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Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2016 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

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...

Entirely wild arbor tea from late Autumn 2013! Tea leaves taken from 100-200 year old tea trees growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong De county of ...

Entirely "Ye Sheng" varietal tea from the highest reaches of the Wu Liang mountains. Growing above 2000 feet these wild tea bushes range from 50 to...

A blend of semi-aged raw pu-erh material from Menghai county of Banna. Nice new take on classic Da Yi bamboo leaf bricks. Strong pungent taste and ...

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 ...

From the same Bang Dong area as our “Forest Tea,” this tiny production comes from a small grove of old tea trees, 三棵树 (“San Ke Shu,” three-tree gro...

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...

Meng Zhu Da Shan 勐主大山 is a mountainous area in the far northwest part of Jinggu near the border of Bang Dong county (Lincang) and Jinggu county (Si...

Da Shan (lit. Big Mountain) is an area in the northwest of Jinggu county not too far from Bang Dong area (Lincang). Our Da Shan black tea is plucke...

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

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...

Entirely Wu Liang Mountain area tea from certified organic tea gardens. This cake is called "Di Fu" 地氟 (low fluoride) as it was tested by Zu Xiang ...

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...

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...

"Lan Hua Qing" (兰花箐) aka "Orchid Village" is a small village that lies halfway between Binglinqing and Yangta villages southwest from Jinggu town. ...

This is a blend of several old arbor Jinggu area raw pu-erh teas. We wanted to create a unique blend from the highest quality mao cha but also have...

"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...

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...

This is a blend of several old arbor Jinggu area raw pu-erh teas.  We wanted to create a unique blend from the highest quality mao cha but also hav...

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...

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...

A lovely tea fermented from Menghai and Yi Wu area 2012 material. Pressed in 2013 (Batch 131), this is pretty much drinkable now but will age and ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn 2016 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

"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 met...

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. ...

Our first raw production release for 2012! First flush of spring material from Man Zhuan village (Yi Wu mountains). Entirely no-spray tea leaves pi...

This is a powerful tea cake made entirely form first flush of spring 2011 material from Yong De county in Lincang. Strong and astringent taste but...

From Wan Gong Zhai, a remote village on the Yunnan–Laos border just north of Gua Feng Zhai and south of Yi Shan Mo, three of the highest-elevation ...

A lovely old arbor (古树白茶) white tea cake made from Autumn 2024 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Bang Dong, Linca...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2024! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (150 to 300 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong D...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from first flush of Spring 2024 Harvest from Ge Deng village (革登) in Yi Wu mountain range. Ge Deng is southwest from Yi ...

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 altitud...

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

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 r...

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...

"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 met...

Da Mao Shan 大帽山 is a remote area in the farthest souther section of Jinggu County right near the border of Jinggu and Lancang counties (both in Si...

Spring 2013 material from Jiu Tai Po village in Jing Gu county.  Entirely from old plantation bushes and trees averaging 60 years of age.  Stored ...

San He Zhai? Never heard of it? That's because it doesn't exist. Our San He Zhai (aka Three Harmonized Villages) tea cake is a blend of tea from t...

Entirely ancient arbor tea from spring 2012. "Long Bing Er Hao" means "Dragon Cake #2", it's the first of two cakes celebrating the Year of the Dra...

This is a premium blend that we've named "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King." "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea ca...

A deeply unique blend of old tree ripe pu-erh tea from Lao Man'e Village and agarwood leaf tea (Aquilaria Sinensis) from Menghai, pressed into a ca...

Suan Zao Shu is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area. Reaching it takes nearly two hours from Jinggu town, and even then the road end...

A distinctive single-village ripe pu-erh made from Yi Bang Village tea, harvested in Spring 2025, wet-piled during 2025, and pressed on February 26...

A bold single-village ripe pu-erh made entirely from Xin Ban Zhang village tea harvested in Spring 2025, wet-piled during 2025, and pressed on Febr...

Entirely wild arbor tea from first flush of Spring 2023 Harvest from Ge Deng village (革登) in Yi Wu mountain range. Ge Deng is southwest of Yi Bang ...

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 i...