sandra said 2013-03-07 02:53:27 -0500

??? tea bricks

looking for a tea brick made of (pressed?) tea.
google found a cake at yunnan sourching. (375gr.)
I was wondering if the tea would be similar to a pu-ehr in the end, esp. after storing it for a while. They are pricy, and some are offered on ebay as well, for lots and lots of money, so thought of checking it first.

thanks in advance.

4 Replies

Alphakitty said 2013-03-07 03:01:12 -0500

There are tea cakes/bricks that aren’t pu-erh, usually I think they are oolong:

http://www.redblossomtea.com/tea/oolong/shui-xian-cake-2011.html

http://steepster.com/teas/the-mountain-tea-co/27128-oriental-beauty-cake

http://steepster.com/teas/life-in-teacup/18549-zhang-ping-shui-xian-mini-cake

RiverTea said 2013-03-07 04:14:13 -0500

The tea bricks if stored properly are even better with time. After buying them you will need to take care to store them in a place away from any moist source, heat source or light.

sandra said 2013-03-07 05:45:10 -0500

i prefer a black tea, esp. from fujian, so I assume the tea won’t ferment further into a pu-ehr? (which I would hate)
so far I came across white tea tablets and black tea tablets. I will check out the oolong ones too.

GuyOne said 2013-03-07 09:17:37 -0500

I bought a nice Dian Hong brick on Amazon for little money. Do a search for Tao of Tea and scroll through the varieties. I’ve seen other bricks of black teas. They even have a Tao of Tea “Tea Flower” brick. I really love the ToT loose Tea Flower’s.