> I happened across a tuo the other day in a hexagonal red and yellow box
> with a gold sticker seal and picked it up for a couple bucks (I think
> $4). I'm not expecting it to be anything earthshatteringly amazing, but
> if anyone here knows anything about it I'd appreciate the info. There
> isn't much online that I can find. Yunnan Sourcing sells a bing made by
> the company but that is all i've really seen.
>
> - Dominic

> I just checked TaoBao. No additional information from anybody just
> basically Golden Sail Brand is a product of the CNNP GuangDong export
> company. A 2 year old sheng 100g tuocha was 35y or 4 bucks and loose
> change.
>
> Jim

>
>Space Cowboy wrote:

>> I just checked TaoBao. No additional information from anybody just
>> basically Golden Sail Brand is a product of the CNNP GuangDong export
>> company. A 2 year old sheng 100g tuocha was 35y or 4 bucks and loose
>> change.
>>
>> Jim

>
>Thanks, that's more than I dug up. That sounds exactly like what I have
>here, the guy said it was "a few" years old. I have not opened the seal
>on it yet to peer inside, but there are no dates on the outside just a
>bit of Chinese (the only symbol I know is the last that says "cha") and
>the number "S 305." Should it be decent? Or should I expect very basic
>quality?
>
>- Dominic

> In my experience, most "Golden Sail" brand is generic cooked puerh,
> nothing exotic. They are not bad at all though especially if aged
> about 7 years. The one thing about many of their bings is that they
> are often shrink wrapped which keeps them from breathing well, so the
> yeast-like fermentation flavors/aromas are still strong, so they
> benefit from a good airing out for a couple weeks after opening the
> shrink wrap.

> That's a nice one. Is it fully fruity
> with overtones of spice and a touch
> of wood? A good Mi Lan Xiang
> is lovely. I'd been experimenting
> around with drinking less roasted
> versions over the past two years,
> but find myself wending ever back
> to the darker offerings. I still adhere
> to the chockablock stuffed little YiXing
> and faster than instantaneous steeps
> for best taste.
> Michael

>> - Dominic
>> Drinking: Dan Cong Mi Lan Xiang
>> teasphere.wordpress.com

>
> That's a nice one. Is it fully fruity
> with overtones of spice and a touch
> of wood? A good Mi Lan Xiang
> is lovely. I'd been experimenting
> around with drinking less roasted
> versions over the past two years,
> but find myself wending ever back
> to the darker offerings. I still adhere
> to the chockablock stuffed little YiXing
> and faster than instantaneous steeps
> for best taste.
> Michael

> Michael Plant wrote:

>> That's a nice one. Is it fully fruity
>> with overtones of spice and a touch
>> of wood? A good Mi Lan Xiang
>> is lovely. I'd been experimenting
>> around with drinking less roasted
>> versions over the past two years,
>> but find myself wending ever back
>> to the darker offerings. I still adhere
>> to the chockablock stuffed little YiXing
>> and faster than instantaneous steeps
>> for best taste.
>> Michael

>
> It's excellent. Probably one of the best Mi Lan Xiang I've experienced.
> I made a quick post about it as my daily update on what's in my cup,
> but the review and description I gave there are not complete. The more
> I sat with this and enjoyed it I noticed a number of great things. It
> had a nice vegetal almost green taste, with a nice smooth taste and ...

> Dean, I've got no recommendations for you at the moment
> because I've been buying my tea primarily from local vendors
> who are not internet connected. Your recommendation was
> valuable to me though; I'm placing an order shortly, and I'll
> include a Milan in it.
>
> Sad about Kyela, I think. Like so many tea companies,
> an excellent specialist with a tight and well controlled
> theme becomes a generalist, and quality collapses. Let's
> hope not in this case.
>
> Michael