Artisan Pu'er Tea Knife

Artisan Pu'er Knife with Carved Wood Handle

Artisan Pu'er Tea Knife

$60.00

Artisan Pu'er Knife with Carved Wood Handle

A pu’er tea knife (or tea pick) is an indispensable tool for carefully breaking apart pu’er tea cakes, tea bricks, or other compressed teas.

This artisan tea knife features ornately carved wood, and the twist-off cover safely hides a pattern-welded stainless steel blade. The blade is strong and perfectly honed for prying apart even the most tightly compressed tea cakes.

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How to Use a Pu’er Pick

Breaking into compressed tea cakes can be difficult without the proper tools or technique. A tea knife enables you to pry a piece loose without breaking too many leaves.

Follow the step-by-step instructions below to break off the perfect amount of pu’er.

How to break apart a compressed pu'er cake with a tea pick.

Gather your pu’er tea and tea pick for breaking apart the compressed tea leaves.

Use the pick or knife to press into the pu’er.

Pull upwards to break away a piece.

A large coin-sized piece like this is perfect for a small pot of tea.

Pu’er Teas

Browse our collection of loose leaf pu'er and tea cakes.

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Mini Tangerine Pu’er Cake (1 pc)

$8.00

Aged Tangerine Peel & Dark Pu’er Cake

This mini tea cake features artisan dark pu’er leaves expertly blended with high-quality aged tangerine peel (chen pi). The deep, earthy character of the ripe pu’er is brightened by the lingering sweetness of citrus, creating a complex and refreshing blend. Perfect for a mindful tea ritual or as a digestive aid after a rich meal.*

Pu’er tea, as well as tangerine peel, has long been valued in traditional Chinese medicine for supporting digestion and overall gut health.*

Ingredients: Compressed Dark Pu’er Tea leaves, Tangerine Peel

Origin: Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China

Directions: Steep 1 piece for every 12 oz of water. This tea can be re-brewed multiple times within 24 hours.
Recommended Water Temperature: 212˚F
Steeping Time: 3 - 5 minutes

Dark Liji Pu’er - Cake (360 g)

$350.00

Artisan Dark Liji Pu'er Cake

An authentically crafted dark pu'er cake from the Yunnan province makes an excellent gift for a tea lover or a specialty to serve at a gathering. Pu'er is an ancient preparation of aged dark Yunnan tea with earthy flavors and amazing depth and dimension.

For previous harvests, please contact us.

Arogya Tea is the exclusive US distributor of artisan Pu’er teas handcrafted by tea masters of the Liji Gu Zhuang tradition. With a lineage of over 100 years, these prestigious Liji pu’er teas use wild tea leaves from ancient forests of the Yunnan Province.

Harvest Year: 2020

Ingredients: Artisan Yunnan Pu’er Tea Leaves

Origin: Yunnan Province, China

Directions: Break off a quarter-sized amount of tea and place into a small teapot. "Wake" the leaves with a rinse of freshly boiled water, then discard that water. Gently pour hot water over the tea and let steep.
Recommended Water Temperature: 212˚F
Steeping Time: 3 - 5 minutes

View our Step-By-Step Brewing Instructions with Photographs

Dark Pu’er Mini Tuo Cha

from $30.00

Dark Pu’er Mini Tuocha

Hand picked from the giant ancient tea trees of Jingmai Mangjing, these special grade tea leaves are fermented according to ancient custom and then compressed into the shape of tiny bowls. Renown for its detoxifying and weight reducing qualities, this Pu-erh has a decidedly smooth and rich finish, likened to molasses.* These little Tuo Cha are a sure favorite.

Each 2 oz bag comes with roughly 8 individually wrapped cakes.

Ingredients: Organic compressed Yunnan Pu’er Tea Leaves

Origin: Jingmai Mangjing, Yunnan Province, China

Directions: Steep 1 unwrapped mini tea cake for every 12 oz of water. This tea can be re-brewed multiple times within 24 hours.
Recommended Water Temperature: 212˚F
Steeping Time: 3 - 5 minutes