Alex igy.com9/15/04


> Following Mike's and Michael's advice I got the Silk Road catalog.
> I am interested in Puerhs. Can you guys share your experience with SR
> puerhs?
> My experience with puerhs is very-very limited, so what would be a good 5-10
> puerhs to buy from SR as a good introduction to puerhs in general? I had
> some cooked puerhs before (nothing spectacular) and found them not too
> interesting.
> Sasha.
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Sasha,

You will not be disappointed with:

1. Mini Menhai Beengcha 1999
2. Dai Bamboo Pu-erh (P-DBB-6)
3. Fengcha 1999 (which Lew will give you more details on)

The first is marvelously complex in an uncooked sort of a way.
The second has just the right flower and must.
The third is likewise green and very nice.

I had tried the Bamboo Fragrance Pu-erh (P-BFP-100), but didn't think very
much of it. Not too much there, for me. I also have a 2 kg brick of "Hong
Kong Back to China" commemorative. I've enjoyed its soft -- camphor??? --
undertone. Getting pieces ready for brewing is a bitch.

I don't have David's latest catalog, but will be looking at somebody else's
copy this evening, I hope.

Real men drink green Pu-erh.

Michael