tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post6606856271790894850..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2005 Douji "Yisheng" SpringHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-26472651218957466262012-01-22T15:46:49.401+00:002012-01-22T15:46:49.401+00:00Dear Western Front,
Thanks for the comment - you ...Dear Western Front,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment - you raise a very interesting question: how does a tea develop over subsequent infusions?<br /><br />Perhaps this is a heretical statement (he wrote, waggling his eyebrows provocatively), but I have come to conclude that there aren't many "young" cakes that have any recognisable progression. In older cakes, certainly: the "Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-87731704346387671662012-01-22T14:47:54.079+00:002012-01-22T14:47:54.079+00:00This past month I also revisited the '05 Douji...This past month I also revisited the '05 Douji 'Red.' It did more for me than the Autumn Purple. The warm tobacco notes were pleasant and soothing. My only criticism would be a lack of progression in successive steeps. The flavor profile remained pretty even. Maybe for some this is a plus. Given a choice, I prefer pu's that unfold and develop a bit more. But then again I am Tea on the Western Reservehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910587986516435444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-14895032024005965092012-01-22T13:15:58.599+00:002012-01-22T13:15:58.599+00:00Dear Serg,
I am impressed - you certainly know ...Dear Serg,<br /><br /> I am impressed - you certainly know how to focus on a tea, given your rate of consumption! I seldom finish cakes, which is rather daft. There's simply too much variety. :)<br /><br /> As far as the blue "QS" stamp, I wouldn't like to make a guess without any information. It certainly seems as if this 2005 cake has the stamp, however!<br /><br /><br />Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-33283607164946488592012-01-21T16:10:42.598+00:002012-01-21T16:10:42.598+00:00Hi Hobbes,
I agree with your observations on this...Hi Hobbes,<br /><br />I agree with your observations on this tea. I bought 2 cakes some time ago at YS and almost finished one of them already. The one downside I can mention is that the tea have some acidity which reminds me of menghai shu puerh somehow. I tend to wash this tea twice before brewing to mellow it slightly.<br />I want to ask you about QS stamp on the wrapper. I heard somwhere thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com