For you pu er drinkers,

1) How often do you drink pu er?

2) if daily, what do you drink on a daily basis?

3) when (and with whom) do you drink your more expensive aged pu's?

4) how do you decide when to drink your collectables (if you do)?

5) any other teas you enjoy in addition to pu?

6) marshmallows aside, any other hot drinks you enjoy in addition to pu?

thanks
a newbie
L

>For you pu er drinkers,
>
>1) How often do you drink pu er?

Daily

>2) if daily, what do you drink on a daily basis?

Seldom the same puerh, thats part of the beauty of having a variety.

>3) when (and with whom) do you drink your more expensive aged pu's?

Weekend afetrnoons when I can devote myself to fully enjoying the tea.
Seldom with anyone else unless I travel out of town as nobody local
appreciates it.

>4) how do you decide when to drink your collectables (if you do)?

I tend to sample most teas in my collection at least once a year.

>5) any other teas you enjoy in addition to pu?

Many, too numerous to mention, in particular I do drink Japanese
Sencha, Gyokuro, or Shincha almost every weekend.

>6) marshmallows aside, any other hot drinks you enjoy in addition to pu?

Many including other teas, coffee, hot chocolate, and hot cider.


Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net
"In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is performed."
Samuel Johnson, 1775, upon finishing his dictionary.

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:23:48 GMT, "Lara Burton"
> wrote:

>6) marshmallows aside, any other hot drinks you enjoy in addition to pu?

Just so people don't think I only drink puerh and marshmallows, here
is my Coffee setup:

http://www.pu-erh.net/graphics/Stash/Stash%20076.jpg
The wooden box holds my aged puerh, the special stuff

Here is a close up of the Coffee Machine:
http://www.pu-erh.net/graphics/coffeemachine.jpg
(photo is borrowed from the place where I bought it)

Anyway, I drink 2 double shots of espresso for breakfast almost every
weekday.


Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net
"In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is performed."
Samuel Johnson, 1775, upon finishing his dictionary.

"Lara Burton" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> For you pu er drinkers,
>
> 1) How often do you drink pu er?

Several times a day

>
> 2) if daily, what do you drink on a daily basis?

As I drink puer daily, I drinl it on the daily basis

>
> 3) when (and with whom) do you drink your more expensive aged pu's?

No particular timeframe. With anyone on whom it would not be wasted.
>
> 4) how do you decide when to drink your collectables (if you do)?

Stars obviously, I Ching, sheep guts divination. Sometimes bird tracks,
rarely meditation on fresh sacrificial human intestins.

>
> 5) any other teas you enjoy in addition to pu?

Blacks mainly ceylon, wolongs, rarely greens, yerba mate.

>
> 6) marshmallows aside, any other hot drinks you enjoy in addition to pu?

See above. Once or twice a month tiny cup of a very strong coffee (iranian
style, triple expresso squared) with salty-sweet snacks like Chinese salted
tamarind.


>
> thanks
> a newbie
> L
>

1) How often do you drink pu er?
- Daily

2) if daily, what do you drink on a daily basis?
- More cooked than young raw. Raw at around 6 year old and sometimes I
like to mix young raw (3 to 4yo) with cooked pu erh. Aged raw and aged
cooked when i go crazy lol

3) when (and with whom) do you drink your more expensive aged pu's?
- after a big meal :-)
- feeling like I deserve a good treat
- and with whoever is around

4) how do you decide when to drink your collectables (if you do)?
- When I want to taste the difference between different production
year.
- the one we have quite a big amount of it.
- when there is no un-collectables tea to drink ;-)
- taste the tea at least once a year to see how it goes although I tend
to taste the tea at least once every 3 months lol

5) any other teas you enjoy in addition to pu?
- white tea from Zheng He or green tea in the early morning,
- different type of oolong during the early afternoon
- an aged black tea during the late evening
- rarely red tea (zheng shan xiao zhong and zheng he gong fu) but
sometimes i just feel the need for it

6) marshmallows aside, any other hot drinks you enjoy in addition to
pu?
- herbal and tisane
- chinese daily soup
- sometimes coffee

Jing
www.jingteashop.com

It has become my evening tea after supper. I alternate between green
and black. I drink the Chinatown puers with some wild tree imports
from China which are still inexpensive minus shipping. Almost any tea
I buy becomes a collectable because I usually never finish it
(especially when you buy Xiaguan Iron cake by the QiZi bundle which is
over 2 kilos for under $20 which is my tastiest black so far.) The pu
is another interesting tea among the pantheon of others. There is no
substitute for tea. Just this weekend I fill up my thermos with hot
water nuked in a motel microwave and walk to the community hot springs
pool in the crisp mountain air at 7am in the mountain shadow then throw
some Xiaguan Millenia tuocha into a styrofoam cup and watch it start to
fizzle just allowing it enough time to brew while I heed the warning
not to stay in the hot springs for longer than five minutes. Nothing
better than a cup of tea at a steaming hot spring on a cool morning
watching the sun come over the mountain.

Jim

Lara Burton wrote:
> For you pu er drinkers,
>
> 1) How often do you drink pu er?
>
> 2) if daily, what do you drink on a daily basis?
>
> 3) when (and with whom) do you drink your more expensive aged pu's?
>
> 4) how do you decide when to drink your collectables (if you do)?
>
> 5) any other teas you enjoy in addition to pu?
>
> 6) marshmallows aside, any other hot drinks you enjoy in addition to pu?
>
> thanks
> a newbie
> L

Hi Lara

I have been drinking Pu Erh tea for about 7 years. It was recommended
to me by a Tai Chi instructor as it apparantly helps with Chi Kung
energy cultivation. I later found out that it has many other health
benefits than that.

After 7 years I am certain it is the shit hot tippety tip top tea to
beat all others. Most people find it unpleasant to begin with and
certainly it does taste of compost mixed with urine. But there is no
doubt that its acquired taste will soon refresh even the most
unsophisticated of pallates.

My friend once told me that he had been told that Pu Erh tea can be
smoked in a joint. Years later I found out that this was a lie. But
it was too late for me, I had already smoked this delightful leaf with
tobacco on several occasions. The experience is the same as that of
drinking tea but obviously the effect is quicker and stronger by this
method. In theory I suppose you could ground up the leaves and snort
them for maximum effect. This is likely to cause havoc with your lungs
though and is unlikely to be worth the effort.

Enjoy

Dan