Posted by Rachel | Posted in Tea and Accessories | Posted on 04-08-2008
Tags: pu-erh, pu-erh tea cake, puerh, puerhshop, sheng, tea
what are some verry famous and trusted internet tea shops?
best would be one were i can buy old pu erh cakes/bricks 30 years or older, if you dont know about the pu erh any shop that sells a variety of loose teas will do
I haven’t seen much Puer that old online, but I do know people here in China that are big into puer, if you are interested I can see what I can find. I get back on the mainland next Wednesday.
There are a number of places online like:
TeaSpring
Teavana
Adagio
Not sure about their Puer collections though.
How to break up a Puerh tea cake
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Pu-erh Teacake Prying Tray As all Pu-erh tea enthusiasts can appreciate, the prying of tea leaves from a pressed Pu-erh cake can be quite messy. After the leaves have been loosened from the cake, there is then the matter of gathering the scattered leaves and placing them in the teapot. This product is designed to make the prying process easier. Just place the teacake in the tray. Pry as much of the tea leaves loose as y… |
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Knife for Prying Away at your Pu-erh Tea Brick or Cake Knife for Prying Away at your Pu-erh Tea Brick or Cake The best way to separate a chunk of Pu-erh tea from a brick, cake, or tuo is to use something not too sharp to pry at it. Typically when using this method the tea will separate in layers and there will be less breakage of the tea leaves. Broken leaves can lead to more bitterness in brewing. Composition: Stainless Steel… |
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Yunnan Pu Erh Tea Cake – Chi Tse Beeng Cha – 12 Oz $12.98 Pu-Erh beeng cha is made sun-dried green tea. It is slowly aged over years and developed some mellow and smooth taste that only cooked Pu-Erh teas usually have.Brewing: Use a strong tea knife to carefully pry out a chunk of leaves equal to about 1 T and place it in a teapot. Rinse by covering with boiling water and quickly pour off. Cover with boiling water again and let steep 5-30 seconds and ser… |
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100g Raw Pu’er tea, Pu erh $8.00 Pu-erh tea is traditionally made with leaves from old wild tea trees of a variety known as ‘broad leaf tea’(simplified ) or Camellia sinensis var.assamica,which is found in southwest China as well as the bordering tropical regions in Burma,Vietnam,Laos,and the very eastern parts of India. The shoots and young leaves from this varietal are often covered with fine hairs,with the pekoe ( two leaves … |
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250g Ripe puerh tea,Yunnan Puer / Pu’er tea $10.00 Pu-erh tea is traditionally made with leaves from old wild tea trees of a variety known as ‘broad leaf tea’(simplified ) or Camellia sinensis var.assamica,which is found in southwest China as well as the bordering tropical regions in Burma,Vietnam,Laos,and the very eastern parts of India. The shoots and young leaves from this varietal are often covered with fine hairs,with the pekoe ( two leaves … |