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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 gong ting grade tea cake made by Menghai area producer Heng Tong Hao (恒桐号)!  Pressed from semi-aged gong ting grade ripe tea leaves this ...

A production of 100% Bu Lang Mountain material from Spring 2007.  Produced by a small Menghai area tea factory called "Pin Xiang Tea Factory" and ...

This cake is an excellent example of how an aged "Huang Pian" (黄片 matured leaf) raw pu-erh tea cake can taste so good.  Picked from 2000 Spring mat...

This is a nice loose leaf ripe pu-erh tea that is sweet, fruity, and smooth.  In later steeps it becomes kind of creamy.  It takes about 6-8 steeps...

Made entirely from first flush of spring material from the wild growing tea bushes with about 40 years age growing in Luo Shui Dong village near Y...

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 spring 2006 Pasha Mountain raw pu-erh tea cake that has been aged in Guangdong dry storage condition for about 11 years.  The taste is sm...

This is a cake pressed from 6 years aged Menghai area ripe pu-erh tea.  It was pressed by Menghai area producer Heng Tong Hao (恒桐号)!  Incredibly sm...

This tea cake is composed of spring 2007 harvested Yi Wu Mountain area tea leaves and aged in Jinghong (Xishuangbanna) for 10 years before being br...

Jing Long is a small Yi Wu based producer that has been making tea since 1998.  This is an Spring harvest 2005 tea cake that was stone-pressed in ...

Classic Menghai ripe pu-erh tea.  Wet piled by some of the most accomplished ripe tea professionals in Menghai (Yang Li).  Storage in Menghai (warm...

From the Mengyang Guoyan Tea Factory, this lovely Banna Aged ripe pu-erh tea cake is perfect to enjoy right now!  Dong Guoyan is an ex-Menghai te...

"Peach Cake" is a unique blend from very sought after teas from Menghai and Yi Wu Mountain areas of Xishuangbanna.  Li Wen Hua has painstakingly bl...

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...

Spring 2020 harvested tea from pu-erh tea bushes (pure Assamica varietal) growing near Shi Tou Xin Zhai village in the Nannuo Mountains of Xishhuan...

This is a production of Xin Ban Zhang plantation tea pressed by Nan Qiao Tea Factory of Menghai from spring 2005! Aged in Guangzhou in a dry storag...

This is a ripe pu-erh tea cake processed entirely from Yi Wu area spring 2017 tea leaves. A mix of plantation and wild arbor (not old tree) tea lea...

Purely Yi Wu Mountain tea from semi-aged mao cha that was wet piled in 2019.  Rich and smooth tea that is pressed from whole leaf (not separated in...

Probably a small Menghai area tea factory produced this cake under the CNNP (zhong cha) label.  Likely not a licensed CNNP production! Stored in M...

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....

An early Jiang Cheng mountains area single mountain production.  Made entirely from wild arbor Jiang Cheng spring 2002 tea leaves and then pressed...

This is most likely a generic production which uses a classic "Big Yellow Mark" with large characters wrapper.  This is a private production pressi...

Our first Yunnan Sourcing Brand ripe mini tuo production since 2013! These little mini tuo are made from Menhai area ripe pu-erh grown in Bada and ...

Spring 2003 Harvested Yi Wu from a small Yi Wu local producer!  This is a stone-pressed cake aged in Yi Wu and then Kunming. This an excellent exam...

In this Sampler you will compare aged raw pu-erh teas from different areas, years, and storage conditions! Experience the effect or wet vs. dried ...

Taste a curated selection of samples from Guangdong Aged Raw Pu'erh Tea Cakes and develop an appreciation for how different storage conditions aff...

This is a high quality blend of Menghai tea from Ba Da, Bu Lang, Nan Nuo and Meng Song.  Pressed in 2006 and then stored in Guangdong until early 2...

We are very excited to offer this aged Yi Wu raw pu-erh tea!  The tea was harvested in Spring 2003, and then stored as loose leaf "mao cha" in Yi W...

An early production from Hai Lang Hao. The nei fei and wrapper bears the name of his shop (Ming Xiang Ya Yuan), which was used on his 2002 to 2006 ...

Menghai Buddha Aroma Tea (aka 佛香) has a high and long-lasting fragrance, with a unique chestnut aroma, the taste is rich and fresh, and the soup co...

Another high quality ripe pu-erh tea from Hai Lang!  This is entirely Spring 2011 fermented wild arbor tea from Bu Lang area of Menghai.  The tea ...

This is a cake pressed from 6 years aged Menghai area ripe pu-erh tea.  It was pressed by Menghai area producer Heng Tong Hao (恒桐号)!  Incredibly sm...

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...

This is not a licensed CNNP production but rather a farmer production done in 2000 from Yi Wu harvested tea leaves wet piled in Menghai.   The tea ...

 In Hai Lang's own words:   This is a plantation Yi Wu from Spring 2012, and it's been aged as Mao Cha for 3 years.  It was discovered this year a...

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 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...

We are proud to announce our second Yi Wu area ripe pu-erh tea cake produced under the Yunnan Sourcing Brand! We used spring 2018 plantation and wi...

Late autumn harvest tea from wild arbor tea trees (between 60 and 80 year old) growing in the area of Yi Bi village of Yi Wu county.  Entirely no ...

Gong Ting (aka Palace Grade) Ripe Pu-erh tea is the smallest and tippiest grade of Ripe Pu-erh available.  When a wet pile batch is completed and t...

This "Emperor's Golden Pu-erh" 茶皇 is an incredibly laborious tea to produce. A wet pile batch made from Meng Song Village spring harvested tea leav...

Another wonderful Guangdong dry-storage Changtai cake made in honor of Hong Kong's Tong An Teahouse!   A blend of high quality wild arbor material ...

In 2016 Hai Lang started a kind of crazy undertaking.  Collecting 150 kilograms of spring 2016 harvested mao cha from Yi Shan Mo village and having...

It's interesting to learn and compare how various storage conditions will impact the taste of ripe pu-erh over time.  Here we offer 6 teas, from 3 ...

Banna aged ripe tea from Xinghai tea factory in Menghai (Xishuangbanna).  This is a lovely pungent and thick Menghai area ripe tea that has mature...

2003 Spring tea, classic CNNP Pure Yi Wu Mountain tea cakeThis is a classic CNNP production from 2003. It is purely spring 2003 Yi Wu mountain tea ...

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...