• A round cake of raw Pu-erh tea with Chinese characters on the wrapper and green grass brush stroke design stands behind a blue clay teapot and a small white cup of brewed tea on a wooden tray.
  • A close-up of a round compressed tea cake made from tightly packed loose-leaf tea, showing dark brown, olive green, and light beige dried leaves, photographed on a white background.
  • A close-up of a round compressed tea cake made from tightly packed dried tea leaves, showing natural variations in brown, gray, beige, and muted yellow tones, photographed on a plain white background.
  • A cup of pale golden tea on a saucer beside a leaf-shaped dish filled with loose dried tea leaves, arranged on a white surface with a green decorative print.
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Callisto Tea House

Blades of Grass 2026 Raw Pu-erh

Blades of Grass 2026 Raw Pu-erh

$36.00 USD
$36.00 USD
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We named this tea after tasting it. As a young raw Pu-erh, it has a lot in common with Chinese green tea, including a fresh savory quality. Like grass, it is soft and flexible, but it still has an edge. That faint metallic quality of new sheng Pu-erh, which turns into sweetness in the mouth.

This tea comes from the same forest farm on Nannuo Mountain as our Forest Magic, the same 2026 harvest. The difference lies in the sorting of the leaves. Forest Magic highlights the older tea trees, while Blades of Grass is composed predominantly of newer growth. Two teas for different moods.

This tea comes in a 100 gram compressed tea cake. The fresh new leaves are loosely pressed, so it can be broken by hand, or you can use a tea pick (or even a butter knife). Insert the knife into the outer edge of the cake and gently pry back and forth to loosen the leaves. If you're new to Pu-erh, or not ready for a full cake, we also offer 50 gram bags of already broken down leaves.

Brewing guide

Leaf: 5 grams in a small (200ml) pot

Water: Full boil (100c / 212f)

Time: 20-30 seconds per brew

'Wake up the leaves' before your first brew: add enough boiling water to cover the leaves, then discard.  This tea can be brewed many times.

Notes

Size: 100 grams (3.6 oz) or 50 grams (1.8 oz)

Type: Pu-erh & dark tea

Origin: Yunnan, China

Character: savory, fresh, calming

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