tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post7198951075799592532..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2003 Keyixing "Yiwu Zhengshan"Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-76118088490451621292008-04-29T09:56:00.000+01:002008-04-29T09:56:00.000+01:00Dear Mike, Absolutely, we'd both really love to s...Dear Mike,<BR/><BR/> Absolutely, we'd both really love to see California - I'll be sure to let you know when we do so. Drinking tea with you and Dave is a must-do. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-24777541869838473742008-04-28T20:51:00.000+01:002008-04-28T20:51:00.000+01:00indeed, we (and davelcorp) may well have similar t...indeed, we (and davelcorp) may well have similar tastes. which only adds weight to the necessity for you and your wife to come visit the bay area. :)shichangpuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043661750037862240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-59229655595291090762008-04-28T09:11:00.000+01:002008-04-28T09:11:00.000+01:00Dear Yuffee,Thank you for the recommendation. I m...Dear Yuffee,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the recommendation. I must say that I have enjoyed some teas from smaller factories; given the sheer number of producers now, I think we have the law of averages on our side when it comes to finding good apples in the crop. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Mike,<BR/><BR/>You, sir, are a boon to my sanity. Thanks for adding your opinion. <BR/><BR/>I've noticed before Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-17849624386928527632008-04-27T20:40:00.000+01:002008-04-27T20:40:00.000+01:00hobbes, i'm not so sure it's your sample that's la...hobbes, i'm not so sure it's your sample that's lacking. i've been unimpressed with this tea as well. davelcorp and i tasted it together, and neither of us thought much of it. i subsequently tasted it solo, and my previous impression was confirmed. so much so, in fact, that i tossed the remainder of the sample.<BR/><BR/>so, perhaps both our samples were corrupted, or perhaps you, davelcorp, shichangpuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043661750037862240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-75902538261247494572008-04-27T20:16:00.000+01:002008-04-27T20:16:00.000+01:00Dear Hobbes,In fact, all the kinds of tea from the...Dear Hobbes,<BR/>In fact, all the kinds of tea from the old plants, I like Yiwu best.I don't know what happened,but the tea from the small tea factories (different from Dayi)is always like this .It cannot keep a stable taste.So I adivise the autumn tea in 2005 and the spring tea in 2006.I have got that tea and it is really wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-32357324636201505582008-04-12T09:53:00.000+01:002008-04-12T09:53:00.000+01:00Dear Wes,I really appreciate the suggestions - cha...Dear Wes,<BR/><BR/>I really appreciate the suggestions - changing water is a good idea. So far, I've been using my good bottled water on it (quite soft), thinking that it performs well on other shengpu. It's definitely a variable worth tweaking. Unfortunately, the only alternative are <I>harder</I> waters, so I'll see how they do.<BR/><BR/>The sample is from Puerhshop, yes indeed.<BR/><BR/>Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-30102791496982947572008-04-12T02:01:00.000+01:002008-04-12T02:01:00.000+01:00Mistah Hobbes,I am definitely a pusher of this bee...Mistah Hobbes,<BR/><BR/>I am definitely a pusher of this beeng. It's one of the few young shengs I find drinkable. Yet your results baffle me! Your notes on the first infusion seem right... but what the hell has happened after that? I always do flash-infusions for the first few steeps, but you know what you're doing, and large-leaf Yiwu is generally quite forgiving. <BR/><BR/>Have you tried Wes Crosswhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369912221341992626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-20731960681899723182008-04-11T22:53:00.000+01:002008-04-11T22:53:00.000+01:00Howdy, sir, A good catch with the link, which I'v...Howdy, sir,<BR/><BR/> A good catch with the link, which I've duly fixed - ta!<BR/><BR/> Glad you're enjoying that Mengku. I had Endymion on earlier today. ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-41313206718586167742008-04-11T19:53:00.000+01:002008-04-11T19:53:00.000+01:00You forgot an "h" in your puerhshop link - it take...You forgot an "h" in your puerhshop link - it takes you to a rather attractive young lady who, alas, has no tea for you.... ;-)<BR/><BR/>-Scotto, drinking 2001 Mengku YYX thick-papered tea as he types this.Scottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656973438961641057noreply@blogger.com