#ripepuerh

[chineseteashop-blog]

Aged puerh tea cakes often exhibit signs of wear and tear, such as the ones we encountered when we opened the bamboo wrapping. The paper on the top and bottom of the tea cakes had been broken, and some of the wrapping paper had holes from being bitten by bugs while stored in the bamboo wrapping. While these issues may seem concerning, they are actually quite common with aged puerh tea cakes. #puerhcake #puer #puerh #puerhtea #pu_erh #yunnantea #yunnanpuerhtea #teacake #ripepuerh #menghaiteafactory #menghaitea #teashopvancouver #chineseteashop #teavancouver #agedpuerh (at The Chinese Tea Shop) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqg_zY2pJ1F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[moshintheteagaiwan]

Beginners Puerh #2

If you can’t sample it, don’t buy it... unless you are positive.

This is very important when first starting out and even once you’ve become more experienced. If a store does not offer a sample size of a puerh cake, then do not buy it, unless you are at least 95% positive you will like it. This kind of assurance does come from much time of tasting and research but until then, only buy what you can sample, otherwise you might be stuck with a 250g+ cake you hate. A sample size of 25g-50g is a perfect amount to start with to get a feel of a tea. The price of a sample size is usually a reflection of the price of a full cake, which directly relates to the first tip mentioned in Beginners Puerh #1.

Some reputable puerh sites may even offer educational puerh sample sets such as White2Tea. They offer 4 amazing sampler sets for starters. Two for ripe puerh and two for raw puerh. One sampler set is directed towards learning about how teas grown in different regions can differ as well as blends of teas from different regions. While the other sampler for each differs. For raw the second sampler revolves around harvest time and grade, while the ripe sampler revolves mainly around grade of leaf and blends of grades.

All of these samplers come with 4-5 mini cakes for a very reasonable price and are a big recommendation for anyone just starting out to gain a good understanding of harvest area, grading and development of the palate.

Find them here: https://white2tea.com/collections/tea-sample-sets

[mcrdotcom]

Moving to the dark side with 2019 Charlie shou puerh from @white2tea. Thick as hell, creamy, earthy, mushrooms, medicinal liquorice notes, woody.... just dark, very dark, very thick, really smooth... a savoury shou bomb! #puerh #puer #shou #shu #shupuerh #shupuer #shoupuer #shoupuerh #ripe #ripepuerh #ripepuer #yunnan #chinese #china #white2tea #2019 (at Swords, Dublin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6GgL9Wg_3V/?igshid=mk5n3tcp622r

[justinotherteablog]

Hi. This is a very important post. I got this aged yuzu peel from @brokencupteahouse and put three pieces of it on top of 5grams of nevermore shou puerh from @crimsonlotustea It was remarkable. That is all. #yuzupeel #yuzu #crimsonlotustea #shoupuerh #shupuerh #ripepuerh #ripepuer #chinesetea #fermentedtea #puerh #puerhtea #puerhaddict #puerhcha #gongfucha #gongfucode #justinotherteablog #teajunkie #tearecipe #tearecipes #teareview #teablogger #teaislife #teamoment #teasession #teaforone (at Peel Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CexDkXgO1hk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[oriarmcha]

The first snow in winter came a bit suddenly. Have a cup of Puerh to warm up your body.

[jmacfarlane]

Dark Depths @crimsonlotustea “Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny” #puerh #puerhtea #tea #shou #kraken #seattlekraken #yunnan #chineseteacup #ripepuerh #dark #gongfu https://www.instagram.com/p/CN3-fxZAqT_/?igshid=9yzc330rc3pd

[yunnansourcing-blog1]

Goin’ back to ‘99! 1999 Menghai “Red Dayi Brick” exquisite photography by @knappuer

[white2tea]

For all of you ripe Puer lovers who are in it for the wood, our Lumber Slut blend is built for you #white2tea #shu #shou #ripe #ripePuer #ripePuerh #puercha #puerhaddict #puerhcha #looseleaftea #looseleaf #gongfu #gongfutea #gongfucha #teasnob #teasnobs #teaaddiction #teaddicted #teaddict #qualitytea #teapotlover #cookedPuer #cookedPuerh #shuPuerh #shouPuerh #shuPuer #shouPuerh

[teawarehouse]

Ruyao glazes craze with use, leaving a crackled pattern behind from the teas you steep. Darker teas like ripe Puer will help ruyao craze more clearly, like this sea foam green standard ruyao gaiwan from #teawarehouse #shu #shou #ripe #ripePuer #ripePuerh #puercha #puerhaddict #puerhcha #looseleaftea #looseleaf #gongfu #gongfutea #gongfucha #teasnob #teasnobs #teaaddiction #teaddicted #teaddict #qualitytea #teapotlover #cookedPuer #cookedPuerh #shuPuerh #shouPuerh #shuPuer #shouPuerh #ruyao

[lazyliteratus]

That's a whole lotta NOPE. . . #teamemery #teamemes #teamemes #tea #memes #meme #shoupuerh #ripepuerh #puerh #goofy #goofymemes #disneymemes https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Qp0IUg6tA/?igshid=sovfqc26dsm8

[chineseteashop-blog]

Unpacking a tong of 1990s Menghai tea factory 7692 puerh tea cake. This is a rare receipt from the late 90s with earthy and woody flavour. #puerhcake #puer #puerh #puerhtea #pu_erh #yunnantea #yunnanpuerhtea #teacake #ripepuerh #menghaiteafactory #menghaitea #teashopvancouver #chineseteashop #teavancouver #agedpuerh (at The Chinese Tea Shop) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqg7WcfJXVy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[moshintheteagaiwan]

Tasting: 2020 “Tibetan Flame” Ripe Puerh Brick

“Tibetan Flame” is a sub brand of the famous Xiaguan Tea Factory. The factory is most famously known for their productions of Toucha shaped Puerh (bowl shaped or sometimes referred to as bird’s nest). The sub brand known as Tibetan Flame, produces Puerh meant to be sold to the Tibetan market and is used for making Tibetan Butter Tea. You can find a quick homemade recipe for butter tea in my blog.

This 250g brick comes well packaged in a tight wrapper and box for easy storage. The aroma of the brick is noticeable as soon as the brick is slipped out of it’s box. It’s got a little bit of green still present on the leaf when you look up close and still has presence of both golden downy and a little silver downy as well. It is quite a tightly pressed brick so breaking a piece off took a little extra time and care.

The dry aroma in the warmed gaiwan is rich with a sweet brown sugar and malt aroma with a smokey presence  of tobacco. Very warming and comforting on a cold days, or sitting close the the AC as the temperature her starts to heat up. The wet aroma is earthy with damp soil notes, malt, cocoa powder and a mellow but not overpowering smoke aroma, maybe even closer to a camphor smell. It also has some nice fruity notes of cooked berries, and sweet purple grape.

The first infusion comes with a thick and heavy malt, astringent, mineral rich soil, aged parchment and raisins. It also showed a very woody earthy side of cedar and notable camphor flavor. This woody side of the tea became the prominent profile on the second infusion with strong and filling notes of cedar wood, camphor, while the notes of mineral and raisin seemed to disappear. The malty flavor remained but the astringency faded.

By the 3rd and four runs the tea was all powerhouse of wood and camphor with an aroma similar to a lumber yard. Fresh cut woods of all types filling the air with a clean and comforting scent. The thick remained think and robust. A perfect sessions for a cold winter day, a weekend evening at the cottage or to compliment a juicy protein and potato filled meal. Actually reminded me a lot of Yunnan Sourcing 2020 “Cozy” cake.

This brick is a great example of how a good, flavorful tea doesn’t have to be expensive. $15 Canadian for a 250g brick that left me wanting a couple more to store for the future.

[mcrdotcom]

@crimsonlotustea 2000 Old Warrior shou. Medicinal, silky smooth, deep and relaxing. An old favourite. #puerh #puer #shou #shu #shupuerh #shupuer #shoupuer #shoupuerh #ripe #ripepuerh #ripepuer #yunnan #chinese #china #crimsonlotustea #oldwarrior #2000 (at Swords, Dublin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7L_1YCAx3i/?igshid=wmwa55a9ykgj

[justinotherteablog]

Packed tight in a brick packing wallops. My parents were like “dang this is smooth.” Sittin’ on the porch pourin’ up. Broccolini with lemon, tarragon, and hazelnuts. It gave and it gave till it finally stopped givin’. But by then we were stupefied and grinnin’. Pattin’ bellies swapping stories as the shadows got longer. My 50 gram pouch getting lighter. Monolith Shou from @intergalactic.tea #shoupuerh #shupuer #ripepuerh #ripepuer #puerh #puerhtea #puerhcha #cha #fermentedtea #teasession #gongfucha #gongfutea #gongfu #justinotherteablog #teapics #teapets #tealife🍃 #teawithfriends #teaislife #teaislove #teaisalwaysagoodidea #teaforme #teareview #teablogger #teablog #teastagram #teaset #tealovers #puerhaddict (at MONOLITH) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdt39XNO92_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shift2tea-blog]

It's teatime. More info on

[umao]

Tea time - #tea #teatime #puerh #ripepuerh #puerhtea #puerh #chinatea #morningtea #чай #пуэр #китайскийчай #шупуэр #шу #утро (at Wroclaw, Poland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtSeYSBndv0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qtdp56lykpqb