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Guan Zi Zai is a small Xishuangbanna based tea producer that specializes in Banna teas like Yi Wu, Nan Nuo, Mengsong, Bu Lang, Pa Sha and others. T...

Guan Zi Zai is a small Xishuangbanna based tea producer that specializes in Banna teas like Yi Wu, Nannuo, Mengsong, Bu Lang, Pa Sha and others. Th...

Guan Zi Zai is a small Xishuangbanna based tea producer that specializes in Banna teas like Yi Wu, Nan Nuo, Mengsong, Bu Lang, Pa Sha and others. T...

Entirely new production of Da Yi ripe called "金果" or Golden Fruit.  It refers to the Peach of Immortality that grows in the orchard of the Celestia...

Special production just for the year 2011.  This is made of a tippy blend of Menghai area wet piled ripe pu-erh tea.  The blend likely contains som...

This tea was pressed 15 years ago (in 2005) by a small Menghai tea factory.  These are 25 gram Golden Melon tuo cha (金瓜沱) made from a blend of Gong...

Haiwan tea factory has done it again! They have taken the old and tired mini tuo and re-invented it! These mini square bricks are 4.5-5 grams each ...

This is a small farmer production using a generic CNNP 中茶 Simplified Character wrapper.  This is made entirely from Spring 2002 wild-harvested "Ye ...

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. ...

A small production from a local producer and friend of ours in Mengku area of Lincang.  The was produced from pesticide-free tea harvested in spri...

Members of the Mengku Tea Factory made an expedition to remote area near Ban Zhang mountain to obtain the leaves for these cakes. The leaves are f...

Mengku Tea Factory made an expedition to remote area near Banzhang mountain to obtain the leaves for these bricks. The leaves are from trees 400 t...

This is one of the highest quality Lao Ban Zhang that Hai Lang has ever produced.   This year's cake is made from first flush of Spring material w...

Hai Lang has been making Bu Lang area teas since 2003.  This production is entirely first flush of spring 2016 tea from Guang Bie village in the f...

Spring 2016 harvested tea leaves that are 100% sourced from Lao Man'E Village (Bu Lang Mountains) tea from older tea trees.  Hai Lang has long bee...

 In Hai Lang's own words:   This is a plantation Yi Wu from Spring 2012, and it's been aged as Mao Cha for 3 years.  It was discovered this year a...

  In Hai Lang's own words:   This is the first time I have produced You Le Mountain tea since 2005!  Our 2005 You Le Mountain tea (available here...

A redux of our very popular 2012 production.  We decided to produce a high quality tea from older tea trees but with the same early spring Yi Wu m...

One of the most premium Ancient Arbor tea cakes that Hai Lang will produce this year.  The 2010/11 Yi Shan Mo cakes are highly sought after by col...

Entirely first flush old arbor tea leaves from Gua Feng Zhai in the Yi Wu mountains.   Highly potent cha qi, but taste is balanced and thick with ...

This lovely cake is a blend of 3 different villages' Spring 2014 first flush teas.  "He Yun" means harmonius rhyme.   The blend has bitterness, as...

Da Yi's famous 7592 recipe!  Classic coarse leaf recipe makes for a full bodied tea and excellent aging potential.  Don't take me word for it, try ...

A classic recipe from Menghai, the first production of 2006 (601). This is an average blend of 5th grade material that was fermented in 2005. Aged...

Xiao Hu Sai village (a neighboring village to Da Hu Sai).   Our Xiao Hu Sai was picked in late March from wild grown tea trees 100+ years of age. ...

This tea cake was created to commemorate the opening of the newer second section of the Jin Shi Kunming Wholesale Tea market. The Jin Shi wholesal...

This tea cake was created to commemorate the "International Pu-erh Tea Expo" in Kunming in 2002. The event took place at the Kunming Wholesale Tea...

This pleasant little brick was produced by the Kunming Tai Lian tea factory.  It is entirely 2003 Spring Yi Wu material.  The flavor is characteri...

This cake released the Kunming Tai Lian Tea Factory in 2003 is a classic example of high quality wild arbor tea and tea from younger (natural growt...

Ron-Zhen Tea Factory of Dadugang region of Xishuangbanna produced this cake from high grade raw pu-erh tea and camellia flowers. The tea itself is ...

Entirely spring 2009 high mountain material from the Zhenyuan area of Wu Liang Mountain in Simao. This high altitude tea (2100 meters) has an incr...

Entirely spring material from Bu Lang area old plantation and wild arbor tea plants. Expertly fermented in a Menghai area tea factory. Just 4000 k...

100% Gong Ting grade ripe pu-erh tea leaves from Jing Gu tippy material! These huge 500 gram bricks are massive and sure to bring the owner great ...

A lovely pair of mini cakes each in their own gift box.   The raw cake is made from Spring 2014 Ku Zhu Mountain old arbor tea.  Taste is strong an...

Spring 2013 material from Jiu Tai Po village in Jing Gu county.  Entirely from old plantation bushes and trees averaging 60 years of age.  Stored ...

Lao Zhai or "Old Village" is a small village near Ku Zhu mountain in Jinggu county of Simao.  Lao Zhai is home to many old tea trees and sits on g...

Made from a blend of grade 7, 9 and "zao xiang" leaves.  Although the leaf grade is coarse, the fermentation using sweet water of Jinggu township ...

One of the the early productions of the Guoyan Tea Factory, a limited production of just 28399 cakes.  It is composed of a blend from the six famo...

The Star of Yi Wu mountain cake is composed entirely Yi Wu material but is not composed entirely of wild arbor material.  The majority is composed ...

The Star of Bu Lang mountain cake is composed entirely Bu Lang material but is not composed entirely of wild arbor material.  The majority is compo...

The Mengyang Guoyan factory of Menghai produced this cake entirely of Spring 2005 material taken from high altitude established plantation trees on...

Another lovely uncooked Pu-erh commemorating the Dai minority usage of the Thai calendar. Wild tree pu-erh compressed into brick form. Fairly big l...

Entirely wild arbor tea leaves from Gelanghe area of Menghai.  60 year old tea trees and bushes spring 2014 harvest tea expertly fermented in Meng...

A "gong ting" (tribute grade) heavy recipe made from Menghai area harvested and fermented tea leaves.  Strong taste with alot of sweetness and som...

Made entirely from spring harvest Nan Nuo Mountain tea leaves, picked, processed and sun-dried, then fermented for 48 days in a nearby Menghai are...

Entirely first flush of spring 2013 material from plantation bushes growing near Lou Shui Dong village. Nice spring feeling... vibrant and fruity....

Just like the name says!  4 Years aged in a loose leaf form from a Menghai wet piling batch of Ripe Pu-erh was stuffed in a tangerine and cured fo...

A delicious high quality pu-erh leaf has been stuffed into the rind of a whole tangerine! The leaves were stuffed in wet, and then allowed to dry ...

Lincang prefecture of Yunnan is home to many great teas! The tea from Lincang when fermented into Ripe Pu-erh (if done correctly) can become a ver...