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This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested in spring 2021 and then wet piled in the late summer of 2021.  Entirely Lao Man'e old pl...

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...

Purely wild arbor Mengku area ripe tea! A blend of three different 2020 wet pile batches from Xiao Hu Sai, Ba Wai, and Da Hu Sai! This is a very fu...

This is a classic Ripe tea blend, called "V93", it was first released in 2005 and quickly became one the most expensive ripe teas on the market. To...

Pure Silver .999 Teapot for Gong Fu Tea Brewing.  Expertly crafted in Yunnan (Qujing County) this pure silver teapot combines function and beauty ...

Classic Xiaguan mini tuo cha made from ripe pu-erh tea.  Pressed in 2021 from 2020 and 2019 material blended together.   Each tuo is 3 grams making...

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

Yi Shan Mo village spring harvested tea.  Yi Shan Mo along with Gua Feng Zhai, and Ma Hei village. Yi Shan Mo village tea is pure assamica varietal...

Gao Shan Village is nestled in the Yi Wu mountains NNE of Yi Wu town and is one of the highest elevation villages in the Yi Wu range. Gao Shan vill...

Luo Shui Dong Village (lit. Water Dripping Cave) is nestled in the Yi Wu mountains NE of Yi Wu town.  It's one of the closest villages to Yi Wu tow...

Guo You Lin 国有林 (lit. State Protected Forest) is a small area between Yi Wu town and Mengla town in the Yi Wu Mountains at an elevation of 1650 me...

Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area.  It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2022 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ban...

An excellent ripe tea from one of the original Menghai ripe pu-erh tea factories! Xinghai pressed this cake entirely from Yi Wu mountain area ripe ...

Liming Tea Factory is located in Menghai and specializes in both ripe and raw pu-erhs composed of Xishuangbanna tea leaves. This cake was stored in...

"Dream in Red" is a wild "ye sheng" varietal tea that was processed into a black tea. Of course, black tea is actually "red" tea in Chinese (红茶)! T...

This is a unique tea to be sure. It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in the Mang Fei mountain area of Yong De count...

A new release for 2022! Sanctuary is a small wet pile batch of just 800 kilograms! We purchased 300 kilograms in total. Instead of separating out t...

A blend of Spring and Autumn 2021 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang. 200+ year old tea trees growing...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 1. Experience the d...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 2. Experience the d...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Experience the d...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 4. Experience the d...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 5. Experience the d...

Purple Buds from wild Camellia Assamica Dehongensis were picked in earliest part of Yunnan's tropical spring time and then processed into a special...

Five Tigers in various action poses reveals themselves as you turn the cup.  Crafted from high quality Jingdezhen porcelain that is both durable an...

Choose from one of three tigers!  Three poses, three different cups! Crafted from high quality Jingdezhen porcelain that is both durable and elegan...

Simple and elegant gaiwans with two color choices!   No saucer, no fuss gaiwan! Volume 130ml (+/- 10ml)

Wild Tian Jian from Yun Tai Mountains.  This is the original An Hua tea varietal that's has grown in the mountains of Gao Jia Shan and Yun Tai Shan...

The Te Ji (aka Special Grade) tuo is a newer Xiaguan recipe that has been produced since 2003. High grade material is processed in the traditional ...

The “Gold Ribbon” blend tuo was first introduced in 2004, when it was a special order production for a large Guangzhou Xiaguan wholesaler. This ble...

The "Xiao Fa" or "Little French" tuo is a classic Xiaguan Ripe Pu-erh tuo tea.  It has been produced since the 1970's. It was the first Pu-erh tea ...

  Pure Silver .999 Teapot for Gong Fu Tea Brewing.  Expertly crafted in Yunnan (Qujing County) this pure silver teapot combines function and beauty...

  So what is Duan Ni? In written Chinese, there are two letters for it. The first character is "緞", which means silk. It has a very similar pronunc...

Lao Huang Di is an area west of Long Tang village that has many wild tea trees. The trees range from 50-200 years in age and are completely feral. ...

This is a spring 2013 Dehong area tea that was stored as mao cha in our warehouse in Kunming since 2013!  This year we decided to press it into thi...

  So what is Duan Ni? In written Chinese, there are two letters for it. The first character is "緞", which means silk. It has a very similar pronunc...

Entirely Autumn 2021 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them second only to ...

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...

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...

This is our 2022 Cozy release! Smooth, velvety, sweet, and fruity ripe! Perfect comforting ripe tea for relaxing and winter hibernation!  Cha Tou h...

Black "Rain Drops" style glazing on the outside of the gaiwan and smooth beige-cream on the inside.  Very nice feel to the gaiwan and easy to posit...

  Gao Jia Shan production made from 2009 Spring tea leaves. Pressed into a huge 36 kilogram column called "Qian Liang Cha" (aka 1000 catty tea) and...

These little purple buds come from the "ye sheng" varietal of camellia tea trees which grow wild in tropical Dehong. These sun-dried buds are in a...

This is a new blend for 2021! A blend of autumn harvested tea from several villages in Lincang! All wild arbor tea from mature trees! Potent mouth-...

This is from the Xiang Yi Tea Factory in An Hua county of Hunan Province. Xiang Yi is the second oldest producer of Hunan Hei Cha after Bai Sha Xi ...

This is a classic early Mengku Rongshi ripe production using a Te Ji heavy blend of tea wet piled in 2005 (the cake was pressed 1/1/2006). This is ...

An early Mengku Rongshi raw blend from 2007. This cake was pressed from a blend of 2007 first flush spring tea harvested in Mengku county of Lincan...