organic pu-erh with ginger black tea

Organic Pu-erh with Ginger Black Tea

Pu-erh tea is perhaps the most mysterious of Chinese tea varieties, with a pronounced earthy aroma and taste. It is among the few teas that improves with age. Similar to wine, one may find very expensive Pu-erh teas that are decades old. Nonetheless, the earthy, woodsy flavor is unique and it is a tea best tried in a smaller quantity before buying in a larger quantity.

Read a recent review of this tea.

What do we mean by "earthy and woodsy"? In the case of Pu-erh, imagine you are walking through a forest just after a morning rain. As you close your eyes you can smell the damp soil beneath your feet, the leaves that cover the forest floor, the emerald moss on the shadow side of the trees, and wild mushrooms coming up beneath bushes along the trail. This is the aroma of Pu-erh tea. The flavor of the Yunnan black tea leaf comes through but it is altered, smoother, earthy, deeper - a burgundy of teas.

Pu-erh has been popular in China for centuries and has seen renewed interest due to its notoriety as a slimming tea that dampens the appetite, helps reduce cholersterol levels and enhances the metabolism. Recent studies seem to support this claim. This tea's unique fermentation processing step specific to Pu-erh teas imparts the tea with unique health benefits.*

Our loose leaf Pu-erh is harvested from ancient tea trees and combined with organic ginger pieces to add another tasting layer and health giving component to this exceptional tea. The familiar ginger flavor balances well with the distinctive Pu-erh taste and together provide a great introduction to this tea for those new to the mysterious qualities of this special tea.

How to Prepare Pu-erh with Ginger Tea:

Heat water (filtered if possible) to a boil, 212˚F. Pu-erh teas are best brewed by starting with a quick rinsing or awakening of the tea leaves. Add one teaspoon of loose leaf tea per cup (apprx. 8 ounces) to the teapot or cup and add hot water for 30 seconds and pour out the water.

Add hot water for the number of cups being prepared and begin the first infusion, steeping the tea for 3–4 minutes depending on taste preference. Can be infused 3-4 times or more (some tea drinkers prefer using smaller cups and extending the number of infusions out to 8-9 times enjoying the subtle changes in the tea from one infusion to the next). Usually drunk plain, may be slightly sweetened if desired.

INGREDIENTS: Organic pu-erh tea, organic ginger pieces. Origin: Yunnan Province, China.
Fair Trade and Kosher certified.

Other teas you would enjoy: Lemon Ginger, Lapsang Souchong, Earl Grey with Blue Flower

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