FRENCH NAME  THÉ DE PU-ERH
BLEND NO.  3080
Pu-erh has become known particularly for its cholesterol-reducing and digestive properties. Due to special processing, Pu-erh is low in tannins and has a characteristic earthy flavor. It is one of the few teas to get better with age and is good for many infusions of other same leaf. A “Second Crop” (Ershui) tea, picked during the months of June and July, this Pu-erh is characterized by fat, succulent leaves which have been pressed into small bowl shapes called Tou cha, and prized for its distinct earthy flavor. Each Tou cha is individually wrapped in paper. LOOSE TEALEAVES

AROMA: Sweet and musty with hint of plum
PALATE: Broad and earthy

Famous as a medicinal tea, Pu-erh, a large-leafed tea from the Yunnan province, got its name from the market town of Pu-er, where the tea was originally processed and sold. The leaves are grown high in the mountains, and then laboriously carried in shoulder baskets through the forests down to the town. Most commonly formed into bricks or cakes and traditionally used as a form of currency, Pu-erh has been drunk by the peoples of the Yunnan-Tibet border region since the T'ang dynasty. It is thought that Kubila Khan and his Mongolian invaders were responsible for introducing Pu-erh and knowledge of its medicinal values to the rest of China.