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A Market Gone Mad - so, what to age ?

Fellow teadrinkers, Supply of good aged (15 years+) cake seems to be waning (as far as my resources can tell anyway), and prices are on the way up accordingly. The cakes that remain available are alas out of my price bracket.

Thinking about aging a few cakes. Didn't want to start this as I'm already on the wrong side of 50! Anyway, have found a 2007 Menghai 7532 for a fairly cheap price from Scott at Yunnan Sourcing.

Assuming all other variables stack up, is it safe to assume that this would be a good cake to age? I sincerely doubt I'll ever be able to end up with a cake like a 92 7542 but if I can get somewhere close I'd be happy !

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Mal from Oz
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I have never tried aged cakes, however it may be an idea to contact some of the tea merchants directly in china and buy a few samples from them. I am sure they will sell you them at a fair price. However if the cakes are in short supply as you indictae it may be a bit difficult. If you need some contacts email me and I will see if I can help you.

Maurice

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magicleaf

Thanks Maurice, appreciate the offer. I do like the aged cakes and, till recently, mostly they were generally affordable. I find now they are in short(ish) supply from the mainstream online vendors and those that are available are outside my budget now. I am sure the teas are great but I simply can't justify US$500+ for 1 cake at this stage.

So at the moment I'm really after some young cakes which I can age myself (well, attempt to anyway) - I mean 15 years or so isn't that long away and I'll have something to look forward to drinking in retirement. But I understand that not all green cakes are suitable for long term aging - hence my original post.

BTW - I do drink others, mainly Shu anywhere from 2000 - 2005, but like to get the nice aged stuff out for a treat. My wife does a mean Oolong too - so we're not totally fixated on aged pu'er.

But if you know of any merchants who may perhaps already have some (good) aged cake available at a fair price then I'd be interested in your contacts.

email me at draconus A T bigpond D O T com

Cheers Mal Oz

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Mal from Oz

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