"samarkand" > writes:

> Something funny...
>
> A lady commented to her tea teacher, "I have brewing aged pu'er every night
> for my husband, he has high blood pressure you see, and I hope the tea will
> help."
>
> "Is it effective?" asked the tea teacher.
>
> "Oh, it's too early to tell," the lady replied. "I brew the first & second
> rounds for him all the time, so that the he can absorb the best properties."
>
> "Huh?! & the other brews?"
>
> "Oh that, I use it as footbath, it is really relaxing, you know."

For those who haven't had the pleasure yet: It's common for the taste
of aged Pu'er to improve dramatically starting around the eighth steep
or so.

/Lew
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