#puerhcake

[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

#puerh #puerhtea #chinesetea #puerhcake #teablr #white2tea #teacake #sample #teasample #raw #ripe #rawpuerh #ripepuerh #sheng #shou

[wingchun-zmajevognezdo-beograd]

2012 Dayi Menghai 7552 #puerhcake #puerhtea #puerh #puerhcha #puer #caj #čaj #camellia #camelliasinensis #kamilica #teapot #teacup #fermentedtea https://www.instagram.com/p/CpXQhWAN_L1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#puerhcake #puerhtea #puerh #puerhcha #puer #caj #čaj #camellia #camelliasinensis #kamilica #teapot #teacup #fermentedtea

[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=

#puerhcake #puer #puerh #puerhtea #pu_erh #yunnantea #yunnanpuerhtea #teacake #ripepuerh #menghaiteafactory #menghaitea #teashopvancouver #chineseteashop #teavancouver #agedpuerh

[bellhillpottery]

This is my new puerh storage jar! What do you think? Would you want one of these? _________________________________ • • #storagejar #jar #teajar #puerh #puerhcake #teaware #woodfired #sodafired #art (at New Milford, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91dvOLAAGm/?igshid=14vndo8yojmx1

#storagejar #jar #teajar #puerh #puerhcake #teaware #woodfired #sodafired #art

[teajointca]

Have you ever wanted to get a whole Cake, but the price was always too much? ⠀ 🐴 -10% off on all whole cakes, bricks and tuochas ⠀ #TJointnews #puerh #shoupuerh #shengpuerh #puerhcake #puerhbingcha #puerhaddict #puerhcha #puerhteacake #puerhlover #puerhsk https://www.instagram.com/p/B83-0KBgKol/?igshid=lu1mc2lqjo09

#tjointnews #puerh #shoupuerh #shengpuerh #puerhcake #puerhbingcha #puerhaddict #puerhcha #puerhteacake #puerhlover #puerhsk

[white2tea]

One of our aged productions, yet to be released. Aging very nicely #white2tea #Puercake #Puerhcake #chabing #Puer #Puerh

#puerhcake #white2tea #puercake #chabing #puerh #puer

[thechineseteashop]

Blue Mark last week. #puer #puerh #puerhtea #puerhcake #puercake #teacake #teacakes #yunnantea #yunnanpuerhtea #bluemark #oldpuer #vintagetea #agedpuerh #agedtea #yixing #yixingteapot #antiqueteapot

#puer #puerh #puerhtea #puerhcake #puercake #teacake #teacakes #yunnantea #yunnanpuerhtea #bluemark #oldpuer #vintagetea #agedpuerh #agedtea #yixing #yixingteapot #antiqueteapot

[teasnkees-blog]

Agitating a lotus puerh from Ku Cha. #puerh #lotustea #puerhcake #minipuerh #heicha #gaiwan #kucha #gongfucha #tea #puerhtea #looseleaf #teacake #atx #atxlife (at Austin, Texas)

#puerh #lotustea #puerhcake #minipuerh #heicha #gaiwan #kucha #gongfucha #tea #puerhtea #looseleaf #teacake #atx #atxlife

[coolchinesetea]

#agedtea#puerhcake#puertea#moylor

#puerhcake #agedtea #puertea #moylor

[moshintheteagaiwan]

Tasting: 2019 “Golden Pig” Raw Puerh

I finally had a minute to sit and create my tasting notes for the 2019 Golden Pig. This cake is one of the same five cakes being used for the Puerh storage experiment I previously blogged about. To add a bit more information on this cake, this is a blend of 2019 harvested autumn material from several Lincang villages. For those of you who have expressed interest in the distant results of this experiment, these are the notes I will be using as reference when the time comes to do side by side tasting around this time next year.

The leaves are still a bit bright, with patches of green and silvery downy. Being from 2019 the cake as already aged a couples years and it shows, but you can still see the younger side of this cake. It will be interesting to see how the other cakes, in their various storage methods compare to this freshly opened cake.

The strength of this little cake was very clear and upfront from the first sniff of the dry leaf. I first got a very fruity aroma like fruit cocktail or stewed peaches in syrup. In addition it has a sweet and savory type of aroma much like a sweet cherry tomato with a lightly woodsy finish. Notes of peachy and yellow plum came through greatly on the wet leaf with stronger earthy/ woodsy notes of wet tree bark. I also found it to have a fresh vegetal notes like freshly washed greens.

The first infusion has a slight astringency with a bitter bite on the throat but not overpowering. It has a thick and full bodied mouthfeel with a viscous flavor. Fruity flavors of white peach transition into a savory tone just before transitioning back to a fruity finish peaches and sugarcane. The second infusion presented much more bitterness but with a greater fruity sweetness to balance it. Notes of sugarcane and honey could be found along with a smoother mouthfeel.

By the fourth infusion the tea had hit it’s sweet point. It became perfectly balanced with the right amount of sweetness and astringency. Still very thick and viscous with greater vegetal and woody tones and a delightful fruity finish.

I am glad I got five of these cake, even if the majority I can’t touch for a year. The cake just recently sold out and has it turns out, it checks all the right boxes for me. Strong, flavorful and thick that leaves a lasting impression. A quality I search for in all Raw Puerh I try but often fail to get.

#teablr #puerh #puerhtea #tea #raw #rawpuerh #pig #goldenpig #yunnan #yunnansourcing #lincang #lincangpuerh #taecake #cake #puerhcake

[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=

#puerhcake #puer #puerh #puerhtea #pu_erh #yunnantea #yunnanpuerhtea #teacake #ripepuerh #menghaiteafactory #menghaitea #teashopvancouver #chineseteashop #teavancouver #agedpuerh

[fangourmetea]

A cup of Gua Fung Zhuang Raw Puerh keeps you warm in such a cold wether. 刮風寨生普洱 #puerhtea #puerhcake #event #holidayseason #tea #teatasting #tearoom #teatime #tealover #moment #lifestyle #teajourney #teaspa #flushing #teaphotography #teatherapy #nyc #teaware #teapot #fangtea #health #Chinesetea #teagram #yelp #wellness #tealife #teaaddict #timefortea #queens #newyorktimes #tealife (at 芳茗軒 Fang Gourmet Tea)

#flushing #teapot #fangtea #moment #tealife #newyorktimes #lifestyle #wellness #teaaddict #teagram #timefortea #yelp #tealover #teajourney #health #teatherapy #tea #teaphotography #teatime #teaspa #tearoom #holidayseason #event #puerhtea #teatasting #queens #puerhcake #teaware #nyc #chinesetea