The Many Types of Pu-erh Tea
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2008-01-28
Pu-erh tea is an aged tea that has a unique, earthy flavor. It is highly valued by some tea connoiseurs, and can cost hundreds of dollars for a compressed cake. |
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Most tea is best fresh. Green tea, black tea, and oolong tea will lose flavor and become stale as they get older. Pu-erh tea is quite different – it is meant to be aged, and the older it is the better it gets.
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Green pu-erh tea is sometimes called “raw” pu-erh. Green pu-erh continues to evolve the longer it is stored. This causes green pu-erh tea to rise in value the longer it is stored, making pu-erh bricks valuable collectibles that some people treat as investments.
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Kinds of Tea