2002 Ripe Pu'erh Mini Tuocha

$15.00

PU-ERH TEA | MODERATE CAFFEINE | AGED SINCE 2002

One small nest, one long afternoon. Brews strong, steep after steep, six to eight times over. Twenty-plus years of aging made this ripe pu-erh dark, earthy and smooth to the last sip of every cup. Clear the afternoon. You will be here a while.

Sold in 1 oz packs ( aproximately 5 nests).

Ingredients

pu'erh tea from yunnan

“Steep it once, then steep it more;
the day can knock. Don’t get the door.”

MAKE TEATIME YOUR me TIME

— tea & turmeric

From Our Laguna Beach Tea Shop

Mini tuochas are limited by nature. Each batch is aged for a set number of years, and once one runs out, no one can make more tea from 2002. So when a batch sells through, the customers who love traditional Chinese teas start watching for the next one, and tracking it down is always an adventure in sourcing for us. We would not have it any other way.

If you want another nest to steep your way through an afternoon, our new Sticky Rice Tuocha is the one to try next. And if you want that earthy pu-erh taste in loose leaf rather than pressed, reach for Puerh Organic Black Tea.

How to brew it hot

Remove the paper and place one tuocha in a cup.
Cover with water at 212°F for 5 to 10 seconds, then pour that water off.
Add 8 ounces of water at 212°F and steep for 1 minute or less.
Save nest, re-steep 6 to 8 times, adding 30 to 60 seconds each time.
The quick rinse wakes up the tightly pressed leaves.
How to make iced tea

Use the spent leaves of one tuocha per 8 ounces of water at 212°F.
Steep for 3 to 5 minutes, then pour over a full glass of ice.
Expect a light cup, since the leaves have already given most of their strength.
How to cold brew

Brew hot in the morning, gongfu style, and after 5 or 6 hot steeps, when the leaves are fully open but still have flavor left, \ drop those spent leaves into a pitcher of cold water in the fridge overnight.
Strain out the leaves and enjoy!
It's a zero-waste way to get every last drop out of your tuocha.