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Demystifying Pu-erh Label
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:32 pm
by YeeOnTeaCo
A great idea suggested by
@Victoria to start a thread used as a reference point for some famous Pu-erh out there in terms of the production year and appearances. This thread is best served by keeping it simple so I'm going to start with a short descriptions and pictures
Re: Demystifying Pu-erh Label
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:34 pm
by YeeOnTeaCo
7581
The Original 79 7581 - Noted by a flat bottom on the number "2" with a sharp tick in the end, and a handwritten ticket on the basket.
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Very Unique 1983 7581 - Knowns as the "Square 2" due to the use of squarer font used on the numbers on the packaging. Ticket on the basket moved to screen print.
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1995 7581 - Another year with unique packaging true "mid 90s"
identified by the use of brown paper wrapping.
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1997 7581 - "1st Gen Laser" the first year when the laser label was introduced.
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Re: Demystifying Pu-erh Label
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:23 am
by Stephen
Very interesting to see the differences in packaging and labels. Thank you
Re: Demystifying Pu-erh Label
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:43 am
by StoneLadle
That's only the tip of the iceberg...
Re: Demystifying Pu-erh Label
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:19 pm
by mbanu
The big challenge I think is for pu-erh after de-nationalization. There are books on Zhongcha details, but things become more chaotic afterwards, relying on things like QS vs. SC.
Re: Demystifying Pu-erh Label
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:51 pm
by YeeOnTeaCo
mbanu wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:19 pm
The big challenge I think is for pu-erh after de-nationalization. There are books on Zhongcha details, but things become more chaotic afterwards, relying on things like QS vs. SC.
Some books are murky at best. And the reference year can seem off depending where the books are published which uses ROC calendars.