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Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

Leaf grade is based on the size of the leaf.  After the fermentation process is completed, ripe pu-erh is separated into different grades. Each different leaf grade will impart a slightly different taste.  When ripe tea cakes, bricks and tuos are pressed they are usually a blend of different leaf grades.  Blending is used to bring more complexity to the overall taste of the finished product.

Leaf grades from smallest to largest:  Gong Ting, Te Ji, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7,  Grade 8, Grade 9

Other by-products of ripe fermentation might include:  Zao Xiang Ye (or Cu Ye, large coarse leaf), Cha Tou (tea nugget), and small broken grade leaf which is often sold as a cheaper form of Gong Ting.

  • Meng Song Village "Emperor's Golden Pu-erh" Ripe Pu-erh Tea

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    This "Emperor's Golden Pu-erh" 茶皇 is an incredibly laborious tea to produce. A wet pile batch made from Meng Song Village spring harvested tea leav...

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  • 2001 Basket Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yi Wu

    Original price $8.50 - Original price $239.50
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    This Yi Wu region harvested tea was wet piled in Menghai in 2001 and then aged in baskets in a Guangdong dry storage condition in Dongguan.   The r...

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  • Aged Menghai Gong Ting Grade Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    Original price $8.25 - Original price $109.00
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    Gong Ting (aka Palace Grade) Ripe Pu-erh tea is the smallest and tippiest grade of Ripe Pu-erh available.  When a wet pile batch is completed and t...

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  • Menghai "Gong Ting" Tippy Grade Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    Original price $7.75 - Original price $99.00
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    Classic Menghai ripe pu-erh tea.  Wet piled by some of the most accomplished ripe tea professionals in Menghai (Yang Li).  Storage in Menghai (warm...

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  • Menghai "Everyday Drinker" Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    Original price $5.50 - Original price $67.75
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    This is a nice loose leaf ripe pu-erh tea that is sweet, fruity, and smooth.  In later steeps it becomes kind of creamy.  It takes about 6-8 steeps...

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