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Pu-erh Tea White Frost vs Mould
You open a stored pu-erh cake and notice something white on the surface. Before you do anything else, stop. What you're looking at is either completely harmless — or a...
Pu-erh Tea White Frost vs Mould
You open a stored pu-erh cake and notice something white on the surface. Before you do anything else, stop. What you're looking at is either completely harmless — or a...
The Best Humidity for Aging Pu-erh Tea
If you've started buying full pu-erh cakes with the intention of aging them, humidity is the first storage question you'll face. And the first answer most people find — "60...
The Best Humidity for Aging Pu-erh Tea
If you've started buying full pu-erh cakes with the intention of aging them, humidity is the first storage question you'll face. And the first answer most people find — "60...
Brew Raw Pu-erh Without Bitterness
Raw pu-erh has a reputation for bitterness. Some of that reputation is deserved — young sheng from high-quality ancient trees is genuinely assertive. But a significant portion of the bitterness...
Brew Raw Pu-erh Without Bitterness
Raw pu-erh has a reputation for bitterness. Some of that reputation is deserved — young sheng from high-quality ancient trees is genuinely assertive. But a significant portion of the bitterness...
How to Choose the Right Vessel for Pu-erh Tea?
If you're setting up a gongfu tea practice for the first time, this is usually the first real decision: gaiwan or Yixing teapot? Both are traditional. Both work. But they...
How to Choose the Right Vessel for Pu-erh Tea?
If you're setting up a gongfu tea practice for the first time, this is usually the first real decision: gaiwan or Yixing teapot? Both are traditional. Both work. But they...
Is Cha Qi Real - Drink with Pu-erh Tea
Ask ten serious pu-erh drinkers whether cha qi is real, and you'll get ten different answers. Some will describe it with complete confidence — a warmth in the chest, a...
Is Cha Qi Real - Drink with Pu-erh Tea
Ask ten serious pu-erh drinkers whether cha qi is real, and you'll get ten different answers. Some will describe it with complete confidence — a warmth in the chest, a...
The Pu-erh Tea Ceremony
There is a moment in drinking good pu-erh that most people miss the first time. It happens after you swallow. The tea is gone from your mouth, but something is...
The Pu-erh Tea Ceremony
There is a moment in drinking good pu-erh that most people miss the first time. It happens after you swallow. The tea is gone from your mouth, but something is...