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熟普洱 - Shu Pu Er
For more information about the Shu Puerh tea ,please refer to Shu Puer Masterclass on our blog page.
Grade
"Jin Ya" - Golden tips ( medium or bigger tips ) , "Gong Ting " - small tips , 1st. grade - tip and small leaf. Other grades down to the 7th grade are about the ration of tips - leaves - stems - old leaves - Huang Pian ( ...
熟普洱 - Shu Pu Er
For more information about the Shu Puerh tea ,please refer to Shu Puer Masterclass on our blog page.
Grade
"Jin Ya" - Golden tips ( medium or bigger tips ) , "Gong Ting " - small tips , 1st. grade - tip and small leaf. Other grades down to the 7th grade are about the ration of tips - leaves - stems - old leaves - Huang Pian ( yellow leaves ) , which most of it is obvious by visual.
Huang Pian also could be sold loose or pressed as separate product.
Processing
The depth of fermentation has impact on final taste and further ability to change with time ( mistakenly associated with ageing ). Dark, medium and light fermentation terms are not set exactly so the association with final product might vary from the producer or vendor. ( for example : what we call medium fermentation , for somebody else this could be light fermentation and vice versa )
There are few concepts of fermentation. Apart big tea factory production making many tons batch in one go , there is also small private production , above the ground fermentation ( tea is in bags sitting on pallets avoiding contact with ground ) or basket fermentation ( fermenting in bamboo baskets. These are very small batches ).
Processing is also related to area as the climate conditions vary ( particularly heat and humidity ) which are important factors for the fermentation. Some areas are also significant for shu production with intensive smokey notes.
Shu puerh also can be blended with flowers ( like jasmine or nuo mi ) or just be steamed with.
For search of shu based on tasting notes, please refer to Tea Taste at the footer of our website.
Shape
Apart of the loose form also in various shapes either natural way like " Lao Cha Tou " or manmade like cakes , bricks , tuo , balls called " Long Zhu " . Some other alternative forms are available like shu puerh stuffed into the mandarine, shu puerh granules called Silver Nuggets or shu puerh dense extract " Cha Gao "
Trees
Shu puerh is mostly made of "tai di cha" - tea bushes from plantations or from " Qiao Mu " arbor tea trees growing in tea gardens . The most expensive is production from old tea trees called " Gu Shu " ( we call it also Old Arbor ).
Varietal
Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica , var.pubillinba, and many others.Aside of cultivated tea plants there is also production from wild tea trees like Camellia Taliensis ..etc.
We do not state varietal on the product unless we can trace it. Many vendors use it as marketing tool or just guessing without having solid evidence of the varietal.
Origin
The location is very important for single origin products as some places , mountains or even villages might be significant for specific taste or other qualities. In pu erh tea production is also common ( in fact back in past it was the main concept ) blending / mixing mao cha from different locations or different trees ( bushes with arbors ) .
Harvest
Shu puerh is mostly made as the cheaper product than sheng. Late spring , summer or autumn harvests ( or mix of them ) is generally used for production. In taste and quality of brewing the right / suitable fermentation ( and appropriate kill green for sheng before gone to processing of shu ) plays big role and might cause that product made of summer material might be actually better than spring one.
Brewing
Brewing parameters ( volume , amount of tea , time of brewing ) depends on personal taste preference and desired strength of the tea. Temperature is recommended 100C boiling water , in order to get the most out of the shu.
In brewing the shu the size of the leaf ( grade ) , depth of fermentation , previous storage ( humidity ) or shape ( loose / pressed and soft or hard pressed ) factors also need to be concerned.
The products listed below is a representative selection of the elements written above , helping you to understand the differences by trying particular examples.
Shu Pu Er There are 16 products.
2008 Gu Shu Jin Zhuan
1 Review(s)Authentic way of fermentation gives this shu pu-erh from Baoshan arbor tea trees very distinctive flavour from others. It has a scent of old red wood with the pleasant hint of traditional Chinese medicine, at the very first brew tea gives sweet sensation in mouth and back of the tongue. This is small private processed batch with handwritten calligraphy...
USD 36.80In Stock2020 Mang Fei Shu Zhuan - 250g
1 Review(s)Selected grade from bushes growing near to Mangfei village and processed with medium level of fermentation as typical for Yongde shu puerh. Within first infusions you will experience pleasant nutty chocolate aroma which is also reflected in taste. It also doesn't miss gentle bitterness at the back taste which can increase with harder steeping ,yet no...
USD 24.80In Stock2013 Mengku Arbor Shu Zhuan
2 Review(s)Medium-light fermented tea leafs from small arbor tea trees growing in small tea garden in Mengku. Walnut-chocolate infusions within each cup will not turn to the soil-earthy notes even during the longer time of brewing. Very soft / mild shu puerh suitable for the morning because easy going on your stomach The tea brick comes from private batch, small...
USD 35.20In Stock2015 Banglang Shan Shu Puer
1 Review(s)Medium light fermented tea leaves of Bang Lang mountain plantations which is the part of the Ailao Shan. This cake represents typical taste of shu puerh from Puer area as you can expect from tea factories like Long Sheng. Caramel and walnuts would be the key notes emerging in brewed tea and so in taste in your cup. Without any deep soil earthy background...
USD 32.00In Stock2018 Jin Hua Shu Zhuan
1 Review(s)Shu puerh pressed brick was exposed to the environment with controlled temperature and humidity in order to achieve Golden Flowers " Jin Hua ".The taste description in very simple way would be like : Hei Cha without astringency or excessive sour notes and shu puerh without earthy or fishy notes. In fact, resembles a taste of old hei cha but without any...
USD 6.72In Stock2018 Yiwu Arbor - shu puerh
2 Review(s)Mixture of spring and autumn harvest of young arbor tea tree leafs from Yiwu make this cake for reasonable price despite of the soaring costs of tea production from this area. Deep fermentation is revealed by very first infusion when nutty and dark chocolate notes pop out from your hot gaiwan and will remain in your mouth for good solid 6-8 steeping....
USD 40.00In Stock2017 Menghai Gong Ting
After 3rd infusions the medium dark red tea liquor clears but there is a still touch of "dui wei" since it's a new shu pu-erh. Gong ting grade of tea leafs from Menghai area release bitter-sweet taste and warming up feeling.
USD 11.20In Stock2020 Banglang Shan Shu Puer Loose
Shu pu-erh fermented in Pu'er ( Simao ). As typical for shu pu-erhs produced from the area , clean and medium fermented tea leafs from the bushes of varietal " jin pu hao" release walnutty aroma. Some woody notes which are more noticeable in lighter infusions. You will get a dark chocolate bitter touch with harder infusions , which might be welcomed by...
USD 5.60In Stock2015 Cha Tou Fan Zhuan
You will get very rich and strong flavor from this 6-10g shu pu-erh cube from Menghai made from batch fermented on wooden pallets above the ground for better air circulation and increased hygiene. Gentle smoky notes at the beginning will fade away later and sweetness will linger at the bottom of your tongue combined with persisting bitter and warming...
USD 1.15In Stock2021 Yongde - Gong Ting
Sweet tea liquor of medium - light fermented leafs and buds , as typical for Yongde shu , releases also slightly bitter&sweet aftertaste in harder steepings , where the original walnut notes exponentially increase. Touch of wood and camphor can be experienced in certain infusions of this very clean and comfortable to drink shu for those who are not in...
USD 5.60In Stock2018 Wuliang Shan Shu - Dragon Balls
Dark fermented leaves from small arbor tea trees hand pressed into the "long zhu" , which takes couple of infusions to open up and give out very dark tea soup of the wet wood ( but not musty ) with gentle "nuo mi" ( but not strong as actual nuomi puer is ) notes. It's that natural caramel-ish sweet nuo mi touch you get from deep fermented shu which you...
USD 0.64In Stock2021 Bada Shan Shu Arbor - 200g
1 Review(s)Small private production from arbor tea trees growing near to Zhang Lang village. Fruity notes coming out of the hot leaves in aroma and consequently in taste will reveal small batch production. Not selected grade so the content ( ratio of leaves and tips ) is same as mao cha was harvested , medium pressed so can be easily chipped. Smooth shu with unique...
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