Yunnan Sourcing Pu-erh Tea

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is my favorite tea from Spring 2015.  It's made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring. ...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of spring 2015 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 mete...

Spring 2015 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growing at an altitude of 1...

Zao Qiao Di is a small village south of Jinggu Township in Simao Prefecture.  It's a high altitude village (1900 meters) with cool weather year-ro...

To celebrate this year we selected a wild arbor sourced Ripe Pu-erh tea from Spring 2014 and pressed into this lovely 250 gram cake. Tea leaves fr...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2015 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living just west and south of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like th...

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...

First flush of spring blend of Lincang wild and ancient arbor tea leaves.  We call this "野心" or "Wild Heart".  The tea is strong and balanced in t...

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...

Yi Bi village is a small village about 5 kilometers south of Yi Wu town.  Yi Bi teas are classic Yi Wu teas.  They are sweet with little astringen...

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...

Entirely Gua Feng Zhai spring material from 60-80 year old tea trees!  Gua Feng Zhai is a famous but still remote village area near the Mengla-Lao...

Our 2014 Spring "Mu Shu Cha" (母树茶) refers to the mother tea trees of Mengku where the oldest and most primitive Yunnan Large Leaf varietal tea tre...

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 ...

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 tea is made entirely from first flush of spring 2014 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 mete...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2014! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (150 to 300 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong ...

Jing Gu Yang Ta village is in Jing Gu county of Simao prefecture (景谷秧塔寨).  It is well known for it's "Da Bai" (大白 - Big White) tea.  Actually the ...

Our first ever Spring production from Da Hu Sai village.  Our Da Hu Sai was picked in late March from wild grown tea trees ranging 80 to 200 years...

Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county of Linxiang, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 met...

Bangbao village resides in the area of Bangdong county about 50km west of Lincang (city) and just a few kilometers west of the Lancang (Mekong) ri...

Entirely first flush of spring 2014 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them ...

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...

A tiny production from just three large old tea trees (三棵树) growing near Bingdao village in Mengku county of Lincang.  Entirely picked and process...

Our Jingmai production is made entirely from the one family's garden in Mangjing village in the Jing Mai mountain area.  Entirely hand-picked and ...

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...

Jing Gu Yang Ta village is in Jing Gu county of Simao prefecture (景谷秧塔寨).  It is well known for it's "Da Bai" (大白 - Big White) tea.  Actually the ...

A new recipe for 2013!  We used first flush wild and ancient arbor material from 4 different tea mountains in Simao to craft this lovely tea cake....

This tea cake is composed from early spring harvest of purple tea from the Yi Wu mountains in Xishuangbanna.  Purple tea leaves from bushes aged 2...

Spring 2013 harvest from Xiang Ming village in the north of Yi Wu Mountain area.  A naturally occuring mixed leaf size hybrid from 80 to 100 years...

Entirely Gua Feng Zhai spring material from 100-200+ year old tea trees!  Gua Feng Zhai is a famous but still remote village area near the Mengla-...

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 vil...

Dong Gua Lin village is near Yi Bang mountain in the Yi Wu mountain area.  Like Wa Long It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is...

Entirely first flush of Spring material from Xin Zhai village outside of Yi Wu town.  Tea trees ranging from 100 to 200 years old!  Classic Yi Wu ...

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...

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...

Entirely first flush of spring 2013 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them s...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2013! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (150 to 300 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong D...

Our Blue Label production celebrates the tail end of this Year of the Dragon.  We selected the highest quality ripe tea fermented from Yong De coun...

First flush material from "Lian Ge Village" in Zhen Kang county of Lincang.  Zhen Kang county is home to some of the remotest border areas and high...

During our travels in Wu Liang we came across this incredibly well aged mao cha from 2007 spring harvest.  It has been aged in a superbly clean and...

Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2012! Tea leaves taken from 100-200 year old tea trees growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong De county of ...

Zhu Peng Zhai is a small village in the mountains of Yong De county in Lincang.  Zhu Peng Zhai means "Bamboo Roof Village". Our 2012 production is ...

Nan Po Zhai is the closest village to Bing Dao village in the county of Mengku. It lies two kilometers from Bing Dao village in a road-less area fi...

Our 2012 Spring "Mu Shu Cha" (母树茶) refers to the mother tea trees of Mengku where the oldest and most primitive Yunnan Large Leaf varietal tea tree...

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 ...

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 th...