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  29 tishrei 5782 (new year now)   oh, hey there! been a long time hasn’t it? i wasn’t kidding when i said i wouldn’t be posting here much during the summer. but the summer is now over and the season is changing. now the winds are getting windier, the rains rainier, the clouds cloudier, and sundown comes sooner and sooner each day. this is the time of year when i sit inside more and need my inside hobbies to occupy my time. all of which brings me back to this blog. i have a good deal to write about since ive last been here. im sure youre just dyiiiiiing to know what ive been up to. well, here, ill tell you. i made use of all the good sunshine we got out here over the summer. i did not camp as much as i wanted to to but i did spend a lot of time outside. i went for walks, sat outside, watched trees, listened to birds, squinted at bugs, and drank lots of tea. firstly, it is confirmed, i do not like drinking young sheng. i keep trying it and keep coming back to the same ...

12 tevet 5781 to put the Puerh Shop dayi 7542 i tried in context, i wanted to drink a puer i know the best. this is one i bought from Yunnan Sourcing as my first bing. it was cheap and i didn’t know enough to buy a sample first to give it a try. oh well (a phrase which im sure appears many times on this blog). ive had this cake for about a year and i keep it in a plastic ziploc which i add some steam to every now and then. the dry leaves still give off a nice aroma so i don’t think it has dried out too much.   it is a better tea than the PS Dayi i tried. whether this is because of storage conditions (traditional vs dry storage), storage quality, or some other reason, i prefer the 2007 Bo Nan. but why?   the flavor is better. it is less bland, has more middle and high notes (still not many deep notes and not a lot of complexity, but more than the PS dayi). the mouth feel is better. it has a little more texture, is a little smoother, and has a lil bit of returning sweetne...