All raw pu-erh teas that we produce under our own name “TEA SIDE” are single cultivars made exclusively from pure organic material from old trees growing in their natural habitat.
Pu-erh blends and recipes can be very successful, but single-origin material allows you to see the beauty of a particular region. And, moreover, single variety tea let you recognize the taste of one particular kind of trees and feel its character. That's why, both in China and Thailand, pure unblended sheng (raw) pu-erhs are the most interesting for tea connoisseurs and more expensive.
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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