Pu Erh advice?

Well, like I've said before, I'm new to tea, so I've got lots and lots of
questions.
I want to try some good pu erh. I've had some twice before, with different
results. The first time, it smelled of fish. Very strongly of long dead
fish. I couldn't get past that. I didn't even drink the stuff. The second
time it smelled of forest loam. Tasted like it too. I'm not to fond of dirt,
so here I am.
I've heard so many good things about pu erh, (thanks to mike's site)and I'd
like to like it. So, what are your suggestions? I'm not wealthy (not by a
long shot) but I do have some fun money. I don't want to spend all of it in
one shot though, cuz what if it turns out I just hate pu erh? I've blown my
tea money for the next two weeks.
Thanks in advance!

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If you're new too tea puerh is a tough place to start. I'd recommend
starting with Ceylon,African,Indonesian,Indian,Japanese,Chinese teas in
that order. Also I would recommend any English commercial blend at
anytime. There is nothing wrong with what the rest of the world thinks
is a good cuppa. If you have access to a Chinatown see if you can find
100g tuochas in green or black for about a buck. You'll spend the same
price point on the $4\300g cakes. I find the black puerh is good with
any meal versus green for fish, oolong for poultry and black with
meats. You'll never appreciate a green puerh till you cut your
tastebuds on other green teas. Puerh is one of a kaliedoscope of teas
in which you can find something you like without having to like
everything. If push comes to shove you can always pretend too like
puerh.

Jim

Marlene wrote:
> Well, like I've said before, I'm new to tea, so I've got lots and
lots of
> questions.
> I want to try some good pu erh. I've had some twice before, with
different
> results. The first time, it smelled of fish. Very strongly of long
dead
> fish. I couldn't get past that. I didn't even drink the stuff. The
second
> time it smelled of forest loam. Tasted like it too. I'm not to fond
of dirt,
> so here I am.
> I've heard so many good things about pu erh, (thanks to mike's
site)and I'd
> like to like it. So, what are your suggestions? I'm not wealthy (not
by a
> long shot) but I do have some fun money. I don't want to spend all of
it in
> one shot though, cuz what if it turns out I just hate pu erh? I've
blown my
> tea money for the next two weeks.
> Thanks in advance!
>
> --
> .·´¨¨)) -:¦:-
> ¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
> ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ Marlene -:¦:-
> -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´ Wood -:¦:-

in your case I'd say screw the pu.

I like it, but I liked it from the get-go. If you haven't liked it by now,
then why waste your money and your time?

"Marlene" <barbarella@utahis.com> wrote in message
news:37gn9cF5dfo33U1@...
> Well, like I've said before, I'm new to tea, so I've got lots and lots of
> questions.
> I want to try some good pu erh. I've had some twice before, with different
> results. The first time, it smelled of fish. Very strongly of long dead
> fish. I couldn't get past that. I didn't even drink the stuff. The second
> time it smelled of forest loam. Tasted like it too. I'm not to fond of
dirt,
> so here I am.
> I've heard so many good things about pu erh, (thanks to mike's site)and
I'd
> like to like it. So, what are your suggestions? I'm not wealthy (not by a
> long shot) but I do have some fun money. I don't want to spend all of it
in
> one shot though, cuz what if it turns out I just hate pu erh? I've blown
my
> tea money for the next two weeks.
> Thanks in advance!
>
> --
> .·´¨¨)) -:¦:-
> ¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
> ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ Marlene -:¦:-
> -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´ Wood -:¦:-
>
>

My local tea shoppe owner decided he isn't going the carry the 10g mini
silver bud tuochas which I was lucky to get a couple of samples awhile
back. He thought they would be too expensive at $5. I thought it
reasonable because you don't have to invest a check to buy one. I can
peel the individual bud off one at a time and looking at what I saw in
the pot and taste I can stick with silver needles and feel I'm not
missing out.

Jim

Michael Plant wrote:
> Mike suggested a Silver Needles
> Pu'erh with which I whole heartedly agree because they are so
friendly and
> so easy to enjoy, not to mention beautiful in their whole dry cake
> incarnations.

I think it is sold too Occidentals with the name of Chester.

Jim

Derek wrote:
> My suggestion would be *not* to buy any yourself. If you've got
places
> that can prepare it and let you sample it, keep going for samples. If
> you never find a sample you like, then you've never wasted your money
> on a stash of tea that goes wasted.
>
> Think of the poor tea-starved children in the world who would love to
> have that pu erh. Won't you feel guilty depriving them of it and not
> using it?
>
> ;)
> --
> Derek