Thé Puerh Cru, Thé Puerh Mûr
The relationship between Puerh Raw Tea and Puerh Ripe Tea can be the relationship between tofu and marinated rot, bitter vegetables and pickles; soybeans and bean paste, but never the relationship between raw rice and cooked rice.
Pu-erh tea is not simply “raw” and “ripe”.
“Raw tea” and ‘ripe tea’ come from the same family, and they are both made from sun-dried green tea after a series of processing. If you want to drink a good cup of Pu-erh, “friend of time” is the key, after all, “the more it ages, the more fragrant it is”.
The Puerh Ripe Tea process was innovated and developed in Yunnan in the 1970s to differentiate it from the traditional natural fermentation of “raw tea”. By shortening the aging cycle through pile fermentation, the ripe tea has a mellow flavor and deep red color. This process not only meets the diversified market demand, but also promotes the prosperity of Pu’er tea culture.
Raw tea takes you to see the world, ripe tea accompanies you in your life
Raw Tea Taste: Raw tea has a bitter and overbearing entrance, with a distinctive taste personality and rich flavor. New tea is more stimulating, Longyuan Jun suggests natural storage for a period of time before drinking, so that the caffeine, tea polyphenols, catechins and other elements in the tea are further transformed, which will better bring out the aroma and throat flavor of Pu’er tea.
Suitable body type: For people with a hot body type or those who often feel dry and hot internally, drinking raw tea in moderation will have a cooling effect to relieve the summer heat. In addition, raw tea has a certain effect of eliminating food and greasiness, therefore, when eating too much or feeling greasy, drinking raw tea may help digestion.
Ripe tea taste: ripe tea usually taste lubricating and mellow, moist and sweet, silky smooth, mellow aroma, due to fermentation and softer than raw tea, suitable for tea lovers who are not accustomed to the bitter and astringent feeling of raw tea.
Suitable body type: For people with cold body or sensitive stomach, the mild nature of ripe tea is more suitable and helps to warm and nourish the stomach. As the tea nature of ripened tea is more peaceful, it is suitable for people with all kinds of constitution.
Pu-erh raw tea is suitable for consumption in spring and summer, as its diuretic effect can relieve the dry heat brought about by summer. Ripe Pu-erh tea is more suitable for fall and winter, as its mild nature helps to warm the stomach and bring a touch of warmth to the cold weather.
Depending on the time of day and individual constitution, the choice of raw or ripe tea will vary. In the morning, the human body is generally just waking up, the body functions are gradually active, at this time you can drink raw tea, can be refreshing, diuretic, to help clean up the body of toxins accumulated in the night. In the afternoon, when the body begins to feel tired and need to relax, you can choose ripe tea, because of its mild nature helps to relax the body and mind, relieve the fatigue of the day. Meanwhile, cooked tea is relatively less irritating to the stomach and intestines, making it more suitable for consumption in the afternoon or after dinner.
