> I got this from Jing Tea Shop about 2 years ago.  Green 350g cake.  I tried
> it when I first got it, but all I could taste was astringency and smoke, so
> I let it sleep.
>
> I tasted it last night.  Fairly hot water, gaiwan, perhaps 2 teaspoons of
> tea broken off the edge.  Hot, there's still smoke, but now I'm getting a
> woody (as in old furniture) taste and smell.  Interesting earthy (but not
> the dirt of a shu) taste, too.  I've heard people try to describe an odd
> sensation in the back of the throat when drinking pu, and I noticed it on
> the first steep - not so much on the later ones.
>
> As the tea cools I getting a perfumed, almost incense-like note in the nose.
>
> Like children, this is starting to get interesting as it gets older.  I'd
> expect the edges of the disc beengs to oxidise more quickly than the thicker
> centers - do other's experience tally with that?
>
> I'm an egg when it comes to pu, but I'm going to enjoy watching this beeng
> age. ...

> I got this from Jing Tea Shop about 2 years ago. Green 350g cake. I tried
> it when I first got it, but all I could taste was astringency and smoke,
> so
> I let it sleep.
>
> I tasted it last night. Fairly hot water, gaiwan, perhaps 2 teaspoons of
> tea broken off the edge. Hot, there's still smoke, but now I'm getting a
> woody (as in old furniture) taste and smell. Interesting earthy (but not
> the dirt of a shu) taste, too. I've heard people try to describe an odd
> sensation in the back of the throat when drinking pu, and I noticed it on
> the first steep - not so much on the later ones.
>
> As the tea cools I getting a perfumed, almost incense-like note in the
> nose.
>
> Like children, this is starting to get interesting as it gets older. I'd
> expect the edges of the disc beengs to oxidise more quickly than the ...

> "Shen" gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 9, 6:15 pm, "DPM" junk.com> wrote:
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>> I got this from Jing Tea Shop about 2 years ago. Green 350g cake. I tried
>> it when I first got it, but all I could taste was astringency and smoke,
>> so
>> I let it sleep.

>

>> I tasted it last night. Fairly hot water, gaiwan, perhaps 2 teaspoons of
>> tea broken off the edge. Hot, there's still smoke, but now I'm getting a
>> woody (as in old furniture) taste and smell. Interesting earthy (but not
>> the dirt of a shu) taste, too. I've heard people try to describe an odd
>> sensation in the back of the throat when drinking pu, and I noticed it on ...

> "Shen" gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:84ab67f2-293f-4b36-90f0-715e262939bb@b9g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> On Apr 9, 6:15 pm, "DPM" junk.com> wrote:
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>> I got this from Jing Tea Shop about 2 years ago. Green 350g cake. I tried
>> it when I first got it, but all I could taste was astringency and smoke,
>> so
>> I let it sleep.

>

>> I tasted it last night. Fairly hot water, gaiwan, perhaps 2 teaspoons of
>> tea broken off the edge. Hot, there's still smoke, but now I'm getting a
>> woody (as in old furniture) taste and smell. Interesting earthy (but not
>> the dirt of a shu) taste, too. I've heard people try to describe an odd
>> sensation in the back of the throat when drinking pu, and I noticed it on ...

> Interesting review. Has anyone noticed this tea's problems?

> On Apr 10, 8:49 am, "DPM" junk.com> wrote:

>> "Shen" gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> news:84ab67f2-293f-4b36-90f0-715e262939bb@b9g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>> On Apr 9, 6:15 pm, "DPM" junk.com> wrote:
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>>> I got this from Jing Tea Shop about 2 years ago. Green 350g cake. I
>>> tried
>>> it when I first got it, but all I could taste was astringency and
>>> smoke,
>>> so
>>> I let it sleep.

>>

>>> I tasted it last night. Fairly hot water, gaiwan, perhaps 2 teaspoons ...

> Kevo gmail.com> writes:

>> Interesting review.  Has anyone noticed this tea's problems?

>
> I sure haven't, since I've never tasted the tea.  But you have, no?
> Care to comment?
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin / pe...@acm.orghttp://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html
> Recent addition: Bojenmi

> Kevo gmail.com> writes:

>> Interesting review. Has anyone noticed this tea's problems?

>
> I sure haven't, since I've never tasted the tea. But you have, no?
> Care to comment?
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin / pe...@acm.orghttp://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html
> Recent addition: Bojenmi