Having just talked about some Jasmine tea on another thread I went and looked at Peet's website online; (Peet's Coffe is local to me and esp. in terms of not having to go to Starbucks...)
I've been looking at different Pu-erh for awhile now, ever since finding some in bags, yes bagged Pu-erh, in Oakland's Chinatown almost a decade ago.
Here's the rundown:
Ancient Trees Organic Pu-erh This tea is rich, earthy, nutty and densely flavorful, as thick and dark as coffee, yet exceptionally smooth.
In the mountains of southwest Yunnan is a forest containing semi-wild tea plants, many of them centuries-old and as tall as trees. The local people have been making organic Pu-erh tea from these old-growth tea trees for many generations. The unique "bowl" shape is termed Tuo Cha, achieved by traditional pile-fermenting, pressing and drying techniques. ================ Hows this stuff stack up to a specialty shop/ mail-order Pu-erh, anybody know?
berk