My first time...

Silvio -

I bough it in China in a teachop at the Yashow market in Beijing. Sorry.

Sasha.

Alex Chaihorskyolf7d.22917$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com10/1/04

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Wish I could say the same. You're a better man than I am, that's for sure.

I feel it incumbent upon me to suggest you read my review of this tea at . I don't know if you can point and click that link; you might have to cut and paste it.

By the way, my Pu-erh SRT order arrived today. Now I await my TGY order. Love those frizbees. I'm a kid in a toy store.

Best, Michael

I read your review and the others. I do not think this is a great tea, but its OK. I would not agree at all with "horrid" grade. What is TGY?

Sasha.

Alex ChaihorskyFpv8d.6688$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com10/5/04

I did agree with myself at that time. I disagree with my old self now. I enjoyed writing that review. I still enjoy reading it. I tried the tea a couple months ago again and found it much improved with age, both mine and the tea's.

Tie Guan Yin.

Michael

Well, OK, but if you see that, you should also look at my diametrically opposed review:

/Lew

Yes, I saw it long time before - I have read that site page by page about two weeks ago. I think Mike and Michael were just in a playful mood - really that tea does not deserve such an outpour of emotion. I like the other Roys Aged green puerh tablets better: But certainly these are no match for better cakes.

I think it would be nice if we can get 10-20 people here and buy a good sampler of ITC, SRT etc. puerhs and get a better feeling of them using the pieces of the same cakes. Say each put $100 and ten we ask Roy what can he do for us for $2,000. Three-4 months later - same question for Roy, etc. This we all can not only taste more tea, but also share the brewing recipies amd hold on to some pictures and even small samples for time to come. I promise that I will translate all the wrappers for free.

Whatadayathink?

Sasha.

"I like the other Roys Aged green puerh tablets better: But certainly these are no match for better cakes.

When I looked at that link I noticed that the outside green and white patterned box is identical in style to the one that the tuocha I picked up recently at my local Korean market is in. FWIW. Having a cup of it (the tuocha, not the ITC puer) now as a matter of fact, it's the only puer I have at the moment..:(

Melinda

You peaked my curiosity by your description. I just don't go fluttering around on the Internet by any ole url mentioned here. I have a 15+ year old similar colored box that is round with single large cone. It still has a strong smell. Mine uses THE with accent over e. It had a large seal with 'THE yunnan Tuocha.' It is from China National Native Produce and Animal By-Products Yunnan Tea Branch. Back then it was $1.99. I remember when I first saw puerh in the stores in the mid eighties. I thought it cheap, subpar, substandard, medicinal for loose leaf variety. I never cracked my compressed tuocha. I still have puerh tins from then. I have a 20 year old cake somewhere. Am I stitting on a gold mine?

Jim