Mold In Puer Tea: Friend or Foe?
Let’s tear the wrapper off and dive into the subject of mold on puer tea. I’ve always called puer “The Blue Cheese of Tea”. This is because there is an otherness there. That otherness being 1. Mold,…
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I've been sourcing tea in Taiwan since 2004. This is where I write about it.
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