The Tao of Tea, Cooked Style Puer Velour, Dark Puer Tea, 3 oz (85 g)

Origin Yunnan, China

Yunnan province, found at the southwestern most corner of China, is considered the origin fro the tea plant. It is home to the famous Puer years and renowned for its tremendous biodiversity, ethnic diversity and breathtaking mountainous landscape.

Puer Tea

Puer tea is named for the town of Puer where teas from the surrounding mountains were brought, pressed into bricks and cakes and sent out across the continent. Puer teas traveled as far as Tibet, Japan and Europe.

Wo Dui 'Cooked Style' Puer

To reach its destination, the tea traveled through a range of climates and weather often by horse and camelback. For this reason, Puer became known for an aged, earth quality that it developed along the way. Nowadays, this earthy character can be encouraged by a 'Wo Dui' process. Duer tea leaves are moistened ('wo') with water and stacked ('dui') in piles to undergo a unique post fermentation giving the tea its unique aroma and flavor.

Flavor

Earthy flavor, dark, deep red color brew with a velvet texture. Very smooth, void of any astringency.

Steep two teaspoons in eight ounces of filtered water for three minutes. Can be re-infused many times.