Mal of Oz,

You can find the pu'er cake mentioned by MarshalN on my blog
http://teemann.blogspot.com, under the Nov. 2005 archives.

If you are looking for good quality Yan Cha, you might want to follow
MarshalN's lead and head straight to Best Teahouse instead. I have tried
oolongs and pu'ers from several shops in Hongkong, and for me, I prefer the
Yan Cha offered by The Best Teahouse. If you can tell me where you bought
your Yan Cha in Singapore, I might be able to provide you a rought indicator
which shop to go to in Hongkong to hopefully match your tastebuds.

You mentioned that Lam Kie Yuen has 3 cakes under its name, that would be
probably be the 2002, 2004 and 2006 'house brand' pu'ers. They are good
stuff, but a little humid-stored. Ask to try the 1997 cake, that would give
you a benchmark of what humid storage Hongkong pu'er is like, then ask to
try the rest, and settle for what you prefer.

The Best Teahouse also has several good pu'ers, the famous one being the
(thereabout) 1988 Menghai raw pu'er code 7542. This cake by now would be
commanding a ridiculous price. The one I also like is the Zhen Chun Ya Hao -
pricey as well, but cheaper than the 88 cake. Of the mid-range Yan Cha, the
Drunken Concubine, Zui Gui Fei, is my constant favourite. www.besttea.com.hk


Danny