Pu-erh tea

I’d been warned about Pu-erh. I’d been told to try samples: not for
everyone, post-fermented, the kimchi of teas. I expected something
vinegary, a sort of pickled tea. That’s not what this is like at
all. Perhaps it’s dwarf tea—a tea for drinking under mountains, or
for drinking like you’re under a mountain. Earthy, rich, but smooth.
Darn good tea.