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Purple Tea

Purple Tea is a special Yunnan tea. There exist three unique varieties, all different cultivars. The original Purple tea is called "Wild Purple" or "Ye Sheng" Purple tea. The varietal is referred to as Assamica Dehongensis. Ye Sheng tea is very bitter when young but ages quickly and develops great complexity with age. It was originally processed into mao cha and sold as a kind of Raw Pu-erh tea, but more recently has been processed into Black tea with incredible results! The second kind of purple tea is often called "Zi Cha" 紫茶 or 紫芽 (Purple tea or Purple Bud). Zi Cha is a naturally occurring mutated version of Assamica. It grows all over Yunnan and accounts for less than 1% of cultivated Assamica in Yunnan. The third kind of purple tea is called "Zi Juan". Zi Juan (aka Purple Beauty) is a man-made cultivar developed by Yunnan Xishuangbanna Tea Research Station in the late 1990's. Fujianese purple leaf cuttings from Wu Yi area were hybridized with local Yunnan Assamica plants to product this unique tea.

  • 2012 Xiaguan "Sheng Tai Lao Shu" Raw Pu-erh Tea Tuo Cha

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    Xiaguan has produced both a cake and tuo of this "Sheng Tai Lao Shu" (lit Organic Old Tree) since 2007. An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made fro...

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  • 2013 Zheng Pin Gu Cha "Purple Impression" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This is a Spring 2013 harvested purple tea (Zi Ya type purple) from Jinggu County in Simao. Stored for almost 10 years in Jinggu county has given t...

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  • 2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Rrooaarr" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color,...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Purple Love Bunny" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color,...

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  • 2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Purple Dragon" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Purple Dragon" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    A striking wild-tree sheng made from naturally purple Ye Sheng leaves gathered in the north-western area of Dehong (1,600–2,200 m). This population...

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  • 2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Subduer of Dragons" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This is a blend of "ye sheng" purple raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh from several regions! This pressing is our third pressing of a "ye sheng" raw a...

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  • Purple Lao Cha Tou Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Purple Lao Cha Tou Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick

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    Purple tea (aka Zi Cha) is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica) that occurs naturally as a result of mutation. This ripe tea is ...

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    Yunnan "Purple Beauty" Green Tea from Lancang

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    This is a Zi Juan "Purple Beauty" varietal that was grown in Lancang county in the Jingmai mountainous area.  First flush of spring tea leaves wer...

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