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A blend of Autumn Harvest Yi Wu old arbor tea.  Blending several villages' teas together has given this tea cake a robust and complex flavor/aroma ...

This is a premium Xiaguan production pressing of Bu Lang area raw pu-erh tea called "Cang Zhao Rui Gong" 苍诏瑞贡.  Cang refers to the Cang Mountains o...

Hone your tea tasting skills with this unique Tea Sampler: Yunnan Sourcing Yong De Spring and Autumn Comparison. Taste a curated selection of sampl...

A lovely pair of mini cakes each in their own gift box.   The raw cake is made from Spring 2014 Ku Zhu Mountain old arbor tea.  Taste is strong an...

Nicely aged raw tea from Yi Wu mountains.  Aged 12 years in the dry conditions in Kunming, it yields a deep golden tea soup with hints of hay and ...

Na Han Village (那罕寨) is located near Bang Dong village in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture.Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitu...

Our 4th production from Bing Dao village and the third from Autumn harvested tea leaves! Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of th...

Our very first Yi Wu blend!  Entirely autumn harvested old arbor teas from Yi Wu area, both large and small leaf varietals.  We feel that this ble...

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...

Entirely first flush of spring 2013 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them s...

This lovely little tea cake is composed entirely of Yi Wu area old plantation tea bushes. The area is just outside of Ma Hei village not far from Y...

This is a premium blend of young raw pu-erh tea from Bulang pressed under the "Baoyan Brand" aka Tibetan Flame sub-brand of Xiaguan Tea Factory.  "...

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...

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

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

Luo Shui Dong Village (lit. Water Dripping Cave) is nestled in the Yi Wu mountains NE of Yi Wu town.  It's one of the closest villages to Yi Wu tow...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there.  The winding d...

Xiang Chun Lin( 香椿林) is a small village with just a few households and is just between Yi Shan Mo and Wan Gong (northeast from Yi Wu town, near th...

The Star of Yi Wu mountain cake is composed entirely Yi Wu material but is not composed entirely of wild arbor material.  The majority is composed ...

Entirely first flush of Spring material from Xin Zhai village outside of Yi Wu town.  Tea trees ranging from 100 to 200 years old!  Classic Yi Wu ...

Entirely first-flush Spring 2025 material from a high, remote site in the Ai Lao range (Jingdong County). The “Secret Garden” grove sits around ~2,...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there. The winding dir...

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...

  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 d...

2011 fermented Menghai area material was blended and pressed into these lovely cakes. The taste is creamy with a slight hint of toasted bean and a ...

A classic Menghai tea factory recipe made with an average of grade 5 leaves. As is typical with Da Yi teas the ripened tea leaves are partially sem...

This is an Autumn 2019 harvested tea from San He She Village (三合社) in Yi Wu area of XIshuangbanna.  San He She is a southern Yi W village at an alt...

 We have selected autumn harvest (谷花茶) wild arbor material from the area of "Ding Jia Zhai" (丁家寨), a mountain area near Lao Man Sa in the Yi Wu mo...

 We have selected autumn harvest (谷花茶) wild arbor material from the area of "Ding Jia Zhai" (丁家寨), a mountain area near Lao Man Sa in the Yi Wu mo...

Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 meters. ...

Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 meters. ...

Gu Shu Bai Cha means "Old Tree White Pekoe Tea".  White Pekoe refers to a Jinggu varietal called Camellia Assamica Taliensis that is very large an...

"Huang Shan Gu Shu" (lit. Remote Mountain Old Tree) is a mountain in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-300 year old tea trees are growing.  Huang S...

Our Jingmai production is made entirely from the one family's garden in Mangjing village in the Jing Mai mountain area.  Entirely hand-picked and ...

Entirely wild arbor tea from late Autumn 2011! Tea leaves taken from 100-200 year old tea trees growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong De county of L...

A new recipe from Menghai introduced in 2006, "Wei Zui Yan" (aka Strongest Flavor) emphasizes a strong taste with good aging potential. A blend of ...

From Naka Mountain, at the northern edge of the Meng Song area (north of Nannuo), this lot comes from 100+ year-old trees growing around 1,950–2,00...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2025 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea. The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters...

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 mounta...

Han Gu Di village is one of the more remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 1.5 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there.  Although there ...

Na Han Village (那罕寨) is located near Bang Dong village in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture.Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitu...

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

Entirely first flush of spring tea leaves from several villages in Bu Lang.  The blend of several different villages is evident in the extremely c...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2015 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

Early spring 2011 material from 60 to 80 year old tea trees (老太地/野放茶) growing wild on the southern slope of Ba Da mountain not far from Menghai tow...

"Hua Pi Lin" (lit. Loquat Flower Forest) is a small village in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-200 year old tea trees are growing in a natural bio...

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 the...