Pu Erh
Pretty hardcore stuff but I guess it’s an “acquired taste”. That said of the Pu Erh teas I’ve had I can tolerate this one the best. I drank every day for six weeks as part of a weight loss program and ……it worked!!
This organic Pu-Erh Tea offers the best of both worlds - classic pu-erh flavor and aroma at an affordable price. The larger-sized organic tea leaves render a dark red-brown infusion with moderate body. A great everyday organic Chinese tea, and perfect for those just being introduced to pu-erh teas!
Ingredients: organic Chinese pu-erh tea
Known for its high iron content, the soil of Yunnan is rich, dark red and sustains some of the oldest tea trees in the world. Pu-erh, a city located in the Yunnan Province of China, is the namesake of pu-erh tea, the most famous subset of Chinese heicha (dark tea). The Cang Yuan Rang Sai Tea Farmers Group is located in Lincang (just northwest of Pu-erh) in Yunnan. Lincang is the mountainous home of the Wa ethnic minority and most of the Rang Sai Tea farmers belong to this ethnic group. Lincang houses the world's oldest tea tree, some 3200 years old, in Jinxiu village, Xiaowan town, of Fengqing County. Read our blog post about our trip to Pu Erh, China!
At Arbor Teas, we believe tea should be brewed to suit your personal taste. We’re happy to make recommendations to get you started, but don’t hesitate to experiment! When brewing your tea, your main considerations are tea quantity, water temperature, and steeping time. We recommend pu-erh teas to be steeped for 5 to 10 minutes in water heated to a full, rolling boil. For the best flavor, use fresh water whenever possible, and avoid overboiling. Try not to steep your tea longer than necessary, as you’ll extract undesirable bitterness from the leaves.If you want a stronger brew, don’t steep longer, just use more tea. And don’t forget to re-steep your tea leaves to get the most out of your leaf!
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"This helps settle my stomach after a big meal."
"Pu-Erh is a wonderful tea. I had never had Pu-Erh before working at Arbor Teas and I am so glad to make its acquaintance! Aubrey made me a glass of iced Pu-Erh, which began my love affair with Pu-Erh…"
"For a newcomer to Pu Erh, this tea is an excellent value!"
Pretty hardcore stuff but I guess it’s an “acquired taste”. That said of the Pu Erh teas I’ve had I can tolerate this one the best. I drank every day for six weeks as part of a weight loss program and ……it worked!!
I love love love this tea. This is the third (fourth?) time I'm buying it from Arbor Tea -- I never had organic Pu Erh before finding it here. Every morning during our long Maine winter, I brew a pot of this tea for myself.
I’m fairly new to Pu Erh and this was another good starting point. Earthy and a little funky at first (in a good way). Yes, there is a slight aroma of fishyness, but give it a chance. The more I drink it the more I like it.
Although I have given it only 3 stars this is a very smooth and light to medium tea .... but there is the light aroma of fish, just a slight smell. You do not taste it in the tea which is really nice. This is my first Pu erh tea and I'm not giving up on it as I said it is a really nice tea, just the light fish smell I will need to get use to it.
Thank you Arbor for making this tea! I quite coffee for health reasons and this is my lifesaver. Many other teas give me headaches but this tea is just right for me. I don't even miss coffee any more. When Arbor was out of stock of this tea I attempted to order some elsewhere. It was a bad mistake. I ended up ordering wild tree tuo cha instead and now I love that tea as well! I love that I can steep this multiple times too. So. Yum.
This was my first encounter with Pu-erh and I gotta say, I loved it! Very dark and slightly sweet. I could see it being a good coffee replacement! I could definitely tell it is aged and that is not a bad thing!!! I really enjoyed this tea and can see myself buying more in the future!
Reminds me of a dark coffee. It's bold, dark, non-bitter, lots of flavor. Mmmmm... One of my favorites!
I agree with the reviewer that stated mildly "Fishy" scent wise. I disagree however with the person who stated this has no body. I am not the best when it comes to Tea reviews, but this tea definitely has a "body". Reminded me of a Pu Erh Tea I bought from Adagio a long time back and which was my only experience into this tea bracket. Very potent smell which is very "dry" smelling or something of the sort. Im at a loss for how to describe this thing taste wise. But I wouldnt call it "bad". Its pretty good, has allot of "umph" though and better than adagios play on whatever this particular tea is. 4/5
I find this has an odd "earthy" flavor to it. I might even say "fishy." Oh well, It is part of the tea adventure.
This is the third time I have purchased this tea. I keep coming back, even while I am still trying new variants of this tea. The bold, yet non-bitter taste allow me to have this tea without the normal bite of a regular black tea. I cannot get enough! I usually have upwards to 14 cups a day.
I have been drinking tea for many years. After trying to find the perfect tea, I happened to stumble upon this loose leaf tea. I have tried different teas of this kind grown at several different altitudes, differernt areas of the U.S., different countries of origin. This is it. This is the perfect and most fantastic tea that I have had in the loose leaf variety. I am able to brew it exactly to the specifications; it is smooth and wonderfully bitter free! I love this tea, and I am on my 2nd round of the 10 oz. bag. I am even going for the tin this time to see if this helps keep the freshness!
I have been drinking this Puerh for several months and really enjoy it! I had to write this review because I don't agree with the other reviewer who called this tea "insipid". I first learned about this tea from Dr. Oz. I find it to be very mellow and smooth. I steep mine for 10 minutes and enjoy every drop! PS - I've done lots of price comparisons for organic Puerh and this is a deal!
From the first encounter with the dry leaf, this tea disappoints. The leaves are light brown, I anticipated they would be much darker if not black. The scent of the leaves is remarkably thin for such a notoriously "stinky" tea. It does brew a dark, reddish liquor, true to form. But that's where its similarity with true Pu Erhs ends. The liquor has a dingy aroma. Bland, characterless, dingy. Don't mistake this for an oversight, I am familiar with the "cave-floor", wonderfully earthy aromas and flavors that this tea can deliver. This was not that. This tea is utterly insipid. Lacking in any and all complexity. Absolutely no body. There was nothing I could do to coax a single pleasing quality from this tea. I feel like many vendors sell weak, middling Pu Erhs to customers because Pu Erh is a bit of an acquired taste, and the true qualities of Pu Erh can put off an average tea drinker. So to head them off at the pass they present mediocre offerings in the hopes they won't be found as offensive. Keep in mind, some varieties are known as "Camel's Breath". Most Earl Grey sippers wouldn't want anything to do with that sort of thing. But I think Arbor should present a better representative of this nuanced and incredible tea. If they must list an "Every-Man's Pu Erh" or a dumbed-down version, they should state it plainly. Something to the effect of, "An option for those looking to try a very different type of tea." Even if this was presented as a Pu Erh for Pu Erh virgins, it should still have more going on. I have to add that one of the finest exemplars of Pu Erh I've ever encountered was purchased in a Chinese convenience grocery in Montreal for 3.99 A POUND! Okay, so it wasn't organic, but it should give the reader an idea that there are very low priced Pu Erhs available that are much truer to form. Don't spend your hard-earned money on this brown water.
WOW! I so enjoyed this flavor! I plan to order a lot more!!
Rich notes of almond and chocolate, medium body without astringency or bitterness
Characteristic musty aroma and earthy mineral infusion with big body