這是08年3月我在香港一個公開論壇發表過的文章。在自己地頭留個記錄。
I posted the following pictures in a public tea forum in mar 08, about Puer Tea from Yunnan. In the old days, the fine aged Puer tea were made with tea leaves from a few different regions & mountains in the Xishuangbanna area. But since around 2000, tea merchants in the Mainland China started to heavily promote "Pure Bred" (純料) which mean tea leaves from a single mountain/hill or region.
I am a bit skeptical about this "Pure" concept. Firstly the fine aged Puer tea we are drinking now are very likely mixed different tea leaves so the flavors are multi-layered. There is no guarantee that the "Pure" Puer will aged into anything like the fine tea we enjoy now.
Secondly, with different tea leaves in the fine aged Puer, the taste and aroma changes as you make more brews. Not getting lighter taste, but different taste. The new type of "Pure" Puer do not seem to have any layering. The taste just getting lighter.
Among the different type of 純料 Puer, Yiwu is very famous and even the new (not yet aged properly) tea are selling at premium. This post discusses the Yiwu tea I have.