tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post6265143649290758117..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2010 Gexiang "Daxueshan" and 2010 Mengku Jinqiao "Bainian Laoshu"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-43447379995690875052012-07-15T09:00:32.769+01:002012-07-15T09:00:32.769+01:00If I ever manage to finish my household tasks toda...If I ever manage to finish my household tasks today (mowing the lawn is more Sisyphus than Heracles) I am resolved to find some older Mengku tea to drink. :)<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-12012053684446713382012-07-15T04:36:58.766+01:002012-07-15T04:36:58.766+01:00When I think of teas you tried, plus, the whole Ba...When I think of teas you tried, plus, the whole Bainian Laoshu concept (forget the 6FTM Zhangxiang), I think of the S.M. Bainian Gushu from '04, which I'm pretty sure is a Bingdao area tea. Gushu instead of laoshu, but...<br /><br />aaaaaaanyways, my experience is from YS Yongde Da Xue Shan. It has definitely gotten better, and I'm saving the last little bit for the next time I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-88896252631543940362012-07-14T22:31:43.429+01:002012-07-14T22:31:43.429+01:00Dear Shah,
I can't recall having tried olde...Dear Shah,<br /><br /> I can't recall having tried older (Shuangjiang?) Mengku (Rongshi?) and so I'll definitely take your word for it! I imagine it'd be solid, nonetheless, if perhaps not too ethereal. :)<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-36277857656876234612012-07-14T22:02:54.075+01:002012-07-14T22:02:54.075+01:00It should be kept in mind that high end Mengku imp...It should be kept in mind that high end Mengku improves alot after about two to three years, sort of like Yiwu. Not that this should detract from the review in any way, especially since for me, I like young Mengku for green sheng, drinking right away. Nice to have a choice of young and slightly less young tea!<br /><br />--shah8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com