2 Responses to Camellia Sinensis 2001 Lahu Sheng Pu’erh [Episode 25]

1. Peter says:

   November 7, 2013 at 3:02 am

   Nice discussion of the economics of drinking this sheng. But … is really it worth the expense?

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2. James says:

   November 7, 2013 at 6:44 am

   A difficult question and one that depends person to person. The comparison Denny makes to an expensive cocktail is a good one but one that requires a slight change of thinking (at least for me).

   This tea is easily one of the better shengs I’ve tasted, and I believe this tea is worth spending ~$15 on the 25 gram quantity for those not in dire straits. The 25 g quantity will easily yield 3+ sessions, making it ~$5/session. While this is very expensive for a tea, it’s actually pretty in line with a relatively unremarkable beer at a bar (or a few beers from the grocery store). Only this tea is not an unremarkable beer, it is a very, very good tea and much closer to an expensive cocktail.

   I should be careful, or I’m going to talk myself into buying a cake of this tea :).

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