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Liming Tea Factory in cooperation with the Man Ke Village Tea Cooperative has established a certified organic tea garden in the mountainous area of...

This is a well aged Guangdong storage ripe pu-erh tea pressed in 2008 by the Lao Man'e Brand.   This is composed of a blend of gong ting, te ji, gr...

This is a well-aged Guangdong storage ripe pu-erh tea pressed in 2006 by the Lao Man'e Brand. This is composed of Gong Ting (tippy grade) ripe pu-e...

This "Golden Pu-erh" is made by a special process of fermentation. The tea is fermented in bags instead of piled and the fermentation period is mor...

Kunlu Mountain area is south-east from Jinggu town in Simao (halfway to Ning'er).  Kunlu Mountain has many old tea trees and alot of old plantation...

Wild Arbor King (乔木王) was first introduced in 2006, and quickly became one of Mengku's most popular raw pu-erhs.  In 2006 it won the prestigious E...

Qian Jia Shan (lit. Thousand Home Mountain 千家山) is a small village in the northern part of Jinggu county in Simao prefecture.  Being a high altitud...

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 mounta...

Ya Kou Village is a small village near the border of Jinggu County and Mengku County.  It's just east of the Lancang river at an altitude of 1650 m...

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...

This is a unique blend of Mengku area wild arbor teas from the first flush of spring 2021! This is a strong and flavorful tea with a typically Meng...

Zheng Qi Tang is a small village in eastern Mengku county at an altitude of 2000 meters!  You can find 正气塘 here! This is our first ever Spring Harv...

Aged Mao Cha blend entirely from the Jinggu region of Simao.  The tea was aged in a loose leaf form in hot and humid Jinggu for more than a decade ...

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...

Sunrise Symphony is an invigorating blend of black teas from 3 famous tea-producing regions. The idea was to create a blend that can stand up to mi...

"Bai Ni Shui" is a small village to the southwest of Jinggu town in Simao prefecture. Bai Ni Shui (lit. White Mud Water) is situated at 1900 meters...

This is a classic Changtai Tea Factory offering pressed from Nannuo area spring 2005 tea leaves. Changtai Tea Factory tirelessly collected Spring 2...

Zhang Jia San Dui village teas represent a classic Bu Lang taste.  Bitter, sweet, floral, with notes of hardwood and mushroom. Our old plantation p...

This is a Spring 2020 Di Jie Village area old plantation harvest tea. The tea was wet piled during the summer of 2020 and then aged in Mengku until...

A lovely 2004 spring harvest tea blended from Mengku area tea gardens!  Wu Chi Dao is a small Mengku area brand of Pu-erh tea that launched in 1999...

Huang Guan Yin (Ming Ke #2) is a hybrid that was developed over 20 years (1977-1997), by the Fujian Tea Research Center and was officially accepted...

A blend of 2015 and 2016 Spring Harvested teas from Menghai, Simao, and Lincang!  Bitter and astringent, but warm and mellow, with a long lasting s...

This ripe cake is pressed a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Ban Pen Village area (Bu Lang Mountains of Menghai County) tea leaves harveste...

Another awesome offering from our "Aged as Mao Cha" series!  This time we were able to purchase a lovely lot of Big Snow Mountain (Mengku, Lincang)...

Shaanxi Fu Tea producers have been producing Fu tea for hundreds of years using both local and imported (from Hunan, Hubei, and Yunnan) tea leaves....

This is a 2013 Spring harvested tea from Ku Zhu mountain area of Jinggu county (Simao). The tea received a heavy smoke aroma during the kill green ...

This is a premium Lapsang Souchong (smoked Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong) black tea harvested from old plantation bushes in the Wu Yi area of Fujian. The t...

This is a pure assamica varietal (same as is used to make pu-erh tea) that was plucked during the first flush of spring (April) and then processed ...

This tea brick is made by a small Shaanxi tea factory that specializes in just making Fu Brick with golden flowers (eurotium cristatum). This tea i...

This is a unique tea to be sure. It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Mangshi County of Dehong. The tea grows wil...

This is a lovely tippy "golden pekoe" Feng Qing #100 varietal black tea.  #100 varietal is a hybrid varietal that is a cross between the original F...

This is a lovely ripe pu-erh tea tuo that was produced without a wrapper for export to Taiwan in 2003.  Supposedly it was produced by Xiaguan Tea F...

This is a Guangdong dry aged "Farmer CNNP" wrapped cake from 2008.  It was stored in Guangdong until early 2020, and then Kunming thereafter.   The...

This is a pressing of 2006 spring harvested raw pu-erh tea from Jinggu that was also aged as mao cha (loose leaf raw pu-erh) in Jinggu until the en...

Mengku County in Lincang (Yunnan) produces some of the best teas in the world!  Mengku grown teas have been processed into just about every kind of...

We are proud to offer a Certified Organic "Gong Ting" Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yunnan.  This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in A...

This lovely mushroom tuo was pressed by a friend of ours who is based in Yong De county of Lincang.  It's a pressing of Mang Fei Mountain tea harve...

We are proud to offer a Certified Organic "Gong Ting" Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yunnan.  This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in A...

Most Silver Needles white tea originates from a hybrid varietal and is air-dried (not sun-dried).  These Silver Needles are picked from the same Pu...

Bai Sha Xi Tea Factory in An Hua County of Hunan is the earliest producer of "Dark Tea" (hei cha) in Hunan and the first to produce the Golden Flow...

We are proud to announce our second ever pressing of "Green Miracle!" To celebrate this year, we selected a wild arbor sourced Ripe Pu-erh tea from...

This year's "Spring Impression" cake is a blend of tea leaves entirely from the first flush of Spring, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jin...

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...

  Entirely Spring 2019 harvested tea from the Big Snow Mountain area of Mengku in Lincang.  Pure unadulterated teas were collected from two differe...

Mo Lie Shan (aka Shang Mu Lie) is a mountain area with several villages south of Bingdao in Mengku just to the east of Bingdao Lake (a reservoir se...

"Bai Ni Shui" is a small village to the southwest of Jinggu town in Simao prefecture.  Bai Ni Shui (lit.  White Mud Water) is situated at 1900 mete...

Zheng Qi Tang is a small village in eastern Mengku county at an altitude of 2000 meters!  You can find 正气塘 here! This is our first ever Spring Harv...

Mei Zi Qing is a small village in the remote Yong De county (Lincang).  Mei Zi Qing village tea trees range in age from 40 to 150 years growing at ...