Does anyone have any experience with these teas? The descriptions of the four teas sounds interesting but don't think that I have ever seen them written up. Scott lists them here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2004-Guoyan-Yun..._0?hash=item350004531412&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14
I was reading a bit about the factory and found it interesting that many of the heads of newer factories seem to have gotten their start in the Menhai factory. In reading about the 2006 Guoyan 98 Special, I note that the leaves actually come from crops from 1998 to 2004 but were compressed in 2006. Is this a standard practice in blended teas?
2006 * Guoyan * 98 Special Grade Raw Pu-erh tea cake
357 gram cake
Thanks in advance,
http://cgi.ebay.com/2004-Guoyan-Yun..._0?hash=item350004531412&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14
I was reading a bit about the factory and found it interesting that many of the heads of newer factories seem to have gotten their start in the Menhai factory. In reading about the 2006 Guoyan 98 Special, I note that the leaves actually come from crops from 1998 to 2004 but were compressed in 2006. Is this a standard practice in blended teas?
2006 * Guoyan * 98 Special Grade Raw Pu-erh tea cake
357 gram cake
This tea cake is composed entirely of aged raw material but taken from the years of 1998 through 2004. The cake was compressed in 2006 and enjoys a unique flavor. The combination of aged and not-so aged raw Pu-erh yields an light orange liquor color with good clarity. The flavor of this tea in the first few infusions is a little odd as the different teas from different years take turns dominating my taste buds. The later infusions are really enjoyable as the tea mellows slighty but still easily gives another 10 infusions.
The Mengyang Guoyan tea factory is based in Jinghong but takes most of its raw material from Xi Shuang Banna and more specifically from Menghai area. The director of the factory Ms. Dong is steeped in Pu-erh tea history. She is a Dali native but after graduating from the Yunnan Agricultural University went to work at the Menghai Tea factory as a master tea blender. She worked there for more than 8 years before starting the Mengyang Guoyan tea factory back in 2003. Ms. Dong's aim is to produce a variety of medium to very high quality pu-erhs for drinking and works hard to control the distribution of Guoyan products so that they won't be victimized by speculators!
Producer: Meng Yang Guo Yan Tea Factory
Vintage: 1998 to 2004, compressed in 2006
Production area: Menghai
Producer: Meng Yang Guo Yan Tea Factory
Vintage: 1998 to 2004, compressed in 2006
Production area: Menghai
Thanks in advance,
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