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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 di...

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 di...

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 di...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Take a trip around Yunnan with this ripe pu-erh sampler! You'll get to know 6 different regions, making this the perfect sampler for honing in on y...

Entirely Zhang Jia San Dui Village ripe pu-erh tea! Zhang Jia San Dui is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well known for cultivating tea tha...

This is a certified organic ripe pu-erh tea produced by the Lao Man'e Tea Factory of Menghai.  This was wet piled in 2010 from Jingmai Mountain are...

This cake is pressed entirely from 2021 Spring harvested Yi Wu area tea that was wet piled in Menghai!  This is a tippy "Golden Needle" grade ripe....

Hai Lang has done it again.  Hai Lang collected 300 kilograms of Spring 2021 harvested mao cha from Gao Shan Zhai Village  and had it painstakingly...

This Month's Ripe Pu-erh Box: 25 Grams - 2016 "Golden Needle White Lotus" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake of Menghai 25 Grams - 2005 Xinghai "Lao B...

This cake is pressed entirely from 2021 Spring harvested Yi Wu area tea that was wet piled in Menghai!   This is a creamy and fruity ripe with plen...

This year we went all out to make a unique ripe blend!  We blended 9 different teas from several regions and wet pile batches to create a complex a...

This lovely aged ripe tea was a Gold Medal winner at the 2006 International Pu-erh Tea Expo! Pressed in 2006 from Menghai area wet-piled tea leaves...

A lovely pressing from a small Menghai tea factory.  Xiang Ming Tea Factory was founded in 2001 and produces both ripe and raw pu-erh teas from lea...

Ever wondered how ripe pu-erh ages in Kunming versus Guangdong?  We've put together a sampler of six aged ripe teas, (three from each storage regio...

We are proud to offer a Certified Organic "7 Gram Mini Brick" Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yunnan.  This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvest...

This is a well aged Guangdong storage ripe pu-erh tea pressed in 2008 by the Lao Man'e Brand.   This is composed of a blend of gong ting, te ji, gr...

This is a well-aged Guangdong storage ripe pu-erh tea pressed in 2006 by the Lao Man'e Brand. This is composed of Gong Ting (tippy grade) ripe pu-e...

Taste a curated selection of Ripe Pu-erh from Bu Lang Mountain and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of this ama...

This is a Mannuo Village (Bu Lang mountain area of Menghai county) tea harvested from tea trees ranging in age from 20-60 years.  A second flush of...

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...

This is a small Menghai area tea factory production composed almost entirely of tippy ripe leaves! The blend is their take on the classic Da Yi "Go...

Entirely Jingmai mountain area tea harvested in 2020 and wet piled in Menghai.  Several leaf grades from two unique wet pile batch have been blende...

This is a blend of Jin Zhen grade (golden needle) and Gong Ting (tribute) grade from two different wet pile batches.  The Jin Zhen is from a 2018 B...

This is a blend of 7 different ripe pu-erh teas from 2019-2020 wet pile batches! Full-bodied, sweet and fruity, hardwood and mushroom, with tons of...

Menghai area lightly fermented material that is composed of gong ting and very small leaf-sizes that give it a woody flavor with a strong sweet and...

A lovely aged ripe pu-erh tea aged in hot and humid Xishuangbanna!  Made from Menghai area fermented tea this tea was fermented for 46 days in Men...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested in spring 2020 and then wet piled in the late summer of 2020.  Entirely Lao Man'e old pl...

A blend of Lincang ripes teas from 5 different areas of Lincang!   Smooth, thick, and potent with notes of fruit, mushroom, and chocolate!  Entirel...

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

This Yi Wu region harvested tea was wet piled in Menghai in 2001 and then aged in baskets in a Guangdong dry storage condition in Dongguan.   The r...

This is a blend of Menghai area teas that were wet piled in Menghai by the Lao Man'e Tea Factory. The gardens in which these teas were grown are Ce...

This is a premium blend of Bu Lang and Meng Song ripe teas wet piled in 2011 and pressed in 2012.  It was aged in Guangdong until August 2021, and ...

This is a certified organic ripe pu-erh tea produced by the Lao Man'e Tea Factory of Menghai. This was wet piled in 2010 from Menghai area teas and...

This tea is pressed from ripe pu-erh tea that was harvested and wet piled in 2013 from Menghai area material.  The tea was aged in Menghai for 8 ye...

This ripe tea cake is a blend of several unique batches of Bu Lang Mountain area teas!  Thick, bitter, and sweet, with chocolatey bite and a potent...

Are you new to tea and don't know where to begin? You're not alone. There are so many teas to choose from that it can be difficult to get started! ...

Our "Sunrise" ripe pu-erh tea cake is small batch wet piled tea from spring 2020 harvested tea. The tea was harvested from three Jinggu villages (H...

This is a premium Heng Tong Hao production made from a blend of ripes harvested from Xin Ban Zhang and Zhang Jia San Dui in 2019.  The tea was wet ...

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...

Lovely blend of ripe pu-erh tea from Nannuo and Bulang areas of Xishuangbanna!  Tippy, thick and aromatic! Xinghai tea factory is the 2nd producer ...

This is a premium blend that we've named "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King." "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea ca...

A blend of the most premium ripe teas. Made entirely from first flush of spring 2020 harvested material from multiple regions and wet pile batches....

This ripe cake is pressed a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Ban Pen Village area (Bu Lang Mountains of Menghai County) tea leaves harveste...

This ripe cake is pressed a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2020 and wet piled in ...