Do you have any of the following questions:
What it Puerh?
What is Sheng (green,uncooked) and Shu (black,cooked) Puerh?
What are some of the top Puerh factories?
What are some of the most notable tea mountains?
What do the 4 digit numbers on some wrappers stand for...like 7542 0611 etc.
You can find the answers to all of this and more on the wikipedia page on Puerh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerh
Documentary on the history of Puerh
http://v.cctv.com/html/documentary/2008 ... 31_2.shtml
Here are links to other resources for Puerh info including some blogs where you can find reviews:
http://www.the-leaf.org/ The Leaf
http://www.pu-erh.net/ Puerh A Westerner's Quest
http://ancientteahorseroad.blogspot.com/ Ancient Tea Horse Road Blog
http://puerh.blogspot.com/ Bear's Blog
http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN MarshalN's Blog
http://afelicificlife.blogspot.com/ Nada's Blog
http://www.houdeblog.com/ Hou De Blog
http://chadao.blogspot.com/ Cha Dao Blog
http://community.livejournal.com/puerh_tea/ LJ Puerh Tea Community
http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/ Hobbes Blog
Here is a list of vendors to obtain Puerh, gaiwans, yixing teapots and other teaware:
Ebay vendors - ship from China 3-5 week for delivery
Yunnan Sourcing
Dragon Tea House
Awazon Tea
Vendors located in the US:
Hou De
Puerh Shop
Vendors located in China:
Royal Puer
Tuocha Tea
Are you new to the world of Puerh - Start here
Last edited by puerhking on Dec 21st, '08, 13:11, edited 3 times in total.
Should definitely add a pointer to http://livejournal.com/users/puerh_tea as the first resource under the list of links.
I think it might be wise to remove the vendor links so as not to favor particular vendors. Or at least steal the list that Jason has on the sidebar of the LJ community, which is more comprehensive, and gives an idea of relative pricing.
I think it might be wise to remove the vendor links so as not to favor particular vendors. Or at least steal the list that Jason has on the sidebar of the LJ community, which is more comprehensive, and gives an idea of relative pricing.
Awesome!
Now it would also be great if experienced pu-erh drinkers would collect recommendations on entry-, mid-, and high-level teas to try? (:
I hadn't known about the "recipe" system, so that was very interesting! One question, I saw a thread around here somewhere where somebody called a "75XX" as being from 2000. (I don't remember specifically what the Xs were). Doesn't that go against the recipe system? Wouldn't it have been 1975? Or in this case did it mean using the recipe method from 1975? Eh? Maybe this wasn't the right place to clarify this question... I don't want to clutter up this thread w/ tangents...
Now it would also be great if experienced pu-erh drinkers would collect recommendations on entry-, mid-, and high-level teas to try? (:
I hadn't known about the "recipe" system, so that was very interesting! One question, I saw a thread around here somewhere where somebody called a "75XX" as being from 2000. (I don't remember specifically what the Xs were). Doesn't that go against the recipe system? Wouldn't it have been 1975? Or in this case did it mean using the recipe method from 1975? Eh? Maybe this wasn't the right place to clarify this question... I don't want to clutter up this thread w/ tangents...
Usually recipes like that are numbered as a distinct "recipe" of puerh that were created or first made in a particular year using particular grade material. At least thats how I understand it.Drax wrote:Awesome!
Now it would also be great if experienced pu-erh drinkers would collect recommendations on entry-, mid-, and high-level teas to try? (:
I hadn't known about the "recipe" system, so that was very interesting! One question, I saw a thread around here somewhere where somebody called a "75XX" as being from 2000. (I don't remember specifically what the Xs were). Doesn't that go against the recipe system? Wouldn't it have been 1975? Or in this case did it mean using the recipe method from 1975? Eh? Maybe this wasn't the right place to clarify this question... I don't want to clutter up this thread w/ tangents...
Yet another nice resource.
+1 on the http://livejournal.com/users/puerh_tea
This is a great source of info.
-Scott
+1 on the http://livejournal.com/users/puerh_tea
This is a great source of info.
-Scott
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Shouldn't you be out roasting coffee?sphughes wrote:Yet another nice resource.
+1 on the http://livejournal.com/users/puerh_tea
This is a great source of info.
-Scott
Very helpful thread puerhking!
i think he's done a fine job (as a touchstone). people should definately add as the thread continues.wyardley wrote:Should definitely add a pointer to http://livejournal.com/users/puerh_tea as the first resource under the list of links.
I think it might be wise to remove the vendor links so as not to favor particular vendors. Or at least steal the list that Jason has on the sidebar of the LJ community, which is more comprehensive, and gives an idea of relative pricing.
Thank you all for thinking of us (the totally inexperienced, but want to learn.)
Pu-erh is the one tea that I find intimidating. Not so much the taste, as I've tried a couple of lighter ones which were easy on the newbie. I just wouldn't know what I was buying, or why. The links provided will make good reading.
Salsero lives locally, so I should probably bribe him to help me. Is there any particular Pu that might tempt him?
Pu-erh is the one tea that I find intimidating. Not so much the taste, as I've tried a couple of lighter ones which were easy on the newbie. I just wouldn't know what I was buying, or why. The links provided will make good reading.
Salsero lives locally, so I should probably bribe him to help me. Is there any particular Pu that might tempt him?
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