Pu’er tea is often confusing for newcomers. They may have had an earthy, dark ripe tea and assume that is what all pu’er is like. It is not. As a matter of fact, the raw style is the original pu’er tea and the two types differ significantly. Let’s explore what makes a tea a ripe or a raw pu’er.
It’s a big subject and so many variables come into play and ripe and raw, as you know, are also two different animals as is the decision to blend or do single leaves. Let’s see if I can just free-form this on the keyboard and make any sense.
What a difference that one week made as I allowed more of the post-pressing moisture to dissipate. The fullness of flavor began to return and the aroma deepened. A month later, even better.
Here’s a fun exercise to add to your tea time soon. As you sip, take a look at the tea flavor wheel in this post and see if you find what you are tasting. Are there any flavors not present on the wheel that are on your tongue?
Gaiwan, aka lidded bowl, is our very favorite way to brew tea, hands down. We adore the simplicity, the elegance. Join us for a two-minute video demo on gaiwan brewing.
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My advice? Play with your tea. Yes, there are some basic guidelines that can help in the beginning to assist in upping the odds that you’ll get a more satisfactory cup of tea but please know that there really isn’t a wrong way to pursue this drink.
Once in a while, I get a question about why we blend some pu’er teas and not others when we create a pressing or loose leaf offering for our website. This is a good place for me to dissect that just a bit.
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