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Archive for May, 2011
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Recent Wallingfarm Photos
Posted on May 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweetRhubarb, chickens, delicious veggies, grass alternatives and a bit of color: those are what little Wallingfarms are made of. -
2008 Ming Xiang Ya Yuan – Jing Mai Spring Notes
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis is a May pressing of Hailanghao’s Mingxiang Yayuan raw 250g brick puer. Purchased from Yunnan Sourcing. The leaves appear outstanding: many whole leaves, likely of a grade 8 or... -
2010 Tulin Tea Industry – Phoenix Tea Brick
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis 100g brick is very attractively packaged and doesn’t have any obvious unpleasant aromas. The brick is of medium-tight compression and looks like a good mix of identifiable young tips... -
2007 Shen Ye High Mountain – Qing Tuo – Raw Puer Tuo
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis is the July 26th pressing of a 250g tuo cha. The appearance of the tuo is good with medium compression and a fair mix of tips and leaves. ... -
2009 Menghai – Dayi Tuo Cha – Raw Puer Tuo
Posted on May 9, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThe tuo itself is very attractive with a little tip mixed with many rich semi-whole leaves. The dry leaf smells of good solid puer, a little of this a little... -
2006 Hai Wan – Deep Mountain Old Tree – Raw Puer Cake
Posted on May 8, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis over-sized cake is of relatively tight compression with nice more whole leaves. The leaf in the gaiwan smells of unripe fruit and camphor. Plenty of stem with a good... -
2008 Lu Xi Wan Tong – Dehong Melon – Raw Puer Melon
Posted on May 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis melon is of medium compression and is somewhat difficult to break up without breaking the leaves. Not overly smoky, this tea smells of camphor and young fruit. A nibble... -
May in the Garden
Posted on May 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweetIt is time for the May flowers (though I still see some April showers outside). May is a busy month for our garden! How about yours? Thus far we have... -
2009 Tian Yuan – Bu Lang – Raw Puer Cake
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis cake was purchased for educational purposes, as I have not had a strictly Bu Lang cake in some time. The cake is somewhat tight compression with a good mix... -
2008 Hai Wan – Lao Tong Zhi – 8808 Raw Puer Cake
Posted on May 5, 2011 | No CommentsTweetHai Wan has produced many cakes over the years, many terrible, but many good to very good, like the 2006 Purple Tip Raw Cake. This ’8808′ formula cake seems to...