Got my order from Adagio today...white peony and pu-erh dante.
Question: the pu-erh was in a tin, the white peony in a paper bag.
I thought pu-erh should be kept wrapped in paper, and other teas kept in tins to protect from light and air.
Can someone explain?
I am having my first cup of pu-erh right now, and although it smells different...kinda like old paste..it tastes (to me) a lot like regular black tea...
I actually think I like it better...a tad milder than some I'm used to (out of teabags...lol...)
It is kind of orangeish in color.
Wel, I guess I'll just keep drinking it, and steep it for various times with various amounts of leaf, and see what happens!
So far, so good...
Nov 14th, '07, 16:01
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Larger sizes of tea come in paper bags, at least from Adagio.
Fencer is right, crazy man, but do take the puerh through 3-4 different steeps to understand it better. You might consider giving the leaves a quick rinse before you go to steep them as well. I like the puerh more when it's red/orange, yet some people enjoy it more when it's thick and black.
Fencer is right, crazy man, but do take the puerh through 3-4 different steeps to understand it better. You might consider giving the leaves a quick rinse before you go to steep them as well. I like the puerh more when it's red/orange, yet some people enjoy it more when it's thick and black.
Fencerdenoctum- Fencer of the Night. Its just a screenname I've had for years, and it keeps me from having to make up a new one.
I used to really like fencing, (never got into it though), but now I do a little Kenjutsu so its justified.
Again, to keep this post relevant, Pu-erh is delicious.
The Tea Sipping Swordsman,
Fencerdencotum
I used to really like fencing, (never got into it though), but now I do a little Kenjutsu so its justified.
Again, to keep this post relevant, Pu-erh is delicious.
The Tea Sipping Swordsman,
Fencerdencotum
Nov 14th, '07, 19:08
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Thank you, Mary.
I have it (for the moment) in a metal coffee can...it has a plastic top...think that'll be okay for awhile? It's full to the top, so not much air can get in...
Have to find a 'real' tin...
Sharon
P.S. As the tea volume gets smaller through use...how do you eliminate the air inside?
Since plastic bags 'breathe'...I'm stumped...
I have it (for the moment) in a metal coffee can...it has a plastic top...think that'll be okay for awhile? It's full to the top, so not much air can get in...
Have to find a 'real' tin...
Sharon
P.S. As the tea volume gets smaller through use...how do you eliminate the air inside?
Since plastic bags 'breathe'...I'm stumped...
The best thing to do, and what most of us do, is to throw the tea in a bag. Maybe double-bag it, maybe not, and then stick that in the tin. Double-bagging normally does wonders for leaf preservation, but my favorite way to store tea is in a double lidded tin. With the double-lidded tins I don't even worry about leaving it in the bag. I just dump the leaves in, and scoop at will.