Jim Washkau Jr.

Being the Tea enthusiast that I am, I ordered some more Pu-erh tea imported directly from the Yunnan province of China. Pu-erh tea is actually very rare in North America as it is a tea between green and black tea. It is fermented longer than a green tea but less than a black tea. Basically this means that Pu-erh contains more caffeine than green tea but also retains many of the health benefits. Pu-erhs also have a more “earthly” taste meaning its more bitter than a green tea. The unique trait of Pu-erh teas is that much like Wine, Pu-erhs taste better with age. What I ordered is a Pu-erh “cake” which has aged since 2006 and is about 400 grams. I also ordered about 150 grams more of the other Pu-erh aged since the year 2000 which I enjoyed from my last order. They also added 50 grams of the “Silver Thread Tea” which I have yet to try; it looks like a green tea.

I have been drinking a lot of loose leaf tea lately so I thought I would post about it. Loose leaf tea has many more benefits over bagged tea mostly due to the quality of loose leaf. Most people don’t know that tea bags don’t actually contain tea leaves and actually is just tea “dust”. Tea leaves contain chemicals and essential oils, which are the basis for the delightful flavor of tea. I started loose leaf with a Green Tea sampler pack from Adagio teas which came with the IngenuiTEA strainer thing.