I've been comparing my cheap Chinatown black beengcha and my expensive
local tea shoppe beengcha. The Chinatown version is hard and you need
implements to break. The shoppe version you can actually break off
between thumb and forefinger. The Chinatown version has a harsh fish
aroma which is also present in the taste. The shoppe version has the
same aroma but is milder and sweeter and doesn't come through in the
taste. The shoppe version is the first tea I've ever tasted where the
aroma doesn't need a taste. I'm reading the horror stories so which
one of these (if either) is the 'wet storage' puerh that is dangerous
to human health because the beasties aren't scientifically controlled
because of short cut methods.

Jim