Hi Mike,
The tea I described was actually one from Northern Laos, and thus not
really a puehr as such. I was a pipe shaped stick of tea wrapped in
thin stips of bamboo. The tea was a grean tea, which, I believe, had
been roasted in a wok over a bamboo fire. I got it from Marriage Freres
in Paris about two years ago. Interestingly enough, I, like Sasha (or
Alex?) also had two sticks, one of which was superb and the other sub
par.
I'm not necessarilly interested in finding one exactly like that. I was
mainly intruiged by the pictures on your homepage a while back. I
thought, being that you had tried a good number of puehrs, and you
declared this one as one of your favorites, that might be be a good
place to start.
I've also taken a look at your recomendations, especially the kilo
brick on ebay. Have you been drinking this one or letting it sit? Also,
would it work to devide a brick or cake, keeping some for storage and
the rest for immediate consumption?

Always appreciate the help,
Nico