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Our third release in the Impression ripe series is a lovely blend of several ripe pu-erh teas from Mengku and Menghai regions of Yunnan!   Potent, ...

We are very excited to offer our very first ripe pu-erh tea from Ge Deng! This tea was wet-piled from 100% wild arbor tea from first flush of Sprin...

These smaller cha tou are from a 2010 wet pile batch of Jinggu harvested tea! Aged in Jinggu town from 2010 until 2024, these are well aged with li...

A lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet piled at the end of...

This is a 2014 production made from Wu Liang Mountain area tea leaves wet-piled in a Jinghong (Xishuangbanna) tea factory and then aged in Jinghong...

Entirely Wu Liang Mountain area tea from certified organic tea gardens! These ultra mini cakes are individually wrapped and are pressed into a conv...

The "Xiao Fa" or "Little French" tuo is a classic Xiaguan Ripe Pu-erh tuo tea.  It has been produced since the 1970's. It was the first Pu-erh tea ...

2024 was a great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 5. Experience the...

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 4. Exp...

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Exp...

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 2. Exp...

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 1. Exp...

We present to you our 2024 Peerless! A blend of rare and unique teas of the highest quality tea leaves. All the tea leaves were picked from mature ...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested from mature trees in Spring 2023 and then wet piled in Autumn 2023.  This is the most po...

Entirely Zhang Jia San Dui Village ripe pu-erh tea! Zhang Jia San Dui is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well known for cultivating tea tha...

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 ...

This is a blend of "ye sheng" purple raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh from several regions! This pressing is our third pressing of a "ye sheng" raw a...

This is a new/old production from FT Brand (Fei Tai 飞台)! Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea aged for 28+ years in both Menghai and Guangdong! The tea itsel...

A lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet piled at the end of...

Cha Tou is a kind of tea nugget that forms naturally from the pressures of compression and heat that occurs during the fermentation process. Typica...

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...

This is a classic Ripe tea blend, called "V93", it was first released in 2005 and quickly became one the most expensive ripe teas on the market. To...

This is a well aged Guangdong storage ripe pu-erh tea pressed in 2008 by the Lao Man'e Brand. This is composed of a blend of gong ting, te ji, grad...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2023 Harvest from Man Zhuan in the Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in...

Yi Bang Village is an area in the northern part of Yi Wu. Yi Bang tea is special in that it is not large leaf varietal but rather a primitive small...

This is a blend of 2 different Yong De area ripe teas! One of them is a 2022 wet-piled tea from and the other is cha tou from 2017! Both are from M...

Expertly fermented 2023 material from Jingmai area of Lancang county (Simao) was wet-piled and then pressed into this lovely 250 gram mini cake. Th...

We are very happy to offer a new Blue Label cake pressed from 2015 and 2017 wet piled ripe pu-erh tea from Yong De county in Lincang. We blended tw...

This is a wonderfully aged ripe pu-erh tea from the Wenshan region of Yunnan (south-eastern Yunnan). Aged from 2003 to 2021 in Wenshan and then Kun...

Xiao Hu Sai village (a neighboring village to Da Hu Sai). Our Xiao Hu Sai was picked in April 2023 from wild grown tea trees and bushes ranging fro...

A classic Xinghai ripe tea produced from Bu Lang mountain tea. Xinghai has titled this tea "Lao Ban Zhang", but that's pretty unlikely. Even large...

This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch done entirely from Pa Liang village wild tea! Wild tea trees and bushes ranging in age from 30-80 y...

This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch done entirely from Zhenkang area of Lincang. The tea leaves were harvested in 2023 and wet piled in...

Purely Xin Ban Zhang village plantation tea harvested in Spring 2023 and wet-piled during 2023.  Potent, thick, bittersweet chocolatey goodness! St...

This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch done entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2023 and wet piled in la...

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...

This is our 2024 Cozy release! Our organic tea grower blessed us by offering us some 2018 wet piled organic cha tou, which we blended with 2023 wet...

2023 was a great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 4. Experience the...

2023 was a great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Experience the...

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...

2023 was a great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 1. Experience the...

This cake is composed entirely from first flush of spring 2023 Na Han village (Bang Dong area of Lincang) tea leaves! The tea was wet-piled in a sm...

These lovely mini tuo have been dry aged in Kunming since 2015 (previously stored in Menghai). They were produced by a Menghai area tea factory and...

Another dry-aged ripe beauty from Menghai! A humble looking bamboo leaf wrapped brick with no nei fei belies its complex inner character. Some mild...

A CNNP production from 1998 blended along the lines of Menghai Tea Factory's classic 7262. Pressed from Menghai harvested tea leaves and also wet-p...

Most examples of rice scent herb and ripe tea are made from inferior ripe pu-erh leaves or are younger productions with less age. Here we have a tu...

This is a premium blend that we've named "Entourage." Composed of a blend of 3 teas from Lincang and Menghai lends this tea a complex taste, aroma ...

Our second Sanctuary release!! Sanctuary is a small wet pile batch of just 600 kilograms! We purchased 230 kilograms in total. Instead of separatin...