A very special cake made from old puerh tea trees that grow among wild flowers. Very flavorful, with moderate astringency. A great selection for aging, as the flavors will mellow and more character will arise with time.
To brew 8 ounces of your Puerh cake, break off one teaspoon's worth of dry leaf into an infuser and put that into your mug. One cup of water at anywhere between 195° and boiling is poured over it all. Now be patient for 3 to 10 minutes (10 minutes if you want it very dark), then remove the infuser and drink. If the shortest steep time is used, this tea can be infused 3 times!
As above, you will need to break off as many teaspoons of dry leaf into your infuser as cups you wish to drink. Next, place the infuser in your pot and fill the pot with the appropriate amount of 195°-to-boiling water and let it sit for 3 to 10 minutes, depending on how dark & strong you want your brew. If cooler water is used or the steeping time is kept to 3 minutes, the same leaves can be infused 3 times. Remove the infuser before drinking and be sure to watch how strong the brew is going!
Puerh generally has a caffeine content comparable, or even higher than black tea.
