Ok that was fun sampling nearly all of Yang Qing Hao productions in order from 1999-2019 consecutively! I have never attempted nor completed a sampling so enormous and I absolutely loved it…. It was a great Winter/ Spring 2025! One thing that I can say is that you really get a different perspective doing a large complete consecutive sampling like this… it gives the supreme big picture… like I have never really experienced before… the full picture… or nearly full picture…
When I say nearly, I believe I only missed 6 productions that they have ever produced. 6 productions were missed some because Emmitt was transitioning to the new site- these omissions include-
2005 Yang Qing Hao WuShangMiaoPin… I got that confused with the 2006 of the same name and accidentally omitted it… I most looking forward to this one.
Other were productions that I was unaware of…
2019 Yang Qing Hao Gu Ning and Wang Chen this was due to my unfamiliarity with the 2019 productions.
2011 Yang Qing Hao Wild Big Ancient Tree and 2013 Yang Qing Hao Big Single Tree also due to being unfamiliar with these two limited productions.
The last one that nobody has ever tried ever is the 2005 Yang Qing Hao Lao Ban Zhang which I have officially placed on my bucket list before I die ( no time soon).
Other than just for sampling and learning I was looking for cakes to potentially purchase.
These are some that I’m considering re-ordering:
2006 Yang Qing Hao Chawangshu…. I know I criticized this one pretty hard a few years back but the Qi in this cake is truly unreal and the speed test indicates it’s a winner for me mainly because I actually enjoy Yangs storage or at least it doesn’t put me off… considering the flaws of this cake you can’t really beat the price for early Chawangshu.
2007 Yang Qing Hao Huangshan Toucha- this is the very best of the Toucha/ Jincha of Yang Qing Hao and its Yibang character is of my liking. The speed test also dictates that this is a reorder for me.
New purchases- these are items I have not caked yet that I am considering-
2005 Yang Qing Hao YuanShi SenLin HuangShan Cha (long name)- a herby less sweet but interestingly complex puerh that is all about the Qi! I would like to see it in the speed test.
Splurges I’m less likely to commit to because I’m Not in the 3 Gram Gang and 1000$ cakes are really pushing it…
2007 Yang Qing Hao XiShi ShenPin- just a phenomenal strong cake with yangs storage and loads of coco butter sweetnesses
2009 Yang Qing Hao 888 Gong Pin- the Qi takes you out of your body something special!
2012 Yang Qing Hao Tian Shan Yi Jen- really delicious tastes for me and nails the bittersweetness the 666 is also a contender from the 2012 line up but more bitter.. the 2012 line up is the one to watch if you ask me…
Now if I can only get those missing samples…
Peace
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"Supreme Big Picture " I love it.
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