Tag Archives: Pu’erh
Puerh – The ‘Sort’
Tea ends up in nuggets and in twisted desiccated things of tangy beauty. Cakes and compressed forms line shelves and delicate curled buds are unveiled out of boutique bags and wrapping. It ends up with names and tales scarcely believable … Continue reading
Puerh – Age and Other Words
Age of trees or bushes is one of the questions particularly vital to any discussion or selection of Puerh (regardless of how you spell it). A ten-year old tea doesn’t tell the drinker anything about the age of the leaves when picked, and for many of us this is a more intriguing and more delicious question than it sometimes gets credit for. Continue reading
Pu erh Tea and its Precious Pickers
There is much made of a tea’s geographic designation, its altitude, its harvest season, and its growers…and there should be! The earth, the temperate surroundings and the handlers and coaxers of the leaves are to be thanked and acknowledged. Every … Continue reading
Tribute Photos to a Year of Tea and Mountains – 7
A tribute to mountains, tea, their characters and the preservation of the mountain culture and environments. Continue reading
The Tea Explorer – Documentary Film
Documenting the Tea Horse Road and teas origins in the documentary film The Tea Explorer. Jeff Fuchs hosts. Continue reading
Southwest – Arriving to Pu erh Tea Central
Pu erh tea and its people and geography of southern Yunnan. A journey into sips Continue reading
Financial Times reviews our JalamTeas’ Tea of the Month Club…and loves it
Financial Times reviews (after significant sipping) our JalamTeas’ Tea of the Month Club offerings…and loves them. Sampling our rare Purple Leaf and the vibrant Bada Mountain Unfermented Puerh, the writer mentions that , “…the tea’s backstory was every bit … Continue reading
Bulang Pu erh Tea – Spring Sips
The Leaves Arrive There is something called a tea sweat, and I’m experiencing it. So is Andrew, and for someone of 250 lbs of Irish-Scotch bulk and a 6ft 7inch frame, this first time is something to enjoy, cherish, … Continue reading
Lao Ban Zhang Pu erh – A Tea of Endurance
Few teas that sit in my collection of leaves have ever not made a journey with me, accompanying me as a stimulant companion, ally, and vegetal mate. It is a kind of rite of passage to be taken, prepared, … Continue reading
South Tea Sips 5: Concluding Sips…for now
Last days inevitably require ‘last sips’, though no sips will really be ‘last’ ones when it comes to tea. Having left Lao Banzhang, Marco and I head back to our base of food, operations, community, and what is left of … Continue reading