tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post7800391264723310653..comments2023-07-26T08:53:36.336-07:00Comments on tea closet: Numi's Organic Puerh From 500 Year Old TreesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-83437595026673674032012-09-22T21:45:49.708-07:002012-09-22T21:45:49.708-07:00Nick,
(I had to delete your original message to r...Nick,<br /><br />(I had to delete your original message to remove only my name. Anonymity is still important to me.)<br /><br />Numi's marketing would indicate they care about quality of tea. I've gone to the Numi tea garden years ago which is now only a few blocks from my new place of work. I remember their tea was ho-hum but they had a pretty good cheese plate.<br /><br />Will report... I wrote them but of course no one responded.<br /><br />Hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-71081402812168675182012-09-22T20:27:23.018-07:002012-09-22T20:27:23.018-07:00Makes sense, when it comes to those two choices th...Makes sense, when it comes to those two choices the American Hao would be the clear winner. Although you do have a point that most more seasoned drinkers are more likely to order direct from China once they get a better handle upon what they want, but generally need to work up the courage with more beginner friendly American vendors first.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738724121940909167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-11864937675598482092012-09-22T11:28:51.040-07:002012-09-22T11:28:51.040-07:00John,
I chose American Hao because I was trying t...John,<br /><br />I chose American Hao because I was trying to compare like for like. I definitely have better and cheaper shu from China but new drinkers who may go for Numi- trying the American Hao is not much of a stretch. <br /><br />Hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-87566858106158241452012-09-21T21:55:10.686-07:002012-09-21T21:55:10.686-07:00Glad that you found at least one tea from Puerh Sh...Glad that you found at least one tea from Puerh Shop that you enjoyed. I've never had any problems with him but I'm more of a casual cheap shu drinker myself but I am fussy about what I will buy as Jim tends to focus upon cheaper teas that taste good for their price range. So if you want to buy mainly upper end puerh from major factories Puerh Shop is likely not the best place for you to shop. Although personally I am not that overly fond of the American Hao shu. While I admit that the American Hao shu is good quality I do not like the mini brick sheets that he has them compressed into as I find that they have problems opening up right in brewing and need to be further broken up which defeats the purpose in my opinion. Now if they were compressed into larger bricks or cakes than I would be buying them in large amounts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738724121940909167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-18241404371888250922012-09-21T18:01:03.858-07:002012-09-21T18:01:03.858-07:00Posted by Psychanaut:
I suspect your reply will b...Posted by Psychanaut:<br /><br />I suspect your reply will be something like that of a recently opened tea shop to me, who, before I was hired to teach at a school at the last minute, was one of a number of other options I was investigating since I knew they were looking for staff. In short, I talked passionately about tea with the owner, and told him I had spent time living in China and Taiwan investigating it, and so probably knew more about it than most of their potential customers, and even politely corrected some of the his misperceptions about puer, since, like me, his mainstay is oolong. Later, I sent him an email reiterating my passion for tea and tea education, and asked if he would be interested in bringing me on. HIs polite reply was essentially,"We are serving the lowest common denominator right now (focusing on bubble tea and fruit tea drinks), and don't really need someone who actually knows about tea, only people who can operate machines and follow orders."<br /><br />That is, I am guessing Numi HQ damn well knows you are an outlier of an outlier, and they couldn't care less about what you have to say, because their market is the relatively ignorant. I could be wrong, but that's what I'm guessing..<br /> hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-78603104782987596652012-09-21T15:18:14.390-07:002012-09-21T15:18:14.390-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-65457151934367671202012-09-21T05:15:23.050-07:002012-09-21T05:15:23.050-07:00Adjectives like "aged", "pristine&q...Adjectives like "aged", "pristine", "500 year old" are used quite liberally nowadays, as well as "fair trade", "artisan", etc. Expect from one who uses the later, to also use the former.Hector Konomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626796917703400559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-25092066472781053672012-09-20T23:31:01.310-07:002012-09-20T23:31:01.310-07:00Their ingredients list does not mention anything a...Their ingredients list does not mention anything about binders although it looks unnaturally shiny. Despite the barnyard brew, the brick itself does not smell like much.<br /><br />I wrote their marketing department about this 500 year old claim and the misuse of the word "aged" and we'll see if they respond. I work only a few blocks from their HQ so I might show up in person to ask them why they have such a bad example of puerh- it's really a disservice.hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-81964135876312675592012-09-20T23:22:12.200-07:002012-09-20T23:22:12.200-07:00What's really scary is, unlike whole leaves th...What's really scary is, unlike whole leaves that entwine together and so don't need anything, Numi's tea needs some kind of agent to bind them together. What that is, which you drink by the way, is anybody's guess, and may contribute to the "terrible" factor.<br /><br />That's why gongyicha (artisan tea) in puerh is not meant for drinking - the type that are so hard pressed you can form shapes from it. They're for display only.MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.com