


Extremely rare, epicurean tea from Malawi.
Also known by a myriad of different spellings - Pu'er, Pu'erh, Puer, Puerh, Pu-er, and Pu-erh are all used.
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I like this tea so much. I reach for it on dreary, damp days more than any other time. It feels like the embodiment of a walk in a wet forest while providing warmth at the same time. It's earthy and comforting and just what I need in the autumn and winter especially.
This is some tea, the description is spot on. It tastes like an Autumn rain. Lovely, light, nostalgic, grounding, beautiful. Unlike any tea I've ever tasted.
This elegant and smooth pu erh from Malawi is what keeps me coming back to Rare Tea Co time and again. This unique tea has the depth and complex flavor one would expect of a pu erh but with a silky sophistication that makes for a gorgeous brew. A good choice for both lovers of pu erh and those looking to try it for the first time. Added to that is the fact that it's sourced from Malawi, an absolutely rare gem of a tea.
Tasting Notes
This is a very gentle fermented tea with warm, earthy notes. These precious leaves hold the wonderful flavours of silky rain water and Autumn forests.
Quantity
Use 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water.
Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 90°C (194°F) water.
Time
Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.
Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least three times. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
Cost Per Cup
22p per cup based on 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water and 3 infusions.
Malawi
The Satemwa Estate
We expected to find our ideal Pu'er in China. But whilst visiting the extraordinary tea garden of Satemwa in Malawi, Henrietta tried a Pu'er so soft and yet so deep in flavour, she was astounded.
What they have crafted on Satemwa is something so uniquely complex and yet beautifully clean.
Noma
Malawi Leafy Pu'er
Henrietta Lovell, who sources all our tea describes it like this:
"Imagine you are in the middle of the forest, it's raining softly. You are sheltering under tall, broad trees. You can smell the wet grass beneath your feet. In a clearing, there is a little wooden house. Rain is dripping from the wooden roof into a deep, wooden barrel. You cup your hands and dip them into the silky water.
This Pu'er tastes of the rain water from the wooden barrel with aromas of wet turf and the forest floor."
Indeed it's so good, it is beloved by René Redzepi of Noma.
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