This is emerging as one of my favorites from my recent sample haul—deserving of a cake purchase. It has some sweetness but it’s definitely a bass rather than a treble tea, most notably in the smokey, pine forest taste that really stood out to me this time. This tea deserves attention: one can parse out a panoply of interesting textures and flavors. And as someone that can handle pretty strong shengs, I can tell you that this one provides a pretty potent high.
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I agree with you
I like this one too. One of the better values and a standout + good value tea.
Nice, nice
Fantastic tea and excellent dollar value.
@jschergen Would you consider eot’s Yuanwei a good value at $90 for a 200 gram cake?
I’d say it’s a fair value and a good tea. Not a deal IMO.
According to my tastes, the best value in the $0.35/g+ range YQH teas Emmett is coordinating.
To be clear. Above comment is talking about the YuanWei, and not the Kuzhu.
Thanks James! Sorry, what does YQH stand for?
Yang Qing Hao (also translated as Yan Qing Hao). A few of us have taken part in group orders placed by Emmett through a TeaChat posting.
High quality YiWu productions. James mentioned one (mid-way down the page) in a YiWu report.
http://teadb.org/slightly-aged-yiwu-puerh-june-2015-report/
Thanks DigniTea!
Yep, thanks Dignitea. Feel free to shoot me a PM/email if you want more details.
I nearly got in on one of those YQH buys, but I didn’t pull the trigger b/c there was no way to sample the tea before plunking down a couple hundred bucks for cake. I don’t mind spending money on tea I know I like. I wish YQH tea was more available here. I’ll probably end up regretting my decision!
Maybe buy the cheapest and ask Emmett to send you samples :)? Pretty sure you wouldn’t regret it. I understand the concerns though. Some really good teas.
@jschergen: I did ask him, but he didn’t get back to me and I didn’t pester him about it. I was considering the 05 TsangLiu. Grill said he’d put samples in the TTB, so I will eventually get to try it. I just don’t know if the opportunity to purchase it will happen again!
Been messaging Emmett just today. Should be happening next month :).
TsangLiu is a very solid tea. There’s also a 2007 tuo that’s something like $130/300g that’s also quite good if you want to try the bare minimum.
Ohhh! Maybe I can get in on the next buy then. Thanks for letting me know :-)
No prob. Hope you get to enjoy these teas!
I agree with you
I like this one too. One of the better values and a standout + good value tea.
Nice, nice
Fantastic tea and excellent dollar value.
@jschergen Would you consider eot’s Yuanwei a good value at $90 for a 200 gram cake?
I’d say it’s a fair value and a good tea. Not a deal IMO.
According to my tastes, the best value in the $0.35/g+ range YQH teas Emmett is coordinating.
To be clear. Above comment is talking about the YuanWei, and not the Kuzhu.
Thanks James! Sorry, what does YQH stand for?
Yang Qing Hao (also translated as Yan Qing Hao). A few of us have taken part in group orders placed by Emmett through a TeaChat posting.
High quality YiWu productions. James mentioned one (mid-way down the page) in a YiWu report.
http://teadb.org/slightly-aged-yiwu-puerh-june-2015-report/
Thanks DigniTea!
Yep, thanks Dignitea. Feel free to shoot me a PM/email if you want more details.
I nearly got in on one of those YQH buys, but I didn’t pull the trigger b/c there was no way to sample the tea before plunking down a couple hundred bucks for cake. I don’t mind spending money on tea I know I like. I wish YQH tea was more available here. I’ll probably end up regretting my decision!
Maybe buy the cheapest and ask Emmett to send you samples :)? Pretty sure you wouldn’t regret it. I understand the concerns though. Some really good teas.
@jschergen: I did ask him, but he didn’t get back to me and I didn’t pester him about it. I was considering the 05 TsangLiu. Grill said he’d put samples in the TTB, so I will eventually get to try it. I just don’t know if the opportunity to purchase it will happen again!
Been messaging Emmett just today. Should be happening next month :).
TsangLiu is a very solid tea. There’s also a 2007 tuo that’s something like $130/300g that’s also quite good if you want to try the bare minimum.
Ohhh! Maybe I can get in on the next buy then. Thanks for letting me know :-)
No prob. Hope you get to enjoy these teas!