On 19 May 2006 13:14:43 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> Lewis Perin > wrote:
(Scott Dorsey) writes:
>>
>>> Michael Plant > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>"but then again I don't much like pu-ehr anyway."
>>> >
>>> >Sorry, guys; I fell asleep. WHO said this? Was it crymad, that
>>> >almost Japanese fellow?
>>>
>>> No, it was me.
>>> Actually, I was being kind. I really can't stand the stuff.
>>
>>Sorry, but are you sure of that? Pu'er covers a *very* wide range of
>>flavors and aromas. I'd hate to think you wrote it all off after
>>trying just a few.
>
> I've tried a few Pu-ehr types, none of the really high grade ones, but
> everything from the cheap Sprouting brand tuochas and mini tuochas on
> up to some mid-grade cooked ones.
>
>>How would you characterize what you hate about Pu'er?
>
> None of them had a taste that I liked. None of them just made me smile
> when I drank it, the way yunnan congou always does. I don't see any
> reason to drink something like that, when there are plenty of things
> that do make me smile.
> --scott

I will second Scott's reaction to pu'er. At it's worst, it reminds me of
mucking out horse stalls. At its best, it reminds me of drinking dirty
water.

But I also don't like Russian Caravan blends, and I'm beginning to think
that the distate for both is related - it's the aroma that turns me off
moreso than the taste. But since taste and aroma are intimately
connected....

--
Derek

If a pretty poster and a cute saying are that it takes to motivate you, you
probably have a very easy job.

The kind robots will be doing soon.