A quest for Phoenix Oolong
http://hojotea.com/article_e/phoenix_e.htm

nice

Di Cao Qing - Shi Piao
130ml





This post has been edited by auhckw: Dec 11 2010, 11:13 PM

Just found out that there is so many SIFU here. Very nice of you all to share your experience.
As fo me, I just prefer tea (ripe puerh) over plain water.

AUHCKW - maybe next time if you buy ripe puerh, count me in .Notice that you had very awesome puerh collection, envy you. I had some almost identical with yours such as Menghai Royal Court,etc,etc. Any chance of you sellling one or two pieces of the Menghai Dragonpole.

Cheers
Edmund

Dragon Pole.. still got plenty in JDX (kepong).. year 2009 punya... they sell in loose form. So you can buy there

Also Dragon Pole 2010 is out also.. printed on Oct. 2010. Not yet available in our local stores...

If you are JDX, go try the ripe Dayi 70th anniversary also. The pronunciation is roughly 'huang ching shui yeh'. It is unique compared to the usual dayi ripe.

JDX a bit pricey. I usually buy only 1 or 2 pieces of different "formula" for own consumption. This had been my practiced for the past 6-7 years.
So now, I usually enjoy 6-7 years old tea.

Dayi 70th anniversary lagi expensive Myself an old man can only afford moderate nice tea

This post has been edited by edksdan: Dec 16 2010, 04:33 PM

Wah.. started so long ago... good la... got old tea... mine mostly new... too old tea cannot tahan the price

Yeah, JDX is pricy if you don't ask for discount. I always cut cut cut them... after cut still expensive but I don't know where else got that many variety of Dayi. I know Tea-li carries some, but not many.

Year end, so here is my Inventory list for my Unopened Puerh. I have excluded my Unopened Greens and Oolong cause those are meant to be opened in the next few weeks or months. The ones below are meant to be kept Unopened for a while... For most of the below, I have got samples or extra piece kept aside.

My humble little collection:-

Wow, you are sure a collector/investor. You will be assure of a handsome return in 5-6 years times. Because based on that quantity that you have, tak boleh habis minum wan.
Now waiting for 2011 production unless earlier production are cheap, and I mean dirt-cheap cause for own consumption.

I am very sure I am not investor in pu, cause those real investors buy in boxes of toongs. I only buy enough for myself and maybe to pass down some to my kids or maybe in the future can exchange with friends having other pu.

You see, based on the stats, I have enough for 30 years consumption... mana cukup... i hope I can live healthy for another 50 to 60 years if god permits

By then I wan to make sure I have enough decent old pu to enjoy with my old friends... haha...

One thing if you noticed, pu prices are going up. Getting more and more costly. Eg Dayi 7542 batch 1 - 2010 is same price as 2009. And those single estates pu, are lagi expensive ranging RM80 to RM600 per beeng.

In years to come where more and more people are into tea, then lagi expensive... Lucky not all people in china drinks pu now. Some of them drink other kinds of tea. But more and more china people are knowing the health and $$$ value in pu... so have to stock up some when I can still afford.

You mean, you are going to STOP buying. If that is so, then not enough-lah. But if you were to continue buying every years, that a total different story.
From experience, I just buy 1 or 2 pieces of different formula every year (total of between 10 - 16 cakes/year) . Still got left-over leh, and I drink puerh like drinking water. You buy by BOXES sure got extra available for SALE IN FUTURE, if your buying pattern is maintain ie every year also buy a bit of this and that.

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Added on December 17, 2010, 2:00 pmauhckw - you are the REAL INVESTOR from the way you spoke. Those buying in Toongs are SPECULATORS, who know NUTS about Puerh. Their main aim is to profit from price appreaciation and not the quality and benefits of Puerh.

That why after I read this thread, I call you all SIFU.

This post has been edited by edksdan: Dec 17 2010, 02:00 PM

I can see most of your collection are fairly new puerh. I think it is high time you stock up those in year 2004-5 when they are still affordable. In another 2 years, those tea going to double in price.

You are right... I probably should select a few slightly aged pu... so here is most likely my last purchase of the year.

Been eyeing on the Chai Dayi for awhile... It is one of the quite 'in' puerh recently...

2001 - Menghai Yiwu Zheng Shan - 357g x2


2003 - Menghai 7212 - 357g x2


2004 - Menghai Chai Dayi 8852 - 400g x7

Just had a 'questionable' premium grade spring 2006 Lao Ban Zhang

Today my good friend came over to my place and we drank Aged liu bao, 2007 Old tree raw puer, 2005 Blue Dayi 8582, slightly aged Dahongpau and Aged Bug Poop Tea. After the session went to eat BKT

Yum yum... Can I be your good friend too

Oh yeah! Tea is meant to be drink with friends

1998 Xia Guan 250g Ripe Tuo - France Version (Export) x 6



Seller said this is from the 90s, but he wasn't sure which year exactly. Based on the info/serial on the pack, I found reference on the net that this maybe 1998 or 1996.

I drank this on 2 different occasion. And both times, gave me the very warm feeling... so decided to buy...

This post has been edited by auhckw: Dec 22 2010, 08:44 PM

2010 Xia Guan 250g Ripe Tuo - FT Version x 2



Compared to the 1998 (1 post before). Both are so called from the same recipe... but with 12 years difference. Price difference by 1000% (1 thousand percent)...

oh my i miss this tea