Brick Tea
Posted February 6, 2010
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Brick Tea
This day in History? 12/16?
Name something verifiable that happened on this day in history.
For example:
The Boston Tea Party was an act of direct action by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea bricks on ships in Boston Harbor. The incident, which took place on Thursday, December 16, 1773, has been seen as helping to spark the American Revolution.
1431 - Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.
12/16/1809, Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate
1497 - Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
1707 - Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.
1920 - A magnitude 8.5 earthquake rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
1960 New York air disaster: While approaching New York's Idlewild Airport, a United Airlines Douglas DC-8 collides with a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation in a blinding snowstorm over Staten Island, killing 134.
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Rooibos Tea - Certified Organic - 24 Tea Bags (Celebration Herbals) from $ 5.62 100% organic Rooibos Tea is renown for being caffein-free and have a very high antioxidant level even when capare to green tea. Stock Status : In 1 Stores 
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Numi Aged Puerh Tea Brick -- 2.2 oz
USD 11.21 Why so treasured?Puerh is an ancient healing tea known for its medicinal properties and rich taste. Numi's Organic Puerh comes from 500-year-old, wild, organic tea trees grown in China's pristine Yunnan Mountains. The maturity of these trees yields a superior tasting tea compared to younger, pruned bushes. Unlike traditional teas that are oxidized for an 8-hour period, Puerh undergoes a unique 60-day fermentation process resulting in a bold, earthy flavor with hints of malt and elevated levels of antioxidants. Puerh can be compressed into bricks and aged, like fine wine, for months, years or even decades. This increases its value, health benefits and premium taste. 
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Chinese Tea Brick
USD 25.95 Tea Bricks, or compressed tea, is a Chinese invention antedating the T'ang Dynasty: Tea had been compressed into cakes long before Lu Yu published the Ch'a Ching circa 780. Under the Ming, loose-leaf tea became popular throughout the Celestial Empire, but the inland tribes of Mongolia and Tibet clung to the tastes of former days. The Chinese, who had also evolved the earliest central banking system and were circulating various coins and paper bank notes, found that in commercial transactions with the border peoples their currency had no value. Their ingenious solution to this problem was to make their most valued consumer product, tea, into bricks. This made the tea easy to transport inland where it was used as a form of currency for barter, the reverse side of each brick being scored so that it was easily broken for purposes of making change.
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Black Tea Brick: Black Tea Brick
USD 23.98 Black Tea Brick: Black Tea Brick
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Green Tea Brick: Green Tea Brick
USD 23.98 Green Tea Brick: Green Tea Brick
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Numi Aged Pu'erh Tea Brick, 12-Count
USD 6.97 Numi Organic Pu'erh Tea is the ancient healing tea. Pu'erh is an ancient fermented tea know for its healthy properties and rich, bold taste. Its unique fermentation process results in more antioxidants than most green teas. Pu'erh is traditionally known to improve digestion & metabolism, help weight management and boost energy without the "jitters". Traditional Chinese Pu'erh Tea is often found in brick form, whereby the Pu'erh tea leaves have been compressed and stored in a cool, dry place. Pu'erh bricks can be aged for months, years, and even decades, often increasing its medicinal properties and quality. Pu'erh teas are classified by year and region of production, much like wine is; the best Pu'erh teas are so highly prized by connoisseurs that a single brick can cost thousands of dollars.
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Black Tea Brick Small 7 1/2 x 4 1/2
USD 20.00 Centuries ago tea was compressed to make it's transportation more efficient and easy. Imagine the camels grunting and groaning as they embarked on a 1 year journey from Eastern China to Central Asia. This black tea brick is beautifully embossed. Made with all natural tea. More about this tea
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1990 Menghai 250 g Brick ZunCha Tea Leaves - Vintage Pu-erh Teas
USD 150.00 This well preserved and dry stored brick is a classic shu (cooked) Pu-erh. It has the taste of Jujube and Ginseng Herbal taste. The aging was slower during these years, producing flavorful Pu-erh's that rival good sheng cakes. Really nice taste and recommended.The taste and smoothness of this shu brick show its age. The great deep Chinese Medicine flavor comes through and makes this brick special. Very clean looking and tasting tea that is sure to please the most discerning palate. Lasts for many infusions with a sweet and full aftertaste. Pu-erh teas are aged before they are consumed, unlike other teas which are meant to be consumed shortly after production. Pu-erh teas are at least 1-4 years old, but can also be aged for more than 50 years! Over this time, Pu-erh teas ferment, which leads to their earthy flavor, as opposed to the flavor of oolong or black teas, which comes from oxidation. Pu-erh teas are unique among tea varieties because they do not lose qualities after a year or two, but rather gain in value, and are classified by connoisseurs by year of production.
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Green Tea Brick Small 7 1/2 x 4 1/2
USD 20.00 April/May production green tea from Mt. Lushan region of Hubei Province. The quality is retained for several years due to the compression of the tea brick. Grate or cut off a teaspoons worth of tea per 2 cups of tea. More about this tea
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Pu-erh (aka Puerh, Pu'erh or Puer) Set - Denong Wild Tea Brick (organic) and Pu-erh Pick
USD 29.00 Pu-erh tea is relatively new to Western tea drinkers. However, it has long been coveted by tea connoisseurs in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other parts of Asia. Believed to help digestion and to have a number of health benefits, Pu-erh tea has the additional attribute of improving and becoming smoother with age. This is because Pu-erh tea is made from a broad-leaf variety of the tea tree. Acted on by naturally occuring microbes inherent in the tea leaf, Pu-erh tea undergoes a fermentation process, a process that is arrested in the production of green and most other teas. This small tea brick is comprised of tea picked from ancient wild arbor trees high in the mountains of Yunnan, China, believed to be the birthplace of tea. This tea has a nutty Pecan-like flavor and can be brewed again and again (10-15 times), each successive brew requiring just some additional time. The Chinese drink this tea not only to enhance digestion but also with oily foods to cleanse grease from their palates. This Denong Wild Tea Brick has received the SGS Certification issued by The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), one of the very few ripe Pu-erhs to have passed the safety tests and received this commendation. Pu-erh tea cakes and tea bricks are essentially compressed tea. The Denong Wild Tea Brick comes with a tea pick for easy and convenient prying of the tea leaves from the brick It is beautifully decorated and comes with a safety cap so the sharp point of the tea pick can be stored safety. The combination tea brick and tea pick comes to you beautifully and thoughtfully enclosed in Bana's distinctive packaging.
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Numi Organic Emperor's Puerh, Loose Leaf Tea, 16 Ounce Bag
USD 44.41 Numi’s Emperor’s Puerh is picked from wild-harvested, organic tea trees that are 500 years old, deeply rooted in China’s majestic Yunnan Mountains. Hand-picked broad leaves are fermented into black tea then ripened, resulting in an earthy aroma and dark sienna hue. Puerh boasts a bold body, smooth and slightly sweet with hints of malt. This rich, energizing tea is deeply satisfying as a coffee alternative. Numi is proud to reveal the centuries old tradition of Puerh. Puerh is an ancient healing tea known for its medicinal properties and rich taste. Numi’s Organic Puerh comes from 500-year-old, wild, organic tea trees grown in China’s pristine Yunnan Mountains. The maturity of these trees yields a superior tasting tea compared to younger pruned bushes. Unlike traditional teas that are oxidized over an 8 hour period, Puerh undergoes a unique 60-day fermentation process resulting in a bold, earthy flavor with hints of malt and more antioxidants than green tea. Puerh can be compressed into bricks and aged, like fine wine, for months, years or even decades. This increases its value, health benefits and premium taste. Numi’s organic Puerh Tea is made from “broad leaf” tea from the pristine Yunnan mountains of Southwestern China. Puerh’s ancient history began over 2,000 years ago when tea was transported by horse caravans along 5 main routes known as the “Tea Horse Roads”. The most traveled road began in the village of Pu Erh. Merchants compressed the tea to maximize their load when traveling across China & found the tea tasted better at journey’s end and yielded additional health benefits. It is said that the Last Emperor’s mother cured her gout by drinking Puerh. Like fine wine that undergoes a fermentation process, Puerh’s processing acts on nutrients already existing in tea. Puerh tea is purported in Chinese culture to aid digestion & rejuvenate life energy.
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Numi Aged Pu'erh Tea Brick, 12-Count
USD 10.51 Numi Organic Pu'erh Tea is the ancient healing tea. Pu'erh is an ancient fermented tea know for its healthy properties and rich, bold taste. Its unique fermentation process results in more antioxidants than most green teas. Pu'erh is traditionally known to improve digestion & metabolism, help weight management and boost energy without the "jitters". Traditional Chinese Pu'erh Tea is often found in brick form, whereby the Pu'erh tea leaves have been compressed and stored in a cool, dry place. Pu'erh bricks can be aged for months, years, and even decades, often increasing its medicinal properties and quality. Pu'erh teas are classified by year and region of production, much like wine is; the best Pu'erh teas are so highly prized by connoisseurs that a single brick can cost thousands of dollars.
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Pu Erh Tuo Cha Tea Cakes W/Rose 1 Lbs. Makes 100 Pots of Tea
USD 29.95 Pu-erh Tuo Cha with Rose - This is one of our most popular teas with awesome flavor - my favorite too - individually paper-wrapped Pu-erh Tuochas scented with rose petals. This tea from China's Yunnan province is reminiscent of a Rose Congou but with the health benefits of pu-erh. Give it a long steep with fully boiling water. Pu-erh teas come from Yunnan province and improve with age. Some are still drinkable at age 50. They come in green, black, white and brick tea. These are teas with medicinal qualities, highly prized by the connoisseur. Tea leaves are withered, then, still slightly moist, they're heaped into piles where a bacterium creates a reaction. The leaves are then dried loose or compressed into tea bricks or cakes. The peoples of the Yunnan-Tibet border have drunk pu-erh since the Tang dynasty, according to a Song dynasty scientific reference. The troops of Kublai Khan, "pacifying" the southwest after the 13th century Mongol conquest, are said to have introduced pu-erh to the rest of China for its medicinal value. Bricks of pu-erh tea constituted the first medium of monetary exchange used by nomads beyond the Great Wall of China, recorded in Chinese records as early as A.D. 476. The aroma and flavor are earthy, and pu-erh is often blended with other teas. It is said to help lower blood cholesterol levels and increase metabolism. These are from China's Yunnan province comes this grease-cutting, coffee-kicker tea. It is aged, ripe and high octane, featuring a rich earthy taste with briny overtones. Each tea "button" is individually paper-wrapped. There are many health benefits attributed to this tea; it lowers cholesteerol and tricglycerides, cleanses the blood, is great for hangovers and indigestion, and also a treatment for obesity. Give it a long steep with full boiling water. It's the perfect commuter tea. Simply place the tea unit in a glass thermos and fill with boiling water (let it steep overnight for "espresso" strength).
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Pu Erh Tuo Cha Tea Cakes w/Rose 1 Lb. Makes 100 Pots of Tea
USD 29.95 Pu-erh Tuo Cha with Rose - This is one of our most popular teas with awesome flavor - my favorite too - individually paper-wrapped Pu-erh Tuochas scented with rose petals. This tea from China's Yunnan province is reminiscent of a Rose Congou but with the health benefits of pu-erh. Give it a long steep with fully boiling water. Pu-erh teas come from Yunnan province and improve with age. Some are still drinkable at age 50. They come in green, black, white and brick tea. These are teas with medicinal qualities, highly prized by the connoisseur. Tea leaves are withered, then, still slightly moist, they're heaped into piles where a bacterium creates a reaction. The leaves are then dried loose or compressed into tea bricks or cakes. The peoples of the Yunnan-Tibet border have drunk pu-erh since the Tang dynasty, according to a Song dynasty scientific reference. The troops of Kublai Khan, "pacifying" the southwest after the 13th century Mongol conquest, are said to have introduced pu-erh to the rest of China for its medicinal value. Bricks of pu-erh tea constituted the first medium of monetary exchange used by nomads beyond the Great Wall of China, recorded in Chinese records as early as A.D. 476. The aroma and flavor are earthy, and pu-erh is often blended with other teas. It is said to help lower blood cholestrol levels and increase metabolism. These are from China's Yunnan province comes this grease-cutting, coffee-kicker tea. It is aged, ripe and high octane, featuring a rich earthy taste with briny overtones. Each tea "button" is individually paper-wrapped. There are many health benefits attributed to this tea; it lowers cholestrol and tricglycerides, cleanses the blood, is great for hangovers and indigestion, and also a treatment for obesity. Give it a long steep with full boiling water. It's the perfect commuter tea. Simply place the tea unit in a glass thermos and fill with boiling water (let it steep overnight for "espresso" strength).
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Longrun Pu-erh Tea Brick- 2898 (Year 2009 Fermented,100g)
USD 11.99 On May 18, 2009, LongRun Tea was successfully listed onto Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Code: 2898. HK). LongRun has become the first listed tea company among the 70,000 tea enterprises in China. LongRun's tea is processed to medical manufacturing standards and Longrun is devoted to building the number one brand among Chinese teas. 2898 Mini Tea Brick is named to commemorate the listed stock code"2898". This tea was made from excellent-quality fresh tea leaves with traditional refining processes. It has square shape, intact leaves, brown color and a pure smell. The soup is a brilliant red in appearance, smooth and mellow with a slightly sweet taste.
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1000g 4x250g packing Da yi Pu erh 7562 Red Tea Brick
USD 50.00 Da yi Pu erh 7562 RedTea Brick 250g yr07 Manufacturing Date: April, 2007 Specification: 250 gram Manufactuer: Menghai Tea Factory Xishuangbanna Yunnan China Characteristis: Yunnan is nobley known its natural soil specialty which is good for tea growing.. No doubt that the taste of this Dayi Puerh is specially rich and refreshing.
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Frontier Natural Products Co-op 222399 Numi Tea Organic Pu*erh Teas Aged Pu*erh Tea Brick 12 portions
USD 21.35 100 Pct. REAL INGREDIENTS For a pure authentic taste we blend premium organic teas and herbs with only real fruits flowers and spices. We never use natural flavorings or fragrances like other teas do. We let Nature speak for itself hand-picking premium organic teas and herbs and blending them with only real fruits flowers and spices. Since we use real ingredients and high quality teas & herbs (not tea dust or fannings) there is no need to apply natural flavorings or fragrances to create flavor. This means you can pronounce the ingredients know exactly what you re sipping and savor true gifts of Nature.
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Yunnan Longrun Pu-erh Tea Brick -Peacock (Year 2007,fermented, 250g)
USD 22.99 With graceful peacock pattern, exhibit in the spirit and nature of the mysterious bird's mood and the tea fusion This brick is fermented and processed with 86 steps of quality control. Tea leaves are uniform with obvious golden leaves, earthy fragrance, and red-brown leaves at the bottom after infusion.
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2000 Commemorative 7562 Pu-erh Brick 250g
USD 60.00 This black Pu-erh brick is a commemorative recipe of the 7562 bricks from the 1970's. It is good to drink now and will mellow with age. A solid brick 250g. This brick is from 2000 and follows an old formula of these 7562 bricks. This is a great tea now and brews about 4-5 servings per set of leaves. In a few years these bricks will really age more and get very smooth and silky. Brews a dark chestnut cup with a woody aftertaste. A good choice, now or later. Brew it lightly for 5-8 good steeps.
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