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Michael Plant

Lewis 10/27/06

> "Alex" > writes:
>
>> On Oct 27, 1:52 pm, "Dominic T." > wrote:
>>> Green/uncooked is different, my mother describes it as more of a
>>> cigarette/cigar ash smell. I don't get that and find it much more easy
>>> on the palate.
>>
>> I might be wrong here, but I consider the cigarette ash taste a
>> negative. I've noticed it in cheaper Xiaguan tuos.
>
> Yeah, I think a little of that ashy taste goes a long way, like
> sarcasm. But there are those who believe that ash in a young raw
> Pu'er is a marker for a vigorous old age.

I should have read this post before I hit the send button.
Are you implying that there can be *too much* sarcasm?
Come on, Lew; you **like** that cigar thing, don't you?
Eh??

Seriouisly, I've come to appreciate a touch of it, when the
smoke is in balance with other qualities. Sometimes,
however, it ain't (in balance, that is).

Michael