tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post3351861089654178814..comments2023-07-02T02:10:19.534-07:00Comments on Phyll Sheng's notes on tea, mostly.: 2001 Mengku "Yuanyexiang" of Mengsa Mtn.-- Dry and Wet StoredP. Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194361997640625710noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-80602939548141781192007-09-03T15:54:00.000-07:002007-09-03T15:54:00.000-07:00So I looked at the whole cake again (thin-paper) a...So I looked at the whole cake again (thin-paper) and was hard pressed to find any white stuff. Yes, there are some whitish coatings, but they are very subtle. There is no doubt the tea was stored in a rather humid condition, but still dryer than the thick-paper version, as you said.<BR/><BR/>Do you know the humidity % of "traditional Hong Kong storage?"~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-86189009592875783622007-09-02T17:39:00.000-07:002007-09-02T17:39:00.000-07:00Really? I thought I'm seeing a whiff of whiteness...Really? I thought I'm seeing a whiff of whiteness on certain individual leaves -- certainly not throughout the cake, but on a few leaves, on your picture?<BR/><BR/>That's the extent of the whiteness I'm talking about of the thin papered ones -- just a touch of white in small parts.<BR/><BR/>There are ways to clean those up should one be willing (basically by brushing it with a toothbrush).MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-26712335046347520522007-09-02T11:32:00.000-07:002007-09-02T11:32:00.000-07:00MarshalN:After posting the article, I thought the ...MarshalN:<BR/><BR/>After posting the article, I thought the images are (unintentionally) Clouds-esque, too.<BR/><BR/>The dryer-stored beeng (pictured) is clean -- no white stuff. I wonder if some of the thin-paper batches from BTH are wetter-stored than others. Is it possible that the ones you've seen (or owned) were subjected to a wetter storage by third-party vendors / collectors?~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-37559431695398902452007-09-02T06:53:00.000-07:002007-09-02T06:53:00.000-07:00Phyll, your pictures are starting to look like Clo...Phyll, your pictures are starting to look like Cloud's for some reason. :)<BR/><BR/>I have never seen the thick paper cake in person, but I think the thin paper cake is not what you might call "pure dry storage" either. Rather, it should be, in this case, "less wet storage than the thick paper", because I have seen more than a few examples (from multiple sources) where the thin paper has some MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-62458732021566178172007-09-01T14:18:00.000-07:002007-09-01T14:18:00.000-07:00Tempting! How much is shipping? Are they reputable...Tempting! How much is shipping? Are they reputable vendors?<BR/><BR/>My mention of Taobao was in regard to the link below. RMB 900, and the picture indicates it's the thick-wrapper version (gasp!). <BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/y6ofjj<BR/><BR/>I think I have "enough" of the thin-paper for the moment, so I won't be considering for more. A person wiser than me wrote recently: "Sometimes, it feels ~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-58164991818430313512007-09-01T01:35:00.000-07:002007-09-01T01:35:00.000-07:00Dear Phyll, Another good article, thanks. I was ...Dear Phyll,<BR/><BR/> Another good article, thanks. I was searching Taobao for this last month, and the price ranged from 420 to 500 RMB [approx. $60-$70, of course]. These prices were not listed (usually the vendor lists 600 RMB), but are usually available via 'phonecall (so says Lei).<BR/><BR/> If you're buying in quantity, I'm sure you can get them below $60.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Best wishes, Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.com