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Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Ripe Pu-erh Tea is a sub-type of Pu-erh tea that has undergone a "wet piling" process. Wet Piling aka "wo dui" was originally applied to Pu-erh in the 1970's as a way to fast age raw pu-erh (sheng cha), making it more palatable and smooth like a fully aged raw pu-erh.
The process is accomplished by piling sheng pu-erh mao cha (uncompressed sheng puer) about a meter high in a covered clean space where it is kept wet and allowed to ferment for 45 days. The pile is often covered with large cloths to retard evaporation of the water and the pile is turned every few days so that the inner contents are not overly fermented, allowing a consistent level of fermentation for the entire batch.
The wet piling process has many other factors that impact the quality of the end product. The water used to keep the pile wet is very important. It is said that Menghai Tea Factory Brand Ripe Pu-erh teas have such a sweet taste due to the sweetness of the well water on their property. The ambient temperature and humidity level in the immediate area where the wet piling is done can also impact the process. The size and turning of the pile must be well regulated and the frequency of the turning is largely determined by the "wet piling master" who oversees the whole process.
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Magic Teapot" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Dragon Balls
Original price $7.75 - Original price $73.75Original price$7.75 - $73.75$7.75 - $73.75Current price $7.75In stockA lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong area of Lincang. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet pil...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Subduer of Dragons" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.50 - Original price $47.25Original price$6.50 - $47.25$6.50 - $47.25Current price $6.50In stockThis is a blend of "ye sheng" purple raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh from several regions! This pressing is our third pressing of a "ye sheng" raw a...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Magic Teapot" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.25 - Original price $44.00Original price$6.25 - $44.00$6.25 - $44.00Current price $6.25In stockA lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong area of Lincang. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet pil...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Ba Wang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.75 - Original price $39.50Original price$6.75 - $39.50$6.75 - $39.50Current price $6.75In stockThis is a premium blend that we've named "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King." "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea ca...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Gold Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.50 - Original price $50.50Original price$6.50 - $50.50$6.50 - $50.50Current price $6.50In stockThis is a blend of 2 different Yong De area ripe teas! One of them is a 2022 wet-piled tea from and the other is cha tou from 2017! Both are from t...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Dragon of Jingmai" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.25 - Original price $35.25Original price$6.25 - $35.25$6.25 - $35.25Current price $6.25In stockExpertly fermented 2023 material from the Jingmai area of Lancang county (Simao) was wet-piled and then pressed into this lovely 250 gram mini cake...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Mengku Xiao Hu Sai" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.75 - Original price $48.50Original price$6.75 - $48.50$6.75 - $48.50Current price $6.75In stockXiao Hu Sai village (a neighboring village to Da Hu Sai). Our Xiao Hu Sai was picked in April 2023 from wild grown tea trees and bushes ranging fro...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Rock Spirit" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.50 - Original price $50.50Original price$6.50 - $50.50$6.50 - $50.50Current price $6.50In stockThis ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch made entirely from the Zhenkang area of Lincang. The tea leaves were harvested in 2023 and wet pile...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "All Your Pu-erh Are Belong To Us" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.00 - Original price $44.00Original price$6.00 - $44.00$6.00 - $44.00Current price $6.00In stockThis ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch made entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2023 and wet piled in la...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Bang Wai Mountain" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.50 - Original price $47.25Original price$6.50 - $47.25$6.50 - $47.25Current price $6.50In stockBang Wai Mountain is in the county of Lancang not too far from the Jingmai Mountains. Bang Wai tea, like Jingmai tea, is a naturally occurring mixe...
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2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Cozy" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Original price $6.75 - Original price $51.75Original price$6.75 - $51.75$6.75 - $51.75Current price $6.75In stockThis is our 2024 Cozy release! Our organic tea grower blessed us by offering us some 2018 wet piled organic cha tou, which we blended with 2023 wet...
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