| | Pu er tea can be green teas if they are lightly processed before being pressed into cakes. Such Pu er tea is referred to as maocha if unpressed and as green/raw pu'er" if pressed. While not always palatable, they are relatively cheap and are known to age well for up to 30 years. Pu'er can also be a fermented tea if it undergoes slow processing with fermenting microbes for up to a year. This pu'er is referred to as ripened/cooked pu'er, and has a mellow flavour and is readily drinkable. Aged pu'ers are secondary-oxidation and post-fermentation teas. If aged from green pu'er, the aged tea will be mellow in taste, but still clean in flavour.
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