What Do Dry Storage and Wet Storage Mean, and How to Differentiate and Understand Them?
For Pu-erh tea enthusiasts, the terms 'dry storage' and 'wet storage' are frequently encountered. Dry storage refers to proper storage conditions with normal temperature and humidity, allowing natural aging. Wet storage involves placing compressed raw tea in a humid environment (typically over 80% h...
Tea News · Jul 03, 2025
What Level Are You at in Drinking Pu-erh Tea?
Do you love drinking Pu-erh tea? Do you understand it? Do you know what level you've reached in appreciating Pu-erh tea? Quickly check to see where you stand in the world of Pu-erh tea! The stages range from beginner (elementary school level , where you might drink tea casually without distinguishin...
Tea News · Jun 24, 2025
Why are some Pu-erh ripe tea cakes pressed loosely and some tightly?
Pu-erh ripe tea cakes vary in compression—some are loosely pressed (for better appearance while others are tightly pressed (locally called 'iron-pressed' . The process involves compressing loose tea leaves into a cake shape, requiring leaves of sufficient length to hold the form. Raw Pu-erh tea, wi...
Tea News · Jun 17, 2025
Does Drinking Strong-Fragrance Tieguanyin Tea Regularly Harm or Nourish the Stomach?
Strong-Fragrance Tieguanyin is a traditional semi-fermented Anxi Tieguanyin tea, favored by experienced tea drinkers for its rich taste and deep color. It undergoes baking during processing, resulting in a tea that is aromatic, mellow, and sweet, with a golden-yellow infusion. Compared to light-frag...
Tea News · Jun 13, 2025
All the Pu-erh Tea Knowledge You Want to Know Is Here
For beginners learning about Pu-erh tea, it can be overwhelming to know where to start, as many concepts, terms, and basics are unfamiliar. This article is designed to help newcomers quickly grasp the essentials of Pu-erh tea. It covers definitions, types (raw and ripe , production processes, storag...
Tea News · Jun 09, 2025
How to Preserve Tieguanyin Tea Well
Preserving Tieguanyin tea generally requires low temperature and vacuum sealing to maintain its color, aroma, and taste in the short term. However, in practice, the tea often loses its original qualities even after a short storage period. Factors such as the degree of drying after fermentation and t...
Tea News · Jun 06, 2025
Introduction to Pu-erh Tea: What is Ripe Pu-erh Tea?
Pu-erh tea is made from sun-dried large-leaf tea from Yunnan Province, processed through post-fermentation into loose or compressed forms. It is divided into raw and ripe types. Ripe Pu-erh tea is favored by many for its quicker readiness compared to raw tea, which requires long aging. To identify g...
Tea News · May 30, 2025
What is Tea Fermentation?
Tea fermentation is often mentioned in terms of full fermentation, semi-fermentation, or light fermentation, but it differs from the microbial fermentation seen in foods like yogurt, wine, and vinegar. In tea processing, fermentation refers to enzymatic oxidation, where polyphenols in tea leaves und...
Tea News · May 28, 2025
How to correctly identify the quality of Pu-erh tea?
Choosing tea is always a skill. Different people have different preferences, and factors such as brand, tea type, and vintage are some of the criteria for selecting tea. Pu-erh tea, made from sun-dried green tea leaves of the Yunnan large-leaf variety, is known as 'drinkable antique.' It is unique t...
Tea News · May 28, 2025
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