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  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 5. Experience the d...

Taste a curated selection of Ripe Pu-erh from Jingmai and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of this amazing regi...

We are very excited to offer our very first ripe pu-erh tea from Ge Deng! This tea was wet-piled from 100% wild arbor tea from first flush of Sprin...

This is a premium blend that we've named "Entourage." Composed of a blend of 3 teas from Lincang and Menghai lends this tea a complex taste, aroma ...

We are very excited to offer our very first ripe pu-erh tea from Ge Deng! This tea was wet-piled from 100% wild arbor tea from first flush of Sprin...

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...

A classic recipe from Menghai. This is an average blend of 7th grade material that was fermented last year, so the cake does not have that just fer...

Classic but not often produced Menghai tea factory "7752" ripe recipe. Nice blend of perfectly fermented Menghai area tea leaves.Aged 10 years!Weig...

Meet the 2025 Peerless Red Label, a purposeful blend marrying Yi Wu’s round, honeyed sweetness with Bulang’s depth and backbone. Built from select ...

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Exp...

Produced in 2000, this Menghai ripe spent its first years aging in Menghai and then continued in Kunming, a clean, natural progression that has she...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested in spring 2021 and then wet piled in the late summer of 2021.  Entirely Lao Man'e old pl...

Entirely Yi Wu tea leaves fermented and pressed in Menghai.  Spring 2009 Yi Wu plantation (not Gu Shu) was picked and blended, then fermented for ...

This is a first flush of spring 2018 pluck from Pa Sha Mountain (帕沙山) is just south of Gelanghe in the southeast part of Menghai County (Xishuangba...

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 ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch made entirely from Pa Liang village wild tea! Wild tea trees and bushes ranging in age from 30-80 y...

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

"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 ripe tea cake is a blend of several unique batches of Bu Lang Mountain area teas! Thick, bitter, and sweet, with chocolatey bite and a potent ...

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...

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...

Jiu Wan's premium ripe pu-erh tea cake is comprised entirely from Lin Cang area raw material.  Fall harvest leaves fermented for 50 days, blended ...

2023 was a great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 2. Experience the...

Entirely wild arbor tea leaves from Gelanghe area of Menghai.  60 year old tea trees and bushes spring 2014 harvest tea expertly fermented in Meng...

A lovely tea fermented from Menghai and Yi Wu area 2013 material. Pressed in 2014 (Batch 1401), this is pretty much drinkable now but will age and...

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 ripe tea cake is a blend of several unique batches of Bu Lang Mountain area teas! Thick, bitter, and sweet, with chocolatey bite and a potent ...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested in spring 2022 and then wet piled in the late summer of 2022. Entirely Lao Man'e old pla...

Hai Lang's sole ripe production from 2022! This premium ripe tea cake is composed of Yi Wu area tea leaves harvested from mature tea trees during A...

"Fu Dao" 福到refers to the turning upside down of the "福" character which means Prosperity Arrives! Nan Qiao tea factory is an older more establishe...

A classic recipe from Menghai. This is an average blend of 7th grade material that was fermented last year, so the cake does not have that just fer...

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...

Hai Lang has done it again.  Hai Lang collected 300 kilograms of Spring 2021 harvested mao cha from Gao Shan Zhai Village  and had it painstakingly...

Clean, well-stored early-2000s Menghai ripe modeled on the classic 7572 profile: smooth wood and dark-honey sweetness with a gentle cocoa note and ...

2023 was a great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Experience the...

This is the first release of the new DaYi 3rd generation style wet-piling. A totally unique process that is used only in their "Yi Yuan Su" line of...

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...

A "gong ting" (tribute grade) heavy recipe made from Menghai area harvested and fermented tea leaves.  Strong taste with alot of sweetness and som...

Hui Zhi Yun is a new recipe for 2016 from Menghai Tea Factory. Ripe pu-erh leaves aged 1 to 3 years blended together to create a robust taste with ...

A modern classic of Da Yi! The first and previous time "Ba Ji Pu Bing was produced was 2005. The 2005 version became a modern classic and has incre...

Entirely Zhang Jia San Dui Village ripe pu-erh tea! Zhang Jia San Dui is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well known for cultivating tea tha...

Batch 001 * Newer blend started in 2009! Recipe cake from Da Yi! * 357 gramsPu Zhi Wei uses an average of grade 5 ripened tea leaves blended and co...

The third “Sanctuary” release: a small-batch blend built from two separate wet piles, one from the Yi Wu area, the other from the Bu Lang area. We ...

Classic Xiaguan mini tuo cha made from ripe pu-erh tea.  Pressed in 2021 from 2020 and 2019 material blended together.   Each tuo is 3 grams making...

Batch 101 * Newer blend started in 2009! Recipe cake from Da Yi! * 357 gramsPu Zhi Wei uses an average of grade 5 ripened tea leaves blended and co...

A new for 2015 production from Menghai Tea Factory (Da Yi Brand).  "Sui Yue" means both time and timelessness.  It's meant to express continuity f...

Wei Zui Yan means "Strongest Taste". Menghai tea factory first produced this blend in both raw and ripe form in 2006. This 2007 Ripe cake has been ...

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...