Pu-erh Tea

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...

Spring 2008 harvested Yi Wu Mountain tea leaves were pressed using stone compression technique in the Yi Wu Zheng Shan Tea Factory in Yi Wu town o...

This is a small production from the "Qi Sheng" Brand based in Kunming.  Li Fa Lou the owner is a close friend of mine and a Dehong (Mangshi) native...

Spring 2007 harvested Yi Wu Mountain tea leaves were pressed using stone compression technique in the Yi Wu Zheng Shan Tea Factory in Yi Wu town of...

"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...

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 ...

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 2004 pressing by the Wan Shun Hao brand, a small Mengku area producer.  It's spring harvest tea from the Big Snow Mountain area of Mengku...

This is small "farmer" production from a grower in "Yi Bi" village in Yi Wu area of Xishuangbanna. It's entirely late autumn harvested tea from wil...

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8562 is a classic "Da Yi" ripe pu-erh tea recipe first release in 1985.  It's a blend of wet piled tea with an average of grade 6 tea leaves (clic...

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...

Di Jie Village 地界 is in the area of Bingdao in Mengku area of Lincang.  Di Jie Village is well-known not just for it's proximity to Bingdao, but a...

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. ...

Ba Wai Village is in Mengku County of Lincang.  It's 1.9 kilometers (as the crow flies) southeast of Bing Dao village in the highlands on the east...

Nuo Wu Village is in Mengku County of Lincang.  It's about 4 kilometers (as the crow flies) south and slightly east of Bing Dao village in the hig...

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...

Autumn 2017 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growing at an altitude of 1...

Gan Hai Zi village (Dry Ocean Village) is located in the southeast of Jing Gu county of Simao.  The leaves used for our production come from matur...

Bai Hua Di village (Hundred Flower Village) is located in the far west of Jing Gu county of Simao, just near the border of Jinggu County and Mengk...

Teng Tiao village (Rattan village) is located in Jing Gu county of Simao.  The leaves used for our production come from the oldest stand of trees ...

"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...

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 Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked at the end of Autumn.  Da Qing village is located in Jinggu county and i...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

First flush of spring Yi Wu tea was processed by hand and then pressed by stone press into these lovely cakes.  Already 10 years old, this tea bre...

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 ...

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...

This is a blend of "Ye Sheng" (野生) purple varietal raw pu-erh from 2015 and 2016 spring growing near He Tao Di Village and Ku Zhu Mountain in Jing...

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...

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...

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 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...

"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 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 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,...

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 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...

This is a 2005 Spring Harvest You Le Mountain raw pu-erh tea cake.  It was produced by the You Le Shan Minority Tea Factory, which is a small tea f...

Shuang Yi is a small producer of teas based in Menghai, they specialize in Banna teas, but also produce teas from Lancang (Jingmai, Bang Wei, and H...

"Hong He Yuan" 红河源 mark is a made by a now defunct Nan Zhao Tea Factory 南诏茶厂 (not to be confused with Xiaguan's Nan Zhao sub-label).  This is entir...

An early white wrapper production with a "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" nei fei pressed into the cake.   "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" is the name of Hai Lang's tea ...

This tea is composed of wild arbor purple tea picked in April 2007 from high altitude (1900 meters) purple assamica varietal (大叶种紫茶) growing in the...

Man Song 曼松 Village has a history of more than 300 years!  It became known in the Yongzheng period as a source for top pu-erh tea and in 1735 tea ...

Yi Shan Mo village autumn harvested tea.  Yi Shan Mo along with Gua Feng Zhai, and Ma Hei village. Yi Shan Mo village tea is pure assamica varieta...