Metropolitan Tea Company - Golden Pu-erh 5 Yrs Tea
A woodsy quality with an earthy character sometimes described as elemental. Compared to young Pu-erh this tea is quite mild and smooth.
Luxury Ingredients: Black Tea (Pu-erh style)
Small Batch Blended and Packed in: Canada
Tea(s) From: China
Region(s): Yunnan Province
Antioxidant Level: High
Caffeine Content: Medium
Metropolitan Tea Company - Golden Pu-erh 5 Yrs Tea
About this Tea:
Golden Pu-erh has been aged for five years in a dark cave in Yunnan Province. This aging process in a relatively high humidity environment has mellowed the elemental character of the tea when compared to young Pu-erh (aged about 1 year). As with wine, young pu-erh is considered the least valuable whereas pu-erh 5 years or older is more highly prized. Interestingly the taste of pu-erh becomes more mellow with age and perhaps more acceptable to the western palate.
The method of production is: The tea leaves are picked, rolled, withered in the hot sun, after which they are steamed and pressed into cakes. (This pu-erh is broken up out of the cakes to make it easier to deal with). The steaming process generates some moisture and when compressed (without drying) into the cakes, in the course of time the tea takes on a musty and earthy character. Pu-erh that gets somewhat moldy before it naturally dries is considered the best. Pu-erh is then stored for years.
