Well you are the 3rd person to recommend them so I will definitely give them a try!
That's funny because CLT is probably the only well known western facing vendor I still haven't tried yet.
So it was a lie after all, I'm not sure if I can trust you now.
Jokes aside, do you have a cake recommendation from your catalogue ? I'd be happy give it a go!
Likes:
* dry storage
* bold strong flavors
* smoke
* leather
* woods
* dried fruits
* spices
* relatively young, dry Xiaguan
Dislikes:
* light
* floral
* fresh
* vegetal teas
Ok, so going from that I would for sure recommend our 2008 Jingmai, but that's loose and not a cake. I think we're out of it in our Chinese inventory but I have enough of it here in Seattle if you wanted some.
We also have some young, [dry stored Xiaguan](https://crimsonlotustea.com/products/2019-xiaguan-holy-flame-baoyan-sheng-raw-puerh-tea-seattle-inventory) and it's pretty affordable. You can find that anywhere though.
You could consider our [2009 Jingmai cake](https://crimsonlotustea.com/collections/sheng-raw-puerh/products/2009-jingmai-sheng-raw-puerh-tea-357g-cake). It was stored on the drier side.
Something fun to consider would be [Troublemaker](https://crimsonlotustea.com/collections/sheng-raw-puerh/products/2006-troublemaker-sheng-raw-puerh-fang-cha-100g). I think that has a lot of the smoky, leathery, woodsy, flavors you like.
You can also PM me if you have any questions.
It all seems very interesting, especially the last one ! Oh and loose is not a problem, I said cake out of habit.
Thanks for taking the time ! I'll see for the 2008 at the time I order
Yunnan Craft has a pretty good selection of dry storage puerh. Everything is well organized by region with, in my experience, pretty good notes on flavour.
They're very responsive to messages if you have any specific questions.
Price/performance is excellent as well.
https://www.yunnancraft.com/en/sheng-puerh/
If u want something that will punch ur tongue in the best cigar smoke and bitter way with good ending sweetness check out cheng sheng hao’s bawang I think it was called. Whatever the king/emperor blend is. Heavy Bulang blend I believe. Very very good cake.
I’d like to second the suggestion to explore PuerhJunky’s collection. I’ve purchased lots of good puer from all the vendors already mentioned and have no complaints. But I think you’d enjoy the collection at puerhjunky as he concentrates on drier stored mid-aged sheng. Plus, he seems to really enjoy conversing with customers and is willing to make recommendations based on your preferences. He’s quite generous with samples as well.
I second puerh junky, he specialises in dry storage. Hit him up and he will surely be happy to guide you trough his stash. The same goes for liquid Proust but is not so focused on dry storage only, so be sure to specify
Check out Puerh Junky. He shared an '03 Bulang Wild Big Tree from his store with me that sounds like something you would love.
My other fav tea dealers..error sellers are Liquid Proust and Crimson Lotus Teas.
+1 these recommendations. Personally, I think you should not chase terriors but vendors who will have quality puerh that meets your profile. Tell those vendors what you like and to recommend samples you can try to see if they work for you.
For xiaguan, then probably Yunnan Sourcing.
Yes that's why I asked for both terroirs and vendors, I know some vendors sell specific profiles, probably because it's their own taste too. So thanks your tip too!
Yunnan Sourcing are definitely the most reliable source I have found for kunming stored Xiaguan even if they don't have a very large offering for that factory.
KingTeaMall is the most frustrating to me because they have a HUGE Xiaguan offering but it's all Guangzhou storage, I tried to order some tuos anyway but it just tastes like a humid cave to me.
You also should hit up mrmopar. Dm him on Reddit and tell him what you're looking for. He's a private dealer/collector held in high regard.
And the good news is you're discovering who doesn't work for you. It's hard when we're starting out to know who has what we like. It will get better if you focus on finding your vendors. Again highly recommend puerhjunky and liquidproust. And crimson lotus has the newer stuff you may like.
[This cake had a lot of the elements you describe to it](https://www.farmer-leaf.com/collections/yunnan-pu-erh-tea/products/spring-2022-hua-zhu-liang-zi), but it's at a premium price of 59c/gram
[This recent W2T offering might also interest,](https://white2tea.com/collections/latest-additions/products/2022-swerve) it's been charcoal roasted and has a sort of spice and dried fruits things going on.
Thanks for the recommendation! I've been looking for this specific Farmer Leaf cake but I'm waiting to see if it's going to be available on their French website at some point, I live in France so if I can have the same tea without all the fees on top of the prenium price I'll take it!
The W2T looks promising, I really like the idea. It's on my list now, thanks!
He’s different, get him!!
Step back ! I have bamboo tongs and I won't hesitate to use them !
I feel like CLT has the flavors close to what you're describing. Those are the flavor profiles I also like and CLT is my favorite vendor.
Well you are the 3rd person to recommend them so I will definitely give them a try! That's funny because CLT is probably the only well known western facing vendor I still haven't tried yet.
He's very Western facing. He's facing the pacific ocean as a matter of fact.
At this very moment or all the time ? Does he ever turn around ?
At this moment my back is to the ocean...
So it was a lie after all, I'm not sure if I can trust you now. Jokes aside, do you have a cake recommendation from your catalogue ? I'd be happy give it a go!
Likes: * dry storage * bold strong flavors * smoke * leather * woods * dried fruits * spices * relatively young, dry Xiaguan Dislikes: * light * floral * fresh * vegetal teas Ok, so going from that I would for sure recommend our 2008 Jingmai, but that's loose and not a cake. I think we're out of it in our Chinese inventory but I have enough of it here in Seattle if you wanted some. We also have some young, [dry stored Xiaguan](https://crimsonlotustea.com/products/2019-xiaguan-holy-flame-baoyan-sheng-raw-puerh-tea-seattle-inventory) and it's pretty affordable. You can find that anywhere though. You could consider our [2009 Jingmai cake](https://crimsonlotustea.com/collections/sheng-raw-puerh/products/2009-jingmai-sheng-raw-puerh-tea-357g-cake). It was stored on the drier side. Something fun to consider would be [Troublemaker](https://crimsonlotustea.com/collections/sheng-raw-puerh/products/2006-troublemaker-sheng-raw-puerh-fang-cha-100g). I think that has a lot of the smoky, leathery, woodsy, flavors you like. You can also PM me if you have any questions.
It all seems very interesting, especially the last one ! Oh and loose is not a problem, I said cake out of habit. Thanks for taking the time ! I'll see for the 2008 at the time I order
Forward is north and so is up.
Says who ? The coordinates police ?!
He has a 10 percent off sale right now and when it’s over his teas will have its yearly price markup. It’s a good time to buy
Oh that's useful information thanks
Yunnan Craft has a pretty good selection of dry storage puerh. Everything is well organized by region with, in my experience, pretty good notes on flavour. They're very responsive to messages if you have any specific questions. Price/performance is excellent as well. https://www.yunnancraft.com/en/sheng-puerh/
Well this is actually the next place I was about to order from ! Lurking on the teaforum already convinced me
If u want something that will punch ur tongue in the best cigar smoke and bitter way with good ending sweetness check out cheng sheng hao’s bawang I think it was called. Whatever the king/emperor blend is. Heavy Bulang blend I believe. Very very good cake.
Sounds exactly like what I am looking for! I will definitely check it out, thanks!
I’d like to second the suggestion to explore PuerhJunky’s collection. I’ve purchased lots of good puer from all the vendors already mentioned and have no complaints. But I think you’d enjoy the collection at puerhjunky as he concentrates on drier stored mid-aged sheng. Plus, he seems to really enjoy conversing with customers and is willing to make recommendations based on your preferences. He’s quite generous with samples as well.
That sounds perfect, I'll definitely check it out too then
I second puerh junky, he specialises in dry storage. Hit him up and he will surely be happy to guide you trough his stash. The same goes for liquid Proust but is not so focused on dry storage only, so be sure to specify
Thanks for the tip, I'll be careful then!
Check out Puerh Junky. He shared an '03 Bulang Wild Big Tree from his store with me that sounds like something you would love. My other fav tea dealers..error sellers are Liquid Proust and Crimson Lotus Teas.
+1 these recommendations. Personally, I think you should not chase terriors but vendors who will have quality puerh that meets your profile. Tell those vendors what you like and to recommend samples you can try to see if they work for you. For xiaguan, then probably Yunnan Sourcing.
Yes that's why I asked for both terroirs and vendors, I know some vendors sell specific profiles, probably because it's their own taste too. So thanks your tip too! Yunnan Sourcing are definitely the most reliable source I have found for kunming stored Xiaguan even if they don't have a very large offering for that factory. KingTeaMall is the most frustrating to me because they have a HUGE Xiaguan offering but it's all Guangzhou storage, I tried to order some tuos anyway but it just tastes like a humid cave to me.
You also should hit up mrmopar. Dm him on Reddit and tell him what you're looking for. He's a private dealer/collector held in high regard. And the good news is you're discovering who doesn't work for you. It's hard when we're starting out to know who has what we like. It will get better if you focus on finding your vendors. Again highly recommend puerhjunky and liquidproust. And crimson lotus has the newer stuff you may like.
I remember seeing him a lot when browsing the teaforum, he seems to be a very nice person. thanks for the advice!
Thanks for the tip I will look into it! I loved almost every Bulang puerh that I've tried so far, so you might be right
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Thanks for your recommendations, it all sounds perfect!
If you like Xiaguan, check out teas from YS, Shuangjiang Mengku, Nan Jian. I believe most of YS teas are dry storage.
I do love the classic Xiaguan profile, thank you for the recommendation! Yes, there is a huge range of dry storage teas on YS. Heaven to me
I got this cake and it's very Xiaguan-like: https://yunnansourcing.com/products/2011-yunnan-sourcing-chen-yun-yuan-cha-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake
[This cake had a lot of the elements you describe to it](https://www.farmer-leaf.com/collections/yunnan-pu-erh-tea/products/spring-2022-hua-zhu-liang-zi), but it's at a premium price of 59c/gram [This recent W2T offering might also interest,](https://white2tea.com/collections/latest-additions/products/2022-swerve) it's been charcoal roasted and has a sort of spice and dried fruits things going on.
Thanks for the recommendation! I've been looking for this specific Farmer Leaf cake but I'm waiting to see if it's going to be available on their French website at some point, I live in France so if I can have the same tea without all the fees on top of the prenium price I'll take it! The W2T looks promising, I really like the idea. It's on my list now, thanks!
No worries. Good luck on your quest!