urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudwayfarer cloudwayfarer cloudwayfarer 2006-06-27T20:58:36Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudwayfarer:720 2006-06-27T20:58:36Z 2006-06-27T20:58:36Z I have heard from tea 'experts" that pu-erh tea ages best in the climates of taiwan, hk and Yunnan in that order. Many proclaim that these climates rapidly increases the aging process. So many people who buy large amounts of pu-erh keep them stored in tea "banks" for aging purposes. Would stoing tea in the States or abroad slow down or hamper the natural aging proccess if the climate was not similar to these places. Second question I have is i have also heard that pu-erh is not ready to drink unless it is at least 7 years or older. Are the younger teas your are tasting and reviewing on this site for drinking or for just sampling to see quality and then storing. It has been said that young pu-erh is not healthy to drink often because of its young sharp nature and that the promotion of drinking young pu-erh has been a way to sell more young teas for foreign audiences who do not want to wait for proper aging. Thanks nice forum here. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudwayfarer:462 2006-06-24T04:16:11Z 2006-06-24T04:16:11Z Hello i am new to this forum and just did my first posting tonight after trila and error. I am wondering, there are many reviews of young pu-erh. Are you actually drinking these young pu-erhs? or just sampling them for judgement and storage? The reason i asked is because i thought sheng PuErh is not ready to drink until at least over 7 years of age. I have seen the promotion of drinking young PuErh from Yunnan but was told this is not good for body to drink alot because the leaves are too "sharp" and young. Thanks for the group. Another question was I also heard, that Hong Kong and Taiwan is said to be the best place to store PuErh because of climate, and that "tea experts" say it ages more rapidly in these places. So in wonder unless you have a climate similar to TW, HK, or at least Southern China, will storing them in the states slow down or mess with the aging process? thanks again.