What is the level of caffeine in Pu-Ehr teacompared to other teas?

The caffeine content in Pu-erh tea can vary based on factors such as the type of Pu-erh (raw or ripe), the specific tea leaves used, the brewing method - it also varies a lot depending on if it's a first brew or 3rd or 5th with the same leaves, given that from the 3rd one, the caffeine is almost gone.

However, in general, Pu-erh tea falls within the range of caffeine content found in other types of tea.

The level of caffeine in pu-ehr tea may vary a lot

But here are a few elements of comparison:

Pu-erh Tea:

The caffeine content in Pu-erh tea is typically moderate. Raw Pu-erh (sheng) may have a slightly higher caffeine content than ripe Pu-erh (shou), but the difference is not drastic. On average, an 8-ounce cup of Pu-erh tea may contain around 30-70 milligrams of caffeine.

Black Tea:

Black tea generally has a moderate to high caffeine content. An 8-ounce cup of black tea may contain around 40-70 milligrams of caffeine, depending on factors such as the specific type of black tea and how it's brewed.

Green Tea:

Green tea tends to have a lower caffeine content compared to black tea. An 8-ounce cup of green tea may contain around 20-45 milligrams of caffeine.

White Tea:

White tea typically has the lowest caffeine content among traditional teas. An 8-ounce cup of white tea may contain around 15-30 milligrams of caffeine.

It's important to note that these are general ranges, and the actual caffeine content can vary. Additionally, brewing time, water temperature, and the amount of tea leaves used can also influence the caffeine concentration in the final cup.

Caffeine sensitivity varies among individuals, so it's advisable to be mindful of your own tolerance and preferences and choose the right tea for each moment of the day.

Welcome & Why "Cloudwalker" Tea?

Cloudwalker Tea derives its name from Taoist adepts living atop sacred mountains in ancient China.

These monks spent their lives perched on craggy peaks, practising martial arts and meditation with the ultimate goal of achieving enlightenment - the union of heaven and earth. To the people living in the valleys below, they appeared to be walking upon the clouds.

Walking on Clouds

Tea drinking in Asia has its roots firmly planted in both the sacred and the mundane worlds. It is a drink that can at once warm the body and soothe the soul; improve health and bring one to meditative states which far surpass the limits of the body.

As we sit and take tea, allowing our minds to drift away with the clouds of steam that rise above our tea pot, we come to understand more of what it might have been like to live upon one of those legendary Chinese mountains. As we continue to connect with the flow of water and the fluttering aroma of our tea, we are able to carve out ever larger chunks of the sacred within what often seems a profane world.

We at Cloudwalker Tea invite you to join us in cultivating the consciousness of tea. As we practice this ritual of water and leaf, we come to find that the benefits of drinking tea extend far beyond the walls of our tea room or the edges of our kitchen table.

We realize that tea has come to permeate every aspect of our lives. In such moments we realize, with a broad smile, the truth of the ancient adage that tea and Zen are of one flavor.

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Thoughts on Tea by Erick Smithe — Cloudwalker Tea

"Tea makes me better at everything. But, non sequitor is an integral part of the ethose of tea, of zen, music and other advanced disciplines. Non locality and linearity may be the reliable companion to the drinkers of coffee.

Coffee having the quality of speeding up what is already present, already apparent. Tea enters into the realms of the possible, the uncharted, the non-local, and the creative in the purest sense of the word. Some individuals are content to follow along, while others exist entirely incapable of it.

I drank coffee until a couple of weeks ago and acknowledge its usefulness as a tool for certain types of jobs. The predictability of certain types of experiences, is inherently boring after certain point.

Tea, of the kind which some of us are devoted to, is a touchstone type experience. Good tea is different at each moment, and form every angle of approach. It is new and fresh in every instant — even when it is a century old.

We must do our part in order to receive the experience of a tea honestly. Busy minds generally make rather unnaproachable tea. Busy in body having nothing to do with the state of one’s mind.

Meditation practice is often recommended, but not required. Some people come to meditative states much easier than others. Some might arrive at it by a gust of wind, while others need to be locked away before the desired result takes hold. I’m of the second group, though I take to it willingly — mostly — like Odysseus tied to the mast of his ship.

Thoughts on Tea from Kevin Path Walker - Tea makes me better at everything

Tea is Qi

Good Tea = Good Qi

Good Qi = Good me

I was never good at math.

This type of intellectual pendantry seems to bring out the best in me… It helps that I’ve had about 10 pots of tea from my little 100ml teapot. I’ve just sat down from a Heaven and Earth qigong practice between a fork in a small stream on the edge of Kennedy lake — on Vancouver Island.

The stream continues on unimpeededly and I’m reminded of the strong dredging of my energy channels have undergone over the past hour and a half. I’m sitting here sipping a wonderful raw puerh from my friend Erick.

Although the practice of qigong is one of opening and closing the gates of the body. At the moment it feels like a time for remaining open, affirmative. The “yes” statement is clearly felt. It suggests that everything we apply tea to will be applified ever more in the positive direction. Even contrasting experiencing, the negative — the yin — is experienced differently. It is appreciated, and it’s sting softened by welcoming openness.

The context of the experience doesn’t seem to matter, in light of the Naturalness the Tao brings to it. Whether ushered into deep states of cultivation or simply being reminded to slow down, breathe and come into presence — to be a more conscious participant in the act of life. This is what tea brings to me in this moment.

Tea will ultimately make our own experience of life, and the experience of those whose lives we touch, better.

Here’s to good tea and all the words of Love that it has the potential to express and broadcast into the world.