"samarkand" > writes:

> my advice is that you save your $100 for future when you are more certain of
> your tastebuds and preference...
>
> instead of buying whole pieces of tea which you might not like later, it
> might be better for you to start out on samples first. Spend $20 - 30 on
> samples, and then build up your repertoire from there...

Yes yes yes!

With Puerh it's very easy to build up a stock of tea that you aren't
enthusiastic about. The most typical unit is nominally 357 grams,
which is a *lot*, and it's easy to tell yourself that it's cheap for
the price, and besides, it might get better as it ages. Well, it
might, but it might not, so it's a very good idea to find out if you
really like the stuff before you buy, say, a hundred pots' worth.

/Lew
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