Are you on commission???
I rationalize my tea expenditures by telling myself that a pot of excellent pu-erh costs much less than a cup of lousy Starbucks coffee...
I've given up rationalizing and simply buy what I can afford, it's much easier.
Ha - my wallet hasn't recovered since Hobbes found his way to B&B. My shelves groan with pu'er, but I think Jay has it worse from what I can tell.
If he keeps this up, Scott, I think I'll have to mail him a cheap carbon Japanese knife and a rudimentary water stone. That should do it.
That would be suitable revenge indeed. Unfortunately I have been on the receiving end of both the sharpening/knife addiction and the pu'er addiction as well. It is time for me to plot my revenge....
I'm going to avoid loose pu at all costs
Just a quick question. If I have a gaiwan of tea and get called away, and the leaves go cold in the gaiwan can they be returned to later and resume the session or should I discard and start over.
I've just had a few sessions with the brick of the 2008 Dehong and I'm very impressed - while my frame of reference is limited, this is a very balanced tea for one so young, and Hobbes description is quite apt. Its got a mouth-filling quality to it, very tasty and satisfying.I'm glad to hear that you're aiming your browser towards tea purchasing...
I have some of the 2008 Dehong bricks - you'd be amazed how many people have asked me about them, in fact! Moreso than absolutely any other tea - they have a mysterious appeal. Well, not so mysterious - they're very tasty. Fruity, chunky, fresh. Think promiscuous fruitiness.
A few drinkers have commented that their older Dehong bricks have faded, but mine are still great after three years - a bit lower and richer, in fact - which is born out by a few others. Just one to be aware of - you might want to avoid keeping them out in a strong breeze.
As always, let us know how you get on!
Toodlepip,
Hobbes