tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post7810661636987772373..comments2024-02-15T05:45:04.193-06:00Comments on Cwyn's Death By Tea: The Final Fantasy of Buying PuerhCwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-89383245420589228962018-07-30T23:50:49.689-05:002018-07-30T23:50:49.689-05:00Gosh, both types of buying are tricky. I am trying...Gosh, both types of buying are tricky. I am trying to take the perspective of the person who is new to tea buying, and forget that I might have friends, sources etc. that the new person doesn't have. Finding a decent aged tea at any price just on the open market is difficult. As other writers have noted, few accessible vendors focus on semi-aged and aged teas. Not to mention the collection we already have. <br /><br />So, here is a question I posed to a few other bloggers: can you imagine starting over today, from nothing? And, if so, what would you buy?Cwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-77702061541655665492018-07-30T15:24:11.063-05:002018-07-30T15:24:11.063-05:00It is eyewatering, indeed; that said, old tea is l...It is eyewatering, indeed; that said, old tea is looking more and more like a "bargain", with respect to modern cakes, wouldn't you say? Would you rather have a nice, old cake at $400, or a single modern cake with "verified provenance" etc. that sells for the same price? I find I'm coming down on the side of the former these days, and buying more at 10-20 years of age. They don't have sexy wrappers or cool names and backstories, but they taste nice. :)<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-77751829434232261002018-05-06T18:13:36.770-05:002018-05-06T18:13:36.770-05:00I'd love to be able to deny your words however...I'd love to be able to deny your words however you are quite right, no extra nice tea for me this year.<br />But it's nice to know you'll continue to write. randominfoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063970357197385862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-30303137440315801062018-05-06T09:56:00.214-05:002018-05-06T09:56:00.214-05:00I can think of no better argument for hitting it h...I can think of no better argument for hitting it hard when you can. While good tea may be available, your ability to purchase it may change. Nice article, very thought provoking. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036860811094420941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-27986162362398581092018-05-05T08:05:06.789-05:002018-05-05T08:05:06.789-05:00Spot on, as always! I find myself drinking a new p...Spot on, as always! I find myself drinking a new puerh tea and thinking, "Well, it's good, but is it worth this price?" And as the prices continually increase, it seems harder and harder to judge.<br /><br />I got "lucky" in that I bought a lot of tea back in 2008-2009. But I also bought a lot of cheaper end tea, so that puts a lot of my purchases in the "miracle aging" bucket. It'll be another 10 years before I really know what boomed and what busted.<br /><br />In the meantime, I've curtailed my purchases to samples, and perhaps buying one new cake. I've turned my eye toward more mid-range items, but as you note, even those are drying up (or, as I've seen with recent checks on places like YS, prices have gone up 2x or 3x from a few years back).<br /><br />As a fallback, there still exist out there some solid, old, daily-drinker types that can be had w/o busting the wallet. They may not offer much variation, but as long as they don't hang up the dreaded SOLD OUT, I'll keep hope in those.... (: Thanks as always!Qaantarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569053617831507283noreply@blogger.com