• Region: Yunnan

• Production method: Handmade

• Fermentation level: High

• Caffeine level: Low

• Aroma: Jasmine rice

• Flavour: Honey

• Colour: Maroon

• Format: Loose

Discover the unique allure of shou pu-er, a tea that brews a captivating dark red liquor with a honey flavour and jasmine rice aroma. Tea stems are hand-picked from piles of fermented shou pu-er. Historically, pu-er tea has been manufactured in compressed forms such as disks, balls, mushroom shapes, etc., so they are easy to carry around. In ancient times, people in Yunnan traded their tea with horses from Tibet; these compact shapes facilitated transportation on horseback along the tea-horse routes. It is essential to allow a certain amount of tea stems in the compressed tea to maintain the tiny air bubbles within the tea, facilitating the natural post-fermentation that continually renders the rice-milk-like smoothness and sweetness characterizing the flavours of shou pu-er. Stems serve as gateways for leaf nutrients and have similar, if not more, flavors than leaves.  

Shou pu-er is produced by implementing the modern pile-fermentation technology known as wodui on maocha. The wodui process allows enzymes to react with polyphenols, sugar, and protein from the leaves and stems in an environment with controlled humidity and temperature, which adds milk-like smoothness and sweetness to the flavours of the tea. Shou pu-er has a warming property that makes it easy on the stomach. The tea demonstrates a broad spectrum of health benefits, including lowering cholesterol, breaking down grease and promoting healthy weight loss.