Yunnan Puer(普洱) is one of the most famous post-fermented teas. There are two types of Puer: Sheng Puer (i.e. Raw Puer) and Shu Puer (i.e. Cooked Puer). The raw Puer is steamed and compressed into cakes. The residual microbial fermentation activity eventually made the cakes became “cooked”.
Yunnan Puer is made from quality grade of mao cha with the leaves beingput through a microbial fermentation before the drying and rolling process.The tea is then aged over a period of at least 10 years before it is released for sale. It offers a mellow taste with woody aroma.
To enjoy the full flavour of Yunnan Puer:
- Boil water to rinse teapot and cups with the hot water.
- Put 3 g of tea leaves and add some hot water to pre-wash tea leaves by infusing for 5sec. Drain off the water.
- Add boiling water to the pot.
- Steep for another 3 min prior to drinking. Increase the steeping time for subsequent brewing.
