Pu'er: The Gold It's In The.....

[ouch]

Come on, my friends,
Let's make for the hills.
They say there's gold but I'm looking for thrills.

(What album? No googling.)


There's an old saying among gourmets/gourmands (The difference? Their weight!): first we taste with the eyes.

The color of a cup of tea can be a wondrous sight to behold. It can range from almost completely clear, tinged only with the slightest hint of green, to a deep ruby red, to an ink-like black. Most of the shengcha I've tried recently falls into the amber/orange category. It has been suggested that many factories help this along.

Where can I find a pu'er that brews a nice cup of gold?

 

[Singapura]

For the best Pu'erh you'll have to go to Beijing. My brother in law gave me a "cake" of finest Pu'erh that's supposed to cost somewhere around $1200 Normally this tea was brought by hand to the emperors court. I haven't had the nerve to brew a cup from it yet

 

[R-James]

The Album is Pink Floyd's Obscured By Clouds is it not? As for golden tea... I think some of my 12 gentlemen were quite gold. If I re-brew the one I am thinking of I will most certainly let you know

 

[ouch]

For the best Pu'erh you'll have to go to Beijing. My brother in law gave me a "cake" of finest Pu'erh that's supposed to cost somewhere around $1200 Normally this tea was brought by hand to the emperors court. I haven't had the nerve to brew a cup from it yet

Thanks, but I'll wager $1,200 that it doesn't brew gold.

 

[Suzuki]

Thanks, but I'll wager $1,200 that it doesn't brew gold.