Menghai Tea Factory

Today I drank a ripe pu’er tea produced by the Menghai Tea Factory, sourced through Yunnan Sourcing. This tea is called the “2010 Menghai V93 Premium Ripe Tuo Cha”. Tuo cha 沱茶 means nest tea in Mandarin and describes tea that has been pressed into a shape similar to that of a bird’s nest. V93 … [Read more…]

Background Recently my home town has had multiple days of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. This has led me towards drinking a larger amount of ripe pu’er teas. The dark, rich, and earthy qualities of ripe pu’er help offset the chill in the air. For this reason I planned ahead and have been using this … [Read more…]