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Generation Tea is our very favorite
supplier of fine teas. Pu-erh cakes (also known
as Puerh or Puer) are collector's items that improve
with age. A 120 year old pu-erh cake recently
sold at auction for over $100,000! We feature
cakes from $20 up to a 30 year old cake for $750.
Pu-erh is also available as some of the most interesting
loose leaf teas as well. A great alternative to
coffee!
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Pu-erh Tea Collection
Generation Tea Collection, 6 Pu-erh Teas
This collection represents a selection
of Pu-erh teas that have visual appeal
as well as great health benefits. Whether
for weight loss or pure enjoyment, Pu-erh
tea becomes a healthy pleasure. Pu-erh
tea gets better as it ages so these teas
are an investment in anyone’s tea
drinking future. (Retail value sold separately
- $196.00). Special Offer $167.00 Includes:
500 gram Golden Melon Tuocha Pu-erh Tea,
500 gram Square Pu-erh Tea Brick, 400
gram Pingcha Tea Cake Pu-erh Tea, 2 oz
Royal Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea, 2 oz Royal
Laofu ‘Old Tree’ Pu-erh Tea,
100 gram Tuocha Green Pu-erh Tea.
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1970's
Tong Xing Hao Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 380g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This tea's pinyin is Tong xing hao hou
qi yuan cha 1970's which tells that it
is a special process aged pu-erh compressed
tea from 1970's. It was made in the Yi
wu tong xing cha zhang. Yi wu is the town
of production. Since the factory was established
in 1733 it was called the Tong shun xiang
hao. The family is said to have gone to
Thailand at the time of the Cultural Revolution
to continue to preserve the secret process
of the old factory. The leaf is a grade
3 large leaf variety which is very high
for beeng cha's. It is considered brown
and raw (not cooked or black). It can
be infused many times and has a sublime
smooth taste that leaves a pleasant woody
aftertaste. Only time and expert production
can produce a tea of this class. In addition,
the rice paper wrapping is hand embossed
in the chop fashion. Note that the lettering
is very faded on all these cakes, but
the tea is clean. Each cake weighs about
380g. This tea is truly intoxicating and
very special.
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1978
Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This is a coveted formula which yields
a very rich and smooth cup of Pu-erh.
This cake is vintage 1978. This is considered
a green Pu-erh as the leaves were browned
without being cooked after. This is the
most technical and sensitive way to make
Pu-erh. The years come though in this
old time flavor. The leaves brew a complex
cup and is good for many infusions. Brew
gonfu to make all these flavors 'pop'.
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1982
Green Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This tea consists of big,wild leaves and
were carefully stored in a very dry tea
warehouse. The leaves are a very high
quality. This 350 gram beeng cha will
yield 75 or more servings of pure taste
experience.It is vintage 1982. Each serving
is said to yield a liter of tea, so that
adds up to a lot of tea. This tea has
been well preserved in a Pu-erh tea warehouse
and is a real treasure. Can be steeped
up to 10 times gongfu style.
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1989
Menghai Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
Each infusion transforms the flavors of
this tea. From a full flavored first brew,
though a mellow and incredibly smooth
second brew and beyond, this tea is a
winner. The code is 7542-89 which indicates
the leaf grade and Menghai factory. There
is a great aftertaste that lingers in
a nice way. This tea surely cleans the
system in a delightful and tasty way.
If all good health tasted this good...For
special times or a private daily retreat.
Use these leaves at least 6 or 8 times.
Brown, Cooked leaves.
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1992
Green Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
We are very excited to be able to offer
this 1992 slow aged Pu-erh. This is aged
by starting as a green Pu-erh and slowly
dry aging and storing the cakes to create
a real great tea. The leaf size is rather
big, and the flavor is sure to please.
Can be steeped three times with a good
extraction. Discover the sweetness of
time and patience. Don't miss this very
special Pu-erh. Weighs 357 g (12.6 oz)
Green, raw leaves.
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1993
Menghai Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
From the first to the last, this tea will
keep delivering. This is a respectfully
aged tea which retains it's ultra smooth
flavor for many steeps. Brew this gongfu
style to really appreciate the sweet notes.
The appearance of the tea is quite aged
and rest assured this is a great cake.
Perfect storage conditions have preserved
this more lightly fermented Pu-erh. 7542-93
Brown, Ripened leaves with raw leaves
combined. Note that most of the cakes
do not have the hand writing on the wrapper,
this was only on the top cake of the stack.
This tea is from wild trees.
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1993
Menghai Green Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This leaf will continue to age, but is
drinkable and smooth right now. The leaves
break apart easily. Many of the thin paper
wrappers are very faded. This is a green
label cake with a paper tag inside with
'93' on it. The leaves have lost any green
appearance and now are a deeper brown-red.
Slow oxidation creates a tea that has
character and individuality. Can be brewed
4-6 times and each brew gets a little
better and the leaves unlock their history.
Totally worth having.
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1995
Menghai Beeng Cha Yellow Label
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This is considered a black or cooked Pu-erh.
The leaves are fully processed to create
an extremely drinkable and smooth aged
cake. This is more of a fine leafed Pu-erh
with a camphor like fully bodied taste.
The green label 95 is made with rougher
leaves, but is lacks this camphor quality.
It shows that each batch of Pu-erh varies
depending on many factors including where
it has been warehoused and how well it
was stored. Yellow center logo. Menghai
factory. This holding had a thick paper
wrapper.
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1997
Menghai Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
Chitsu Pingcha (Tea Cake) - Chitsu means
"seven pieces." These Pingcha's
(tea cakes) use to be sold in piles of
seven cakes that were tied together. Each
cake weighs about 350 grams. Some pour
off the initial short steeping to get
rid of the strong aged taste. Others come
to enjoy this first wash. This tea is
made from thick bold leaves that can easily
be broken off of the cake for individual
servings. Use boiling water for 4-5 steepings
of hearty tea. Vintage 1997 Brown, Ripened
Leaves.
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1998
Mini Beeng Cha 100g
Generation Tea 100g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This tea is produced by the Yunnan Tea
Import & Export company and was a
special production for the Jin Yu Xuan
Tea House in Yunnan. These beeng cha's
come in cool stacks of 10 that are bamboo
wrapped to enhance the aging process.
It brews a full flavored cup and can be
infused at least 5 times. The great thing
about this Pu-erh is the adorable size.
100 grams brews about 20-25 servings.
Use 3-4 grams per serving, steep for 1.5
minutes the first time and 30 seconds
each time after. Do not over brew or you
will discover the distinct Chinese Medicine
overtones of this tea. Put it in your
pocket and you're ready to go.
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2000
Yunnan Chitsu Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This is a good tasting grade of a
larger leafed Pu-erh tea. The cake is
composed of larger leaves which brew a
smooth yet earthy cup. As with all these
cake teas, it should be allowed to 'breath'
and not be kept air-tight. This will help
the aging process and improve the taste
over time. This is already nicely aged
and a great value for a daily tea and
metabolic stimulant. It can be brewed
3 or 4 times with full boiling water with
good taste. Vintage 2000. Brown, Ripened
leaves.
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2004
Green Young Pu-erh Beeng Cha
Generation Tea 350g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This Spring picked cake is the green material
that ages with such grace. It is perfectly
fine to drink as it is, and over the years,
this will become a smooth traditionally
aged Pu-erh that looks more red than green.
Classic size of 357 grams is what Chitsu-Pingcha
is named after. Chitsu means seven and
these cakes were traditionally sold in
bundles of seven, and that is the way
we receive them even today. The tea is
harvested from wild trees and is pesticide-free.
Buy one to drink and save the other. Makes
a great gift. Brew as a green tea with
water about 160 deg. f so you don't scorch
the leaves. As it ages you can use hotter
water without worrying about bittering
the leaves. Use two or three times with
good flavor. Green, raw leaves.
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1994
Menghai Zun Cha Brick
Generation Tea 250g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This tea was manufactured in the Menghai
factory in Yunnan. It has been carefully
aged, preserving its proper, smooth taste.
This tea can be steeped 5-7 times with
nice flavor. It is best to brew this type
of Pu-erh kungfu style, as the taste does
infuse rather quickly. Let steep for 1
1/2 minutes the first time, and about
30 seconds to one minute each time after.
Let the later steepings sit a little longer.
We hope to offer more special aged Pu-erh's,
and hope you will start building your
collection of special and rare teas. Store
in a container that can breathe, and this
tea will get better over time. This is
classified as a cooked or processed Pu-erh
because the leaves are fermented to their
deep red color and then compressed. The
brick mellows with age, and this is the
special sweet taste that an old tea presents.
7592-94 Brown, ripe(cooked) leaves
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1997
Menghai Zuncha Brick 250g
Generation Tea 250g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This is a great addition to a nice Pu-erh
collection. The taste is smooth and silky
with a nice subtle sweetness that is released
over the course of 5 or six brews. The
leaf size is large and though fermentation
some whole leaves are intact. This is
a great gift for you or a friend that
will surely enhance the Pu-erh experience.
This 250 gram brick will yield about 50
servings. 7581-97
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1998
Aged 100 Liang Tea
Generation Tea 3.125kg Pu-erh Tea Cake
The tea is very compressed and looks like
a green tea, although it consists of high
grade leaves that are picked from plants
that are known for their black tea. Said
to be cooling and thirst quenching in
the summer and stomach warming and cold
preventing in the winter. Grown in the
cold Xuefeng mountains and Anhua mountains.
Also called 'Flower Tea' as the whole
log looks like a flower as it is opened.
Mellows with age, as we all should. 1998
(3.125 kg)
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2004
Seven Cakes Young Green Pu-erh
Generation Tea 5.4lbs Pu-erh Tea Cakes
Picked in 2004, these cakes are quite
wonderful now and will age gracefully.
You can leave this stack out for display
on a shelf or table. Use the pingchas
for a special gift or start your own Pu-erh
stash. Over a few years these succulent
green leaves will turn a red color with
a mellow taste. This is the way Pu-erh
has been aged over the centuries. These
tea cakes should be able to breath (not
airtight) in a dry place to age well.The
Chitsu stack is 5.4 lbs total with 7 cakes
each weighing about 350 grams.
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5
Kilo Golden Melon Tuocha
Generation Tea 11lb Pu-erh Tea Cake
This giant Bird's Nest or Tuocha weighs
5 kilos (11 lbs) and is called a Golden
Melon due to its size. It is great for
drinking (just break a little off each
time) or display. It is 14 inches wide
and 9 inches high. In the house or a teashop
this will surely turn heads. The tea is
good and quite medicinal. It brews a pale
red cup typical of high quality Pu-erh.
The larger Melons tend to grow a lot of
yeast over time which aids digestion and
metabolism. We haven't found a cup big
enough for the whole thing yet. Brews
more than 2000 servings! Age it yourself
to yield even better tea as the years
pass. Many people in China collect Pu-erh,
and real aged tea can become quite sought
after and expensive.
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8
kilo Golden Melon Tuocha
Generation Tea 17.5lb Pu-erh Tea Cake
WOW! This is a big one. Compressed bird's
nest shape looks like a whole family of
birds could live here. Impressive doesn't
quite capture the sheer size of this Golden
Melon. As we have said, this tea will
age and become more valuable with time.
Some old Pu-erh teas sell for more than
$1000 a pound. It is hard to verify the
age that many teas claim to be. If you
own it yourself you know the real age.
Just a small amount of this potent tea
will yield a full bodied and memorable
cup. Weighs 17.5 lbs and exhibits good
leaf size and has a distinct aroma. Store
in a container that can breath so the
tea can continue to age properly. Great
for any Pu-erh lover, collector or store
display. Buy two, one to use and one to
display.
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Golden
Melon Tuocha 500g
Generation Tea 500g Pu-erh Tea Cake
This giant Tuocha weighs 500 grams and
steeps a hearty, smoky brew. Made in the
classic "Bird's Nest" shape,
this compressed tea flakes of easily and
is sure to mellow over the years. For
you or a friend, this impressive nest
of grade 3 high grade leaf. It offers
about 100 enjoyable and healthful pots
of Yunnan's famous tea.
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Mini
Golden Melon Tuocha
Generation Tea 100g Pu-erh Tea Cake
We are happy to offer this smaller version
of a great tasting Pu-erh favorite. The
'bird's nest' is unique and eye catching,
as well as being a very high grade of
tea. Compressed teas get better over time
so it is a great gift for you or a friend.
It is easy to drink lots of Pu-erh when
it tastes so smooth. Good for four steeps
with full boiling water. Vintage 2002.
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Pu-erh
Square Brick
Generation Tea 500g Pu-erh Tea Brick
Pu-erh Tea Brick - This is a square brick
of hearty tea pressed with the Chinese
characters of a good year and success.
All these teas are fermented slightly
before they are pressed into these solid
slabs. As with the other compressed teas,
we find these to be great conversation
pieces and unique gifts. A great everyday
tea that still retains the smoothness
of higher grade Pu-erh.
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Mini
Tuocha Pu-erh (Birds Nest)
Generation Tea 2oz Pu-erh Tea Cakes
Tuocha Pu-erh - This tea is about the
same grade as the loose leaf variety,
but in addition, it is packaged in the
oldest known single serving of tea. These
small "bird's nests" are the
right amount for a small, Yixing pot or
a full English size teapot. If you use
the large teapot you will have a weaker
tea, but one that can easily be served
to novice drinkers without the boldness
of Pu-erh brewed in traditional Chinese
(Gongfu) style. Use full boiling water
with one Tuocha and let steep 4-10 minutes
to allow the nest to gently break apart.
Can be steeped 2-3 times.
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Standard
Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea
Generation Tea Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea
Loose Leaf Pu-erh - This is our standard
grade Pu-erh that is in no way common.
It retains a distinctive smoothness usually
associated with only the very best Pu-erh
tea. The loose leaf allows you to find
the leaf quantity and strength that your
are happy with and enjoy by regulating
the amount. The first infusion can be
quite full bodied, and the second is pure
smooth taste. Enjoy this tea often (especially
with each meal) to achieve it's historic
weight loss benefits. Use a teaspoon or
more with boiling water. Let steep for
2-5 minutes depending on your desired
strength. Use 2 times with full flavor,
sometimes three times with shorter steeps.
2oz
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Royal
Laofu 'Old Tree' Loose Leaf Pu-erh
Generation Tea Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea
Royal Laofu Pu-erh Tea- This tea combines
traditional Pu-erh processing with the
full, large, red-brown leaves of the famous
Dayeh tea trees. Laofu’s distinctive,
aged taste is smooth and satisfying. The
special aging process produces full flavor
through many infusions. The stems are
still attached giving this tea a unique
appearance, both dry and after its steeping.
Because of its full fermentation Laofu
also offers the full range of benefits
along with a taste that is not to be forgotten.
We highly recommend this fine old tree
tea. 2oz
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Royal
Loose Leaf Pu-erh
Generation Tea Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea
Royal Loose Leaf Pu-erh - This red tea
resembles our regular loose leaf Pu-erh,
but is made from finer leaves. This Imperial
tea is rich and smooth, with a deep red
liquor (liquid). It's weight loss properties
and superior flavor make this tea a favorite
of both the seasoned Pu-erh drinker and
the beginner. This tea will maximize your
enjoyment of Pu-erh tea. Use a teaspoon
or more with boiling water. Let steep
for 2-5 minutes depending on your desired
strength. Re-use leaves 2-3 times. 2oz
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Yunnan
Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea
Generation Tea Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea
Yunnan Pu-erh - This loose leaf Pu-erh
consists of smaller leaves that have been
processed in the traditional method of
double oxidation. First the leaves are
dried and then aged to actually ferment
the tea. This process produces this tea’s
special health benefits as a digestive
aid and fat metabolizer. Infuse this tea
two or three times for 3 - 4 minutes with
full boiling water to extract all this
tea has to offer. 2oz
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