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A reader recently wrote me asking me about this “Hong Jing Tian 100 Years Old Tea Trees” puerh. Leaving aside the very obvious question marks of why decent tea leaves would and should be used to make cooked puerh in … Continue reading
Tag Archives: cooked puerh
is the Mengku Yuanyexiang (YYX), thick paper, I believe. A friend of mine gave me half a cake, which by today’s price is probably worth a few million.  YYX leaves on the left, cheap, cheap Chinatown cooked puerh on the … Continue reading
I was in Philly the past weekend for a conference, and for much of the time I was there I spent in the hotel or in Chinatown, which was right next to it. Normally I’d bring my own tea to … Continue reading
They come in bags, jars, boxes, cases…. loose puerh come in all shape and sizes, and they are notoriously hard to identify if you are only looking at the dry leaves. What is this, for example? Even without the problem … Continue reading
Now I finally understand why people thought it was crazy to buy whole cakes, bricks, or whatever, for personal consumption. Instead, they preferred to buy loose tea, or tea that was broken up by the seller in advance. It’s very … Continue reading
I was fishing around in my box full of weird stuff, samples, leftovers, and that kind of thing, and among them I found this If I remember correctly, this is a sample from Aaron Fisher. I cannot for the life … Continue reading
I saw this in a Chinese market yesterday. I actually opened the can to look, and thought it smelled traditionally stored. Couldn’t resist The leaves look nondescript — traditionally stored, for sure (from the smell). Nannuo (that’s what Nan Nor … Continue reading
I opened this up today to drink, finally, after it’s been sitting around for months and traveled with me. Action Jackson packed it in Shanghai. It’s a cooked tea that she wanted me to try. It’s surprisingly sturdy as a … Continue reading
Unlike Davelcorp’s sample yesterday, some of my samples are distinctly un-labeled, and I’m never really sure whose tea it is, when I neglected to label them and it’s been a year since I looked. Today’s tea was one such thing. … Continue reading
I went to the tea market today, but didn’t accomplish what I wanted, and basically didn’t drink any tea. So I got home, and decided to drink some cooked samples I got from Teacuppa thanks to their generous offer of … Continue reading