Mid-2000s Puerh Tea (Standing and Dark Association)

 

This is a follow-up to the previous post - The Year that Changed Puerh Tea (2005) to address the question, “What happened to these teas and how are they viewed?”

The Year that Changed Puerh Tea (2005)

Walking the streets of a tea market in Kunming, China in 2005

The Rawness of Puerh Tea

Traditional processing of puerh stood out as being different from green tea and oolong production by preserving the rawness of the tea.

 

The Rinse

To rinse or not to rinse ...

2011 Menghai Tea Factory 7262 (Ripe)

It’s early days yet but this tea has taken a pleasant turn.

 

1990s Guang Yun Gong

Done! Glad to see the end of this 1990s Guang Yun Gong teacake

The Glory of the Leaf