Tag: 普洱茶

One of the classic blends of the 配方 (Pèifāng — “Formula” or “Recipe”) era of pǔ’ěr production, the 8582 cakes, with their larger average leaf grade, were said to contain a higher percentage of old tree material than most of the contemporary blends. I have… [read more]

I have several “modern,” or reproduction 藍印 (Lán Yìn — Blue Mark) cakes, representing a few styles of production and storage. The original Lán Yìn cakes were part of the 印級茶 (Yìn Jí Chá — Mark Grade Tea) series of state-produced pǔ’ěr from the communist… [read more]