gods-Blessing-Spirit/dp/1449560261/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257071136&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">--Spirituality of Tea</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-56082909530335126842009-11-04T12:34:46.316+00:002009-11-04T12:34:46.316+00:00Great! Thanks! I'll check it out! I just can&#...Great! Thanks! I'll check it out! I just can't let a friend go to China without forcing him to pick up some exciting tea/teaware. I need to give him refrences or else he'll probably buy some 2009 CNNP tea.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072323608412183354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-89266924198872879252009-11-04T12:27:25.584+00:002009-11-04T12:27:25.584+00:00I have twice heard favorably of sun sing teas by a...I have twice heard favorably of sun sing teas by amateurs who have been to hong kong (they have a site :<br />http://www.sunsingtea.com/en/index.php) ; I have myself never been to HK nor tried sun sing so take it only as "hearsay" -- but maybe this is a vendor worth visiting.flonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-25054442277195936512009-11-04T08:57:04.640+00:002009-11-04T08:57:04.640+00:00Dear Terje,
I'm afraid I've never been ...Dear Terje,<br /><br /> I'm afraid I've never been to Hong Kong, but I understand that the classic places to visit include the "Best Teahouse". I may be going there in late December, depending on various circumstances, so look forward to finding out for myself!<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-82331502250752841462009-11-04T08:53:00.407+00:002009-11-04T08:53:00.407+00:00I've only sampled this one and it feels too Ha...I've only sampled this one and it feels too Haiwan - also a mediocre brand, I think. Luckily, I've just bought a couple of tubes of 2006 Bao Yan Jin Cha, some 2005 Bao Yan bricks and the Xiaguan FT "Exquisite Elegance". Just love everything Bao Yan-ish.<br /><br />By the way, Hobbes - a friend of mine is going to Hong Kong in november (he is chinese, but grew up in the land of Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072323608412183354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-78787947504345218842009-11-04T08:42:18.185+00:002009-11-04T08:42:18.185+00:00Dear Terje,
I never really clicked with Mengyan...Dear Terje,<br /><br /> I never really clicked with Mengyang Guoyan - too mediocre. I often wonder why the on-line vendors seem to stock so much of it! Perhaps its inexpensiveness allows more comfortable margins. :)<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-76121399295735958432009-11-04T08:13:41.082+00:002009-11-04T08:13:41.082+00:00I just love it when Hobbes suddenly review somethi...I just love it when Hobbes suddenly review something that I have a sample of - I drank this tea last evening, but fould it too light. I had to use more than the usual amount of leaves and the tastes never really spoke to me. The leaves look great, but there no greatness within - it doesn't hit you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072323608412183354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-43900872889788893492009-11-04T05:07:50.068+00:002009-11-04T05:07:50.068+00:00Noted, thanks! I've added a link in my articl...Noted, thanks! I've added a link in my article. Such are the dangers of blindly publishing something I'd written back in October :)<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-28877073717013046942009-11-03T15:37:44.168+00:002009-11-03T15:37:44.168+00:00what a coincidence! I just reviewed this the other...what a coincidence! I just reviewed this the other day, though I was much harsher on it than you were...Maitre_Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949659223396025930noreply@blogger.com