i tried google translate. the brand is "dong lin hao" east forest brand.

smaller words suggest it's from yiwu mountain. can't see of it's ripe or raw.

if the tea is nice, then it's good tea. if u want to explore more, we can always catch up... in kl

puerh is either raw or ripe. ripe puerh is fermented artificially (water + heat + natural microbes) in very controlled environment. raw is all the processing steps except this artificial fermentation.

twigs are sometimes allowed to give puerh an added dimension. it is however a sign of cheaper puerh.

roasted tea is actually in another category altogether. oolong or yancha (rock tea) are examples of roasted tea. roasted tea is actually the "pinnacle" of tea art. however, the cost is also high and storage is not easy for novice.

perhaps tell us where u live and we can recommend u the nearest tea joint. the tea expo at viva mall will be best chance to try many tea in a single place.

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This post has been edited by quikstep: Dec 10 2014, 11:21 PM

there are few teashops in serdang/souoth city plaza. but i don't suggest u go there to learn about tea.

we usually hang out at https://foursquare.com/v/t-nature-tea-house...3ad8b68e93a807d T Nature Tea House SS2/10. try making frens there. lots of 20+ 30+ yr old there.

nice! tomorrow we're heading for dinner with her. she belanja "rare" fish. if free, drop by by 6pm and see if she invites u along

Just reposting from Chen Yuan Hao Pu-erh Tea

2005 Chen Yuan Hao (陈远号) Shan Zhong Chuan Qi (山中传奇)

Summary: Loved by blend/pinpei (拼配) drinkers, adored by single mountain/danyi (单一) connoisseur.

Shan Zhong Chuan Qi is an interesting name. It translates into "Tales of the Mountain" or "Legend of the Mountain". Legend has it too that a book was planned to be launched along with this tea in 2005/6

The wrapper itself deserves a special mention because the artwork seems to suggest that this is a journey cake; perhaps the Cha Ma Gu Dao (茶马古道). Beneath the wrapper, whole tea leaves are packed in the cake has browned from post-fermentation considerably in 10 years. Each of these cakes are uniquely numbered as there is only 10,000 copies in total. The signature of Mr Chen Huaiyuan is printed on the neifei (内飞). Dry leaves are void of any smoke smell.

What it does in the mouth makes this a personal favourite Chen Yuan Hao product of mine. The soup is now deep amber in color. Perhaps on par with 2003 Yiwu Zhengshan. The fragrance and taste of this tea reminds me of Tong Qing Hao (同庆号); sweet and strong huigan (回甜). At the same time it's also like the Fu Yuan Chang (福元昌); fast dispersing slight bitterness, strong tea base (茶底) and mouthfeel (口感). Overall Yiwu's "slowly-slowly gently-gently" characters take a back seat. A very balanced tea that does not gets boring even over 10 brews. The mellowness will only get better with more age. When cold, it does not taste anymore bitterness than when the soup is warm.

Do you have more of these for me?










This post has been edited by quikstep: Jan 29 2015, 06:55 PM

you mean "chen yuan hao"? yes. but delivers the quality also. these days rm1/1g is really not impossible due to currency exchange and rising standards of farmer's living. pure old tree tea leaves are always premium. can't imagine 10yrs down the road.

you need a caffeine replacement?

wait till u try top grade pu-erh.

old pu-erh will loose the fragrance and that's natural. try top grade new thousand year old tree pu-erh

share a bit pls

Can't remember the name of the tea shop but there is 1 shop opposite OCBC bank near Kastam. Price not cheap and selection not wide compared to KL.

normally tea producers don't use coloring. there are however a lot of tea with artificial flavoring or planted with lots of chemical. for purportedly-organic tea, try Hojo in Mid Valley. However, prices not cheap and his selection normally doesn't taste "deep" in flavors. see signature if you want to try some puerh.

Come to the dark side. Once you start drinking raw puerh, you'll have no cravings for genmaicha anymore.

have u been to the tea house in ss2? your nickname is familiar.

PM'ed you info of our hangout

Woohoo. Who's the artist?

You can post on Facebook to group called Buy Sell Trade Pu-erh Liubao Oolong Aged Tea.

Other brand specific group do not allow selling. Unfortunately, there is no Malaysia specific trading group.

xiang pian is basically "jasmine petals + green tea". what kind of strong after taste are you looking for reventon? you want the strong flower taste or sweet after taste?

best flowery aftertaste tea is darjeerling. the good ones. i think chinese tea are good at flowery taste but never strong. xiang pian is probably the best flowery taste although single dimension. like puerh (my main drink) with flowery aftertaste is very expensive. i'd bet on good darjeerling. first flush is just out not too long ago. try lochantea.com

if u mean red tea aka teh tarik, then u need to use tea dust instead of tea leaves; imho.