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