Mar 19th, '10, 05:24
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I never had pu erh, are there any samples available?
I never hadthis kinda tea i had kamboucha which is really good for you and depends on the kind so i was curious about pu erh i know its fermented but i would hate to buy some and not like it does anyone know whee to get a sample of this stuff so i can figure out if i like it
Mar 19th, '10, 11:01
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
Many vendors of puerh will sell small samples, quite inexpensively. I'd recommend that you try a couple of samples of some ripe/cooked/shu and raw/sheng puerh to see if you like it. You might start with some of the recommended vendors in the TeaVendor topics.
I have never had Kombucha, but from the descriptions of it that I have read, I doubt it is much like puerh. Puerh is earthy, and the good stuff is sweet, mellow, sometimes a bit spicy, not sharp or bitter.
I have never had Kombucha, but from the descriptions of it that I have read, I doubt it is much like puerh. Puerh is earthy, and the good stuff is sweet, mellow, sometimes a bit spicy, not sharp or bitter.
Mar 19th, '10, 13:22
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
Welcome to Tea Chat,
Go to any Ebay Store and click on: Sort by:Price: lowest first.
This will bring up all the samples.
Here are a few links to start with:
Dragon-Tea-House
Yunnan-Colorful
yunnansourcing
puerh-shop
RJ-Tea-House
Awazon-Tea
Red-Lantern-Tea
Kung-Fu-Tea
Western-Yunnan-Tea
puerh-shop
Adagio-tea
Teavana
what the heck have them all
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Mar 19th, '10, 17:05
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Mar 19th, '10, 17:12
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
god theres so many how does one choose this is bonkers
Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
jas-etea has some samplers:
http://www.jas-etea.com/categories/Pu%2 ... Samplers-/
You could pick up the shu sampler, and one of the sheng samplers, like the classic Menghai recipes.
A friend at work first turned me on to (shu) pu-erh, I found it pretty nice; smoky, woody, earthy, rich. I've tried young sheng a couple of times now, it's a completely different animal, and I'm not sure how I feel about it yet (and I haven't come anywhere near aged sheng). Do read up on suggested brewing parameters before you try to brew any pu, I was amazed at how much flavor came out of VERY short infusions (like 5-10 seconds!).
http://www.jas-etea.com/categories/Pu%2 ... Samplers-/
You could pick up the shu sampler, and one of the sheng samplers, like the classic Menghai recipes.
A friend at work first turned me on to (shu) pu-erh, I found it pretty nice; smoky, woody, earthy, rich. I've tried young sheng a couple of times now, it's a completely different animal, and I'm not sure how I feel about it yet (and I haven't come anywhere near aged sheng). Do read up on suggested brewing parameters before you try to brew any pu, I was amazed at how much flavor came out of VERY short infusions (like 5-10 seconds!).
Mar 19th, '10, 17:39
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
thanks for the info i ordered from adagio so ima give theres a try i love all there service and read the reviews and am hoping to enjoy pu erh has anyone tried there pu erh
Mar 19th, '10, 17:45
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
brian, that site is a clone of Yunnan Sourcing. Same wares, same exact text, what's the deal?
Mar 19th, '10, 18:18
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
I buy from all of them.plant partaker wrote:where do you buy yours from
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
Yeah, I've noticed there's some overlap between jas-etea and yunnan sourcing, I don't know what the story is. I assume there must be some relationship between them, as jas-etea even lists some yunnan sourcing branded cakes. jas-etea does ship from the US. I've ordered from both, and been very happy with service from both.
Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
A Google search works just as well as a post that appears to be written by a semi-literate person. "Pu-erh sample" turns up 35,900 results. "Pu-erh" turns up 458,000 results.
Mar 20th, '10, 20:10
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
This was a Newbie question, I don't think they need 35,900 results.edkrueger wrote:"Pu-erh sample" turns up 35,900 results. "Pu-erh" turns up 458,000 results.
Plant pa... wrote:does anyone know where to get a sample of this stuff so i can figure out if i like it
Plant pa... wrote:god theres so many how does one choose this is bonkers
Mar 20th, '10, 23:12
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Re: never had pu erh are there any samples available ?
badger & blade (shaving forum) member who started his own webstore (on the forum he used to sell pieces of cakes he'd get from Yunnan sourcing)Geekgirl wrote:brian, that site is a clone of Yunnan Sourcing. Same wares, same exact text, what's the deal?