tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post7741198502241224243..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 1998 Menghai "Peacock" ShicangHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-3117154831777348632008-10-13T20:07:00.000+01:002008-10-13T20:07:00.000+01:00Good for Houde... :)Good for Houde... :)Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-71755584878070098992008-10-13T19:46:00.000+01:002008-10-13T19:46:00.000+01:00Dear Hobbes,I agree with you, this tea is way too ...Dear Hobbes,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, this tea is way too overpriced, there are better bargains out there. But still, someone today purchased three of the four tuos :-)<BR/><BR/>TomasTuo Cha Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948259434826911982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-39444648084000244282008-10-13T12:41:00.000+01:002008-10-13T12:41:00.000+01:00Dear Tomas,Thanks very much for the notice! I didn...Dear Tomas,<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for the notice! I didn't see that at Houde.<BR/><BR/>The price there is $44, which would make it $165 for a 375g bing. Though the tea is appealing to me, it is still a cheap-quality tuocha. The tea just simply is not that good, and I couldn't recommend it at such a price.<BR/><BR/>As we are undoubtedly tired of hearing, everyone's price vs. quality assessmentHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-34399796631676018172008-10-13T11:40:00.000+01:002008-10-13T11:40:00.000+01:00Good news, Hobbes - HouDe has the 1998 Menghai Pea...Good news, Hobbes - HouDe has the 1998 Menghai Peacock Tuo in his stock.<BR/><BR/>TomasTuo Cha Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948259434826911982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-55937037304808620982008-10-13T07:46:00.000+01:002008-10-13T07:46:00.000+01:00Dear Salsero, In this case, it's just run out of ...Dear Salsero,<BR/><BR/> In this case, it's just run out of steam, it seems. Maybe it was stored in a force-10 gale for several years? :)<BR/><BR/> <BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/> Hobbes<BR/><BR/>P.s. On a related note, last night I had an amusing dream that AL had started a tea-shop. I need to stop reading about tea before bed...Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-54004866991254851262008-10-12T23:23:00.000+01:002008-10-12T23:23:00.000+01:00Are we seeing evidence that wet storage may reduce...Are we seeing evidence that wet storage may <I>reduce</I> the attractiveness of your fav tea, the apple of your eye? I suppose no one knows under what conditions this tea aged.Salserohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538918784870619787noreply@blogger.com