Puer Tea is unique in that it must be aged before drinking. Belonging to the categories of red and black tea, it starts being palatable after three to four years and becomes more expensive with each successive year. It has become one of the most fashionable teas in recent years in China as much for a financial investment as for its health properties and strong, earthy taste.
Puer brews out quite dark and can be either sweet or earthy. The sweet variety is less traditional but currently more popular, and the earthy variety is usually preferred by knowledgeable Puer drinkers. The leaves can either be loose or compressed into ‘bricks’ of various sizes and weights. We include our personal recommendations on how to best brew Puer Tea with each order.
•$20 per 100g Grade
•$40 per 100g Grade
•$80 per 100g Grade
Difference in grades is determined by the quality of the bush; the number of years aged; and whether the leaves were first fermented (less expensive, can be drunk sooner) or packed raw (very expensive, as it usually means a minimum of ten years of aging).
Our $20 grade is a very affordable entry level loose leaf Puer; the $40 grade is pressed into 3 gram ‘bricks’ and is an excellent value for taste; and our $80 grade is a powerfully rich and complex Puer to be savored quietly. It is our choice for pursuing the Dao through tea.
