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Qing Mei Shan is a remote mountain area in Yong De county of Lincang.  The tea trees here are 100-300 years old and have been growing wild for cen...

Jing Gu Yang Ta village is in Jing Gu county of Simao prefecture (景谷秧塔寨).  It is well known for it's "Da Bai" (大白 - Big White) tea.  Actually the ...

This is a powerful tea cake made entirely form first flush of spring 2013 material from Yong De county in Lincang. Strong and astringent taste but ...

Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2012! Tea leaves taken from 100-200 year old tea trees growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong De county of ...

Zhu Peng Zhai is a small village in the mountains of Yong De county in Lincang.  Zhu Peng Zhai means "Bamboo Roof Village". Our 2012 production is ...

We thought of offering this as another "Secret Garden" pressing, but instead we decided to keep the location of "Shi Pian Di" nameless. It's better...

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 th...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2023 Harvest from Man Zhuan in the Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in...

We thought of offering this as another "Secret Garden" pressing, but instead we decided to keep the location of "Shi Pian Di" nameless. It's better...

Ya Kou Village is a small village near the border of Jinggu County and Mengku County.  It's just east of the Lancang river at an altitude of 1650 m...

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao). Ku Zhu mount...

Da Ping Zhang 大平掌 village is at 1750 meters and is located east of Jinggu Town at an elevation of 1750 meters.  The tea garden where this tea is g...

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...

Xiao Hu Sai village (a neighboring village to Da Hu Sai).  Our Xiao Hu Sai was picked in April 2023 from wild grown tea trees and bushes ranging fr...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of spring 2013 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meter...

Nan Ban Qing Village 南板箐村 is a small village with just 260 inhabitants.  It's a lush semi-tropical village at an altitude of 1410 meters and cover...

Hong Ni Tang village (lit.  Red Mud Pool) is located in the far west of Jinggu not far from Mengku county (Lincang).  The tea trees from which thi...

Zao Qiao Di is a small village south of Jinggu Township in Simao Prefecture.  It's a high altitude village (1900 meters) with cool weather year-ro...

Spring 2012 Ba Da Mountain material.  Entirely old plantation material from trees and bushes growing naturally.  Nice solid mouth-feel and vibrant...

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao). Ku Zhu mount...

Entirely Old Arbor tea from the Spring 2017 Harvest from Gu Shan 孤山 in Jinggu County of Simao.  Gu Shan (lit. Lonely Mountain) is located in a roa...

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...

First flush of spring blend of Lincang wild and ancient arbor tea leaves.  We call this "野心" or "Wild Heart".  The tea is strong and balanced in t...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2014! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (150 to 300 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong ...

Entirely spring 2013 material from Mengku county of Lincang.  Blended with teas from various different growers to achieve a strong mouth-feel, high...

Chang Da Hao is a classic Yi Wu producer that we've sold a couple of times over the last 20 years! This offering is a cake pressed from Spring 2006...

This Xiaguan 2010 XY "Yi Wu Big Green Tree" Pu-erh Tea Tuo is a redux of the classic 1999-2002 Menghai Yi Wu Big Green Tree cake! This cake was ori...

Kunlu Mountain area is south-east from Jinggu town in Simao (halfway to Ning'er).  Kunlu Mountain has many old tea trees and alot of old plantation...

Meng Zhu Da Shan 勐主大山 is a mountainous area in the far northwest part of Jinggu near the border of Bang Dong county (Lincang) and Jinggu county (Si...

Ye Zhu Shan is a Jinggu area mountain (野猪山 lit. Wild Pig Mountain) east and a bit south of Jinggu town near the village of Wang Jia Zhai (up hill f...

Ye Zhu Tang Village (lit. Wild Pig Pool) is small village about 5 miles to the north of Jinggu town and about two miles west (and uphill) from the...

Yi Bang Village is an area in the northern part of Yi Wu. Yi Bang tea is special in that it is not large leaf varietal but rather a primitive small...

Purely Xin Ban Zhang village plantation tea harvested in Spring 2023 and wet-piled during 2023.  Potent, thick, bittersweet chocolatey goodness! St...

Nan Ban Qing Village 南板箐村 is a small village with just 260 inhabitants.  It's a lush semi-tropical village at an altitude of 1410 meters and cover...

Zao Qiao Di is a small village south of Jinggu Township in Simao Prefecture.  It's a high altitude village (1900 meters) with cool weather year-ro...

Our second Spring Da Hu Sai production is from the Da Zhong Mountain area.  Da Zhong Mountain has the oldest tea trees in the Da Hu Sai area, rang...

A new recipe for 2013!  We used first flush wild and ancient arbor material from 4 different tea mountains in Simao to craft this lovely tea cake....

Our first raw production release for 2012! First flush of spring material from Yi Bi and Lou Shui Dong blended together in equal parts. Entirely no...

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...

These were purchased by us directly from the Haiwan Tea Factory back in 2005, and aged in Kunming since then.   These bricks are a blend of Spring ...

Five Wa Long Village teas! A "vertical tasting" of five distinct years! Including both Autumn Harvest and Spring Harvest of 2016.  Wa Long villag...

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. ...

Ye Zhu Tang Village (lit. Wild Pig Pool) is small village about 5 miles to the north of Jinggu town and about two miles west (and uphill) from the...

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 th...

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao). Ku Zhu mount...

Bangbao village resides in the area of Bangdong county about 50km west of Lincang (city) and just a few kilometers west of the Lancang (Mekong) ri...

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...

Da Mao Shan 大帽山 is a remote area in the farthest souther section of Jinggu County right near the border of Jinggu and Lancang counties (both in Si...