As you start adding hot water to your tea leaves in a pot, could I surprise you by telling you that leaves are actually quite water proof?! It is normal for leaves to be water proof, almost all leaves are in some way or another, this is due to a waxy layer called the… [Read More…]
Pu Erh Tea Storage issues
In the late 80s and early 90s, the Taiwanese, with their huge capitals, decided to sweep all the old pu-erh tea cakes off the market before the craze started. Subsequently by releasing books, writing websites, magazines, demand was created, with the taiwanese beaming because they now have a huge supply. But what was pu-erh… [Read More…]
When Pu Erh tea is Poo-Erh
Apologies again for the slow posting this week, been extremely busy with offline activities and several local incense events etc Perhaps just for a breather, I thought I could have a little detour by writing something on pu-erh tea. The internet is abuzz and obsessed with pu-erh tea. If you go onto some popular forums… [Read More…]