what was the oldest pu-erh you had?
how much, you like it, what year? blah blahh bah..
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The oldest stuff I've had where I'm relatively confident that the date was (relatively) accurate would probably be the 50s hong yin served at the Pasadena tasting (I had a chance to take some of the spent leaves home, as well as a chance to try it again when a local tea aficionado bought one of the 10g samples). I wouldn't turn down the chance to drink it again, but the 60s (maybe actually from the early 70s?) ba-zhong huang yin (which confusingly has a green “茶” rather than a yellow one) impressed me more both times I tried it.
It's always an interesting experience, and the flavor tends to haunt you, even if it there aren't any fireworks when you're actually drinking it. Definitely makes it hard to go back to drinking younger teas, though.
I have also had some stuff alleged to be from the 20s / 30s. I can't speak to the veracity of those claims, nor do I know a lot about the tea.
It's always an interesting experience, and the flavor tends to haunt you, even if it there aren't any fireworks when you're actually drinking it. Definitely makes it hard to go back to drinking younger teas, though.
I have also had some stuff alleged to be from the 20s / 30s. I can't speak to the veracity of those claims, nor do I know a lot about the tea.
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