Puer also spelled Puerh, Pu’er, Pu-er In the past few years Puer has become one of the most sought after teas in the world. It is a tea that only improves with age. Puer is divided into two main camps, that which has been through “wo dui fa xiao” (wet storage) and that which hasn’t (dry storage). Dry storage Puer is also referred to as green Puer, sheng Puer, or raw Puer.

”Wo dui fa xiao” is the storage of Puer in artificially humidified climates to speed up the oxidization process. Some say this is a business person’s way to make a quick buck. Tea that has been through this process will be black even when it is not so old, say after 3 years. This version of Puer will continue to improve with age until about the twenty year mark. At this time, the tea has post oxidized to its peak, and will no longer to continue to improve with age.

Green Puer will slowly change from green to brown to black. It will continue to improve with age until it reaches around 100 years. Serious Puer drinkers tend to prefer aged green Puer for this reason. All of the Puers carried by J-Tea are dry storage Puers.

Xiao Tou Cha   1/4 pound (4 ounces) $7   1/2 pound (8 ounces) $14   1 pound (16 ounces) $28

Precious Small Silver Needle Loose Puer Aged Since 2001   1/16 pound (1 ounces) $10   1/4 pound (4 ounces) $38   1/2 pound (8 ounces) $75   1 pound (16 ounces) $150

Ancient Tree Mini Brick Aged Since 2001   50 gram bricks $20

Purple Plum Flower This green puer is 390 grams of tea compressed into a disk shape. It is a young puer from 2001. The tea used to make these cakes comes from the higher elevations mountains in Yun Nan.   390 gram cake $100

Ancient Tree Large Disk  332 gram bricks $140