{"title":"White Tea - Spring 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite tea has grown in popularity this past decade with a lot of research lauding its high levels of antioxidants and overall health promoting properties. Aside from that, white teas are also truly classic for tea farmers and drinkers the world over. There is a sweet, refreshing feeling imparted by white tea that has made it such a favorite. The processing for white teas is less laborious as compared to other tea types, but timing is still very important. We encourage you to taste from our unique selection, some of which are found no where else!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"white-peony-bai-mu-dan-white-tea-from-dehong","title":"White Peony \"Bai Mu Dan\" White Tea from Dehong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis tea is made from a unique Yunnan varietal called \"Chang Ye Bai Hao\" which is a hybrid of Jinggu Camellia Taliensis and Yunnan large leaf assamica.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe tea was plucked and processed in late March and early April from tea bushes growing in the Mangshi region of Dehong prefecture (far southwestern Yunnan). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe tea is processed much like a Fujian White Peony white tea (shade withering and air drying) and is also a 1 leaf to 1 bud ratio pluck. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe taste is fruity with honey sweetness, with a subtle umami grassiness. The aroma is strong and heady, the mouth-feel is full and thick, with a long-lasting sweetness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe recommend 90C water for this tea with initially short steeps. If over-steeped (or if the water is too hot) in the early steeps it could become somewhat bitter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate March\/April Harvest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion:  Mangshi Town, Dehong Prefecture of Yunnan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2024","offer_id":43915873976519,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100 Grams \/ Spring 2024","offer_id":43915874009287,"sku":"","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"250 Grams \/ Spring 2024","offer_id":43915874042055,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500 Grams \/ Spring 2024","offer_id":43915874074823,"sku":"","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2024","offer_id":43915874107591,"sku":"","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/1I3A9592.jpg?v=1622851347"},{"product_id":"2024-yunnan-sourcing-synergy-black-and-white-tea-cake","title":"2024 Yunnan Sourcing \"Synergy\" Black and White Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tea is truly exceptional! Crafted from the Wild Tree Purple varietal (ye sheng cha) found in the Mang Fei mountain region of Yong De county, it grows wild and is harvested exclusively in March. This tea is a blend from the same origin, processed in two different styles: one as white tea and the other as black tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white tea is processed using a technique similar to Yue Guang Bai. The leaves are briefly wilted and then placed in a long wind tunnel, where the airflow gradually halts the oxidation process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe black tea, on the other hand, is processed in the style of a Yunnan sun-dried black tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flavor profile of this tea is equally distinctive, offering a complex array of notes, including fruit, flowers, sugarcane, and a fleeting bitterness that quickly fades. With even a few months of aging, this bitterness transforms into a rich fruit sweetness that lingers on the palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn incredibly rare tea, only 80 kilograms in total production!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe also offer a Purple varietal Black Tea cake and White Tea cakes pressed from the same exact area!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2022-yunnan-sourcing-dream-in-red-purple-black-tea-cake?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=aae3d5cf2\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2022 Yunnan Sourcing \"Dream in Red\" Purple Black Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html;charset=UTF-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003ca data-product-page-link=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2022-yunnan-sourcing-dream-in-purple-white-tea-cake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=2dd0fff33\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e 2022 Yunnan Sourcing \"Dream in Purple\" White Tea Cake \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLate-March Harvested (Pressed on July 12th 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e250 Grams per cake (7 Cakes per Bamboo Leaf Tong)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrapper Design by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatrik Benedičič\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 404 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 404 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 404 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (250 Grams)","offer_id":44526934524103,"sku":"","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":44526934556871,"sku":"","price":9.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/files\/1_c5e18b4d-be8c-4eba-80e2-a5f5f3377b20.jpg?v=1724607316"},{"product_id":"2024-yunnan-sourcing-mengku-gu-shu-bai-cha-white-tea-cake","title":"2024 Yunnan Sourcing \"Mengku Gu Shu Bai Cha\" White Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA lovely old arbor (古树白茶) white tea cake made from first flush of spring 2024 tea harvested from old arbor tea trees in Nuo Wu and Ba Wai villages (Mengku, Lincang). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe have been working closely with two families (one in Nuo Wu and one in Ba Wai) for several years now and have asked them to help us pick and process a white tea from their old arbor family tea garden! The result is a lightly processed and sun-dried white tea that is delicious to drink, sweet, thick, aromatic, and bubbling with cha qi!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis lovely tea was pressed into a 250 gram tea cake with a medium+ level of compression to lock in the aroma and flavors of tea, allowing for a gradual aging over time. You can store it like you would a pu-erh cake (and can be stored alongside raw pu-erh or black tea cakes), or if you prefer it to stay the way it is, you can seal it up. Ideally a clay jar or wooden box with some\/minimal air flow would be best!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur 2024 harvest pressing is much tippier than the 2020 production! Very sweet!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNet Weight:  250 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarvest time:  April 2024\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarvest Area:  Nuo Wu and Ba Wai Villages, Mengku County, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTotal Production amount:  100 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWrapper Illustration by Patrik Benedičič\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe've also produced a similar tea from the same villages in previous years:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2020-yunnan-sourcing-mengku-gu-shu-bai-cha-white-tea-cake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=62c14423d\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-product-page-link=\"\"\u003e 2020 Yunnan Sourcing \"Mengku Gu Shu Bai Cha\" White Tea Cake \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html;charset=UTF-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003ca data-product-page-link=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2023-yunnan-sourcing-mengku-gu-shu-bai-cha-white-tea-cake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=c4ddd9dee\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e 2023 Yunnan Sourcing \"Mengku Gu Shu Bai Cha\" White Tea Cake \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 404 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 404 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 404 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (250 Grams)","offer_id":44675947364551,"sku":"","price":48.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":44675947397319,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/files\/1_1ad26fd7-a887-4a60-adb0-76796237b202.jpg?v=1730941940"},{"product_id":"2024-yunnan-sourcing-meng-song-village-white-tea-cake-copy","title":"2024 Yunnan Sourcing \"Meng Song Village\" White Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMade entirely from spring 2024 harvested tea from pure assamica bushes growing in Meng Song village. Meng Song village is northwest from the Nan Nuo mountains and is a very famous tea producing area in Menghai County of Xishuangbanna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a fruity and sweet (like sugarcane juice) white tea that will improve wonderfully with age. Thick and viscous, it will go many steeps!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApril 2024 Harvest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e357 Grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWrapper Design by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnna Malec\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory and has passed the MRL limits for 404 pesticide residues as established by the EU Food and Safety commission. For more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/en\/content\/20-eu-compliance\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (357 Grams)","offer_id":44708850106567,"sku":"","price":60.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":44708850139335,"sku":null,"price":7.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/files\/DSC_1406_648be3b3-03db-4ae8-931b-2121dc6cab7d.jpg?v=1732378891"},{"product_id":"white-tea-from-da-qing-village-roasted-in-bamboo","title":"White Tea from Da Qing Village Roasted in Bamboo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis bamboo white is made from April 2024 harvested tea that is processed into a shade-dried white tea and then packed into bamboo sections and then roasted. After roasting, sections of the bamboo were removed to allow the tea to breathe a bit. Each bamboo section contains 500 grams of tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe taste is creamy and fruity, with a nutty roasted taste. It's a white tea, but made from pure assamica varietal!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDa 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 in Jinggu County (Simao) with unadulterated tea trees growing on the nearby hillsides. The leaves for this production are from one family whose trees are the oldest in the area. The age of the trees is between 100-300 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril 2024 Harvest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach bamboo section contains 500 grams of tea (+\/- 20 grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is from the same village as our Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh productions which \u003c\/span\u003ecan be found here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2024-yunnan-sourcing-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3d5bde732\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-product-page-link=\"\"\u003e2024 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2023-yunnan-sourcing-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=6cc4d67d9\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-product-page-link=\"\"\u003e2023 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca data-product-page-link=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2022-yunnan-sourcing-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=687d5d29e\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e2022 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2020-yunnan-sourcing-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=fd1e48bcf\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=32768983957607\"\u003e2020 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2019-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=6\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2019 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2019-yunnan-sourcing-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2019 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2018-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=7\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2018 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2016-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2016-yunnan-sourcing-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2015-yunnan-sourcing-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2015 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2014-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-da-qing-gu-shu-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake?_pos=17\u0026amp;_sid=7e4048392\u0026amp;_ss=r\" class=\"title\"\u003e2014 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Da Qing Gu Shu\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"1 Bamboo Section (500 grams of tea)","offer_id":45041531322567,"sku":"","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams (without bamboo)","offer_id":45041554915527,"sku":"","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams (without bamboo)","offer_id":45041531355335,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams 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