Yunnan Pu'er Tea Brick - Fermented Black Tea Since 2009, Organic Pu-erh 500g Package With Bamboo Leaves, Traditional Method

Great to add to my green tea. Flavor on point

Robust flavor and rich dark color and an amazing aroma. I use half of what I normally use in dry weight for most tea. Packaged in traditional Chinese fashion. You will need the tool to easily separate the amount of tea you want from the brick, but you may already have another tool in your kitchen that works as well... Treat yourself, you won't be sorry you did!!!

Puer...my fav

This is a great compressed puer brick for beginners, or for anyone looking for a solid puer at an affordable price. Mine was dry, no mold or issues like another person mentioned. It breaks apart well with a tea pick, but is not loose or fall apart. I steep a 5 oz piece about 6 times (or 3, if I use a lot of water) and 7 oz piece 8 times, but it is bolder. Always rinse for 20 seconds, discard water, let sit for 1 minute, then start steeping. Would highly recommend to anyone new to puer, compressed tea, or someone looking for an affordable option. I drink this tea almost every day.

At this point, I can’t rate the product because my experience isn’t matching the descriptions of this tea’s experience. In fact, I need a little help here because this is my first experience with pu-erh tea. First the good. I purchased the black tea. Viewed the preparation videos online so I’m comfortable that I prepared the tea properly with the correct hardware, e.g., knife, water, rinse, temperature, cups, infusion times, etc. Color is good. Actually do have tea leaves. Packaging was good. Tea does not appear molded. Used 3.6 grams of tea to start. Prepared 4 infusions. The bad. I’m getting a “fishy” taste to the tea and that’s all I’m getting. It isn’t overwhelming, but it is present. Comments state this is an issue. Is it? Also, the aroma of the tea is “fishy.” Is this normal for this product? I wouldn’t think so, but I’m asking the question. More experienced drinkers of pu-erh tea say this is a problem. I will change the rating once I receive answers to my questions.

I have been purchasing Pu-erh tea for over a decade and have come to learn a good bit about the trade. As this type of dark tea is the only oxidized, fermented, and aged tea that also gains in value as it ages, it makes for the target of many scams which I have been subjected to here online, and also when travelling in Asia. It is very easy for a dishonest vendor to advertise and sell Pu-erh tea that is not the proper age, but there are ways for the experienced tea connoisseur to recognize the scam. As a lover of tea, I have learned that I am also sensitive to the product, and for all six types of tea with the sole exception of shou Pu-erh, I cannot drink the beverage on an empty stomach without resulting nausea. The secret to being able to drink Pu-erh on an empty stomach is the fermentation. And the tea being reviewed here has not been properly fermented, if at all. I also seriously doubt the advertised age listed as 2009. Every time I consume this tea it makes me nauseous unless I eat something first, which of course is not necessary for a truly fermented and aged Pu-erh tea. The tea brick that I received also is excessively high in caffeine, more typical of black tea than a low caffeine Pu-erh. As such, I believe this tea brick being sold is simply a low grade (highly compressed small tea pieces without any whole leaf present) fully oxidized black tea, perhaps aged a few years or not, but certainly not for 14 years as advertised. Which brings to mind that this tea also does not come with the typical manufacturer's tag embedded into the tea. The only description is what is said in the advertisement on Amazon. Don't believe it! Lastly, this tea came with an off taste which I attribute to the bamboo leaf wrapping. Once I removed the tea brick from the bamboo and let it air in a rice paper wrapper, the odd taste went away.

A favorite Vietnamese restaurant was serving the most tasty tea I’ve ever had. When I asked what kind of tea it was they told me it was this style of tea and was not available at any retail locations in town. I was finally able to track it down on Amazon and chose this retailer as it seemed to have a fair sized amount at reasonable price. Very pleased with the flavor and I didn’t realize how little of it was needed to make a fair amount. I use it primarily for ice tea and it gets stronger the longer it sits in my fridge. I keep cutting adding water and it still tastes fresh every time.

I first tried fermented Pu'er tea a few years ago and was hooked from the first cup. This kind of tea is made by allowing the moist tea leaves to ferment like it was going to be bread, then at some point they press the fermented leaves into bricks and dry them. For some reason processing the tea in this manner enhances the quality of the caffeine; after drinking a cup of this in the morning, I'm suddenly outside and enjoying my work. If you haven't tried Pu'er tea yet, you should.