I tried Pu-Erh a couple times over the past few years but never enjoyed
it. I keep seeing so many references to it here, and have started to
research into it but it is a world of its own and quite complex. I
would like to sample some Pu-Erh again and focus more on it this time,
but I'd like to find a place that sells it with free or low shipping on
samples. I keep finding small cakes of it for a decent price but
shipping is 4 times the cost.

I'm assuming I would like the "young" pu-erh and I'm not into smoky
flavors. I like mellow or smooth teas, not acidic or highly flavored. I
absolutely hate genmaicha, so anything even close to that is out of the
question for me.

Anyone have any suggestions?