So you didn't like the Upton tuo cha either? They only sell black puer..
if you didn't like that then you probably don't like it, because Upton puer
is pretty standard stuff.


"Melinda" > wrote in message
om...
> OK, I bought a tuo cha (mini) from Upton awhile back and that was
> fairly smooth, and right now what I have in the kitchen is a tuo cha
> from my local Asian market that is...well, lemme just say that I'm
> really not GETTING this whole Puer love thing. Could someone
> (::cough:: Mike and Michael::cough: (or more than one someone) who
> is knowledgeable recommend specifically to me a type (name, where to
> get, specifics) that will be the best "introduction" to the world of
> puer for me..I want to try again but I want to know that what I'm
> drinking is representative of puer as a whole before I just bag it and
> decide puer isn't for me. Something that's financially reasonable
> would be nice (like under $10 or so? Under $15?) I really want to give
> this a fair shake since I hear others' enjoyment of it. I'm not
> positive what kind of puer I have from the Asia market...it was
> inexpensive of course, and in a green and white box.
>
> Oh BTW, I found that an oyster knife seems to work well to break
> chunks off...I seem to remember reading that someone was looking for a
> way to do that.
>
> Thanks very much for helping out the puer newbie.
>
> Melinda