Ripe Pu'er: "Magic" 🔮📆 Shu Pu’er, 2022 production year 📍 Blend of leaves from young and old trees of Pu’er county 🧺 Fermentation in small-volume baskets under the gui...Sep 8, 2025Ripe Pu'er
Shu Pu'er — The “Foundation” Trilogy, Part IIIShu, also known as ripe, “dark,” or cooked pu’er, is the closest relative of sheng pu’er, yet at the same time its polar opposite. If sheng is...Aug 21, 2025EducationalRipe Pu'er
Sheng Pu'er — The “Foundation” Trilogy, Part IISheng, also known as raw, “green,” or raw pu’er — is a living tea from Yunnan province, the polarity of shu pu’er. Do not confuse it with green tea! U...Aug 20, 2025EducationalRaw Pu'er
Botany of the Tea Plant — The “Foundation” Trilogy, Part IBefore plunging into the depths of Pu’er, it is worth taking a step back to consider the tea plant as such. The tea plant (Camellia sinensis) has two...Aug 19, 2025Educational
Bai Mu Dan and the Soft WaterOn this misty day, my brother showed me a spring outside the city, where we filled ourselves with plenty of soft water. To test the matter, I chose a...Jul 14, 2025White
Not a Market, but a Micro-City…Hundreds of shops, millions of items, a handful of pearls, and dozens of hours of comparative filtering — two lucky Yixing teapots are joining my coll...Jun 30, 2025
Pu’er in Me, and I'm in Pu’er 🔘No matter how much tea you taste, No matter how much you read… Personal experience is what you need — So I set off for China 🌳 I met with a family I...Jun 25, 2025
Purple Remedy: An 18-Year-Old Anthocyanin ShengFell ill, so I’m treating myself with anthocyanins 🟣 📆 Spring harvest of 2007 — this little cake turns 18 this month! What an oldie! 🌿 Purple mat...Apr 15, 2025PurpleRaw Pu'er
Chasing Spring: Ancient Trees ShengSheng Pu’er “Chasing Spring” — as you can see, we caught up! First tea session in the fresh air this year 🌞 🌿 Harvested in 2016 from **trees 300–...Mar 19, 2025
Gong Ting from Yong De, Da Xue Shan, LincangA warm, misty morning prompted me to brew an old gong ting… 🌫 Gong Ting (宫廷) is a type of raw material for shu pu’er, characterized by a high nu...Mar 5, 2025Gong TingRipe Pu'er
Ripe Pu'er “Black Cat” 🐈⬛🌿 Harvested in 2022 from 70-year-old trees on Ai Lao Mountain, Pu’er Prefecture, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna. After a year of aging, it was presse...Feb 24, 2025Ripe Pu'er
Raw Puer Impression 2021How many cups have been drunk, how many moments filled with sweetness… Today, we finished a favorite—if not a legend—a deep, multi-layered sheng pu'e...Feb 20, 2025Raw Pu'er
Tea Drunk ’Til Dawn: Poker, Pu’er, and the Oldest Tree in the WorldYesterday, we got together with the guys to play poker. I wasn’t too keen on losing all my possessions 🥸, so I took responsibility for the tea — stic...Feb 17, 2025Gu ShuRed Tea+1
“Dao Shi” for the Soul — Confectionery Shu Pu'er 🧁📍 A blend of tea leaves harvested from ancient trees in the imperial tea garden, located on Kun Lu Shan Mountain in the Mengku region, Lincang Prefe...Feb 16, 2025Ripe Pu'er
Purple Tea — What Is This Mystery?In previous posts, I’ve mentioned purple teas (Zi Cha) — now it’s time to dive deeper. The purple color of the leaves is due to anthocyanins —...Feb 12, 2025EducationalPurple
Wild Purple White Tea “Ye Sheng Ya Bao”📍 Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Pu’er City (formerly Simao), Yunnan Province 🌿 Buds (Ya Bao, 芽苞) from the wild (Ye Sheng, 野生) purple (*...Feb 8, 2025PurpleWhite
Blue Tea "Anchan"Receiving a package from Thailand with a friend, we immediately sat down for a tasting. The first thing that caught our eye was the most unusual item...Feb 5, 2025
🌳 Ceremony: “Introduction to Chinese Tea”A gathering for beginners on the tea journey: we will develop a broad visual and sensory experience through the tasting of a wide range of tea catego...Jan 29, 2025
Ripe Pu'er "Clean Flavor" 2019 Menghai📍 Tea Plantations in Menghai County. 📆 Harvest of 2019. The finished tea underwent extended aging in a Menghai warehouse under dry storage conditi...Jan 28, 2025Ripe Pu'er
Key Characteristics of High-Quality Tea 🌳Embarking on the tea path reveals the importance of accurately evaluating the characteristics of high-quality tea. Descriptions alone are often insuf...Jan 26, 2025Educational
Ripe Pu'er Ku Zhu Shan "Guardian 2.0"📍Ancient trees from Ku Zhu Shan Mountain, Jinggu County. 🌿Fermentation was carried out in small-volume baskets. Aroma Creamy an...Jan 21, 2025
Everyday Folk Classic — Ripe Pu'er ‘Shugar’ 🍦📍 Harvest and Fermentation: 2019 and 2020; pressed in 2022 in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Province. 🌿 The base of this tea is...Jan 17, 2025Ripe Pu'er
Raw Pu'er Ku Zhu Shan x Kun Lu Shan "Aurora Borealis"After yesterday’s cozy eight-hour tea gathering, I’m easing back into the daily rhythm with the soft, nuanced, and colorful sheng pu'er, “Northern Lig...Jan 13, 2025Raw Pu'er
Classification of Chinese TeaChinese tea can be categorized into six main types based on the processing method and degree of oxidation or fermentation: ⚪ White (Bai Cha...Jan 11, 2025Educational
Ma Wei Shan Gong Ting Ripe Pu'er 2018📍 The summit of Ma Wei Mountain (1300–1350 meters above sea level), located just west of Pu’er City in Simao, Yunnan. 📆 The tea was harvested in...Jan 8, 2025Ripe Pu'er
What is Gong Fu Cha?In Chinese, “Kung Fu Cha” (功夫茶), or “Gong Fu Tea” in English, refers to the process of preparing tea through a series of short steepings. This method...Jan 4, 2025Educational
Healing Dragon 🐉📍A blend of material from the Mengku and Menghai regions 📆 Harvested in 2024 🥝 Dry leaf aroma: unfolds with notes of Belgian waffles with hon...Dec 28, 2024Ripe Pu'er
Wild Tree Purple Moonlight White Tea from JingguAnother tea we tried recently with was Yue Guang Bai (White Moonlight), made from wild purple tea trees (ye sheng cha) of the *Camellia...Dec 24, 2024PurpleWhite
Zheng Shan Xiao ZhongYesterday, we tried a couple of interesting teas with the guys 🌟 One of them was Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong (正山小种) "sweet potato". It is classif...Dec 24, 2024Red Tea
White Bunny, the Hopper! 🐇This white tea is crafted from material harvested in a 1:1 ratio (leaf and bud) from wild purple tea trees (ye sheng cha) growing in the Mangshi...Dec 21, 2024PurpleWhite
Lincang Arbor Gong Ting Ripe Pu'er 2009 SpringToday's spotlight is on the 2009 spring harvest Gong Ting from Lincang Arbor, pressed in 2011. 🍃 The warmed leaf transports to an old farm hayloft w...Dec 18, 2024Ripe Pu'er
Greetings!My name is Alexander, but my friends call me gaiwan 🦣 The purpose of this blog is to share the diverse manifestations of Chinese tea, as well as an...Dec 18, 2023
