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It really does taste like dirt, moss, and mushrooms!! Personally, I love it. It has more of a light-medium bodied feel. This tea gives new meaning to the word "earthy!" Not at all astringent or complex, just solid, earthy, and flat.
TeaSourceSKU: 56232
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Tastes like the potential of tillage. Fresh soil perfume and a body as smooth as polished rocks. The cup character of black dirt and mossy wood gives wide latitude to light or heavy steeping. Excellent value!
Produced March 25, 2022 by Mr. Chen Zhao Quan in Puer City of Yunnan Province. It’s a fine 1 bud 1 leaf pluck from the Yunnan Big Leaf cultivar growing at almost 5,000 feet.
Ripe or “shu” puer gets that particularly earthy character from the piling fermentation step as the final stage of its production. The city was renamed “Puer” in 2007. It’s original name, Simao, means as “hard as rock” in the language of the local Pu people. They found a special bamboo growing in the area that was so sturdy they started using it to build houses and other structures. Over time the city just took on the name (until 2007).
Ingredients
puer tea
Steeping Instructions
Western Steeping Method
Steep 4 grams of tea in 10–12 oz of 212°F (100°C) water for 4 minutes.
Traditional Steeping Method
Steep 6 grams of tea in a 150 ml gaiwan or teapot with 212°F (100°C) water for the following times.
Rinse: 10 seconds – discard (optional)
1st steep: 15 seconds
2nd steep: 10 seconds
3rd steep: 20 seconds
4th steep: 45 seconds
5th steep: 90 seconds
6th steep: 3 minutes
These recommendations are just a starting point—experiment and discover what you enjoy most.
Approximate Cups of Tea per Package
This estimate is based on the recommended steeping instructions for this tea. Actual yield will vary depending on your steeping method and personal preference.
2 ounce
Makes about
14
cups of tea
4 ounce
Makes about
28
cups of tea
1 pound
Makes about
113
cups of tea
Tea Type
Puer & Dark
Origin
China
Tea Style
Ripe (Shu) Puer
Sub-origin
Yunnan
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