Jim,
Thanks again, I will let her check the neifei. I actually did taste the tea
because she has bought two bricks and has broke up one of them. I must
confess that it did not taste any special. Just another earthy and somewhat
mild shu. But then I have to confess that I can not really taste big
differences between shu and shu. I definitely could not taste the $500 deal,
neither did I experience any qi, but blame my taste buds for that. On the
other hand I do appreciate a nice sheng when I meet one and I can get quite
a kick out of it.
Gyorgy
> skrev i meddelelsen
...
>I think the key is the neifei or the little sticker in the cake.
> Maybe somebody could recognize it as Menghai Tea factory from the
> 73-79. I dont see the modern logo for Menghai. That doesnt mean much
> because it could have been a private pressing by Menghai for somebody
> else. I think it should look a little more weathered ie falling apart
> or the edges a little less sharp. Im wondering if the neifei bleed
> through is from storing the cake in a wet climate. If authentic I
> think a great deal. Youre not going to find it on this side of the
> Pacific. Im less concerned about the packaging since maybe it was a
> private label that someone decided to sell now. If you get a chance
> to try some and your eyeballs start spinning with the Chinese
> character for chi/qi Id say it is the real deal.
>
> Jim
>
> On Feb 28, 1:14 pm, "Gyorgy Sajo" > wrote:
>> Thank you Jim, great job! Yes, this is the one, at least the package is
>> exactly the same. So there is no need to upload a picture in higher
>> resolution.
>>
>> I have translated the first page that you have linked to with Babelfish.
>> It
>> says that it is a ripe puerh brick that was made in the 70'es (and not in
>> 1970 proper) by the "Courageous sea" factory, which corresponds to the
>> Meng
>> Hai Tea Factory according to Mike Petro's list of "Common Factory Names".
>> Is
>> it correct?
>>
>> Gyorgy
>>
>> > skrev i en
>> ...
>>
>> > Sorry, pulled the trigger too soon. Some more expensive, some less.
>>
>> >http://tinyurl.com/brb6du
>>
>> > Jim
>>
>> > On Feb 28, 9:14 am, wrote:
>> >> Here is the TaoBao link. Ill try to make sense this weekend unless
>> >> someone beats me to it. ~3000Y is $375.
>>
>> >>http://tinyurl.com/cdta2w
>>
>> >> Jim