Gong Fu Tea|chA - Episode 15 - Shu Pu'er or Shou Pu'er (熟普洱 | Shú Pǔ'ěr or Shóu Pǔ'ěr)

In this episode, So Han discusses Shú (or shóu) Pǔ'ěr (or puerh) , the fermented (or speed-aged) form of Pu'er tea. This is the dark, earthy form of Pu'er that many in the West know of when they think of Pu'er tea. Typically, the way to process the tea leaves into this fermented form is through a factory method called wò duī (渥堆 | "wet pile"), but as individual tea farmers have begun experimenting with growing and processing their own tea, some tea farmers/tea masters have developed a smaller version of this process called xiǎo duī zi (小堆子 | "small pile"). So Han steeps and pours an example of each of these teas, then discusses an even more boutique process, developed by Li Shulin, So Han's tea farmer on Nannuo Mountain in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. This boutique process is called yuán shēng tuó (原生沱 | "Original ecosystem tuo"), and its defining characteristic is that the tea is not turned during the fermentation process. The teas in this episode include: Wo Dui Tea - 2010 Xiaguan 7513 Xiao Fa Tuo from Yunnan Sourcing. It can be purchased here: https://yunnansourcing.com/collection... Xiao Dui Zi Tea - Vanilla Obscura, a 2015 vintage single-patch xiao dui zi Shu Pu'er from Li Shu Lin on Nannuo Mountain. It can be purchased here: https://westchinatea.com/30g-2015-van... Yuan Sheng Tuo Tea - Little Fatty Yuan Sheng Tuo. The specific batch called Little Fatty isn't currently available on westchinatea.com, but you can find other batches of Yuan Sheng Tuo here: https://westchinatea.com/tea/puer/shu/ Gong Fu Tea|chA is a viewer-supported show. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon:   / teahouseghost   Music by: B. Glenn Copeland (www.SongCycles.com) Production Credits: Directed by: Echo Duemig Director of Photogoraphy: Jacob Berardi Edited by: Henry Arrambide Assistant Edited by: Jacob Berardi Sound by: Echo Duemig