Jinglong Tea Factory - Pu-erh Tea in Bamboo Leaf Tube (80 Cups) Ripe Puerh Tea (7.1 Ounce)

UPDATE: This is the 4th time I have purchased this tea over a period of several years.. I have tried many brands of Pu-erh tea and this one is my favorite.. you can really taste the difference in the various brands of these teas.. The others just don't stack up.. Nice mellow flavor and it reminds me of chocolate..no its not chocolate but it has a really nice distinctive taste.. I highly recommend this tea. This is a great tea. It has a nice mellow flavor.. I don't like Pu-erh in the loose leaf and the bricks are just too hard to break and too crumbly .. This tea comes in a row of 1.5"x 1/8" disks that you can break in half.. One half disk is plenty to make a large mug of tea. I make my tea strong so you may want to use less. I really like the bambo tube it comes in.. It's cool looking and it keeps he disks nicely in order as you peel it back to expose more. At 7oz of tea, its a lot of tea in a small space.. I recommend this tea!

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My first pu erh tea in this puck/cake form wrapped in bamboo packaging. The pucks I received were very hard & unbreakable. For this reason I knocked off a star in my rating. This is not a problem for me as I use 32oz water in a 40oz pot which is 1 day of tea for me. This is perfect for 1 tea puck/cake. The puck did loosen & open nicely during a 5min steep. I also got 2 steeps @ 5min each from the puck without any loss of flavor or strength. It looked like it could handle a 3rd steep which I will try next time. One thing I do like about this tea is that it tastes very nice either with lemon/lime & honey added or just plain without it. I had no issues with fishy, earthy or bitter taste which others have reported. Packaging was very good & shipping fast. Overall I like it & will order again.

Jinglong Pu-erh is now my go-to morning tea and I absolutely love it. The tea is rich and strong and very flavorful. I truly look forward to my Pu-erh tea every morning. I like to add a small piece of candied ginger to the cup and a bit of cream too - so wonderful and a lovely way to wake up. The tea comes in round cakes about the size of a half dollar that are easily snapped into 4 quarter pieces. I then put a small tea piece into a tea brewing basket and brew in near boiling water for about 5 minutes. If you want to add a top-notch electric tea kettle to your repertoire, I highly recommend the Cuisinart CPK-17 PerfecTemp 1.7-Liter Stainless Steel Cordless Electric Kettle. 4000+ positive reviews = I LOVE MINE. Also, I like to take my tea with me during my commute and I highly recommend the Contigo travel mug - it has a no spill top - for real - no spill!! and my tea stays hot for a solid hour - and I do mean HOT. Look on Amazon for: Contigo AUTOSEAL West Loop Stainless Steel Travel Mug , 16 oz. I'm an espresso and latte guy but I like to add Pu-erh to my morning ritual as well for balance and a bit less caffeine. Plus my digestion improves after drinking a cup of this tea and I notice that the tea keeps my hunger at bay as well. This is a fine company and clearly very dedicated to their craft. Great tea, great find and highly recommended!!

As advertised! I love the tea. the cakes are a good size. The tea ends up looking very dark and earthy. lovely taste. I used to buy Numi (which is great for a quick tea bag) but this really has a deeper flavor. I recommend it.

Been drinking tea for the past 22 years; almost entirely varieties of green tea, and many of those premium. I had never previously tried any type of pu-erh before obtaining this one. It is positively the tastiest tea that I have ever drunk. My previous experience with other super-black teas was that they had a plain taste of tannin. I know this pu-erh is also tannin, yet it has a completely different taste than the tannins of other black tea varieties. It is much softer and smoother than any other black tea, even when served darker ( more concentrated ) than other teas. And because it can be served more concentrated than other varieties, a more robust flavor than other teas can be obtained. I first shred one patty via a simple tower grater common in most kitchens. The tea then goes into 18 fl oz of water, which I heat in a small pot over an electric burner just until it begins to boil. Then I stir the brew, pull it off the burner and put a lid on the pot. Timer is then started. Every 60 secs I restir briefly, until the alarm sounds at 3 minutes. Stir one more time and then strain it to separate the liquid from the solids. After the initial servings, the remainder of this concentrate is allowed to cool down before storage in a glass jar. We have never observed spoilage when stored at room temperature for about a week. We use only ¼ cup of this concentrate per 15-16 fl oz serving in our large mugs. Thus, we get about 8-9 servings per batch of concentrate made from one of these pu-ehr tea patties. I have already repurchased another package for ourselves, and two more as gifts for a friend and a family member. Its rustic bamboo wrapper makes a striking impression, really driving home what a very special bit of Chinese culture it is :-)

I had to cancel my subscription and change my review. The first 2 orders were delicious. I am a tea aficionado, but by no means a tea snob. I actually never met a tea I didn't like. I even like the 'stinky tea' my acupuncturist advises I consume. When I received this last order, I noticed right away the tea didn't have the usual wonderful aroma. I put the disks in a special airtight glass jar I've been using for years. Over the next few days, I noticed there was no distinct tea scent when I opened the jar. When I poured hot water over the dry tea, the smell was just like dirt when planting. I like the smell of dirt, so it wasn't unpleasant, but it was unusual. Sure enough, after steeping and tasting, I knew something was off. I tried a few of the other disks and the same dirt smell was released. The taste was NOTHING like tea. I've been drinking tea every day of my life for over 50 years. I stopped buying tea in bags a long time ago b/c of the microplastics. There also have been several well-documented reports on tea containing a certain amount of dust, dirt, and other particulates. All of the 'cake' tea/loose tea I have purchased has a wonderful aroma when dry and this one did not and once water is poured over it, I could not tell the difference between it and pouring water over dirt in a freshly potted plant.

The tea itself seems to have an okay flavor, there are worse tasting puer for sure. The issue comes from the processing where the leafs are completely broken and with many stems. When steeping the tea breaks apart and clogs the strainer not allowing for an enjoyable steeping experience and adding bitterness because the lack of flow allowing longer steeping and releasing more tannins. Ideally the leafs should unfold and grow when steeping, not turn to mud.

I have to be careful not to leave the compressed leaves in the cup for too long. Its very powerful but the flavour is wonderful. Product came from Poland in a hand written envelope! I didn't know Poland produces tea!

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I let it steep for 15 mins for the second time brewing to get more flavor. I found out this product uses the tips and leftover pieces of the pu erh plant. Now it is still an awesome product with good flavor..but next time I will try the actual full size pu erh cake.

Good quality and very testy, as expected.

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