I was exactly in your position short time ago.
The guys on this forum recommended several puerhs and I liked all of the
green puerhs. You can find my qurestions and their answers in several
threads in th past two weeks.
The problem is with brewing. Green puerhs are very sensitive to overheat (I
use 160 to 170 for first brew) or overbrew. But the temperature is the most
important factor.

I also was turned off by the smell of cheap puerhs. However "Gold Bud" cake
and Loose Large Leaf from Silk Road were wonderful and that nasty smell was
not at all there.

I drink only puerhs now and occasionally very good oolongs but only gongfu
and mostly for the smell than for taste. Puerh taste completely took over
me.

Sasha.


"Steve Hay" > wrote in message
news:eCS7d.3555$Sl2.6@trnddc09...
>I am going to give Pu-erh another try, and I was looking for a
>recommendation for a Pu-erh that did not have a sort of rubbery flavor to
>it. This is what turned me off to the one I tried before. I currently am
>a big white tea fan, and chinese greens. When getting into Black tea, I
>like most of what I've tried, but like the Autumn Darjeelings perhaps the
>best...
>
> Thanks,
> Steve