nontaxable collection

A classic Xinghai ripe tea produced from Bu Lang mountain tea. Xinghai has titled this tea "Lao Ban Zhang", but that's pretty unlikely. Even large...

Here we have a classic blended Menghai recipe cake from the old school Nan Qiao Tea Factory. Potent first flush of spring 2005 tea from Menghai (Bu...

Very nicely Guangdong aged Liming pressing! 7540 is Liming's take on the classic 7542. The almost 20 years of dry aging in Guangdong has moderated ...

These lovely mini tuo have been dry aged in Kunming since 2005. They were produced by a Menghai area tea factory and are composed of broken leaf ri...

This is made entirely from Spring 2005 wild-harvested "Ye Sheng" varietal (Dehongensis) tea harvested in the mountains west of Mangshi area of Deh...

This is what we call a Farmer tea, a small producer pressing material under the generic CNNP "Zhong Cha" label. Unlikely to be true Ban Zhang villa...

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...

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 a classic Changtai Tea Factory offering pressed from Nannuo area spring 2005 tea leaves. Changtai Tea Factory tirelessly collected Spring 2...

Xiangming Tea Factory is a medium sized Menghai area tea factory that has been around since the late 1990's.  They produce teas from Menghai and Yi...

This is a classic Changtai Tea Factory offering pressed from Bu Lang area spring 2005 tea leaves.  Changtai Tea Factory tirelessly collected Spring...

Tian Fu Xiang was a small Menghai Tea factory that started in the early-2000s.  Tian Fu Xiang was started by Zhang Li Xiang who worked for the Meng...

This is a 2005 Spring Harvest You Le Mountain raw pu-erh tea cake.  It was produced by the You Le Shan Minority Tea Factory, which is a small tea f...

"Hong He Yuan" 红河源 mark is a made by a now defunct Nan Zhao Tea Factory 南诏茶厂 (not to be confused with Xiaguan's Nan Zhao sub-label).  This is entir...

Tian Fu Xiang was a small Menghai Tea factory that started in the early-2000s.  Tian Fu Xiang was started by Zhang Li Xiang who worked for the Meng...

Lucky Brand 2005 pressing of Yi Wu area tea trees.  Spring harvested and stone pressed in the traditional manner.  The tea was aged in Guangzhou in...

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...

This is a special order version of Fuhai's 7576 recipe that was made for a Guangzhou tea seller.  He wanted something special, so the blend is tipp...

Classic Xinghai ripe pu-erh production.  Entirely Menghai area tea leaves fermented in the Xinghai tea factory (in Menghai town).  Aged for 9 year...

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

Big Yellow Mark (lit. Da Huang Yin) is a CNNP labelled tea from a small producer in Menghai.  The tea is a blend of Nan Nuo and Bu Lang Mountain S...

A classic Mengku production. Stored for 8 years and aged to perfection. Nice camphor and sugarcane notes in this lovely fine "gong ting" grade ripe...

This was produced by a small tea factory in the Mengku area from Spring 2005 tea leaves from Xiao Hu Sai area of Mengku county in Lincang.  The te...

3 years aged Mao Cha stored in Banna, golden tea soup!Previously I thought Hai Lang's Lao Ban-E would be the final production from Hai Lang for 200...

A 2005 Hai Lang Hao production produced under the "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" brand. "Lincang Impression" is made entirely from Yong De area early spring ...

A spring 2005 Hai Lang Hao production produced under the "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" brand. "Ba Ma Gong Chun" is made entirely from 100+ year old Nan Nuo ...

A high quality slightly aged ripe pu-erh tea cake from Hai Lang Hao! 2005 fermented material from Menghai in Xishuangbanna was blended to create Ha...

Composed of Jing Gu Large White Pekoe varietal from Yang Ta village in Simao. An ancient arbor tea from early spring 2005, featuring prominent thic...

Mo Tian Mountain is little know mountainous area between Jing Gu and Zhenyuan in the prefecture of Simao. The area’s varietal is a large leaf varie...

You Le Mountain is located to the east of Jing Hong city and is just to the west of Yi Wu. You Le mountain is also called Ji Nuo mountain after the...

Another limited single estate Nan Nuo production from Hai Lang Hao. Spring 2005 material from old tea trees growing in Ban Po Lao Zhai in the Nan N...

A 2005 production from China Tuhsu Yunnan Import and Export Company, the original state-owned enterprise that was opened in 1938. This is one of tw...

Final year CNNP production. Old plantation tea from spring 2005 harvest was pressed into these potent tea cakes and dry aged in Kunming for 14 year...

Da Yi's famous 7592 recipe! 100% dry-stored in Kunming for 10 years! Amazing aged taste and super smooth. Tasting this cake you'll understand why D...

Te Ji grade tuo cha stored in unopened cases (and unopened bags) in Guangdong since 2005. Premium classic Xiaguan blend that has a high level of ar...