Learning how to identify gu shu & make maocha - The Tea Urchin


„When examining maocha, the colour of gu shu leaves tend to be more highly contrasted with a bright white hairy bud/tip surrounded by a grey, open leaf wrapper, with dark black stem & leaves. By comparison, tai di cha is almost all black, due to the use of fertilizer, the leaves grow quickly and the buds have less white hairs.“

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Source Web: The Tea Urchin. Learning how to identify gu shu & make maocha[online]. 2011. Available on WWW: <http://teaurchin.blogspot.cz/2011/09/learning-how-to-identify-gu-shu-make.html>. [q934] [s107]


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2003 CNNP Yi Wu Arbor Ming Chien „Hundred

2003 CNNP Yi Wu Arbor Ming Chien „Hundred Mark“ Beeng Cha
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2014 Laos Ban Komaen (Blue) Gu Shu Raw

2014 Laos Ban Komaen (Blue) Gu Shu Raw Puerh Cake 200g
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2009 Youleshan Tuo Cha Raw 100g

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2012 Xiaguan JiaJi Tuocha In Box 100g

2012 Xiaguan JiaJi Tuocha In Box 100g
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Conventional Xiaguan green box and classic "Jia Ji" recipe! This tuocha is pressed in...

2007 Zhong Cha "Fu Lu Shou Xi" Raw Pu-erh

2007 Zhong Cha "Fu Lu Shou Xi" Raw Pu-erh Tea Square Brick 100g
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Fu Lu Shou Xi (福禄寿喜) - Fortune, Wealth, Longevity and Happiness

2001 CNNP Private Order 7542 Raw Puerh

2001 CNNP Private Order 7542 Raw Puerh Cake 357g
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This is a good example of CNNP "7542" production. This custom-made "7542" cake was...


Quotes - Pu-erh


„Pu-erh shape - Melon, or gold melon - Its shape is similar to tuóchá, but larger in size, with a much thicker body decorated with pumpkin-like stripes. This shape was created for the famous "Tribute tea" (貢茶) made expressly for the Qing Dynasty emperors from the best tea leaves of Yiwu Mountain. Larger specimens of this shape are sometimes called "human-head tea" (人頭茶), due in part to its size and shape, and because in the past it was often presented in court in a similar manner to severed heads of enemies or criminals.“

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Source Web: Pu-erh tea shapes[online]. Wikipedia. Available on WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea>. [q513] [s63]





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2006 Langhe TF Meng Hai Chitse Beeng Cha

2006 Langhe TF Meng Hai Chitse Beeng Cha "8549" Raw 357g
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2006 Myanmar Kokang Mei Hua Bing Raw Puerh

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This little cake come from border area with Myanmar from Kokang (果敢; pinyin: Guǒgǎn), area about 20km...

2012 Autumn Fujian Anxi Benshan 100g

2012 Autumn Fujian Anxi Benshan 100g
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One of famous oolong teas from Anxi is Benshan. This is a light roasted with low oxidation (only 10-15%)...

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