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Chinese Pu'er Loose Leaf Pu'er Tea

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This is a dark, richly umami loose leaf tea from Yunnan Province – the home of Pu'er Tea.

This Pu'er loose leaf tea has been chosen for its flavour. We have broken the tea up from the cakes to make it easier to infuse. It might not cost an emperor's ransom, but it does taste rather good.

Also known by a myriad of different spellings - Pu'er, Pu'erh, Puer, Puerh, Pu-er, and Pu-erh are all used.

The texture is silky, like well-water and the flavour is deep, earthy, with notes of autumn leaves and a wonderful underlying sweetness.

£0.00 per cup based on 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water and 3 infusions.

Yunnan, China

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Recommended Infusion Guide

  • Quantity

    Use 2g of tea per 150ml of water.

  • Temperature

    For the optimum infusion use 90°C water.

  • Time

    Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly. Best enjoyed without milk.

  • Infusions

    You can infuse this tea at least three times. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.

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How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.

Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, don’t leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

Origin & Craft

Pu'er tea is traditionally a very slow fermentation of a partly oxidised "dark" tea that can take decades to reach maturity and cost many thousands of pounds. This ripe Pu'er has first been "wet-pilled" where it undergoes an initial wet fermentation for 45 days to begin the process. This allows the tea to reach a smoothness and delicacy of a much older "raw" Pu'er. It is also vastly more affordable.

Some very old Pu'ers that date back to before Chairman Mao's Revolution are extremely valuable. They can be traded for eye-watering sums due to their rarity and the history they belong to - much like vintage champagnes. An old bottle of champagne may be worth a king's ransom and then disappoint as soon as it is opened. It may be corked or spoilt. Its value is not determined on the quality of the liquid inside but on the age of the bottle. The same is sometimes true of Pu'er. Once an old Pu'er cake has been unwrapped, broken and the tea infused - it might not be the most delicious tea despite its price - and its value is then lost, so they are often more traded than drunk.

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JE
17 May 2025
Joanne E.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Chinese Loose Pu'er

It’s beautiful. Fast becoming my go to everyday drinking pu’er on account of the deep smooth malty flavour, gorgeous caramel colour and multiple infusions.

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FA
28 February 2024
Fayth A.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Fabulous and exactly like red tea in China

When I lived in China, red tea was loved by many of my Chinese friends and colleagues. Quickly becoming one of my firm favourites too. It's rare that tea companies make comment this is a 'red' tea in China. As soon as I saw it I knew i would love it and I do. Fabulous rich flavour which lasts for a number of 'dunkings'. It's in every shopping basket I purchase. Splendid tea and always takes me back to drinking tea with friends in china.

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JS
11 February 2024
Jon S.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Rare Tea Company - Pu'er Tea

This is lovely tea - black tea, which is very refreshing and an excellent after-dinner tea.

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IS
22 April 2022
Ida S.
United States

Pu'er Tea 's Flavor Has Depth

I learned something new recently: the difference between "Black" tea and "Red" tea. What we Americans call "Black" tea is actually "Red" tea to those in the East. Eager to learn the difference, I ordered Pu'er, and I found it delightful but not heavy as I had expected.

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