Pu-erh Academy
How to Store Pu-erh Tea at Home (二)
Storing pu-erh at home in the United States presents a specific set of challenges that most Chinese storage guides don't address: air conditioning, dry winters, wide seasonal humidity swings, and...
How to Store Pu-erh Tea at Home (二)
Storing pu-erh at home in the United States presents a specific set of challenges that most Chinese storage guides don't address: air conditioning, dry winters, wide seasonal humidity swings, and...
Best Pu-erh Tea for Beginners
If you're new to pu-erh and trying to figure out where to start, the options can feel overwhelming. Aged cakes, raw vs. ripe, ancient trees, different mountains — it's a...
Best Pu-erh Tea for Beginners
If you're new to pu-erh and trying to figure out where to start, the options can feel overwhelming. Aged cakes, raw vs. ripe, ancient trees, different mountains — it's a...
Pu-erh at Work: 4 Easy Brewing Methods
Gongfu brewing is the ideal way to experience pu-erh. It's also not something most people can do at their desk. The good news: pu-erh is one of the most forgiving...
Pu-erh at Work: 4 Easy Brewing Methods
Gongfu brewing is the ideal way to experience pu-erh. It's also not something most people can do at their desk. The good news: pu-erh is one of the most forgiving...
What Is Pu-erh Tea?
Pu-erh tea is a fermented tea produced exclusively in Yunnan Province, China. It is one of the most complex and distinctive categories in the world of tea — and one...
What Is Pu-erh Tea?
Pu-erh tea is a fermented tea produced exclusively in Yunnan Province, China. It is one of the most complex and distinctive categories in the world of tea — and one...
Raw vs. Ripe Pu-erh Tea for Beginners
If you're new to pu-erh, the first question is almost always the same: raw or ripe? They look similar. They're both compressed. They're both from Yunnan. But they taste completely...
Raw vs. Ripe Pu-erh Tea for Beginners
If you're new to pu-erh, the first question is almost always the same: raw or ripe? They look similar. They're both compressed. They're both from Yunnan. But they taste completely...
What Does Authentic Yunnan Pu-erh Tea Taste Like?
If you've just tried pu-erh for the first time and thought "this tastes nothing like any tea I've had before" — you're right. Authentic Yunnan pu-erh is genuinely different from...
What Does Authentic Yunnan Pu-erh Tea Taste Like?
If you've just tried pu-erh for the first time and thought "this tastes nothing like any tea I've had before" — you're right. Authentic Yunnan pu-erh is genuinely different from...