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