Please refer to the older thread under the same name or the quote
below. The browser I'm using in that emailcafe right now doesn't like
play with me. Sorry for the mess.

Yesterday I found a bag of those babies in a small tibetan store down
in the Chowk bazaar for a funny 54 US cent each. Couldn't resist and
bought the whole mouldy bag (10 pieces) on the spot.
Unfortunately I can't figure out how old they are but the lower side is
covered with some lovely fluffy white mould.
Any idea ? Should I order/shop for more ?

Cheers,
Karsten / Darjeeling




On 9 Jan 2006 15:48:35 -0800, wrote:

I am rather new and inexperienced in the world of tea and my
introduction to puerh was through mini tuo cha which I happened to like
even though my understanding is they are at the low end of what is out
there.
I imagine over time I will lay aside a few uncooked puerh for use in
the future but I am wondering how these old leaf mushrooms are for
today.

Who has tried them and how are they?

Here is a link to them on ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/Xia-Guan-Mushroo...Puerh-Tibetan-...

These are a good puerh to age. I like these Baoyan mushrooms a lot.
However 2003 is NOT considered old yet and these will still be rather
harsh as far as young greens go. There are some other choices for
these out there as well.

One choice would be this vendor has the 2005 version for $15 for 3
shrooms.
http://tinyurl.com/cnmn3

Or this vendor who has the same thing from 1999 for $15.40 per shroom.
http://www.jingteashop.com/pd_mushroom.cfm

Personally I think a newbie would find the young ones rather harsh, I
would recommend trying the 1999 one which is cheap enough and will at
least have the edge knocked off of it. I have tasted all three of
these choices and I liked the 1999 one the best myself.

Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net

Unfortunately I can't figure out how old they are but the lower side is
covered with some lovely fluffy white mould.
Any idea ? Should I order/shop for more ?

This white mold is probably due to poor storage or possible wet storage
in the past. Probably not a good idea to drink mold...

Mydnight wrote:
This white mold is probably due to poor storage or possible wet storage

in the past. Probably not a good idea to drink mold...

Bascially it's the same kind of mold I've seen on quite a few Pu-Erhs
in China, only some areas on the downside are slightly covered.
This morning I picked up some more shrooms from another tibetan shop,
same price, no mold and the vendor told me that they're about 12 years
old. He also told me that he has some old ones back home and he's gonna
bring them tomorrow.
Now back to the hotel for a little sampling session.

Karsten / Darjeeling

Why don't you try what you have before you corner the whole mushroom puerh
market?
If you like it, buy more if you don't - don't.

Sasha.


wrote in message
oups.com...
Please refer to the older thread under the same name or the quote
below. The browser I'm using in that emailcafe right now doesn't like
play with me. Sorry for the mess.

Yesterday I found a bag of those babies in a small tibetan store down
in the Chowk bazaar for a funny 54 US cent each. Couldn't resist and
bought the whole mouldy bag (10 pieces) on the spot.
Unfortunately I can't figure out how old they are but the lower side is
covered with some lovely fluffy white mould.
Any idea ? Should I order/shop for more ?

Cheers,
Karsten / Darjeeling




On 9 Jan 2006 15:48:35 -0800, wrote:

I am rather new and inexperienced in the world of tea and my
introduction to puerh was through mini tuo cha which I happened to like
even though my understanding is they are at the low end of what is out
there.
I imagine over time I will lay aside a few uncooked puerh for use in
the future but I am wondering how these old leaf mushrooms are for
today.

Who has tried them and how are they?

Here is a link to them on ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/Xia-Guan-Mushroo...Puerh-Tibetan-...

These are a good puerh to age. I like these Baoyan mushrooms a lot.
However 2003 is NOT considered old yet and these will still be rather
harsh as far as young greens go. There are some other choices for
these out there as well.

One choice would be this vendor has the 2005 version for $15 for 3
shrooms.
http://tinyurl.com/cnmn3

Or this vendor who has the same thing from 1999 for $15.40 per shroom.
http://www.jingteashop.com/pd_mushroom.cfm

Personally I think a newbie would find the young ones rather harsh, I
would recommend trying the 1999 one which is cheap enough and will at
least have the edge knocked off of it. I have tasted all three of
these choices and I liked the 1999 one the best myself.

Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net