got this tea, but taste is confusing, and i don't have some Yunnan to
compare...
i dont know if its a Yunnan or Keemun...
any possibility to distinguish by picture? :P

http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?i...annydrygd8.jpg
http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?i...annydryhr7.jpg

On Jul 11, 9:34 am, SN > wrote:
> got this tea, but taste is confusing, and i don't have some Yunnan to
> compare...
> i dont know if its a Yunnan or Keemun...
> any possibility to distinguish by picture? :P
>
> http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?i...annydryhr7.jpg

Most of the Keemuns blacks I've had are black, just black. The
goldish, longer leaves seem to indicate a Yunnan.
What's it taste like? And where did you get it?
The Yunnans I've enjoyed most have a profoundly chocolate
characteristic and malty. The Keemuns more smokey and malty.
Shen

got it from Kam Man Market in NYC Chinatown

flavor is not that well expressed- it is a little smoky, and malty,
maybe little chocolaty...

On Jul 11, 1:24 pm, SN > wrote:
> got it from Kam Man Market in NYC Chinatown
>
> flavor is not that well expressed- it is a little smoky, and malty,
> maybe little chocolaty...

ok, just found 1 tablespoon of yunnan gold from jingtea mixed with
some other good yunnan gold
wow, huge difference: very malty & chocolaty.

this yunnan is just bad quality imo.

On Jul 11, 10:42 am, SN > wrote:
> On Jul 11, 1:24 pm, SN > wrote:
>
> > got it from Kam Man Market in NYC Chinatown
>
> > flavor is not that well expressed- it is a little smoky, and malty,
> > maybe little chocolaty...
>
> ok, just found 1 tablespoon of yunnan gold from jingtea mixed with
> some other good yunnan gold
> wow, huge difference: very malty & chocolaty.
>
> this yunnan is just bad quality imo.

Personally, I'm nuts for a good Yunnan Gold. I like Scott's (YSLL) and
Hou De's Yunnan Jin Si very, very much. ITC and Chado both have very
nice, reliable Keemuns (Chado, in the "Reserves").
I guess, it's true: sometimes you just get what you paid
for........................
Shen

On Jul 12, 12:34 am, SN > wrote:
> got this tea, but taste is confusing, and i don't have some Yunnan to
> compare...
> i dont know if its a Yunnan or Keemun...
> any possibility to distinguish by picture? :P
>
> http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?i...annydryhr7.jpg

Looks like black tea to me. Red tea is usually less "stemy".

On 7 12 , 12 34 , SN > wrote:
> got this tea, but taste is confusing, and i don't have some Yunnan to
> compare...
> i dont know if its a Yunnan orKeemun...
> any possibility to distinguish by picture? :P
>
> http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?i...annydryhr7.jpg

Might be Keemun, and very lowe grade.
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...g?t=1184252982

On Jul 12, 12:34 am, SN > wrote:
> got this tea, but taste is confusing, and i don't have some Yunnan to
> compare...
> i dont know if its a Yunnan or Keemun...
> any possibility to distinguish by picture? :P
>
> http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?i...annydryhr7.jpg

If it's a Keemun it's a really bad one... or a fake.

Not that it looks like a great Yunnan....

I hope it wasn't too $$$??

MarshalN
http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

On Jul 11, 6:34 pm, SN > wrote:
> i dont know if its a Yunnan or Keemun...
> any possibility to distinguish by picture? :P

My vote would go for a not too fancy Dian Hong.
I found an old sample in my cupboard that upon closer inspection looks
pretty similar.
Unfortunately some ... stepped on my digicam last week so no pic to
compare.

> got this tea, but taste is confusing,

Hhm, maybe a little "aged" ?

Karsten

heh, well, 9$/lb , i dont think its on the expensive side... even so,
i dont think ill buy it again ..

> I hope it wasn't too $$$??
>
> MarshalNhttp://www.xanga.com/MarshalN