How should I store silver needle puerh?

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You are in for a treat, let me tell you.

Store it as you would any other Pu'erh: Keep it clean and away from odors such as found in the kitchen, separate from other things that claim aroma space. Keep in a more or less dry air environment, err toward too dry rather than too humid. Keep it in its paper, possibly wrapped in more paper, but not in a zip lock, although I've done the latter without hurting the tea. Don't guzzle, but don't wait for occasions so special that you seldom if ever drink it. Mike Petro will tell you much more.

Quite so.

Michael

hi, can you tell me the site for IPOT? what does IPOT stand for?

thanks

Michael Plant wrote:

IPOT = In Pursuit of Tea

You're welcome!

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I thought they could be gotten through

but not this morning. The URL above works. It's "In Pursuit of Teas." (They do not refer to themselves as IPOT; it's just easier to type.

Best, Michael

That's "In pursuit of tea." No 's'. Sorry.

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thanks so much for the tedious replies!

Not knowing any more than I do I'd say cheesecloth would make a perfect wrapper for Puerh. It can follow the form and when you unwrap you should be able to tell the aging by the aroma of the cloth. It can be rewrapped so aroma from aging isn't lost. It will hold up to a spritz by bottle if moisture is required. I'm fortunate to store all my teas in cool, dry, dark conditions. I know paper overtime will deteriorate and some chemicals will bleach.

Jim

Michael Plant wrote:

I concurr with Michael's assesment. In all honesty there is no need to make too big of a fuss over storage unless you are planning on keeping it for 20 years or so. You will probably consume that tasty cake within the next 2 years in which case simply avoiding high humidity and strong odors is all you reallly need to worrry about.

Mike

Michael Plant wrote:

Then aged puerh and mature taste is a dichotomy. I've got shelf tea 30 years old. I know with the right storage conditions the taste is still good. I just put away 30 boxes of special millennia 100g Xiaguan green tuocha for posterity. I've got ten cakes of cooked puerh which I'll set to the side also. Those I'll wrap the existing tissue paper with cheesecloth. I'd love to find some cheap green cake like the cooked puerh. I've got a cooked tuocha I bought in late eighties but never tried. I think tea is timeless and in another thirty years I'll probably be in the grave along with my teas. I don't intentionally hoard but I can't drink all the tea I buy.

Jim

Mike Petro wrote:

keeping

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Yup. Nor I. I'm a veritable conduit of fine teas.

Michael

The accumlation of tea you can't possible drink happens over time. In my case I'm into the fourth decade. I'll hit the stores and if I like a tea I'll go back for seconds and store for posterity. That is only commercial teas. I can't get all that excited with the see through vacuum sealed pouches from my local tea shoppe where everything looks the same without closer inspection. At some point I got ahead of myself and now can't catch up. My biggest problem isn't storage space but management of what is where. I did a kitchen remodel recently and learned where to find the bargains on dings and closeouts. I got several lazy suzans each for $85 normally $600 retail. They stack nicely two high in the corners of the basement where shelves don't fit. It doesn't solve the management problem but I keep my most favorite teas there for easy access.

Jim

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