Alex wrote:
> Beet and dirt is about right from my experience - and some ash and
> attic dust notes as well. It's funny because I've always been a big
> oolong drinker, and recently made the jump to sheng pu'er, having drank
> cooked pu'er and been kind of ambivalent. I took to the sheng right
> away, but the Liu An is just doing nothing for me. I have some '94
> from Hou De. I guess I have to try it again now. Any advice on
> brewing parameters or what I should be looking for?
>

i brew Liu An like puerh and adjust temperature and time according to taste.
i have tried two Liu An baskets from Hou De, the 93 that i wasn't
impressed, and the 95 Sun-Yi-Shuen that is great with such a silky
undertones, probably sold out and it was two times more expensive than
the 93 one.