Pu-erh Tea
TypeTea
OriginChina
About Pu-erh Tea
Fermented and aged tea from Yunnan province, China. The only tea that improves with age, like wine. Aged cakes can sell for thousands of dollars. The fermentation process involves microbial action over years or decades. Compressed into cakes, bricks, or nests for aging. Some pu-erh is over 100 years old.
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