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This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested from mature trees in spring 2021 and then wet piled in autumn 2021.  This is the most po...

This is a blend of 7 different ripe pu-erh teas from 2019-2020 wet pile batches!  Full-bodied, sweet and fruity, hardwood and mushroom, with tons o...

Spring 2019 Ba Da mountain material wet piled in summer 2019!  Viscous, mild woody taste, sweet dried fruit and some bitterness.  The Ba Da mountai...

We present to you our 2022 Peerless! A blend of rare and unique teas of the highest quality tea leaves. All the tea leaves were picked from mature ...

This is a premium blend that we've name "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King".   "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea c...

"Huang Shan Gu Shu" (lit. Remote Mountain Old Tree) is a mountain in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-300 year old tea trees are growing.  Huang Sh...

Entirely first flush of Spring 2019 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them ...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2018! The tea leaves for this tea cake were picked from 100 to 200 years old tea trees growing wild in th...

Our second Sanctuary release!! Sanctuary is a small wet pile batch of just 600 kilograms! We purchased 230 kilograms in total. Instead of separatin...

Entirely Zhang Jia San Dui Village ripe pu-erh tea! Zhang Jia San Dui is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well known for cultivating tea tha...

This is a blend of tea from Spring 2016 that was aged in loose leaf (mao cha) before being pressed in December 2020.  This is a warm and nurturing ...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there.  The winding di...

Qing Mei Shan is a remote mountain area in Yong De county of Lincang.  The tea trees here are 100-300 years old and have been growing wild for cen...

Our 3rd production from Bing Dao village and the first from Spring harvested tea leaves! Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of th...

Xiangming Tea Factory is a medium sized Menghai area tea factory that has been around since the late 1990's.  They produce teas from Menghai and Yi...

"Bai Ni Shui" is a small village to the southwest of Jinggu town in Simao prefecture.  Bai Ni Shui (lit.  White Mud Water) is situated at 1900 met...

Entirely "ye sheng" varietal tea from the highest reaches of the Wu Liang mountains.  Growing above 2000 feet these wild tea bushes range from 50 ...

Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2019! Tea leaves taken from 30 to 80 years old tea trees growing in Xi Ban Shan area just southwest from...

Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2018! Tea leaves taken from 60 to 100 years old tea trees growing wild near Da Hu Sai in the county of M...

Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2017! The tea leaves for this tea cake were picked from 20 to 60 years old tea trees growing wild in the...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there.  The winding d...

Wei Zui Yan means "Strongest Taste". Menghai tea factory first produced this blend in both raw and ripe form in 2006. This 2017 Ripe cake has a str...

This tea cake is composed from late autumn harvest of purple tea from the Yi Wu mountains in Xishuangbanna. Purple tea leaves from bushes aged 20 t...

A lovely old arbor (古树白茶) white tea cake made from Autumn 2022 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Bang Dong, Linca...

Entirely Autumn 2019 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them second only to ...

This is a blend of our four Bang Dong area teas.  It's an equal amount of Man Gang, Na Han, Da Qing and Zi Cha.  The combination of these similar r...

This tea is made entirely from high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters, making them the highest ...

Entirely spring 2023 harvested tea from pure assamica bushes growing in Meng Song village. Meng Song village is northwest from the Nan Nuo mountain...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is my favorite tea from Spring 2022. It's made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring. Da...

This year we went all out to make a unique ripe blend!  We blended 9 different teas from several regions and wet pile batches to create a complex a...

2009 Chunhai production stored in dry Guangdong storage until August 2023!  Very nice blend with some gong ting and some grade 1,3,5 sized leaves. ...

A first flush of spring production from “Lao Qian" Village (老迁), in the north-eastern part of Yi Wu.  Lao Qian village tea is pure assamica tea and...

A classic recipe from Menghai, but the first production of 2010. This is classic Da Yi recipe that originally formulated in 1974.  This particular ...

Our Jing Mai production is made entirely from the one family's garden in Mangjing village in the Jing Mai mountain area.  Entirely hand-picked and...

Our 2012 Spring "Mu Shu Cha" (母树茶) refers to the mother tea trees of Mengku where the oldest and most primitive Yunnan Large Leaf varietal tea tree...

Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living just north of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like the teas fro...

This is a classic Changtai Tea Factory offering pressed from a blend of 15 unique regions of Yunnan.  Changtai Tea Factory tirelessly collected Spr...

Our 5th production from Bing Dao village and the second from Spring harvested tea leaves! Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of t...

Our Red Horse mini cake is made entirely from Gongting grade ripe pu-erh tea from Yong De county tea leaves.  2013 harvested tea leaves were ferme...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of spring 2012 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea. The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters...

Big Snow Mountain (大雪山) is one of two Big Snow mountains in Lincang prefecture. One is in Mengku county and the other is in Yong De county. Our mat...

Entirely Zhang Jia San Dui Village ripe pu-erh tea! Zhang Jia San Dui is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well known for cultivating tea tha...

First produced in 2010 the "Dragon Pillar" cake is a medium-light fermentation ripe pu-erh composed of high quality blended ripe pu-erh made from M...

This ripe tea cake is a blend of several unique batches of Bu Lang Mountain area teas! Thick, bitter, and sweet, with chocolatey bite and a potent ...

This cake is pressed entirely from 2021 Spring harvested Yi Wu area tea that was wet piled in Menghai!   This is a creamy and fruity ripe with plen...

Autumn 2019 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growing at an altitude of 1...

Spring 2015 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growing at an altitude of 1...

Duo Yi Zhai is the highest village in the Nan Nuo mountains and is the home of some of the oldest tea trees!  Duo Yi Zhai is also a neighbor villa...