Opening Two Shu-Pu-Er Cakes ...

Two old friends coming to a Tea Pot soon: 

Work-Shop: Tea brewing area set-up.....

TTOT: ... Time To Open Tea... Shu Pu

Two different Cakes of Shu Pu:

Saturday Morning Cuppa.....

 

1,000 Grams of Shu Pu-Erh..a good day

A Gift... High Mountain Wild Pu-Erh ...

Two new cakes ... Open Sesame: .....

Two Shu Pu-Erh 357 gram cakes...

Grand Opening ...Loading Tea Caddy.....

 

New Tea arrived ...

Four 100 gram sample cakes of Shu-Pu ....

 

Pu Erh.. Shu Pu

ˈōpən ˈsesəmē ..O·pen Ses·a·me

 

Package of Tea arrived .. Ripe Pu-Erh

Two cakes of; Shu-Pu each 357 grams, plus a sample. 2022 from Yunnan Sourcing "Year of the Tiger"

A slightly different (shaped) Pu-Erh tea cake TUO-CHA

TUOCHA: from 2005

Shaped like a bird’s nest or a thick bowl, tuocha is also a common shape of pu erh, this one is 250 grams  Xiaguan has been recognised as a superior factory that is specialized in production of this particular form. This cake is an eclectic mix of: Raw Pu-er and various Herbs and Flowers. Not a first choice of mine.

Three Pu-Erh Tea Cakes .. (1) 2005 & (2) 2007

Crouching Tigers ... waiting ...

A second tea gift arrived ... Front wrapper and back sticker, for English speakers.

Gift arrival .... happy days

Opening the 2009 60th. year anniversary tea cake