Shengcha

Pu'ers & other post-fermented teas: the Dark tea category / Special Features

2016.04.06

Is Pu’er Cha Bing an Investment Tool?

It makes perfect sense to stock up a few pieces of cha bings for maturity and to save some money. However, it is quite another matter to buy with the intention to invest. This article deals with this latter idea.

Streptomices, one of the microbes that cook the sheng pu'er

Pu'ers & other post-fermented teas: the Dark tea category / Tea Usage

2015.12.11

From Shengcha to Shu Cha, a Microbial Change

Shengcha pu’er looks and tastes differently from its dark colour cousin, shu cha pu’er. Yet...

About / Glossary / References

2015.07.20

Pu’er teas that have not undergone post-fermentation are sometimes labelled as “raw” puer. “Raw puer” is a...

Pu'er tea varieties and other dark teas / Quality & Variety Guide / White tea varieties

2015.07.20

Bulang Shengcha Pu’er

Bulang Shan ( Chinese: 布朗山 ) — Mountain of the Bulang people — is not...

Nature of tea / Pu'ers & other post-fermented teas: the Dark tea category / Special Features

2015.06.20

“Raw” Puer or “Cooked” Puer?

The expression “shengcha” initially refers to the dried tea leaves of the puer variety that were meant to go through further processing, such as steaming for compressing or post-fermentation…