Aged Raw Pu-erh Tea

Taste a curated selection of samples from Guangdong Aged Raw Pu'erh Tea Cakes and develop an appreciation for how different storage conditions aff...

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...

This is a spring 2007 pressing done in a small Feng Qing area tea factory and then aged in a dry storage condition in Guangzhou until August 2018 w...

The name of this tea is not only perfectly descriptive of the tea but also a tongue twister!  Try saying it quickly over and over again! This is a ...

Spring 2008 harvested Yi Wu Mountain tea leaves were pressed using stone compression technique in the Yi Wu Zheng Shan Tea Factory in Yi Wu town o...

This is a small production from the "Qi Sheng" Brand based in Kunming.  Li Fa Lou the owner is a close friend of mine and a Dehong (Mangshi) native...

Spring 2007 harvested Yi Wu Mountain tea leaves were pressed using stone compression technique in the Yi Wu Zheng Shan Tea Factory in Yi Wu town of...

This is a 2004 pressing by the Wan Shun Hao brand, a small Mengku area producer.  It's spring harvest tea from the Big Snow Mountain area of Mengku...

Nice Lincang Yin Hao Tea Factory "Yin Hao" (tippy) Tuo cha.  Aged in Guangdong for 10+ years! Nice thick and strong mouth-feel.  Full bodied with a...

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 ...

First flush of spring Yi Wu tea was processed by hand and then pressed by stone press into these lovely cakes.  Already 10 years old, this tea bre...

Six Yi Bang Village teas! A "vertical tasting" of six distinct years! Including both Autumn Harvest and Spring Harvest of 2017.  This Yi Bang tea...

This is a 2005 Spring Harvest You Le Mountain raw pu-erh tea cake.  It was produced by the You Le Shan Minority Tea Factory, which is a small tea f...

Shuang Yi is a small producer of teas based in Menghai, they specialize in Banna teas, but also produce teas from Lancang (Jingmai, Bang Wei, and H...

"Hong He Yuan" 红河源 mark is a made by a now defunct Nan Zhao Tea Factory 南诏茶厂 (not to be confused with Xiaguan's Nan Zhao sub-label).  This is entir...

An early white wrapper production with a "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" nei fei pressed into the cake.   "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" is the name of Hai Lang's tea ...

This tea is composed of wild arbor purple tea picked in April 2007 from high altitude (1900 meters) purple assamica varietal (大叶种紫茶) growing in the...

Menghai Spring tea from 2001 was steamed inside the bamboo using wood fire in a pit.  As the bamboo heats up it releases it's perfume like aroma in...

This cake is an excellent example of how an aged "Huang Pian" (黄片 matured leaf) raw pu-erh tea cake can taste so good.  Picked from 2000 Spring mat...

This is a classic Liming production produced from 2007 Spring tea from Bu Lang, Ba Da and Nan Nuo.  It's a powerful blend with a good amount of tip...

Taste a curated selection of Yunnan Sourcing Brand Blended Raw Pu-erh Tea Cakes from from 2011 and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma,...

Taste a curated selection of samples from Kunming Aged Raw Pu'erh Tea Cakes and develop an appreciation for how different storage conditions affec...

Lucky Brand 2005 pressing of Yi Wu area tea trees.  Spring harvested and stone pressed in the traditional manner.  The tea was aged in Guangzhou in...

Nan Jian Tu Lin tea factory has a long history of more than 30 years producing Pu-erh teas.  Their productions are often similiar to Xiaguan produ...

This is a small farmer production using a generic CNNP 中茶 Simplified Character wrapper.  This is made entirely from Spring 2002 wild-harvested "Ye ...

Jing Long is a small Yi Wu based producer that has been making tea since 1998.  This is an Spring harvest 2005 tea cake that was stone-pressed in ...

Members of the Mengku Tea Factory made an expedition to remote area near Ban Zhang mountain to obtain the leaves for these cakes. The leaves are f...

Composed entirely from blended mao cha that has been dry aged in warehouse of the Xiaguan tea factory. A very clean aged taste without any off sme...

This tea cake was created to commemorate the opening of the newer second section of the Jin Shi Kunming Wholesale Tea market. The Jin Shi wholesal...

This tea cake was created to commemorate the "International Pu-erh Tea Expo" in Kunming in 2002. The event took place at the Kunming Wholesale Tea...

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...

This cake released the Kunming Tai Lian Tea Factory in 2003 is a classic example of high quality wild arbor tea and tea from younger (natural growt...

Ron-Zhen Tea Factory of Dadugang region of Xishuangbanna produced this cake from high grade raw pu-erh tea and camellia flowers. The tea itself is ...

Entirely spring 2009 high mountain material from the Zhenyuan area of Wu Liang Mountain in Simao. This high altitude tea (2100 meters) has an incr...

Spring 2007 harvest of 1 leaf / 1 bud and 2 leaf / 1 bud purple tea!  Aged over 7 years in Jinggu town's sub-tropical conditions has given this te...

One of the the early productions of the Guoyan Tea Factory, a limited production of just 28399 cakes.  It is composed of a blend from the six famo...

The Star of Yi Wu mountain cake is composed entirely Yi Wu material but is not composed entirely of wild arbor material.  The majority is composed ...

The Star of Bu Lang mountain cake is composed entirely Bu Lang material but is not composed entirely of wild arbor material.  The majority is compo...

The Mengyang Guoyan factory of Menghai produced this cake entirely of Spring 2005 material taken from high altitude established plantation trees on...

Another lovely uncooked Pu-erh commemorating the Dai minority usage of the Thai calendar. Wild tree pu-erh compressed into brick form. Fairly big l...

The Lancang Ancient Tea company of Lancang county of Simao produced this fine cake from early spring 2006 Jing Mai mountain tea at an altitude of 1...

The Lancang Ancient Tea company of Lancang county of Simao produced this fine cake from early spring 2006 Jing Mai mountain tea at an altitude of 1...

An early Nan Jian production of their classic Phoenix Coin cake.  The cake is composed of tippy grade and medium leaves from both Wu Liang Shan an...

Classic Nan Jian Tu Lin production from 2002.  Tea from Lincang and Wu Liang shan have been blended into this potent little tuo cha!  Good fruity ...

An early Nan Jian Tu Lin tea factory production.  Te Ji grade recipe dry aged in Kunming for 10 years!  This lovely tuo produces a deep, rich oran...

Nan Jian Tu Lin classic blend composed of Wu Liang and Yun Xian (north Lincang) material.  Entirely certified organic material compressed into thi...

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...