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Such tea is best to be kept til aged. If it is made in 2013, it is best to leave it for natural fermentation for at least 10-15 years in an odourless environment and not too humid (for fear of molds). Of course, you you can drink it anytime from now but please do not drink it on empty stomach!
Details Misty Peak <<< ??? Aged green tea <<< difficult to verify, should be "Aged unfermented tea" Each brew can be re-steeped up to 20 times <<< will taste like plain water after 8-10 rounds 1 cake produces over 1,000 pots of tea <<< Do you maths! 200g/7g = 28 usage, each usage up to 10 brew. 7 oz (200 g) <<< small cake, standard tea cake is 357g
Steeping Break off (0.1 - 0.24 oz) 3 - 7 g of the cake <<< right! Rinse leaves with warm water <<< use hot water, brew 30s to rinse, do it once or twice! Steep leaves in 180 degree water for 3 minutes <<< hot water, slightly shy from boiling points. It gonna be too bitter to brew for 3 mins. If you brew for 3 mins, I reckon you could go for few rounds brewing. Best is about 30 seconds and subsequently slightly more time after 5-6 brew as it starts to get lighter.
And while 357 is the standard cake size there are a lot made in other sizes.
I have another cake that's just a big brick at 200g as well (and actually cost the same price but the one I got is from a good batch from 2006)
Thanks for your post! Seems like you've got some questions and suggestions for this drop, really appreciate your help improving the content. The section about steeping has been clarified (let me know if it makes more sense this way).
The number of pots produced metric is tricky and your mileage may vary. Assuming 4g per pot, 20 steeps per pot, you're at 1000. If you're using 7g per pot you'll have less pots. Just depends on your use model. Again, clarified in the description.
If you're curious about Misty Peak in general, here's their website as well as a link to their company profile on steepster (a great place for tea reviews if you have a chance to check it out):
http://steepster.com/teas/misty-peak-teas http://mistypeakteas.com/autumn-2013-puer/
Thanks again for your comment and let me know if you have additional suggestions for improvements on this drop : )
I was assuming most people would use a gaiwan with this pu'er, only a couple oz per pot.
I'd guess Misty Peak is also using a gaiwan (thus their higher number than you'd get from a full tea pot) but listing "pot" as an accessible unit of measure rather than a literal metric.
You bring up a good point though, we'll work with the vendors to get more specific with the metrics as we can in the future.
But 20 steeps just doesn't seem realistic at all. I have two nice Pu'er cakes and both of them lose their taste after about 5-6 steeps even if you steep if for 5+ minutes after.