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Ripe Pu-erh Tea

Ripe Pu-erh Tea is a sub-type of Pu-erh tea that has undergone a "wet piling" process.  Wet Piling aka "wo dui" was originally applied to Pu-erh in the 1970's as a way to fast age raw pu-erh (sheng cha), making it more palatable and smooth like a fully aged raw pu-erh.

The process is accomplished by piling sheng pu-erh mao cha (uncompressed sheng puer) about a meter high in a covered clean space where it is kept wet and allowed to ferment for 45 days.  The pile is often covered with large cloths to retard evaporation of the water and the pile is turned every few days so that the inner contents are not overly fermented, allowing a consistent level of fermentation for the entire batch.

The wet piling process has many other factors that impact the quality of the end product.  The water used to keep the pile wet is very important.  It is said that Menghai Tea Factory Brand Ripe Pu-erh teas have such a sweet taste due to the sweetness of the well water on their property.  The ambient temperature and humidity level in the immediate area where the wet piling is done can also impact the process.  The size and turning of the pile must be well regulated and the frequency of the turning is largely determined by the "wet piling master" who oversees the whole process.

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  • Yunnan Sourcing Brand Ripe Pu-erh Tea Sampler for 2023 - Part 2

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Entourage" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This is a premium blend that we've named "Entourage." Composed of a blend of 3 teas from Lincang and Menghai lends this tea a complex taste, aroma ...

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    Our second Sanctuary release!! Sanctuary is a small wet pile batch of just 600 kilograms! We purchased 230 kilograms in total. Instead of separatin...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Gong Ting" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Te Zhi" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea

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    This is the classic Xiaguan "7663" Recipe, aka Xiao Fa tuo.  Straightforward Xiaguan ripe goodness here, but with an incredibly affordable price ta...

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    "Hong Yu"  aka "Red Jade" is a rarely produced blend from Menghai Tea Factory (DaYi brand)!  This is the second production ever produced.  The firs...

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    A classic recipe from Menghai. This is an average blend of 7th grade material that was fermented last year, so the cake does not have that just fer...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Di Jie Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This is a Spring 2022 Di Jie Village area old plantation harvest tea. The tea was wet piled during the summer of 2022 and then aged in Mengku until...

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    "Cha Wang" 茶王 means "King Tea!" Tons of bitterness with a thick thick bodied tea soup! Only 100 cakes in total! Run, don't walk! Go to your nearest...

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    A new blend in our "Yong De Label" ripe series! This is a blend of 3 different Yong De area ripe teas! Thick tea soup, sweet taste! Don't pass this...

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    This is our 2023 Cozy release, and our very first Certified Organic Cozy release! Our organic tea grower blessed us by offering us some 2018 wet pi...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Ba Wang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Bang Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    Yi Bang Village is an area in the northern part of Yi Wu. Yi Bang tea is special in that it is not large leaf varietal but rather a primitive small...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Into the Soup" Xin Ban Zhang Ripe Pu-erh Tea

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    We present to you our 2023 Peerless! A blend of rare and unique teas of the highest quality tea leaves. All the tea leaves were picked from mature ...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Meng Song" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch done entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2022 and wet piled in la...

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    A blend of Ba Da Mountain Ripe Pu-erh tea from 2022 and November 2022 Harvested Chrysanthemum Buds from Huang Shan in Anhui. Smooth sweet ripe meet...

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