Pu-erh Tea I Bought in Hong Kong
I got this tea last week while in Hong Kong. I bought it from a company that seemed very reputable, called Sun Sing Tea. They had 2 really nice locations in Hong Kong and a wholesaler somewhere in town. Right now their website has basically no information but I was told a new one is coming by end of summer.
The tea I got is a very young green puer. It is from wild leaves in the Yunnan region, Yi Wu area, from a small town called MaHei. This tea was sourced directly by Sun Sing with a small production, looking at the images you can see it is under the Sun Sing branded label also. Puer is pretty intimidating to buy because there is so much fake stuff on the market, and it’s hard to know what is real. You have to either be an expert or trust someone who is.
This cake was $70 US and is a 2007 vintage. If I was to store it properly, it should be aged about 20 years before it is in prime condition for drinking. $70 is pretty expensive for such a young tea. Puer seems so expensive to a westerner; and it’s often compared with wine because you age it and the flavor develops over time. I think one of the main differences in the purchase with puer is that you are effectively buying a couple cases of wine, not just a bottle. So, this $70 cake is about 60 to 80 pots of tea, essentially a buck a serving. Each serving is 6 – 10 pots of tea also, so its a lot of tea you are buying with a cake. I’m just supposed to wait 20 years to have it…
If you are wondering about pu-erh tea check out this cake available on amazon.
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