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not to freak you out again, but i think i misread your original message. :oops: i think i had originally read 2018 instead of 2008. i'm actually unsure of the result of storing a cake that dry for so long. do you know when the tea was harvested or pressed? have you tried the tea recently? what's yo...

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Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:45 pm

Really nice blue glaze. Do you know who the artisan is?

Me

P.S. I guess that outdoor shot didn't capture the color correctly. It's more of a green color (classic Celadon glaze). Here's an indoor shot with a matching cup:

Here's one of my little guys:

Thank you so much. That is reassuring.
I read somewhere that prolonged dry storage can permanently kill raw puerh so that really freaked me out.
I'll get on raising the humidity ASAP!

I know it's a long shot but maybe someone knows who made this cup or whether it's still available for purchase anywhere...

I can post the pics but the leaves are still green so I am wondering if this tea is completely dead or maybe I can still resurrect it somehow? don't worry too much. it will be fine. get the RH to 65%+. once you do, the flavor should perk up. it will also improve the tea's longer term prospects. Tha...

I've just realized that I have a raw Puerh cake from 2008 that was stored improperly for all these years (sitting in my cupboard). Our house has been basically between 65-73F and lower than 50% humidity all this time. I can post the pics but the leaves are still green so I am wondering if this tea i...

Hello from Ohio.
I've been drinking tea for as long as I remember myself.
I used to hang out on the TeaChat and just learned about this forum. Pretty exited and I already see some familiar faces here!
My favorite tea keeps changing from time to time. Right now it's Oolong teas...