Ai ya today I also show my support. I bersih my house and a fair bit of my tea collection.

Next week mission is to replenish some of my Taiwanese tea stock

Had a great tea outing today with auhckw today in Kepung. Tried many nice teas in fact ended buying 2 cakes of the above.

Now planing to keep it for 1year before drinking it.

These are the pictures of my Pu-Er tea storage. Very basic way of keeping it. I intend to allow air circulation that is why I un-box them and allow them to breath.

The Pu I bought from the Expo (ripe)



The Pu I bought today with auhckw (raw)





BTW I check my box cover and my both had 250g printed on it. Only thing is that both had different colour tone. Either sunlight exposure or bad printing.



This post has been edited by slimfox: Jul 11 2011, 12:37 AM

If you are actually going to consume the tea yourself then I'm very sure you would have tasted it first before buying. The issue of it being fakes only arises if you are only investing and hoping for a good return, fakes from what I know will have no value.

BTW guys if its fake you think there will be some unsafe chemicals present (if yes then its not safe to drink at all!!)

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Added on July 12, 2011, 12:26 amI just want to share to you guys some of my tea collection. This packet of Ti Kuen Yin was given to my by my friend who brought it from Taiwan (being a banana only thing I can say is the brand is 1725), I saw a booth selling this too in the tea expo (but I forgot to take the business card, if anyone remembers please pass the contact to me cause I want to get a few more packets).

The front of the pack


The back of the pack


The tea leaves before brewing


The tea leaves after 4 brews


The tea


This tea is very light and fragrant. Its still has some of the greenish smell especially during the first three brews.

Just sharing.



This post has been edited by slimfox: Jul 12 2011, 12:26 AM

This was given to me by a friend. He has kept it for more than a year. Its raw Pu-Er I think. Taste smooth but still has a little greenish flavor. Not bitter at all.

The box/packing

Front


Back


The tea brick inside the box


The tea 1st brew. Kinda reddish brown colour.


The tea leaves after the 1st brew which is still quite green


Taste wise this tea is ok but I sure did get hungry fast drinking it.

BTW can anyone tell me if this is a good tea or not? or how long more I should keep it for it to improve.

This post has been edited by slimfox: Jul 13 2011, 10:09 PM

Tried the Japanese outlet LG floor in The Garden? I think they have some nice Japanese tea.

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Added on July 16, 2011, 4:58 pmYesterday was at my normal place in Pudu Plaza (sorry auhckw did not wait for you, just had to get some new stuff). I was introduce to this loose Pu-Er raw from wild Pu-Er plants. This was manufactured 2008. The unique thing about this tea was its unique after taste, I can't describe it in english (kum kum aftertaste). Just sharing (cost RM80)

The packaging


The tea leaves before brew


The tea leaves after brew (3rd brew)


Tea colour 2nd brew


I was also introduce to some 30year old loose ripe Pu-Er. I intend to try next trip (did not have the time). The price quoted to me quite cheap actually (1kg RM1k)

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Added on July 16, 2011, 5:05 pmI have the above. Wa if fake then kena con by Tea expo organizer le.

To me kind of unlikely that manufacturer will have inconsistent packaging labels.

What if, what if being not original they also add chemical to it le? No wander 2nd and 3rd brew the colour black like coffee. I suspected colouring. Maybe my hunch is correct. What you guys think?

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Added on July 16, 2011, 8:37 pmTea like coffee??



Also the Japanese roasted rice tea I bought from the Japanese specialty store in The Garden (ref earlier post in reply to kawa_e), I know that this is not the green tea you were referring to but just sharing here.



Inside




This post has been edited by slimfox: Jul 16 2011, 08:37 PM

You referring to the last photo? That one is Japanese green tea with roasted rice. In fact I think even the tea leaves is roasted too.

Well taste is like a super version of the green tea u get from any Japanese Restaurant. Cheap also The whole pack only cost me RM23.00 (if I remember correctly). Actually the roasted rice adds a another layer of flavor to the green tea. But I have friends taste very meaty.

Correct buy and drink what you like.

You should ask auhckw. PM him I'm very he knows where to get it, most prob where to find the best deal in town too

Just got some new supply direct from Taiwan (Thanks to my boss). I got 3 packs of I think OoLong but today I only decide to open the 1st pack to taste. It was superb, the thing about tea bought direct from Taiwan is the taste is so much better than what you could buy here. Well just sharing with you guys.



1st pack





Front and back 2nd pack

This is the pack that I have decided to open today. I have drank last season's tea of this brand so I was very anxious to try this year's.




A look at the tea leaves


The second brew. The first was so light in colour that on photo it looked like water. So far the taste is sweet and good. It was so fragrant the the whole living hall smelled of Oo Long


The tea leaves 2nd brew. Not fully open yet but notice how green and fresh it is!

In conclusion I think its similar to last year in terms of taste, aroma and the no of times I could brew it (total of 10 brews before it goes flat). Well that is what I have to share for today.

BTW auhckw please keep up the daily posts. How bout more on teapots?

I can't tell you how to get started but I can tell you how I started myself. I started drinking tea with my bosses. From them I found that I like Oo Long tea. Then I went to a tea shop to get the cheapest teapot, the whole set of tea drinking apparatus (inc the drinking cups). Then started by buying some cheap tea just to get started.

The main thing is to know what type of tea you like and find a few good tea shops and you would be on your way.

If you are into english tea, you would only need a nice cup and a strainer. Try chinese tea cause you get better variety and (for me at least) better taste. Also if I'm not wrong better health benefits.

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Added on August 16, 2011, 2:29 amNice, wonder what is the damage??

This post has been edited by slimfox: Aug 16 2011, 02:29 AM

I have a packet of masala indian tea. achckw you plan a session and i bring the packet and we can all drink. Have not been adventurous/brave enough to try alone hahaha

tomorrow afternoon ah.... ok i call you tomorrow to confirm (still not very sure of my plans yet).

Ya nice fragrant flower tea. You should try premium Jasmine tea.

Below some of the moon cakes I got this year. Went nicely with ripe pu-er. Somehow did not go well with my Oo-long collection.













The moon cakes from Hong Kong are different. Taste is not that sweet and texture is different.

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Added on September 4, 2011, 1:03 pmHow much was this new?? does it have a pre-filter?


This post has been edited by slimfox: Sep 4 2011, 01:03 PM

I heard from a senior the other day that if the beng (raw Pu-Er) is press too compact (machine press oppose to hand press), leaving very little air inside, it will not age very well. Something to do with the tea's (or beng's) ability to breath.

Can someone verify this, since most of us are buying raw Pu-Er to keep to mature the flavor.

Tell me how a cup can improve the tea? I always believed it was the pot and the leaves.

Ah interesting read. Well looks like my cups are performing well based on what I've just read. NICE!

auhckw, so how long more do you think we should keep the tea?

I'll meet you in my wheel chair for a few cups of tea then... lol

What do you mean by strong aftertaste?

Anyway welcome to the club