Pu-erh Tea

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring. Da Qing village is a remote area located ...

Ba Nuo Village is a small remote village about 10 kilometers (as the crow flies) from Bing Dao village in Mengku county (for map click here). Our B...

Old arbor raw pu-erh tea harvested from the first flush of spring tea trees! To keep you focused on the tea we've decided to withhold the name of t...

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 ...

We thought of offering this as another "Secret Garden" pressing, but instead we decided to keep the location of "Shi Pian Di" nameless. It's better...

A unique blend of teas harvested in spring 2021 and spring 2022! Nice balanced tea with hop-like bitterness, astringency, sweetness, and a thick, v...

Our second release in the Impression series is a lovely blend of several ripe pu-erh teas from Simao and Lincang regions of Yunnan!   Potent, thick...

This cake is pressed from a blend of Menghai area ripe pu-erh teas. The blend of tippy and medium sized leaves yields a classically Menghai smooth,...

This year we went all out to make a unique ripe blend! We blended 8 different teas from several regions and wet pile batches to create a complex an...

This is a blend of our four Bang Dong area teas. It's an equal amount of Man Gang, Na Han, Da Qing and Zi Cha. The combination of these similar reg...

This is premium Mengku ripe tea made from entirely spring harvested tea! Wet-piled in a Mengku area tea factory and then aged for about 2 years bef...

Elixir is a blend of Bu Lang area material harvested in Spring 2022. Potent, aromatic, with plenty of bitter and butter-sweetness! Wrapper Design b...

Dragon and Tiger together represent a balance of power. We pressed two potent teas from the Xishuangbanna region together to create something power...

A 2007 Nan Qiao pressing under the "Fu Ming Tang" label!  Entirely Menghai area early spring teas.  A blend of Bu Lang and Meng Song teas gives thi...

Not sure what to drink?  Need a ripe tea that is affordable and tasty?  This is the perfect tea time tea!   Sweet and fruity ripe pu-erh tea with a...

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...

Purely wild arbor Mengku area ripe tea! A blend of three different 2020 wet pile batches from Xiao Hu Sai, Ba Wai, and Da Hu Sai! This is a very fu...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested from mature trees in spring 2021 and then wet piled in autumn 2021.  This is the most po...

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...

We present to you our 2022 Peerless! A blend of rare and unique teas of the highest quality tea leaves. All the tea leaves were picked from mature ...

This is a classic Ripe tea blend, called "V93", it was first released in 2005 and quickly became one the most expensive ripe teas on the market. To...

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...

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...

Gao Shan Village is nestled in the Yi Wu mountains NNE of Yi Wu town and is one of the highest elevation villages in the Yi Wu range. Gao Shan vill...

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

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...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2022 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ban...

Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area.  It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...

Guo You Lin 国有林 (lit. State Protected Forest) is a small area between Yi Wu town and Mengla town in the Yi Wu Mountains at an elevation of 1650 me...

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

A new release for 2022! Sanctuary is a small wet pile batch of just 800 kilograms! We purchased 300 kilograms in total. Instead of separating out t...

A blend of Spring and Autumn 2021 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang. 200+ year old tea trees growing...

  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...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 4. Experience the d...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Experience the d...

  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...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 1. Experience the d...

The “Gold Ribbon” blend tuo was first introduced in 2004, when it was a special order production for a large Guangzhou Xiaguan wholesaler. This ble...

The Te Ji (aka Special Grade) tuo is a newer Xiaguan recipe that has been produced since 2003. High grade material is processed in the traditional ...

The "Xiao Fa" or "Little French" tuo is a classic Xiaguan Ripe Pu-erh tuo tea.  It has been produced since the 1970's. It was the first Pu-erh tea ...

Lao Huang Di is an area west of Long Tang village that has many wild tea trees. The trees range from 50-200 years in age and are completely feral. ...

This is a spring 2013 Dehong area tea that was stored as mao cha in our warehouse in Kunming since 2013!  This year we decided to press it into thi...

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...

Entirely Autumn 2021 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them second only to ...

This is our 2022 Cozy release! Smooth, velvety, sweet, and fruity ripe! Perfect comforting ripe tea for relaxing and winter hibernation!  Cha Tou h...

This is a new blend for 2021! A blend of autumn harvested tea from several villages in Lincang! All wild arbor tea from mature trees! Potent mouth-...

An early Mengku Rongshi raw blend from 2007. This cake was pressed from a blend of 2007 first flush spring tea harvested in Mengku county of Lincan...

This is a classic early Mengku Rongshi ripe production using a Te Ji heavy blend of tea wet piled in 2005 (the cake was pressed 1/1/2006). This is ...