The 2011 Bada Gushu Sheng is a gentle and pleasant tea. It’s bittersweet with hints of red fruits and a tiny bit of incense towards the finish.
The 2006 Jinggu Purple Dragon Ball is an aged purple tea. It has strong notes of ripe summer fruits and some incense at the start of longer infusions.
You can drink puerh tea at night, but it’s best to avoid tea with high caffeine levels. Aged puerh tea is always a good choice to drink at night.
Caffeine in puerh tea is up for debate because there is no straightforward answer. The amount of caffeine in puerh tea depends on several factors.
The 2014 Menghai Sheng Puerh Tuocha from Cha Moods is a fruity tea with a long-lasting aftertaste. It’s the perfect tea to drink on a hot summer’s day.
The 2006 Xi Zi Hao Ban Po Lao Zhai from Puerh.uk is a tea with an impressive energy and flavors that remind me of sweet and exotic summer fruits.
A tuo cha is a traditional shape of compressed puerh tea. It’s a dome shape that looks like a bird’s nest and a bowl.
Liu Bao is a subtype of fermented tea that is made in Guangxi province. This article gives a complete overview of the production process.
The 2001 Yichang Raw Yiwu from Yee on Tea is a fantastic aged sheng puerh full of sweet camphor. Camphor is present in the infusion and in the aftertaste.
What makes expensive pu-erh tea expensive and cheap pu-erh cheap? The main differences are discussed in this article and also why cheap(er) pu-erh can be good.
There are several reasons to rinse pu-erh tea before tasting it. Rinsing pu-erh tea has been done for centuries as part of the Chinese tea ceremony.
Pu-erh tea has become more popular but why is it so expensive? This article discusses the main reasons why you have to spend quite a bit to buy pu-erh tea.
Pu-erh tea is popular all over the world but some shou pu-erh tastes and smells fishy. This is because trimethylamine is created during artificial fermentation.
Pu-erh tea is very popular but it can be challenging to brew it. This article offers a complete guide with detailed instructions on how to brew pu-erh tea.
The difference between sheng and shou pu-erh is artificial fermentation. Shou pu-erh is artificially fermented during production to speed up the aging process.
