/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19384462
sure, I can review the ripes in my order, though I've only tried them a couple of times for now:
>2009 Fuhai 7576, 2011 Menghai 7572
both taste frankly very similar, which is not surprising. clean, balanced factory ripes with no off flavors from wet piling and a good body. doughy, chocolaty, creamy, woody, a bit of vanilla. maybe I'll find some differences between them as I try them more. I guess the fuhai may have been a bit more fruity? not sure. anyway I enjoy them a bit more than my 2018 V93 so far (which was a bit too roasted-bitter for me when brewed strongly), but my 2018 Haiwan 9978 remains my favorite cheapo ripe cake for now.
I'd say they're around 7/10, both worth the price if you like classic factory ripe
>2002 6FTM Tuo
this is very different from the other two. clearly aged taste, "rustic" woody with maybe even a bit of beetroot or damp cellar type funk. almost tastes like a humid stored sheng. not gonna rate it so far, but it's worth a try if you like aged flavors, especially as it comes in convenient 100 gram tuo form

the Spring of Menghai seems decent, but I've only had it once, so not going to comment much. smoky plum aroma and a not very aged grassy taste with medium bitterness and just a little bit of campfire smoke. I need more sessions to decide if I like it

can't wait for my Awazon order to arrive

I uhh... think I just made an Awazon order, got some weird error message in Chinese after buying, but got an auto email that the payment went through and they will ship it out ASAP. bit of a strange shopping experience, but it's hard to beat those prices

anyone tried the stuff from this order? I know someone recommended the 2002 tuo on here, seems like a good price for a factory ripe of that age, I don't think I've ever had ripe that was this old
was also considering the 2005 Fuhai ripe tuo and the orange ripe, but decided I don't want to become the "mountains of cheap tea guy" yet