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Purple Tea

Purple Tea is a special Yunnan tea. There exist three unique varieties, all different cultivars. The original Purple tea is called "Wild Purple" or "Ye Sheng" Purple tea. The varietal is referred to as Assamica Dehongensis. Ye Sheng tea is very bitter when young but ages quickly and develops great complexity with age. It was originally processed into mao cha and sold as a kind of Raw Pu-erh tea, but more recently has been processed into Black tea with incredible results! The second kind of purple tea is often called "Zi Cha" 紫茶 or 紫芽 (Purple tea or Purple Bud). Zi Cha is a naturally occurring mutated version of Assamica. It grows all over Yunnan and accounts for less than 1% of cultivated Assamica in Yunnan. The third kind of purple tea is called "Zi Juan". Zi Juan (aka Purple Beauty) is a man-made cultivar developed by Yunnan Xishuangbanna Tea Research Station in the late 1990's. Fujianese purple leaf cuttings from Wu Yi area were hybridized with local Yunnan Assamica plants to product this unique tea.
  • Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong

    Original price $10.50 USD - Original price $150.00 USD
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    This is a expertly fermented black tea was crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Dehong prefecture.  This wild tree varietal grows wi...

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  • Light Roast Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong

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    This is a lightly processed black tea that was hand-crafted using a wild tree purple leaf varietal from Dehong prefecture. Ye Sheng "野生“ varietal a...

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  • Sun-Dried Purple Buds Wild Pu-erh Tea Varietal

    Original price $7.50 USD - Original price $96.00 USD
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    These little purple buds come from the "ye sheng" varietal of camellia tea trees which grow wild in tropical Dehong. These sun-dried buds are in a...

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  • Purple Wild Buds Black Tea from Dehong

    Original price $11.50 USD - Original price $165.00 USD
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    Purple Buds from wild Camellia Assamica Dehongensis were picked in earliest part of Yunnan's tropical spring time and then processed into a special...

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  • 2021 Yunnan Sourcing "Purple Kick" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $8.00 USD - Original price $57.50 USD
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    An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color.  This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color...

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  • 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Dehong Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake

    Original price $8.00 USD - Original price $66.00 USD
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    An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color.  This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in colo...

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  • Sun-Dried "Yue Guang Ya Bao" Purple Tea of Dehong * Spring 2018

    Original price $7.75 USD - Original price $102.00 USD
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    This is a unique wild purple tea from Dehong that was plucked in early March near Liang He area of Dehong (Yunnan).  It's a pure bud pluck, and the...

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  • 2014 Yunnan Sourcing Dehong Ye Sheng Cha Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $109.25 USD
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    An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color.  This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in colo...

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  • 2011 Wild Tree Raw Pu-erh Tea Brick of Dehong

    Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $155.75 USD
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    Dehong Purple Leaf varietal.An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color.  This 野生茶 (Wild Tea...

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  • 2006 Qi Sheng "Ye Sheng Qiao Mu" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    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...

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  • 2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Rrooaarr" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $7.00 USD - Original price $51.25 USD
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    An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color,...

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  • 2005 Dehong "Wild Tree" Raw Pu-erh Tea Brick

    Original price $9.25 USD - Original price $66.00 USD
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    This is made entirely from Spring 2005 wild-harvested "Ye Sheng" varietal (Dehongensis) tea harvested in the mountains west of Mangshi area of Deh...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Purple Love Bunny" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $6.25 USD - Original price $45.50 USD
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    An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color. This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in color,...

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  • 2015 Yunnan Sourcing Dehong Ye Sheng Cha Wild Tree Purple Tea cake

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    An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color.  This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in colo...

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