tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post2361199309643175014..comments2024-01-29T14:41:37.418-05:00Comments on Life in Teacup: 2006 Xia Guan Bao Yan Brick Sheng (下关宝焰/边销砖)in a KyusuGingkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00717840609096741544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-10457673620791142762011-02-06T12:17:10.973-05:002011-02-06T12:17:10.973-05:00Thanks for your feedback, Ginko.
The tuo I mention...Thanks for your feedback, Ginko.<br />The tuo I mentioned is a classic from Feng Qing.<br />I found your point interesting that very small leave pieces, although generally not so desireable, will allow for faster aging. My guess was that the compression should not be too tight for this effect to work. Well, your answer and my experience with the Feng Qing seem to confirm that.<br /><br />I read your pu erh reviews with great interest, for one thing because I'm one with a sensitive stomach, too.<br /><br />MartinA Student Of Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049646395598215963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-5501490759614859652011-02-05T18:17:37.213-05:002011-02-05T18:17:37.213-05:00Martin, this brick is very easy to pry with a pryi...Martin, this brick is very easy to pry with a prying needle. I think it's because the leaves are too choppy and they don't intertwine with each other. Is your tuo a Xia Guan tuo? Xia Guan tuos are generally very hard to dissemble. But it improves with years. My 2004 Xia Guan tuo is already easier to deal with than new ones, but still quite tight.Gingkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717840609096741544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-59426859315587708382011-02-05T12:58:52.471-05:002011-02-05T12:58:52.471-05:00May be a dumb question to more experienced pu erh ...May be a dumb question to more experienced pu erh drinkers, but how strongly compressed is that cake?<br />Because I have a tuo that is also of fairly choppy pieces (maybe not as small, but small), and it's extremely hard compressed. It's from 96 or something, and for that vintage I probably would expect more aged features than it actually has.<br />But maybe you can't make that small stuff stick together any other way than compressing it extremely tight - ?<br /><br />MartinA Student Of Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049646395598215963noreply@blogger.com