Simply Classic Ripe Pu-erh Brick (4.6) · 11 reviews

Can’t definitively verify but got this in 4/2024 went through half and set it up. I cycle on and off between energy drinks, coffee, puerh, etc. back on a ripe puerh cycle and this brick is great. Pretty sure the 9m sitting up changed the flavor and I like where it’s headed. Would recommend if you have a taste for puerh and are needing to be financially strategic.

A few months ago, I purchased a ripe Pu-erh cake from a local Chinese market. I liked this Pu-erh more than others that I had tried recently. I am not experienced enough to describe the flavor notes but I know what tastes good to me. The cake was from Bulang mountain. When I spotted this brick on your website from Bulang mountain, I wanted to try it. I love it! I brew it gongfu style with a small gaiwan. I drink a few cups with my breakfast before going to work. But the thing that made the greatest impression on me was this. From the first time that I drank it, I felt something that I had read mention of but had never felt before... Cha qi. Soon after the first or maybe second cup, I started to feel very relaxed, calm, mellow. This tea has become my favorite, for both the flavor and the mellow start to my day! I would love to explore this cha qi more. Can you recommend any of your other teas that possess this quality?

Hello. I’m very glad to do a review. I purchased the 200gm pur-erh tea brick. I tried a sampler about a year or so ago and loved it. This tea was in the sampler. I first thought this tea was too expensive, but you can get many servings from it making it a good value for your money. Also, my cholesterol has come down substantially. Adding the tea is the only thing I’ve done differently. My doctor wants me to keep doing whatever I’m doing. I haven’t told her about the tea yet. We’ll see what the numbers are when I see her in August. This is a delicious full bodied tea you can drink every day. You’ll not be disappointed!!

The simply classic brick is a terrific no-frills or everyday puerh tea. Not too expensive, it's nevertheless woody, slightly mossy, with a decent aroma and a lovely dark-brown color. I've used 3-5 g to brew 3-4 large cups.

My family was introduced to Pu’er tea on a trip to Yunnan province a few years ago. We brought back a lot of tea with us and when that got over, I started looking around for a source in the US. Found Bana tea company through Lisa See’s wonderful book and recently ordered a sampler pack of different teas and this one came closest to what I had in Kunming. The Simply Classic is a very good tea and I would recommend it highly and will definitely buy it again.

This is a pretty nice cake and definitely a solid deal for the price. It is not the most complex of pu-erhs, with consistent woody notes across most brews that are almost reminiscent of rooibos. I like the flavor for sure, but it doesn't go on any of the wild detours in taste from brew to brew that I really love in a ripe pu-erh.

I had been drinking coffee regularly and thought this tea might be an interesting alternative on occasion. Much to my surprise, I quickly acquired a fondness for it and now I rarely drink coffee. Very big surprise indeed! In fact I love having 3 or 4 cups throughout my morning and afternoon sometimes and appreciate how each be brew of the same leaves is a somewhat different from the last and yet consistently delicious! My body seems to ask for this tea now and I welcome the health benefits that I believe it can have. The simple quick way to brew the tea is a pleasure too, part of my tea time pleasure. Thanks to Lisa See’s book, The Teagirl of Hummingbird Lane�? I was very intrigued and I’m so glad she recommended Bana Tea!!! Thank you

I love my ripe Pu-erh tea brick. It's a little ritual that adds to the whole process of drinking tea. The rich dark red color repeats up to three potfuls and then becomes an amber elixir. I drink it hot and cold. Wonderful.

Sweet and robust my go to after noon tea. I like Banateas quick response times. Glad I purchased the other brick.

like someone who its always nice to see,
this is my morning tea.

Not only is my silver hair now growing in dark, I have a great sense of well being. This has been a major surprise as I am 81 years old. M. Sargent