Okay, so I, supreme tea novice with my small bits of fine tea samples,
> tentatively took a first sip of a green tuocha puer tea.
>
> Having read the archives I was not sure what to expect, a very strong dirt
> taste perhaps. Not so! Instead I taste the tea that was served in a Chinese
> restaurant my parents used to frequent when I was young. Very very similar
> taste (earthy yes, and slightly bitter/astringent I think is the word but
> not dirt the way dirt smells. There is almost a perfume to this tea but I
> don't know how to describe it).
>
> The restaurant must have served a puer type of tea to the general public, as
> my parents would not have requested a fancy tea. I am glad to have found the
> type of tea, as I always enjoyed it!
>
> Woo hoo! (It's amazing what will make my day brighter at work.)
>
> Heather
>
Green Pu-Erh teas typically taste more like a smoky vegetal concoction instead of the loamy liquor typical of most of the other types. As you explore Pu-Erh teas, you *will* come across many that taste of dirt.
N.