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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.

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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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  • 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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    $9.00 - $67.75
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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Bang Dong Zi Cha" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 meters. ...

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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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    $8.50 - $61.50
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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Purple Yue Guang Bai" White Tea Cake

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    This is a unique tea to be sure.  It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Mangshi County of Dehong.  The tea grows w...

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  • 2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Bang Dong Zi Cha" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 meters. O...

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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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  • 2025 Yunnan Sourcing "Jinggu Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2025 Yunnan Sourcing "Jinggu Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple 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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    $9.25 - $79.00
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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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