Puerh

From the bustling days of the ancient Silk Road to the pulsing currents of the internet age, authentic Puerh has been sampled, bartered, desired, fraudulently copied, discussed at length, and when genuine, revered. Every Puerh we sell is authenticated and verified for factory, year and producer. Velvety smooth Puerh tea is high in minerals, naturally sun-dried, and is an excellent digestive tea.


Xia Guan 200g Brick Yunnan, China, 2004

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Sweet and grassy, notes of tobacco and hay, smoky sweet plantain and banana leaf. Beautiful buds and long whole leaves make this an outstanding raw brick from a respected factory. This is a great brick for both learners and collectors. If you are looking for an authentic Xia Guan to compare all Xia Guan teas to this is it. 


$78 each

CNNP Cooked Cake, Yunnan, China1998

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This 350g cake is from the CNNP; which means it does not really tell you which mountain it is from. This tea is thick with a camphor aroma. This tea tastes similar to the famous Menghai 7262 cooked cake from 2001. After aging for 10 years this tea has mellowed and is sweet. The taste lingers for a long time. 20 plus steepings.

$186 each

9th Grade Cooked Puerh, Border China/Vietnam 1999

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With a hot-dry aroma of potato, top notes of earth, middle notes of sweet tangerine, and a smoky finish; these 9th grade leaves give an un-aggressive and clearly delicious brew with a subtle wei-gam throat finish. These are mixed 90% cooked and 10% raw leaves from a tea growing area that is usually disregarded because of over use of low grade leaves and poor attention to processing. Not this tea, this is a great every day puerh that gives 15 steepings.

Border Tea 99

Menghai Cooked Loose Puerh, Yunnan, China 1996

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From Yunnan Province, this 15 year old tea is incredibly well stored for great integrity of taste. Often, loose pu-er is grade 7-12, with larger leaves and stem. These are Grade 4 leaves, from a single source, a rare find. Cooked leaves give an earthy, woody full bodied and incredibly mellow taste. While this tea can vary in strength it will always have a sweet finish and no astringency. This is the last of Meng Hai Produced loose leaf tea. Get it while it's here, you'll be glad you did!

Menghai 1996

Puerh Brick Half-Cooked, Yunnan, China 2006

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When artificially aging tea was discovered in Hong Kong in the 1970's, factories in Yunnan began to use this technique to hasten the "aged" taste green puerh developed. Piled high and wet with water, the leaves are covered with burlap, and left to cook. This brick's leaves are only half-cooked giving it the "mixed" color of light and dark leaves. Smoke-steamed and pressed, this is an interesting tea that new Puerh tea drinkers can enjoy while developing their appreciation for artisan "sheng" puerh. Perfect for drinking now, or aging over time.

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Xia Guan Yellow Ribbon Green Tuocha, Yunnan, China 2004

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2004 is the first year of this Xia Guan Production. The yellow ribbon is your guarantee of the highest quality top grade leaves and buds. Notes of peach and tobacco mingle with sweet grass and hay. Limited production.
 
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