not silver not clay

Ma Zui Shi is a small village in the mountains north of Jinggu county that sits at an altitude of almost 1800 meters. The tea was harvested in Apri...

This is a Certified Organic production from the Nan Qiao Tea Factory.  It's entirely spring pluck 2008 teas harvested in the Bu Lang Mountain area ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2021 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ban...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from first flush of Spring 2021 Harvest from Ge Deng village (革登) in Yi Wu mountain range. Ge Deng is southwest from Yi ...

"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...

Na Han Village (那罕寨) is located near Bang Dong village in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture.Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitu...

Xiang Chun Lin( 香椿林) is a small village with just a few households and is just between Yi Shan Mo and Wan Gong (northeast from Yi Wu town, near th...

"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...

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...

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...

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 powerful tea cake made entirely form first flush of spring 2014 material from Yong De county in Lincang. Strong and astringent taste but ...

芝兰香 literally means "Zhi Lan Orchid Aroma".  Zhi Lan orchids are thick and sweet with an especially pungent aroma.  This is a high mountain pluck f...

Late Fall 2010 ancient arbor material from Yi Bang. This Yi Bang tea is special in that it is not large leaf varietal but rather a primitive small ...

This is the third cake in our "Road to Yi Wu" (易武之道) series of cakes.  We have selected fall harvest (谷花茶) wild arbor material from the area of "Ma...

1980's Liu Bao stored in Wuzhou Guangxi.  Very cleanly stored Liu Bao with all the good  hallmarks of aged Liu Bao, and yet not funky or moldy tast...

This is a first flush of spring 2023 harvested tea!  You Le Mountain (aka Ji Nuo mountain 基诺山) is situated east of Jing Hong city about halfway be...

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...

This is an FT Production (广东飞台有限公司) of 18 years aged raw Pu-erh tea!  Initially pressed as cakes and stored in Menghai for several years before bei...

Bang Wai Mountain is in the county of Lancang not too far from the Jingmai Mountains. Bang Wai tea, like Jingmai tea, is a naturally occurring mixe...

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 a pressing of Ma Hei Village raw pu-erh tea.  It's spring 2018 picked tea pressed in early March of 2019.   Ma Hei Village is an Yi Wu moun...

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 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...

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. ...

This pleasant little brick was produced by the Kunming Tai Lian tea factory.  It is entirely 2003 Spring Yi Wu material.  The flavor is characteri...

Man Zhuan is a village not far from Yi Wu town.  It's got alot of old tea trees and the main varietal is Yi Wu style large leaf assamica.  This is...

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 mo...

This cake is Guan Zi Zai's most premium Jing Mai Mountain Wild Arbor cake. First flush material is picked from wild arbor trees (80-120 year old tr...

Shang Chun "赏春" means "Springtime Reward." We tirelessly blended a variety of different wild arbor and ancient arbor mao cha to create this recipe ...

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...

An old school CNNP production from 2010.  Composed entirely of spring harvested grade 2-4 material and pressed into elegant 2 kilogram bricks. Aged...

Lovely teapot with unique glazing fired in a wood-fire kiln. Nice even pour, with small lid that you'll need to keep a finger on when pouring! Volu...

Jianzhan wares are from Jianyang town in Fujian Province.  They became popular during the Song Dynasty and were prized throughout China, Korea and...

New for 2023!  SAMA created a sleek functionally beautiful easy teapot that is a pleasure to use. Just add your tea into the infuser core, pour in ...

Purple tea (aka Zi Cha) is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica) that occurs naturally as a result of mutation. This ripe tea is ...

Entirely first flush of spring harvested purple tea from Yang Ta village in Jing Gu county of Simao.  Purple Tea (Zi Cha) is a naturally occurring ...

2015 Spring Harvest mao cha (loose leaf pu-erh) from Jinggu Ku Zhu Mountain! Aged as a loose leaf "mao cha" in Jinggu, this tea delivers a semi-age...

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 ...

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...

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...

  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....

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...

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...

We are pleased to offer our first ever spring harvest tea cake from "Da Qing Zhai" 大青寨 a small village just north of Bang Dong town (just east of ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2018 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

Take a flight around the Famous Tea Region of Jinggu County in Pu'er prefecture, previously known as Simao! Taste a curated selection of samples f...

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...