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2009 Yunnan Sourcing “Jing Gu Bo Lin” Raw Puer
Posted on July 4, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis 357g raw cake is not packaged in the Yunnan Sourcing wrapper, but was leaf sourced by YS in Jingu and pressed by the company on the wrapper. Scott’s name... -
1999 Unknown Soldier Raw Puer Cake :P
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis is yet another mystery cake from my early days of collecting. It was marked with the year…but nothing else. It is quite nice so I thought I would at... -
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... -
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. ... -
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... -
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...