Gong Fu Tea|chA - Episode 8 - Bings and Pressed Tea

In this episode, So Han introduces us to the wide world of pressed tea. The most well-known pressed tea is the bing (餅), a circular disc shaped cake, but there are certainly other shapes and sizes! Toward the end of the episode, So Han does a demo on how to crack into a cake of tea using a cha dao (茶刀) or “tea knife.“ The teas featured in this episode include: -BING: Doom Roi, a 2005 vintage single-patch Sheng Pu’er from farmer and tea master Li Shu Lin on Nannuo Mountain. -BRICK: Elephant Brick, a 2006 vintage Xiao Dui Zi Shu Pu’er, also by picked and processed by Li Shu Lin -TUO: Xiao Dui Zi Shu Pu’er Mini Tuo by Li Shu Lin -COIN: Qu Jiang Bao Pian, a hei cha from Hunnan Province pressed into a coin -BALL: 2016 Shou Mei White Tea Dragon Ball -MINI BING: Bulang Sheng Pu’er -BAMBOO CYLANDER: Nannuo Mountain Sheng Pu’er by Li Shu Lin -GIANT BRICK: Qing Zhuan, a hei cha from Hubei that gets pressed into very dense bricks.