Learning how to identify gu shu & make maocha - The Tea Urchin


„When examining maocha, the colour of gu shu leaves tend to be more highly contrasted with a bright white hairy bud/tip surrounded by a grey, open leaf wrapper, with dark black stem & leaves. By comparison, tai di cha is almost all black, due to the use of fertilizer, the leaves grow quickly and the buds have less white hairs.“

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Source Web: The Tea Urchin. Learning how to identify gu shu & make maocha[online]. 2011. Available on WWW: <http://teaurchin.blogspot.cz/2011/09/learning-how-to-identify-gu-shu-make.html>. [q934] [s107]


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2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Qiu Yun" Wild Arbor

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2014 Laos Ban Komaen (Blue) Gu Shu Raw

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2011 "Zi Qi Dong Lai" Ripe Puerh Cake

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Quotes - Pu-erh


„In some ways, by doing so you’re basically cupping the tea without cupping it – you’re testing whether or not the tea is good for your style of brewing. Even then, however, a good tea drinker should be adjusting to the tea and trying to brew it as best s/he can, which means that the first try can come out horribly wrong.“

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Source Web: MarshalN. A Tea Addict’s Journal: Blogging seriously about tea[online]. Available on WWW: <http://www.marshaln.com/>. [q894] [s95]





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2002 Yi Wu "Ancient Spirit" Raw Pu-erh Tea

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2005 Changda Hao Yiwu Mansa Gu Shu Cha Raw Puerh Cake 400g
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