Pu-erh tea


„Bĭng: The tea cake itself. Tea cakes or other compressed pu'er can be made up of two or more grades of tea, typically with higher grade leaves on the outside of the cake and lower grades or broken leaves in the center. This is done to improve the appearance of the tea cake and improve its sale. Predicting the grade of tea used on the inside takes some effort and experience in selection. However, the area in and around the dimple of the tea cake can sometimes reveal the quality of the inner leaves.“

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Source Web: Pu-erh tea[online]. Wikipedia. Available on WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea>. [q850] [s62]


Teas - Pu-erh

2004 Shi Kun Mu Yibang Gushu Raw Puerh

2004 Shi Kun Mu Yibang Gushu Raw Puerh Cake 400g
5.0 stars 1 review

This cake is one of the "four cakes set(Yiwu, Manzhuan, Menghai and Yibang)"which were...

2003 CNNP "Yi Wu Old Tree Round Cake" Raw

2003 CNNP "Yi Wu Old Tree Round Cake" Raw Aged Pu-erh tea cake
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Probably a small tea factory in Yi Wu area pressed this cake under the "zhong cha"...

2008 Yong Pin Hao Yiwu Zhen Shan Spring

2008 Yong Pin Hao Yiwu Zhen Shan Spring Raw Puerh Tea Brick 250g
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Yong Pin Hao adhere to the traditional process since its foundation in 1999. Each batch...

2015 White 2 Tea Pin

2015 White 2 Tea Pin
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2015 Pin Raw Puer Tea 200g from White2tea. The Pin is a blend of three years of high...

2015 Chawangpu Collection

2015 Chawangpu Collection
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This spring we bought entire collection of puerh teas from Cha Wang Shop produced in...

2013 Spring Mengsong Baotang Gushu Maocha

2013 Spring Mengsong Baotang Gushu Maocha
4.5 stars 1 review

Mengsong is one of the oldest ancient tea area in Menghai. Baotang old village is...


Quotes - Pu-erh


„Mr. Gao showed us how to identify gu shu (ancient tree) tea leaves by looking at their texture, rubbing them between your fingers, and eating them raw. Old tea trees produce thicker, more leathery leaves that don’t easily come apart when you rub them. And gu shu buds should be white & shiny. When you chew them, the flavor is very bitter but there is also a strong sweet fragrance, and the juice is relatively easy to swallow. Tai di cha (terrace plantation tea) is also bitter but with a strong, lasting astringency on the sides & front of the tongue, and the juice is harder to swallow.“

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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>. [q933] [s107]





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2014 Yunnan Simao Huoqing Green Tea

2014 Yunnan Simao Huoqing Green Tea
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Spring comes to Yunnan earlier this year. And also spring teas from regular spring harvest are picked a...

2009 Youleshan Tuo Cha Raw 100g

2009 Youleshan Tuo Cha Raw 100g
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This tuo is made of wild arbor sun-dried material from Youle mountain, also called Jinuoshan, Youle is one...

2013 Early Spring Premium Yunnan Mao Feng

2013 Early Spring Premium Yunnan Mao Feng
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Grade: AA+ Cultivar: Yunnan Da Ye Harvest area: Si Mao, Yunnan Yunnan green tea produced...

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