Pu-erh cake pressing

[@SantaFeLady]

That was amazing to watch, especially the wrapping part, it looks like that person has done that a few times! :) I ordered some tea from you a couple of weeks ago, William...and I can't wait to get it! Claudia

[@joetexas1546]

SantaFeLady if you are getting the Gulan cake-you are gonna Love it!!!

[@SantaFeLady]

I am actually not sure what I ordered...I contacted William and asked him for recommendations and then ordered exactly what he suggested!

[@joetexas1546]

Wow-oh that wrapping! Thanks for the video.

[@ochanootaku3345]

It´s a joy to watch your videos. I'm a big fan of Japanese Green Tea and until recently I didn't cared so much about Chinese Tea, which is a shame I know. But Pu'Erh is something, which really got me. For me it´s a really unique experience and this new tastes are really amazing for me. And Yunnan is a really special tea place itself, because it's the original tea garden from the ancient time. For me it's important to build a connection to the place and the culture of the people, where the tea is produced, which I drink. You give us an insight perspective by a foreigner, who lives and makes tea there. This is amazing. Your videos build a bridge from the producer to the consumer in the west. Thank you for your effort. Greetings from Germany :)

[@Cratees]

Epitome of efficiency: right here. in this video. I wish I could be as fast as these people in their work in my work.

[@gomertube]

The puerh factories that you visit seem very open to visitors with cameras. Are they ever concerned that their method will be stolen by competitors?

[@farmerleaf61]

This is my friend Yang Bin's factory (the guy who's shaping the cake at the beginning), all of our cakes are pressed there.

[@gomertube]

Fascinating. Thank you!

[@PauloFerreira-dm6cv]

Agradeço a postagem, nos ajuda sobremaneira a entendermos um pouco mais dessa cultura milenar do preparo do chá. Grato

[@Derbeth]

Thank you for the video. Could you elaborate why is the market still almost completely dominated by 357g cakes? I understand how important the tradition is, and for tea shops or places serving tea the cake size does not probably matter. However, for individual customers buying such a big portion is risky, as you don't know if the tea is worth the price or even if the tea matches your taste profile. You may be more eager to risk buying a very expensive unknown tea if the quantity is smaller (so you won't 'loose' too much money). I own a 100g cake from Xiaguan, so I suppose even the big factories have technical capabilities to manufacture 100g cakes. Why haven't they switched, say, 50% of production to smaller cakes?

[@invven2750]

If I had to guess, Chinese markets are older and more mature so people know what they want. They might find small cakes unsatisfying. It's a problem more for me or you who are relatively young western customers, but we make a small fringe of puerh consumption. For a matured buyer also 357g means that they can consume the tea often but the cake is big enough to have material to age.

[@wreagfe]

I want smellivision. 😍