Scott and Xiao Yao Drink the 2017 Hai Lang Hao "Lao Ban Zhang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick
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- čas přidán 15. 01. 2018
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We drink the 2017 Hai Lang Hao "Lao Ban Zhang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick and talk about wet pile taste in young pu-erhs and some other things as well.
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I just tried my sample of this tea: very nice! Thank you to both Scott and Xiao Yao for making this available to try. Several times during the video Scott mentions the cost of the tea saying that it is expensive. His almost apologetic tone really shows what a nice person Scott is; however, a back of the envelope calculation indicates that it is really a good value. To make the calculations easy assume that each tea session uses 5 grams of tea and so a 500 gram brick will allow 100 sessions. Which amounts to about $8.00 a session of multiple brews. A couple can spend 45+ minutes very enjoyably sharing a premium product. When one compares the cost of a couple of lattes at the local coffee shop, the $8.00 for this special tea seems very reasonable!
I appreciate your sharing your impressions of this tea. It's expensive compared to some other pu-erh teas, but in terms of the enjoyment it brings, especially in comparison to many mass market beverages and other "non-essentials" it's worth every penny. Thank you!
Do not be shy Xiao Yao. Your English is better than my Chinese; and you are providing knowledge.
Very entertaining and informative video. Hope to see Xiao Yao brewing in the next video.
Her tea brewing is certainly more graceful than mine!
Nice video! Keep up the good work
Nice series of family tea sessions :)
Lovely wife should join you in all future videos..
thanks!
Drinking a sample of this right now. Incredible tea! I only wish it was affordable for a full cake!
Yeah... well that's kind of how it goes with Lao Ban Zhang!
The best ripe puerh I have ever tasted.
Living the dream, man.
I'm curious about that pot as well.
First! Yh boiii Ripe is life ! Ripe is love!
Whats your go to ratio for brewing ripe?
Scott, thanks for sharing this information. Enjoyed seeing your lovely wife! When are you going to start growing tea on your Hawaii island land? Pat Halpern
HI Pat, I was thinking about Hawaii just today. We are actually getting much closer to being able to head over to the Big Island and start the project. I am really happy to hear from you and I hope you can meet my wife soon!
Good video
Is wet piling taste something that you recognise when you experience it? I have no frame of reference or people that know what it means that can point it out to me. Thanks for the nuance in this matter. I read somewhere that fishy taste meant unsanitary wet piling conditions.
All ripe pu-erhs have it for atleast a few months up to a few years. It's nothing to do with being unsanitary. It gradually fades... Of course there are other problems with wet piling teas, but it's easy for us to avoid purchasing those batches. I drink probably 100 different new wet pile batches a year, and purchase just 5 or 6 of those 100. ;-)
@@Yunnansourcing Thanks for your reply. :) I guess I have never really been bothered by the wet pile flavour then. You mentioned it in the Green Mark video, that it had a bit, but it might have faded since time has passed. I have been brewing it pretty hard lately, and I haven't experienced anything fishy.
Yes that's pretty much faded now. Just glad you no longer ascribe to the very wrong belief that fishy wet pile taste is a indicator of quality. All ripe pu-erh has it for the first months/years. You didn't happen to hear that on reddit? Reddit is full of "experts" who have been drinking tea for 1 or 2 years. hahahaha
@@Yunnansourcing Haha funny you mention that. I joined reddit this week to get a bit more social with this tea thing.
I actually read it in a review of an Amsterdam tea shop (not a coffee shop mind you), and concluded the tea shop must be bad (they had a lot of artificially flavoured teas as well, so).
After I started watching all your videos here I quickly became aware (as with many things) it's not that simple.
I certainly no longer ascribe to the belief, half of my big order with you is ripe. Cannot wait to dig in them. :P Take care.
@@Yunnansourcing you speak right from my soul regarding the Reddit community..
Actually tried it out to share experiences and knowledge but it seems like noone even cares for tea there. Don't even think about pointing out that the thread is mainly related to camellia sinensis or you'll be getting massive hate. I have the feeling most people on Reddit nowadays just post their random pictures in subreddits devoted to the topic; also you can't really have a decent discussion with anyone there as they all seem to have had breakfast tea with Lu Yu just minutes before lecturing you on the true meaning of tea culture.
Really glad you're providing a proper source of information and tea!
It's a shame cameraman didn't get any tea this time ;).
LOL. Maybe next time!
The price makes it unoptainable for me, unless I win the lottery.
Try a sample. Just to be sure you know what you are missing. ;)
Sorry to let you know, Lao Ban Zheng Pu Erh tea seldom to be made as ripe tea, are you sure you bought the real Lao Ban Zhang tea?
I am confident that Hai Lang has produced a real LBZ ripe... I've never sold a ripe LBZ in almost 15 years of doing business, but I feel confident this one is the real thing.