Space Cowboy wrote:
> I'm sniffing around on TaoBao and came across a 2000 Menghai ripe
> grade-a tuocha which was blue! So do they oxygen deprive the
beasties
> to make the color? I've run across over descriptions where Ripe is
> described as Blue but never without the wrapper. Waaah I want some.
> The most expensive item auction yet is 70000 Yuan for the only 84
> gourds from Menghai factory in 1995.
>
> Jim


There is a type of Sheng pu'er that's called "blue leaf" or "blue tip".
It's supposed to be a top grade, rare pu'er, but you can get some at
market for not so much more than you can get a 'tiao' (one wrapper
which contains 5) of pu'er tuo cha from Xiaguan.

Has anyone actually drank this grade before? I've seen it but didn't
have time to drink.