A little "wrapper" meaning help for a noob

[BlackRoses]

I have been buying my pu'erh from a nice lady whom speaks little english, and i speak no chinese. I like what I'm buying, Chung Ming (Sheng), 2005, but I had just been asking for it after our 1st meeting where she sold me my 1st mini-cake, by "raw/ uncooked". I know the horrible-ness of my ignorance...
The last time I was in the shop for my monthly tea shopping she suggested the 1 in the "blue/purple" wrappers as being from higher elevation and older trees. I have been buying mainly green and red colored wrappers. I did buy the 1 she suggested which I'm soon to be openning, but I'd like to know the coloring system if anyone knows, please.

[wyardley]

There is no coloring system.

[bearsbearsbears]

There is no coloring system.

+1
post photos and you'll likely get more information than you initially wanted!

[BlackRoses]

My camera and I are still in the learning stage. I tried to post 1 but even with the picture taken in 5m it wouldn't post.

The shop sells the Chung Ming with all the printing in a range of colors. Dark Green, Light Green, Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, and a Purple-ish.

[wyardley]

Is Chung Ming a manufacturer?

An individual manufacturer may have some sort of color coding system.

[BlackRoses]

Is Chung Ming a manufacturer?

An individual manufacturer may have some sort of color coding system.



yes

[TomVerlain]

on the puershop website:

2007 Seven Color Featured Pu-erh Tea Cake
$4.20
13 reward points
Yunnan Pu-erh Tea Cake (鑫象七彩特色饼茶)
This small cake is made by using early Spring raw materials by Chunming Tea Factory. If you buy 7 cakes, you might get all seven colored wrappers, even though the cakes are all the same.

[BlackRoses]

"...Tomverla... » Mar 17th, '11, 18:58
on the puershop website:
2007 Seven Color Featured Pu-erh Tea Cake..."

Thank you very much!
I'll find out once I open the blue, but now I won't be unhappy if I can't taste any difference.

Just bought from Yunnan...
Chung Ming

Tai Hua Mountain Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh tea cake * 25g

the picture shows logo/printing in purple... now just have to wait for it to arrive.

[Catfur]

At least with Dayi Menghai, the greens/blues/purples tend to be sheng, and the reds/yellows/oranges tend to be shu, so there is some color coding.

[wyardley]

At least with Dayi Menghai, the greens/blues/purples tend to be sheng, and the reds/yellows/oranges tend to be shu, so there is some color coding.

Not sure if that's true now, but definitely not true in the past.

[auhckw]

At least with Dayi Menghai, the greens/blues/purples tend to be sheng, and the reds/yellows/oranges tend to be shu, so there is some color coding.

These shu are purple sticker (i think)...





Correct me if i m wrong... i'm a colour blind person.

[Catfur]

The label is purple, yes, but the packaging is more towards the "reddish" end of the spectrum. It's only a generalization, anyhow, not an ironclad rule.