I want to try the true taste of aged puerh.

[tatatizia]

Hi! I want to try the true taste of a good aged sheng puerh tea cake.
Until now I tried many cakes, bricks, tuocha... I tried some samples of 1997/1998 shu (shu not sheng and not very good indead) but anything of really good sheng taste pu before 2005.
Now I want to try something very good to understand what must be really the true taste of a very good aged sheng cake. What can I try and where can I search for it? Thank's.

[heatwaves]

I'd recommend The Essence of Tea (formerly Nadacha): http://www.essenceoftea.co.uk/Tea/Aged% ... 2001).html

He has a variety of offerings at very fair prices. I'd recommend the 1996 Menghai 8582 (very good value for the price) and the "Orange in Orange". I also appreciate that I can determine the amount of tea by the gram that I wish to purchase.

You may also want to look into Houdeasianart.com. Although this is usually more pricey and he doesn't have as many "sample" offerings as he use to.

[zhi zheng]

There's old tea and there's old tea. It's worth shopping around and, very important, finding out where and how the tea has been stored as this has a profound effect on the ageing process. What one person thinks is excellent aged tea, another will think is undrinkable.

[tatatizia]

I didn't know that site before but it's very nice!
Yesterday I have order a sample of the 1960's cake and one tuocha of 1980.
For the 1996's cake I must wait my next order.
I will tell you how will be the sample and the tuocha. Thank's for your suggestion.