I mean with puerhs, of course.

So, I tried almost all the puerhs I bought.
Puerh experience in general:
In general: I did not fell in love at the first sight. Good oolongs had more
of the Marylyn Monroe, if we use Americanisms, quality. And same lack of
depth both in beauty and emotions.
But these ladies have the quality of knowing both how to show just enough
of the upper seam on the pantyhose to excite the fertile mind and also how
to intrigue it with a matter-of-factly comment that reveal depth and
originality. This is a promise of a less tumultuous but maybe deeper and
longer relationship that with oolongs. Anyway, I hate monogamy in all of its
forms. Important thing is to have enough of zishas to keep the ladies from
meeting each other.

Greens in general suit me better for now. These are more solemn, ceremonial,
strict, knightly. I have not tried Dai bamboo yet, I am waiting for the
right moment.

Mini Menghai Beencha 1999 - all that I expected and a promise of more. I do
not have yet the point of reference - too many too complex things that have
not yet sort themselves out. I feel like I opened a math text on a subject I
have no special knowledge of.. Like topology, for example. But it is
interesting and intriguing and demands attention and work of mind.

Fangcha - 1999 Not too impressed. May be I am too green and inexperienced
myself and I should try sometime later.

I did not wanted to buy black puerhs because I did try them before and did
not like that special taste of a dog breath. Dave, however talked me into
trying some (did not take him too long) and I bought Ages Large leaf from
Old trees and Gold Bud beencha.
These have almost no dog-breath and even if they did - that dog had his food
prepared by a gourmet chef.
More feminine, passionate and less contrasty. Compares with green like a
sophisticated touch of a female hand compares with a exceptionally good
translation of your favorite passage from Confucius. You want to dissolve in
first and have a long thought about the second. But both are near-orgasmic.

I liked better the Gold bud, but while my first judgments about oolongs
almost always never changed, this time I am not so sure. I may just be
entering something for complexity of which I am not ready yet and have to
see much more before I start to distinguish between art and kitsch. Picasso
looks rude at first too.

More to come.

Sasha.

What a great description! Puerh descriptions are always such a turn
off, they sound so unappealing. Whenever I get the urge to try some I
just read any description from a tea company and change my mind. But
after reading this post....