Pu Erh Tuo Cha Tea Cakes

Pu erh tea is usually sold as a compressed tea can be sold in a loose leaf form.

Pu erh tuo cha tea cakes.

Pu erh tea ball cakes 20 pack 20 pu er tea tuo cha bird s nest shape cakes fermented loose leaf pu erh tea yunnan china origin 60 servings in square black metal tin 4 3 out of 5 stars 201 10 99. Purchase your favorite pu erh pressed tea cake from us now. As the tea undergoes controlled microbial fermentation it also continues to. Our pu erh mini tuo cha is hand harvested from the antique tea trees of mannong manmai and is rich full bodied and smooth with a sweetly flavored infusion rarely found in this type of tea.

Tuo cha pu erh tea comes in small cakes that are tightly pressed together black leaves with golden tips. Pu er or pu erh is a variety of fermented tea traditionally produced in yunnan province china in the context of traditional chinese tea production terminology fermentation refers to microbial fermentation called wet piling and is typically applied after the tea leaves have been sufficiently dried and rolled. Puerh cakes are often collected and allowed to ferment for many years to allow for a richer and deeper flavor. It is typically processed into compressed cakes bricks and tuos.

This tuo cha pu erh tea is classed as a ripe pu erh or shu cha 熟茶 which means that it has undergone accelerated fermentation in order to speed up the ageing process and improve flavour. Pu erh is particularly special because it can be aged for decades or longer always changing and in most cases developing more depth and texture. Pu erh tea is made from yunnan large leaf varietal of camellia sinensis. Solstice tea traders pu erh tuo cha tea cakes.

Pu erh can be compressed into a round cake a bowl shaped form known as tuo cha a mini tuo cha a mushroom shaped cake a rectangular brick and a variety of other shapes. Repeat this step once more being sure to discard the water. This traditional style of shu pu er offers an impressively robust infusion that is credited to our unique blend of vintages ranging from 2 4 years in age.