Hundred year old puerh

Here is a recorded video on the tasting of hundred year old puerh tea. This puerh was made in 1929, the brand is Song Peng, a brand established during the Qing dynasty. The video below shows the reporter tasting this aged puerh in a tea shop in Hong Kong. Hence, the language used in the interview is Cantonese. I had the opportunity to drink this tea in the early 80s when it was still available. Now, you have to go to auction houses if you want to buy and taste this brand of puerh tea.

100 year old puerh

Hong Kong people like to eat Tim Sum (breakfast things such as prawn dumplings, etc) in the morning. They will order puerh to go with  these oriental delicacies as the tea can neutralise the oily substance in the food. Hence, puerh tea is very popular in Hong Kong and in South East Asia.

Not everyone has the chance to drink hundred year old puerh. It is beyond the general tea drinkers due to its scarcity and price. However if you can get some puerh aged around 20 to 30 years, it is very good indeed. If you are not willing to pay the high price for such tea, you can buy start buying young puerh tea cakes and store them for as long as you can. One day you will know the value of your hard work and effort in keeping them for so long.



Puerh cakes of the 80s

This puerh cakes are considered rare in the market. The tea was processed in Guangdong for export to other parts of the world. Some of these cakes that were made in the 60s and 70s are also quite expensive.