On Mar 10, 9:52 pm, Aaron Hsu wrote:
So I tried my first Pu Er (or what is sold as Pu Er) today. Very
different. :-) The term earthy really does it justice. I think I am
going to come to enjoy this particular tea, a lot.

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Aaron Hsu | Jabber:
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heh, I think everyone (myself included) hears the "earthy" term thrown
around and thinks they know what it means... and then they have a
cup All I can say is to try a number of both cooked and uncooked
because the variance between Puerh is insane. I really like the "wild,
old tree" cooked stuff personally but I've had a few good cooked and
uncooked of different types and factories too... I've also waded
through quite a lot of terrible stuff both cheap and expensive. Tea
involves a lot of variables as it is and Puerh easily doubles them so
every little detail matters like storage, processing, quality, etc. to
an even greater degree. I don't love it enough to devote a significant
portion of my life to it which it would indeed require as it is a
world of it's own, Mike Petro's page is still a major resource for me.

I'm not sure if you've ever delved into Kombucha or not but if you
like earthy and unique it is a great side addition to normal teas,
although I buy mine bottled and don't get into the cultivation stuff.

- Dominic