7562 puerh tea bricks

This small little puerh tea in the form of a square tile weighs only 100g. It is made in 1992 in the Menghai factory.

This is no ordinary puerh tea as the ingredients used to make this tea came from the type of tea leaves used to make the famous 7562 tea bricks. If you don't know, 7562 was the tea produced in the year in Menghai factory when the Cultural Revolution ended (around 1967 to 1968), which means more than 40 years ago. 7562 pueh tea bricks were made from grade 2 broad leaves using the green puerh method but with improved production formula. The tea brewed from 7562 puerh bricks  was known to be excellent in taste and fragrance.

According to Deng SH, a renown puerh tea expert from Malaysia (now based in Taiwan), Menghai factory had mass produced this tiny puerh tiles in 1992 using the production method and formula of 7562 puerh bricks. He commented that this puerh tiles are made from green puerh tea leaves. Hence, this puerh tiles are worth keeping. In time to come, this tea is going to develop into puerh tea of excellent quality.

Puerh tea that follows 7562 style of production

Above are some puerh tea tiles made in 1992.