Pu-erh Tea

Xi Kong tea like Yi Bang is special in that it is not large leaf varietal but rather a primitive small leaf varietal that has grown in this area fo...

San He Zhai? Never heard of it? That's because it doesn't exist. Our San He Zhai (aka Three Harmonized Villages) tea cake is a blend of tea from th...

We are pleased to present a wonderfully unique and enjoyable tea cake we call "Cha Qi".  It's a blend of three Bu Lang villages with tea from both ...

Ban Po Lao Zhai is one of many Nan Nuo area villages. It lies just to the south of the Jinghong to Menghai road at an altitude of about 1500 meters...

Our Autumn Pasha tea is from the southwest side of the mountain are growing at an altitude of about 1750 meters, making it one of the highest altit...

Made entirely from Jingmai mountain area ripened pu-erh tea.  Entirely 2012 spring harvest tea were fermented for 45 days, then through a special p...

Made entirely from Jingmai mountain area raw pu-erh tea.  Entirely 2016 spring harvest tea was processed through a special decoction process this c...

Nice conveniently size little mini brick individually wrapped in paper and enclosed in a little beige box. Entirely blended Menghai material (Ba D...

The tea is entirely Menghai area material fermented at Xinghai tea factory and then aged 2 years before pressing.  Medium level fermentation and h...

A lovely aged ripe pu-erh made from fermented Mengku area material.  Fermented in 2007 and then aged in Jinggu County before being pressed in 2012...

Spring harvest tea leaves from Bo Nan Mountain in Long Yang county in Bao Shan prefecture (of Yunnan).  Pressed tightly but stored in tropical Lin...

Hi-Tech?  What do we mean by that?  Hi-Tech (aka 高科技) refers to a 2012 cake we pressed which was never for sale.  Each cake was unique because it'...

A production of 100% Bu Lang Mountain material from Spring 2007.  Produced by a small Menghai area tea factory called "Pin Xiang Tea Factory" and ...

The name of this production "Chu Xin" means "Foremost in the Heart" and reflects the fine and exquisite nature of this tea.  Although this was pre...

A new for 2015 production from Menghai Tea Factory (Da Yi Brand).  "Sui Yue" means both time and timelessness.  It's meant to express continuity f...

Elephant Mountain is a small Dai minority village community in Menghai County with a Dai Temple of some renown.  It's also a tea growing area and ...

Gao Shan Yun Xiang is a premium ripe pu-erh cake from Menghai Tea Factory.  There was only batch produced (1501) and it quickly became popular amo...

"Yue Chen Yue Xiang" means "The Older, the More Aromatic".  This is the first thing that I ever learned about Pu-erh tea.  In 1996 I went to the c...

Feng Yun is a blend of teas from three distinctly different areas of southern Yunnan.  This blend is the the lighter of the three in taste. It spor...

Entirely wild arbor tea from late Autumn 2011! Tea leaves taken from 100-200 year old tea trees growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong De county of L...

Our first raw production release for 2012! First flush of spring material from Man Zhuan village (Yi Wu mountains). Entirely no-spray tea leaves pi...

Our first raw production release for 2012! First flush of spring material from Yi Bi and Lou Shui Dong blended together in equal parts. Entirely no...

Man Tang Hong Te Ji ripe cake is entirely Te Ji grade ripe tea, no other grades of tea were blended into it.  The material used was expertly fermen...

"Cha Tou Sheng Yun" (茶头圣韵 aka Cha Tou Sage Verse) is our Cha Tou (Tea Nugget) ripe pu-erh brick and our third production (our 1st production was in...

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...

Entirely first flush of spring 2012 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them s...

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

First flush of spring 2012 material from 60 to 100 year old wild arbor tea trees growing in Xin Ban Zhang village. Xin Ban Zhang is the neighbor vi...

San He Zhai? Never heard of it? That's because it doesn't exist. Our San He Zhai (aka Three Harmonized Villages) tea cake is a blend of tea from th...

Shang Chun "赏春" means "Springtime Reward". We tirelessly blended a variety of different wild arbor and ancient arbor mao cha to create this recipe ...

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...

Nan Po Zhai is the closest village to Bing Dao village in the county of Mengku.  It lies 2 kilometers from Bing Dao village in a road-less area fil...

Zhu Peng Zhai is a small village in the mountains of Yong De county in Lincang.  Zhu Peng Zhai means "Bamboo Roof Village". Our 2012 production is ...

Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2012! Tea leaves taken from 100-200 year old tea trees growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong De county of ...

Our 2012 "Little Bit of Red" production is made entirely from Menghai area material fermented in 2009 and 2010.  Similar to last year's blend, but ...

Cha Tou is a kind of tea nugget that forms naturally from the pressures of compression and heat that occurs during the fermentation process. Typica...

During our travels in Wu Liang we came across this incredibly well aged mao cha from 2007 spring harvest.  It has been aged in a superbly clean and...

Autumn tea leaves from 100-200 year old wild arbor tea trees growing near Xi Bang village in Lincang.  An incredibly potent tea that gives a feelin...

Our Blue Label production celebrates the tail end of this Year of the Dragon.  We selected the highest quality ripe tea fermented from Yong De coun...

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 ...

Our Autumn Pasha tea is from the southwest side of the mountain are growing at an altitude of about 1750 meters, making it one of the highest alti...

A blend of 2011 and 2012 autumn teas from Xishuangbanna.  Entirely wild and ancient arbor teas from four distinct areas of Banna.  Nice balanced bl...

A premium ripe tea composed entirely from 6 and 4 years aged ripe tea from Lincang.  Light to medium fermentation spring material from old plantati...

Spring 2011 Jing Mai Mountain tea leaves were wet piled in Menghai town for 45 days before being graded, blended and pressed into these lovely ripe...

This little brick is early spring tea of Menghai, picked in a 1 leaf to 1 bud ratio. This type of picking gives the tea a tippy look and feel with ...

From the same families as our Spring 2011 and 2012 production but entirely Autumn 2012 harvest material! "Mu Shu Cha" (母树茶) refers to the mother te...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2013! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (150 to 300 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong D...

Entirely first flush of spring 2013 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them s...