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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...

About this tea in Li Wen Hua's own words: Jingmai Mountain, one of the representatives of Yunnan's outstanding Pu'er tea production areas. Here is ...

"Jian Ru Jia Jing" is a blend of spring 2014 tea from Yi Wu area of Xishuangbanna.  Li Wen Hua has painstakingly blended this tea to achieve a stro...

This is a classic Changtai Tea Factory offering pressed from a blend of 15 unique regions of Yunnan.  Changtai Tea Factory tirelessly collected Spr...

This is a Guangdong dry aged "Farmer CNNP" wrapped cake from 2008.  It was stored in Guangdong until early 2020, and then Kunming thereafter.   The...

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...

This is an FT Production (广东飞台有限公司) of 25 years aged raw Pu-erh tea!  Initially pressed as cakes and stored in Menghai for several years before bei...

This 2013 Spring Na Ka production is a very high quality production from wild arbor tea trees and bushes from the Na Ka mountain area in Menghai Co...

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 ...

Liming Tea Factory is located in Menghai and specializes in both ripe and raw pu-erhs composed of Xishuangbanna tea leaves.  This cake is a blend o...

Nan Jian Tu Lin tea factory has a long history of more than 30 years producing Pu-erh teas.  Their productions are often similiar to Xiaguan produ...

This is a new/old production from FT Brand (Fei Tai 飞台)! Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea aged for 30 years in both Menghai and Guangdong! The tea itself...

An early Nan Jian production of their classic Phoenix Coin cake.  The cake is composed of tippy grade and medium leaves from both Wu Liang Shan an...

Another Xinghai production, but this time made entirely from fermented Bu Lang mountain material.  Strong thick taste with a good amount of bitter...

Lucky Brand is a 1997-2005 CNNP Brand logo. Most of the teas produced under the Lucky Brand were ripe pu-erh teas fermented in the Yiliang Tea Fact...

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

This is a dry Guangdong storage raw Wu Liang tuo from Nan Jian Tu Lin Brand!  Very nice clean aged taste combined with a pleasant Wu Liang Mountain...

This is a 2015 Spring Harvest blend of Menghai raw pu-erh teas.  Wild arbor mao cha was harvested from several different areas of Menghai (Bu Lang,...

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 ...

This is a small farmer pressing from Lincang wet-piled teas. Aged in Lincang for 7 years and then in Guangdong (Dongguan), which has given this an ...

A blend of Autumn 2011 harvested "Da Shu" (big tree) tea leaves from Yi Wu villages including Gao Shan Zhai, Luo Shui Dong, and Ma Hei.  After pres...

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...

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

This is the first "Bao He Xiang" ripe pu-erh tea cake released!  Produced from tippy grade Menghai area ripe tea blended from three different wet p...

An Xiang (暗香) means something like "Ineffable Aroma".   Li Wen Hua named this tea as such to allude to an unusual and special aroma and taste in th...

This is a 2016 Spring Harvest from Jingmai mountain in Lancang county of Simao.  Wild arbor mao cha was harvested from several different areas of t...

This is another special production made by Changtai Tea Factory for Zhong Han Rong's Hong Kong Tea House. A blend of Menghai area spring 2006 harve...

This is a blend of Menghai area teas that were lightly roasted in sections of bamboo and then aged in Guangdong until January 2022.   This is a pot...

This is a 2014 Spring Harvest blend of Nannuo Mountainous region raw pu-erh teas.  Wild arbor mao cha was harvested from several Nannuo area villag...

This is an FT Production (广东飞台有限公司) of 22 years aged raw Pu-erh tea from the Yi Wu mountainous area!  Initially pressed as cakes and stored in Meng...

Lao Shu Yuan Cha (lit. Old Tree Round Tea) is a blend of Menghai area tea from previous years as well as some spring 2017 tea leaves as well.  Bei...

This is a Certified Organic production from the Nan Qiao Tea Factory.  It's entirely spring pluck 2008 teas harvested in the Bu Lang Mountain area ...

"Zi Yun Gui" is a cake pressed entirely from Xi Gui area (Mang Lu Mountain near Bang Dong in Lincang prefecture) material from mature tea trees and...

This is a special production with a limited quantity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the modern incarnation of the Xinghai Tea Factory! This p...

This is a blend that emphasizes taste, aroma and cha qi.  Li Wen Hua has intentionally left us in the dark as to the exact origins of the teas used...

This is a classic Liming production produced from 2007 Spring tea from Bu Lang, Ba Da and Nan Nuo.  It's a powerful blend with a good amount of tip...

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...

Chen Sheng Hao is a brand of Pu-erh that was started in 2008 by Mr. Chen Sheng He, a long time tea drinker and Guangdong native.  In 2008 he signe...

This is an FT Production (广东飞台有限公司) of 18 years aged raw Pu-erh tea!  Initially pressed as cakes and stored in Menghai for several years before bei...

This is a new/old production from FT Brand (Fei Tai 飞台)! Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea aged for 28+ years in both Menghai and Guangdong! The tea itsel...

Produced by the Xinghai Tea Factory in Menghai.  Xinghai is one of the original private tea factories founded in the early 1990's by members of th...

"Wu Jin Hao" is a blend of semi-aged mao cha from old tree harvested tea leaves that was pressed in 2018.  It's a high quality tea that is years ol...

This is the "Year of Snake" version of Bao He Xiang's "Shi Er Sheng Xiao"  (12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac) series.  Each year is a different ble...

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...

This is the "Year of Goat" version of Bao He Xiang's "Shi Er Sheng Xiao"  (12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac) series.  Each year is a different blen...

This is a special pressing under the DX sub-label for a prominent Guangzhou tea merchant.  Pressed from all spring teas harvested in 2009 and 2010,...

Entirely Spring 2014 harvested tea from Meng Song area in the northeast of Menghai county, just north of the Nan Nuo mountain area.  Meng Song is h...

A 2007 Changtai pressing for a Guangzhou tea dealer. Stored in Guangdong from 2007 until 2015 and then Kunming thereafter. Certified Organic raw pu...