Raw pu-erh aka green or sheng pu-erh tea used to be called just pu-erh. It story began about 2000 years ago. In essence, it is a green tea that is roasted 20% less than normal. Because it took many months to transport tea along the silk road, they began pressing it into cakes for compactness.
The main point of raw pu-erh is that it matures slowly, fermenting . The level of fermentation depends on the humidity and temperature of the storage environment. The younger raw pu-erh is, the sweeter, the more floral-fruity its flavor and the more astringency is in it. Brewed young sheng pu-erh tea has a golden-colored infusion. The initial oxidation level is about 10%. During the storage of pu-erh, fermentation by microorganisms is added to the oxidation process. Read more...
A 15-year-old naturally stored raw pu-erh tea is about 50% fermented. Such green pu-erh infuses to a dark red, burgundy liquor. The taste of a 15-year-old sheng has bright tones of dried fruit with hints of expensive wood: teak, sandalwood, etc. Over the years of storage, its tartness considerably decreases. Gradually ripening, green raw pu-erh tea approaches black ripe pu-erh in the level of fermentation, color of infusion, softness of mouthfeel, and flavor notes.
But sheng will never become shou, even a 50-year-old raw pu-erh still differs by taste from an artificially fermented tea. Read less...
In our store you will find many pu-erh’s named Hong Tai Chang. This famous Chinese brand was founded in the city of Yibang. HTC was at the forefront of the emergence of pu-erh culture in China and It was the leader in pu-erh exporting of that time. Read more...
In the 1930s, Hong Tai Chang Tea House established a branch in Thailand, and later created agency companies in other Southeast Asian countries. In 20 years Hong Tai Chang company had developed into a real pu-erh empire. It had been closed in Yibang after the communist revolution in 1949. But the production of the original Hong Tai Chang pu-erh teas in Thailand is still alive. Traditions of masters are passed on from generation to generation and kept in secret.
Thai pu-erh’s allow you to touch the old school tea, the origins of a real Pu-erh tradition. Read less...
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