Pu-erh Teas

Green Tea or Raw Pu-erh?

Green Tea or Raw Pu-erh?

While the title might seem a little circular, I have occasionally heard or read that raw pu-erh starts out as a green tea or that pu-erh tea, before aging, is...

Green Tea or Raw Pu-erh?

While the title might seem a little circular, I have occasionally heard or read that raw pu-erh starts out as a green tea or that pu-erh tea, before aging, is...

Hong Kong's Rich Pu-erh Culture

Hong Kong is city where Chinese and Western cultures merge. While 90% of its residents are Chinese, it was colonized and ruled by the British for over a century. Hong...

Hong Kong's Rich Pu-erh Culture

Hong Kong is city where Chinese and Western cultures merge. While 90% of its residents are Chinese, it was colonized and ruled by the British for over a century. Hong...

Aged vs Young Pu-erh

Aged vs Young Pu-erh

Is aged pu-erh better than young pu-erh? Pu-erh tea is reputed as a tea that improves with age. So is it better to buy aged pu-erh? It depends. Before the...

Aged vs Young Pu-erh

Is aged pu-erh better than young pu-erh? Pu-erh tea is reputed as a tea that improves with age. So is it better to buy aged pu-erh? It depends. Before the...

Taste Profiles and Elements of Appreciation

Taste Profile of a Raw Pu-erh Raw Pu-erh made from old-growth arbor trees possesses an array of aromas and flavors. The most common are camphor, lotus, orchid, dried jujube, dragon...

Taste Profiles and Elements of Appreciation

Taste Profile of a Raw Pu-erh Raw Pu-erh made from old-growth arbor trees possesses an array of aromas and flavors. The most common are camphor, lotus, orchid, dried jujube, dragon...

Proper Pu-erh Storage

Proper Pu-erh Storage

Like fine wine, Pu-erh tea can be aged for many years and aged Pu-erh can appreciate in price. However, time is not the only criteria in selecting a good aged...

Proper Pu-erh Storage

Like fine wine, Pu-erh tea can be aged for many years and aged Pu-erh can appreciate in price. However, time is not the only criteria in selecting a good aged...

Cultivation of Pu-erh Teas

Cultivation of Pu-erh Teas

Types of cultivation:There are four predominant methods of tea cultivation; Plantation style (taidi cha), Ancient Tea Gardens (gushu cha), Sustainable Tea Farms (shengtai cha), and Wild Tea Trees (yeh sheng...

Cultivation of Pu-erh Teas

Types of cultivation:There are four predominant methods of tea cultivation; Plantation style (taidi cha), Ancient Tea Gardens (gushu cha), Sustainable Tea Farms (shengtai cha), and Wild Tea Trees (yeh sheng...