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Nan Po Zhai is the closest village to Bing Dao village in the county of Mengku. It lies 2km from Bing Dao village in a roadless area filled with ce...

Mo Lie Shan (aka Shang Mu Lie) is a mountain area with several villages south of Bingdao in Mengku just to the east of Bingdao Lake (a reservoir se...

Made entirely from Spring harvested tea leaves! Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of the two villages called "Bing Dao." There is...

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...

This is a ripe pu-erh Xiaguan FT Production of the Mushroom "Jin Cha" (tight tea).  Tea harvested from Da Xue Shan (Big Snow Mountain) in Mengku Co...

Ba Nuo Village is a small remote village about 10 kilometers (as the crow flies) from Bing Dao village in Mengku county (for map click here). Our B...

This is a blend of our four Bang Dong area teas. It's an equal amount of Man Gang, Na Han, Da Qing and Zi Cha. The combination of these similar reg...

This is premium Mengku ripe tea made from entirely spring harvested tea! Wet-piled in a Mengku area tea factory and then aged for about 2 years bef...

"Vista" is a potent satisfying blend of teas harvested in Spring 2016 from both Mengku and Jinggu tea mountains! Aged as mao cha in southern Yunnan...

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 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...

"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...

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...

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...

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 ...

This "Golden Pu-erh" is made by a special process of fermentation. The tea is fermented in bags instead of piled and the fermentation period is mor...

Wild Arbor King (乔木王) was first introduced in 2006, and quickly became one of Mengku's most popular raw pu-erhs.  In 2006 it won the prestigious E...

Ba Nuo Village is a small remote village about 10 kilometers (as the crow flies) from Bing Dao village in Mengku county (for map click here).  Our ...

Made entirely from Spring harvested tea leaves! Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of the two villages called "Bing Dao".  There i...

This is a unique blend of Mengku area wild arbor teas from the first flush of spring 2021! This is a strong and flavorful tea with a typically Meng...

Zheng Qi Tang is a small village in eastern Mengku county at an altitude of 2000 meters!  You can find 正气塘 here! This is our first ever Spring Harv...

Entirely Spring 2020 harvested tea from the Big Snow Mountain area of Mengku in Lincang. Pure, unadulterated teas were collected from two different...

This "little treasure" tea cake is pressed from Mengku area tea leaves harvested in Autumn 2020 and Spring 2021.  This is a potent tea cake with pl...

We are pleased to offer our Spring 2021 harvested tea cake from "Man Gang Village" 漫岗 a small village just north of Bang Dong town (just west of Da...

A tiny production from a small grove of old tea trees (三棵树) growing near Bang Dong village in Mengku county of Lincang.  Entirely picked and proces...

A small harvest of just 25 kilograms of tea from wild tea trees in a forest setting in the Bang Dong area of Lincang. True wild tea with a full-bod...

This is a Spring 2020 Di Jie Village area old plantation harvest tea. The tea was wet piled during the summer of 2020 and then aged in Mengku until...

A lovely 2004 spring harvest tea blended from Mengku area tea gardens!  Wu Chi Dao is a small Mengku area brand of Pu-erh tea that launched in 1999...

Xiaguan Tea Factory has long been a producer of Pu-erh Tea, but has also been producing black tea and green tea for many decades as well! This is a...

This is a 2013 Spring harvested tea from old plantation trees and bushes growing in Xiao Xi Gui Village (a sister village to Xi Gui) in the Bang Do...

Another awesome offering from our "Aged as Mao Cha" series!  This time we were able to purchase a lovely lot of Big Snow Mountain (Mengku, Lincang)...

This is a pure assamica varietal (same as is used to make pu-erh tea) that was plucked during the first flush of spring (April) and then processed ...

This expertly fermented black tea was crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from the Yong De "Da Xue Shan" (lit. Big Snow Mountain) area o...

A blend of Spring and Autumn 2020 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growin...

This is a lovely tippy "golden pekoe" Feng Qing #100 varietal black tea.  #100 varietal is a hybrid varietal that is a cross between the original F...

Mengku County in Lincang (Yunnan) produces some of the best teas in the world!  Mengku grown teas have been processed into just about every kind of...

Di Jie Village 地界 is in the area of Bingdao in Mengku area of Lincang.  Di Jie Village is well-known not just for it's proximity to Bingdao, but a...

Nan Po Zhai is the closest village to Bing Dao village in the county of Mengku.  It lies 2km from Bing Dao village in a roadless area filled with c...

This is a small wet pile batch of teas harvested in Spring 2020 from five villages in the Bingdao area (Mengku County of Lincang).  The five villag...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens.  This yea...

Entirely old arbor tea from early Spring 2020! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (100 to 200 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong D...

This lovely mushroom tuo was pressed by a friend of ours who is based in Yong De county of Lincang.  It's a pressing of Mang Fei Mountain tea harve...

This is a pressing of Mengku tea harvested in Spring 2003 and then stored in Nan Jian until early 2020 when the tea stocks were moved to Kunming.  ...

A lovely old arbor (古树白茶) white tea cake made from first flush of spring 2020 tea harvested from old arbor tea trees in Nuo Wu and Ba Wai villages ...

Most Silver Needles white tea originates from a hybrid varietal and is air-dried (not sun-dried).  These Silver Needles are picked from the same Pu...

We've used Spring 2019 Yong De county of Lincang harvested tea to press these handy little mini ripe tea cakes!  Don't let the small size fool you,...

A lovely old arbor (古树) black tea cake made from first flush of spring 2020 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Bang ...