Numi Organic Tea Chocolate Puerh, Loose Leaf Tea, 16 Ounce Bag
A rich, chocolaty aroma envelops this enticing blend of dark Puerh and organic cocoa nibs.  Numi's chocolate Puerh is made with organic, wild-harvested tea leaves fermented and ripened into an earthy black tea.  Whole vanilla beans and sweet accents of orange peel enhance this blend along with nutmeg and cinnamon rounding off to a spicy finish.  Rich in antioxidants, this hearty and healthy tea is decadence in a cup. Puerh is an ancient healing tea known for its medicinal properties and rich taste. Numi’s Organic Puerh comes from 500-year-old, wild, organic tea trees grown in China’s pristine Yunnan Mountains. The maturity of these trees yields a superior tasting tea compared to younger pruned bushes. Unlike traditional teas that are oxidized over an 8 hour period, Puerh undergoes a unique 60-day fermentation process resulting in a bold, earthy flavor with hints of malt and more antioxidants than green tea. Puerh can be compressed into bricks and aged, like fine wine, for months, years or even decades. This increases its value, health benefits and premium taste.  Puerh tea is purported in Chinese culture to aid digestion & rejuvenate life energy. Numi’s organic Puerh Tea is made from “broad leaf” tea from the pristine Yunnan mountains of Southwestern China.  Puerh’s ancient history began over 2,000 years ago when tea was transported by horse caravans along 5 main routes known as the “Tea Horse Roads”.  The most traveled road began in the village of Pu Erh.  Merchants compressed the tea to maximize their load when traveling across China & found the tea tasted better at journey’s end and yielded additional health benefits.  It is said that the Last Emperor’s mother cured her gout by drinking Puerh. Like fine wine that undergoes a fermentation process, Puerh’s processing acts on nutrients already existing in tea.  Puerh tea is purported in Chinese culture to aid digestion & rejuvenate life energy.