Pu-erh tea What is Pu-erh Suo Hou
Suo Hou (锁喉) is a sign of poor quality pu-erh. It is a sensation of ‘sandy’, ‘tight’ or roughness in the throat when drinking. It is more likely to happen…
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Pu-erh cakes, bricks, Tuo Cha and loose, what are the differences?
Understand the very basics of Pu-erh shapes To understand the difference, we need to start from understanding the teas were compressed into different shapes initially as a mean for convenient…
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Is Pu-erh tea black tea?
There are six main categories of Chinese teas, classified based on the degrees of fermentation. The first five categories are more or less clear cut: Green tea, white tea, Yellow…
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Is aged pu-erh always of premium quality?
The answer is not necessarily. I have always assimilated this to wines. A good premium wine as we know can have aging potential due to the bio-chemical changes that naturally…
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What method was used to process them eg sun dried or oven cooked or pan fry as i understand this effects ageing
Question: Also what method was used to process the Pu-erh teas eg. sun dried or oven cooked or pan fry for the raw teas as i understand this effects ageing….
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I would like to know the ageing potential of the raw and cooked stuff that you have
Question: I would like to know the ageing potential of the raw and cooked stuff (Pu-erh) that you have (premium only). Answer: A raw Pu-erh has rather different ageing direction…
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Firstly i would like to know what grades your pu erh is
Answer: We offer various grades of Pu-rh teas as listed on our online store. Pu-erh tea’s grading is somewhat different from other categories of Chinese teas, as there are more…
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Pu-erh tea cakes, Tuocha or loose?
Question: We are currently enjoying our loose Pu-erh tea both raw and ripened as a lighter refreshing alternative to Oolong tea in the warmer weather. We are keen to try…
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Pu-erh tea, tips only or leaves or twigs?
Question ‘I am in China at the moment and trying out some of their teas as I usually do when I’m here. I am sampling some of the green Pu-erh…
