{"title":"Purple Tea","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Tea is a special Yunnan tea. There exist three unique varieties, all different cultivars. The original Purple tea is called \"Wild Purple\" or \"Ye Sheng\" Purple tea. The varietal is referred to as Assamica Dehongensis. Ye Sheng tea is very bitter when young but ages quickly and develops great complexity with age. It was originally processed into mao cha and sold as a kind of Raw Pu-erh tea, but more recently has been processed into Black tea with incredible results! The second kind of purple tea is often called \"Zi Cha\" 紫茶 or 紫芽 (Purple tea or Purple Bud). Zi Cha is a naturally occurring mutated version of Assamica. It grows all over Yunnan and accounts for less than 1% of cultivated Assamica in Yunnan. The third kind of purple tea is called \"Zi Juan\". Zi Juan (aka Purple Beauty) is a man-made cultivar developed by Yunnan Xishuangbanna Tea Research Station in the late 1990's. Fujianese purple leaf cuttings from Wu Yi area were hybridized with local Yunnan Assamica plants to product this unique tea.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2011-wild-tree-raw-pu-erh-tea-brick-of-dehong","title":"2011 Wild Tree Raw Pu-erh Tea Brick of Dehong","description":"\u003cp\u003eDehong Purple Leaf varietal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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 color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quality of the leaves and the meticulous processing ensures excellent storage and aging potential.  The infused liquor is golden and is almost completely without bitterness. There is strong full taste in the mouth and a warm stimulating feel in the mouth and body after drinking this tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis tea brick is composed of entirely spring 2011 raw material from the exact same area as the 2005, 2008, and 2010 production.  This year Yunnan Sourcing is proud to be the exclusive producer and distributor of this very special tea!  We have produced just 400 bricks in total!  This years production has been hand-stamped with the year \"2011\" to help us and you differentiate it from previous years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Yunnan Sourcing\u003cbr\u003eVintage: Spring 2011\u003cbr\u003eProduction area: North-western area of Dehong county\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 brick (500 grams)","offer_id":30987983942,"sku":"","price":188.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 grams sample portion","offer_id":30987984006,"sku":"","price":13.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2011_yns_dehong.jpg?v=1527088445"},{"product_id":"2011-yunnan-sourcing-yi-wu-purple-tea-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2011 Yunnan Sourcing \"Yi Wu Purple Tea\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tea cake is composed from late autumn harvest of purple tea from the Yi Wu mountains in Xishuangbanna. Purple tea leaves from bushes aged 20 to 30 years and growing at an altitude of 1500-1600 meters were carefully picked and processed into this lovely tea. Purple tea is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica) that occurs naturally as a result of mutation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile tea is a purple tea and has many of its traits, it is still overwhelmingly Yi Wu in character, making this a unique tea with plenty of character to age into something really special!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on Purple tea read below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple Varietal of Camellia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYunnan pu-erh tea grows in the superior environment of low latitude, high altitude South Asian tropics and achieves many qualities of superior tea. Among pu-erh tea, purplish red bud tea is particularly valued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the hot, humid summer and fall seasons a portion of tea tree buds are purplish red colored. The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. Another historically famous purple tea is Zhejiang province's Guzhu Zisun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Bud Tea, grown in high mountain ancient tea fields, is hand-picked by growers who select only young tender buds from the purple tea trees. It is solely and painstakingly processed to produce a very small quantity of heavenly tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple bud tea anthocyanin can be bitter, so it is recommended that those who do not enjoy bitter flavors reduce the strength of their brew so as to enjoy the fine tea flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 cake (250 grams)","offer_id":32228390342,"sku":"","price":181.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 grams sample portion","offer_id":32228390406,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2011_yns_ywzicha_bao.jpg?v=1480879723"},{"product_id":"2015-yunnan-sourcing-ying-shan-hong-purple-black-tea-and-snow-chrysanthemum","title":"2015 Yunnan Sourcing \"Ying Shan Hong\" Purple Black Tea and Snow Chrysanthemum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ying Shan Hong\" is the red-purple Rhodendron flower that once a year blankets the mountains of Yunnan in a red cloak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \"Ying Shan Hong\" cake is a blend of Wild Purple Black tea and Snow Chrysanthemums from Spring 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe taste is floral and sweet with a thick burgundy red tea soup that soothes the mouth and throat with a layer of tea and flower oils and tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrong cha qi!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"100 Gram Cake","offer_id":33022331462,"sku":"","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2015_yingshanhong_1.jpg?v=1480972987"},{"product_id":"2006-mengku-big-snow-mountain-wild-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2006 Mengku \"Big Snow Mountain\" Wild Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShuangjiang Mengku Tea factory the most famous tea factory in the Lincang area of south-western Yunnan has produced this cake for a second year. The leaves used are all from Wild (not ancient) trees from the \"Big Snow Mountain\" a mountain that tops out at 3,200 meters above sea level, making it the highest mountain in Lincang county. Lincang is \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003esynonymous\u003c\/span\u003e with high quality material used to make Raw Pu-erhs and such famous producers as Xiaguan and Nanjian and of the course the CNNP have used leaves taken from these areas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis cake has a mellow character but with a sort of spicy\/nutty golden yellow liquor. Recent years have proven that the wild trees of this variety will age well. Mengku no longer produces this cake, the last year of production was 2006.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProducer: Shuangjiang Mengku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage: April 2006\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduction area: Big Snow Mountain of Lincang\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom October 9th 2020 we are now offering a Guangdong stored version.  If you purchased this tea previous to this date, it was Kunming stored and quite different.  Be warned!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e** Some wrappers may be bug-bitten with little holes in the paper. There may also be some dust between the wrapper and the cake. Rinse tea once or twice briefly before drinking! If you are squeamish please don't order this tea!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shuangjiang Mengku Tea Factory","offers":[{"title":"400 Grams Cake","offer_id":33321712134,"sku":"","price":133.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":33321787462,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2006_mengku_daxueshan_bao.jpg?v=1481826047"},{"product_id":"2012-yunnan-sourcing-yi-wu-purple-tea-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2012 Yunnan Sourcing \"Yi Wu Purple Tea\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tea cake is composed from early spring harvest of purple tea from the Yi Wu mountains in Xishuangbanna. Purple tea leaves from bushes aged 20 to 30 years and growing at an altitude of 1500-1600 meters were carefully picked and processed into this lovely tea. Purple tea is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica) that occurs naturally as a result of mutation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile tea is a purple tea and has many of its traits, it is still overwhelmingly Yi Wu in character, making this a unique tea with plenty of character to age into something really special!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on Purple tea read below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple Varietal of Camellia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYunnan pu-erh tea grows in the superior environment of low latitude, high altitude South Asian tropics and achieves many qualities of superior tea. Among pu-erh tea, purplish red bud tea is particularly valued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the hot, humid summer and fall seasons a portion of tea tree buds are purplish red colored. The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. 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It is solely and painstakingly processed to produce a very small quantity of heavenly tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple bud tea anthocyanin can be bitter, so it is recommended that those who do not enjoy bitter flavors reduce the strength of their brew so as to enjoy the fine tea flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 cake (250 grams)","offer_id":33385246150,"sku":"","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 grams sample portion","offer_id":33385246214,"sku":"","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2012_ys_ywzicha_bao.jpg?v=1482212999"},{"product_id":"2012-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-yi-wu-purple-tea-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2012 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Yi Wu Purple Tea\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tea cake is composed from late autumn harvest of purple tea from the Yi Wu mountains in Xishuangbanna.  Purple tea leaves from bushes aged 20 to 30 years and growing at an altitude of 1500-1600 meters were carefully picked and processed into this lovely tea.  Purple tea is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. 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The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. 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Among pu-erh tea, purplish red bud tea is particularly valued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the hot, humid summer and fall seasons a portion of tea tree buds are purplish red colored. The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. Another historically famous purple tea is Zhejiang province's Guzhu Zisun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Bud Tea, grown in high mountain ancient tea fields, is hand-picked by growers who select only young tender buds from the purple tea trees. It is solely and painstakingly processed to produce a very small quantity of heavenly tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple bud tea anthocyanin can be bitter, so it is recommended that those who do not enjoy bitter flavors reduce the strength of their brew so as to enjoy the fine tea flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (250 Grams)","offer_id":34873761478,"sku":"","price":177.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":34873865926,"sku":"","price":21.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2013_ys_s_zicha_bao.jpg?v=1485836095"},{"product_id":"2014-yunnan-sourcing-wu-liang-ye-sheng-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2014 Yunnan Sourcing Wu Liang Ye Sheng Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEntirely \"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 200 years old.  We had originally asked for 100 kilograms of this wonderful tea but it's so rare and due to dry weather, we were only able to get 60 kilograms!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich thick flavor, without much bitterness.  This is the most delicate wild tree purple teas I have ever tasted!  Nice comfortable cha qi with no edge.  Can be infused many times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePressed by stone press and wrapped in hand-made paper from Xishuangbanna!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 42 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 42 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 42 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003ca 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 (400 Grams)","offer_id":34974225542,"sku":"","price":157.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":34974225606,"sku":"","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_0428.JPG?v=1486010315"},{"product_id":"2014-yunnan-sourcing-dehong-ye-sheng-cha-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2014 Yunnan Sourcing Dehong Ye Sheng Cha Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn 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 color, and is heavy in anti-oxidants and catechins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYe Sheng \"野生“ varietal aka \"Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (J. Masters) Kitam.\" is a primeval varietal that pre-dates Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and is a naturally occuring non hybridized varietal. It's potency in cha qi arises from it's unadulterated nature. It is naturally bug repellent, and grows wild in the forests of Yunnan at an altitude of 1600-2200 meters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quality of the leaves and the meticulous processing ensures excellent storage and aging potential. The infused liquor is bright and is almost completely without bitterness. There is strong full taste in the mouth and a warm stimulating feel in the mouth and body after drinking this tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Yunnan Sourcing\u003cbr\u003eVintage: Spring 2014\u003cbr\u003eProduction area: North-western area of Dehong county\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 42 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 42 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 42 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":34974581830,"sku":"","price":132.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":34974581894,"sku":"","price":13.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_0440.JPG?v=1534012157"},{"product_id":"2015-yunnan-sourcing-dehong-ye-sheng-cha-wild-tree-purple-tea-cake","title":"2015 Yunnan Sourcing Dehong Ye Sheng Cha Wild Tree Purple Tea cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn 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 color, and is heavy in anti-oxidants and catechins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYe Sheng \"野生“ varietal aka \"Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (J. Masters) Kitam.\" is a primeval varietal that pre-dates Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and is a naturally occuring non hybridized varietal. It's potency in cha qi arises from it's unadulterated nature. It is naturally bug repellent, and grows wild in the forests of Yunnan at an altitude of 1600-2200 meters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quality of the leaves and the meticulous processing ensures excellent storage and aging potential. The infused liquor is bright and is almost completely without bitterness. There is strong full taste in the mouth and a warm stimulating feel in the mouth and body after drinking this tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Yunnan Sourcing\u003cbr\u003eVintage: Spring 2015\u003cbr\u003eProduction area: North-western area of Dehong county\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 42 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 42 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 42 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":35035593414,"sku":"","price":84.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":35035606534,"sku":"","price":10.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2015_s_dehongyesheng1.jpg?v=1486140581"},{"product_id":"2016-yunnan-sourcing-dehong-ye-sheng-cha-wild-tree-purple-tea-cake","title":"2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Dehong Ye Sheng Cha\" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn 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 color, and is heavy in anti-oxidants and catechins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYe Sheng \"野生“ varietal aka \"Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (J. Masters) Kitam.\" is a primeval varietal that pre-dates Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and is a naturally occuring non hybridized varietal. It's potency in cha qi arises from it's unadulterated nature. It is naturally bug repellent, and grows wild in the forests of Yunnan at an altitude of 1600-2200 meters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quality of the leaves and the meticulous processing ensures excellent storage and aging potential. The infused liquor is bright with a golden yellow hue. There is strong full taste in the mouth and a warm stimulating feel in the mouth and body after drinking this tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen young this tea can be quite bitter, but with just 2 to 4 years of age the bitterness will fade an transform into something delicious and complex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Yunnan Sourcing\u003cbr\u003eVintage: Spring 2016\u003cbr\u003eProduction area: North-western area of Dehong county\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper design by Ronald Visser (Netherlands)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":35049474566,"sku":"","price":77.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":35049487110,"sku":"","price":9.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2016_spring_dehong_yesheng_1.jpg?v=1486173538"},{"product_id":"2016-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBang 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 production is made entirely from the tea picked by three families from their small ancestral tea gardens. The tea trees have 80-200 years of age and are growing naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is entirely Bang Dong Zi Cha (Purple Tea).  The tea is not from cloned purple plants but rather is collected from the purple tinged leave and stem trees that grow alongside the non-purple tea trees in the same garden.  This area of Bang Dong is very sunny and high altitude with southern facing slopes and as such has a high incidence of naturally occurring purple mutations (around 15-20% of the trees in this area).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purple tea of Bang Dong is not quite the same as Yi Wu and Jinggu area purple teas that are more purple when fresh and darker black in color after processing into mao cha.  The Bang Dong area \"zi cha\" (lit. purple tea) has purple stems and some purple tinging on the leaves.  The taste is distinctive from the non-purple mutated trees growing in the same area (often side by side), with less bitterness, more sweetness, and a fruity character.  There is still bitterness like our \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/en\/rawpu-erh\/4143-2016-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-village-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake.html\"\u003eBang Dong Village Raw cake\u003c\/a\u003e from the same area and harvest year, but overall it's less pronounced and sweeter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA total of 30 kilograms in total was produced.  We pressed these tea cakes with a stone-press and used low-temperature drying to preserve the integrity of the tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  April 2016\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Bang Dong village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  30 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":35050508486,"sku":"","price":214.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":35050508550,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2016_spring_bang_dong_zi_cha_1.jpg?v=1486177157"},{"product_id":"2016-yunnan-sourcing-wild-purple-green-mark-ripe-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake-1","title":"2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Wild Purple Green Mark\" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat happens when you skillfully blend Wild Purple \"Ye Sheng\" Raw Pu-erh tea from with wild arbor ripe pu-erh tea from Mengku?  You get something delicious, powerful and complex that is the best of both worlds.  It has sweetness of a good ripe pu-erh, it has the umami and savory character of wild purple raw tea and the bitterness of both raw and ripe.  The tea is thick and lubricating in the mouth and there is a slight lingering bitterness that transforms into a pleasant mouth-watering sweetness long after the tea has been enjoyed.  Cha Qi is powerful but not overwhelming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wild purple \"ye sheng\" tea was wild harvested in the Xiao Hu Sai area of Mengku and is Spring 2016 harvest.  The ripe tea comes from Mengku's Da Hu Sai village and grows naturally from trees and bushes between 40 and 80 years.  The tea was taken to Menghai where it underwent wet piling under the direction of a well-known and skillful wet piling master.  The ripe tea is 2015 harvested and 2015 wet piled.  It was allowed to age for a year before pressing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aging prospects for this tea are really exciting.  We have many examples of past raw and ripe blends in the world of pu-erh and several have become famous (like the famous \"Purple Heaven\" bricks and cakes from the 80's and 90's).  I created this tea because it's delicious to drink now and encompasses the things I like about raw and ripe pu-erh.  The blending is harmonious and there is no need to wait to drink this tea, as it's enjoyable right now for those who are not faint of heart!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugust 8th, 2016 Pressing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e357 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrapper Design by Meghan Albers (USA)!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/www.meghanalbersdesign.com\/#\/yearofthemonkey\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzpD_SV9zSo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (357 Grams)","offer_id":35058073926,"sku":"","price":92.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":35058073990,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2016_wild_purple_green_mark_1_8d761a59-8cc3-4194-b3f4-76fe74ba1032.jpg?v=1486184305"},{"product_id":"2007-yi-shan-purple-bud-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake-of-jinggu","title":"2007 Yi Shan Purple Bud Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake of Jinggu","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring 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 tea a smooth flowery and thick taste.  The oils of the tea have literally \"sweated out\" onto the paper wrapper (staining it).  Very nicely aged tea with strong cha qi, but still retains a unique vegetal taste\/feeling that only purple tea can impart!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e357 grams per cake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more information on Purple tea read below:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYunnan pu-erh tea grows in the superior environment of low latitude, high altitude South Asian tropics and achieves many qualities of superior tea. Among pu-erh tea, purplish red bud tea is particularly valued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the hot, humid summer and fall seasons a portion of tea tree buds are purplish red colored. The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. Another historically famous purple tea is Zhejiang province's Guzhu Zisun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Bud Tea, grown in high mountain ancient tea fields, is hand-picked by growers who select only young tender buds from the purple tea trees. It is solely and painstakingly processed to produce a very small quantity of heavenly tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple bud tea anthocyanin can be bitter, so it is recommended that those who do not enjoy bitter flavors reduce the strength of their brew so as to enjoy the fine tea flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcolbertlateshow%2Fvideos%2F1120296731448410%2F\u0026amp;show_text=0\u0026amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Bo Si Wen Tea Factory","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (357 Grams)","offer_id":35841774406,"sku":"","price":106.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":35841774534,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_0103.JPG?v=1487182148"},{"product_id":"2002-cnnp-wild-tree-ye-sheng-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2002 CNNP \"Wild Tree Ye Sheng Purple\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a small farmer production using a generic CNNP 中茶 Simplified Character wrapper.  This is made entirely from Spring 2002 wild-harvested \"Ye Sheng\" varietal (Dehongensis) tea harvested in Mengku.  The compression is tight and the tea has been aged in Kunming.  The tea soup is orange in color and does not seem aged so many years, but the taste is so mellow and sweet, completely lacking the very bitter character that the younger ones have.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a totally unique cake, the cha qi is definitely there but not mean or overbearing. The taste is thick and spicy with no bitterness.  Not heavily aged feeling though.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e357 Grams per cake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2002 Spring Harvest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CNNP","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (357 Grams)","offer_id":41584199174,"sku":"","price":151.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":41584199238,"sku":"","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2002_cnnp_big_letter_red_ye_sheng_1.jpg?v=1732132729"},{"product_id":"2017-yunnan-sourcing-jinggu-ye-sheng-cha-wild-tree-purple-tea-cake","title":"2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Jinggu Ye Sheng Cha\" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn 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 color, and is heavy in anti-oxidants and catechins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYe Sheng \"野生“ varietal aka \"Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (J. Masters) Kitam.\" is a primeval varietal that pre-dates Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and is a naturally occuring non hybridized varietal. It's potency in cha qi arises from it's unadulterated nature. It is naturally bug repellent, and grows wild in the forests of Yunnan at an altitude of 1600-2200 meters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quality of the leaves and the meticulous processing ensures excellent storage and aging potential. The infused liquor is bright and is almost completely without bitterness. There is strong full taste in the mouth and a warm stimulating feel in the mouth and body after drinking this tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Jinggu Wild Tree Purple \"Ye Sheng\" is very different from other Purple Pu-erh varietals we have offered before.  It's heavy and sweet with a flower and fruit aroma.  It grows near Ye Zhu Tang village in Jinggu county.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Yunnan Sourcing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage: Spring 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduction area: Ye Zhu Tang Village, Jinggu County of Simao Prefecture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper design by Marichka Turanska (Ukraine)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":48668294997,"sku":"","price":147.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":48668295061,"sku":"","price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/square_1d66916c-48ff-4257-8dc9-ff5215e07554.jpg?v=1501606878"},{"product_id":"2017-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBang 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 production is made entirely from the tea picked by three families from their small ancestral tea gardens. The tea trees have 80-200 years of age and are growing naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is entirely Bang Dong Zi Cha (Purple Tea).  The tea is not from cloned purple plants but rather is collected from the purple tinged leave and stem trees that grow alongside the non-purple tea trees in the same garden.  This area of Bang Dong is very sunny and high altitude with southern facing slopes and as such has a high incidence of naturally occurring purple mutations (around 15-20% of the trees in this area).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purple tea of Bang Dong is not quite the same as Yi Wu and Jinggu area purple teas that are more purple when fresh and darker black in color after processing into mao cha.  The Bang Dong area \"zi cha\" (lit. purple tea) has purple stems and some purple tinging on the leaves.  The taste is distinctive from the non-purple mutated trees growing in the same area (often side by side), with less bitterness, more sweetness, and a fruity character.  There is still bitterness like our \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/en\/rawpu-erh\/4143-2016-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-village-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake.html\"\u003eBang Dong Village Raw cake\u003c\/a\u003e from the same area and harvest year, but overall it's less pronounced and sweeter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA total of 30 kilograms in total was produced.  We pressed these tea cakes with a stone-press and used low-temperature drying to preserve the integrity of the tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  April 2017\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Bang Dong village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  30 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrapper Design by Benjamin Denkert (Germany)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":50681834133,"sku":"","price":226.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":50681834197,"sku":"","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/square_9cfb32fc-e992-4198-9ca2-f1ea06fc20f1.jpg?v=1503196699"},{"product_id":"lincang-raw-pu-erh-tea-sampler-spring-2017-harvest-part-1-of-3","title":"Lincang Raw Pu-erh Tea Sampler * Spring 2017 Harvest * Part 1 of 3","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html;charset=UTF-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a flight around the Famous Tea Region of Lincang prefecture in the southwest of Yunnan province. Most of our Lincang Raw Pu-erh Teas are from Fengqing, Linxiang, Shuanjiang Mengku, and Yongde counties. Taste a curated selection of samples from our Yunnan Sourcing Brand Lincang Tea Cakes and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of these amazing teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"m_-8378081548407659290p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_-8378081548407659290s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea is made from Yunnan large-leaf varietal of Camellia Sinensis. It is typically processed into compressed cakes, bricks and tuos. Pu-erh is particularly special because it can be aged for decades or longer, always changing and (in most cases) developing more depth and texture. Raw Pu-erh (生茶) is the traditional form of Pu-erh, and is sun-dried and compressed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"m_-8378081548407659290p2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLincang Prefecture is one of the largest pu-erh producing tea regions. Bordered by Burma to the north and Pu’er Prefecture to the south, Lincang is home to a few of the most famed areas of tea production. Bingdao and Xigui are two of the most famous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"m_-8378081548407659290p2\"\u003eHere's the 5 teas that you'll get in this sampler!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 grams - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-tea\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-nuo-wu-village-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Nuo Wu Village\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 grams - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-tea\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-da-hu-sai-wild-arbor-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Da Hu Sai\" Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 grams - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-tea\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-mengku-huang-shan-wild-arbor-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Mengku Huang Shan\" Wild Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 grams - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-tea\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890351061,"sku":"","price":57.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/Lincang_NEW.jpg?v=1527096327"},{"product_id":"2007-wu-liang-lan-xiang-gu-yun-wild-arbor-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2007 Wu Liang \"Lan Xiang Gu Yun\" Wild Arbor Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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 Wu Liang Mountains.  The tea was aged in Nan Jian county for 8 years and then Kunming.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tea's name \"Lan Xiang Gu Yun\" means \"Orchid Aroma, Ancient Verse\".  There is a sweet and floral orchid-like character to the tea, but overall the character of the tea is about it's thick viscous body and pungent fruity sweet taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith more than 20 years of Pu-erh drinking under my belt it takes something really unique to make me say \"Wow.. I have never had anything like this, and I love it!\"  Enough said!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e400 grams per cake\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressed by the Nan Jian Phoenix Tea Factory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more information on Purple tea read below:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYunnan pu-erh tea grows in the superior environment of low latitude, high altitude South Asian tropics and achieves many qualities of superior tea. Among pu-erh tea, purplish red bud tea is particularly valued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the hot, humid summer and fall seasons a portion of tea tree buds are purplish red colored. The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. Another historically famous purple tea is Zhejiang province's Guzhu Zisun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Bud Tea, grown in high mountain ancient tea fields, is hand-picked by growers who select only young tender buds from the purple tea trees. It is solely and painstakingly processed to produce a very small quantity of heavenly tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple bud tea anthocyanin can be bitter, so it is recommended that those who do not enjoy bitter flavors reduce the strength of their brew so as to enjoy the fine tea flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nan Jian Phoenix Brand","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":1167939502101,"sku":"","price":117.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":1167940386837,"sku":"","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/square_7db4a81d-b014-4935-80c2-86b5490db411.jpg?v=1732133079"},{"product_id":"wild-tree-purple-ye-sheng-cha-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake-in-gifting-box","title":"Wild Tree Purple \"Ye Sheng Cha\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake in Gifting Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThis is a blend of \"Ye Sheng\" (野生) purple varietal raw pu-erh from 2015 and 2016 spring growing near He Tao Di Village and Ku Zhu Mountain in Jinggu County of Simao.  The tea was aged as mao cha and then pressed into this cakes at the end of 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tea is full-bodied and sweet, because the Purple Ye Sheng Cha was stored in Jinggu as mao cha for awhile the bitterness has transformed entirely, leaving a sweet and thick tea that is very smooth and satisfying to enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach cake comes in the gifting box shown.  In the middle of the box are the characters 普洱茶 (Pu er Cha), and there is a hand-stamp in red that says 荒山野韵 (Lonely Mountain, Wild Rhyme).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e200 grams per cake\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach cake comes in the pictured gift box, there is no branding of any sort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Other Factories","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake in Gift Box (200 Grams)","offer_id":1629705142293,"sku":"","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/square_d15f8dfc-59f1-4a19-b766-949dafa8db1c.jpg?v=1515196650"},{"product_id":"2017-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBang 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 production is made entirely from the tea picked by three families from their small ancestral tea gardens. The tea trees have 80-200 years of age and are growing naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is entirely Bang Dong Zi Cha (Purple Tea).  The tea is not from cloned purple plants but rather is collected from the purple tinged leave and stem trees that grow alongside the non-purple tea trees in the same garden.  This area of Bang Dong is very sunny and high altitude with southern facing slopes and as such has a high incidence of naturally occurring purple mutations (around 15-20% of the trees in this area).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purple tea of Bang Dong is not quite the same as Yi Wu and Jinggu area purple teas that are more purple when fresh and darker black in color after processing into mao cha.  The Bang Dong area \"zi cha\" (lit. purple tea) has purple stems and some purple tinging on the leaves.  The taste is distinctive from the non-purple mutated trees growing in the same area (often side by side), with less bitterness, more sweetness, and a fruity character.  There is still bitterness like our \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/en\/rawpu-erh\/4143-2016-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-village-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake.html\"\u003eBang Dong Village Raw cake\u003c\/a\u003e from the same area and harvest year, but overall it's less pronounced and sweeter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA total of 30 kilograms in total was produced.  We pressed these tea cakes with a stone-press and used low-temperature drying to preserve the integrity of the tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  October 2017\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Bang Dong village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  40 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrapper Design by Sarah Wood (USA) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. 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Ye Sheng \"野生“ varietal aka \"Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (J. Masters) Kitam.\" is a primeval varietal that pre-dates Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and is a naturally occurring non hybridized varietal. It's potency in cha qi arises from its unadulterated nature. 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It's sweet and fruity, but also ever so slightly sour in the mouth.  Very thick and soupy, this lubricates the mouth and throat with a pleasant fruitiness.  Can be steeped 5 to 7 times gong fu style, we recommend using 90-95C water.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"25 Grams","offer_id":12102596067396,"sku":"","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams","offer_id":12101598838852,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":12101600936004,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams","offer_id":12101600968772,"sku":"","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams","offer_id":12101601001540,"sku":"","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram","offer_id":12101601034308,"sku":"","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2015_jinggu_ziya_1.jpg?v=1527096044"},{"product_id":"wild-tree-purple-moonlight-white-tea-from-jinggu","title":"Wild Tree Purple Moonlight White Tea from Jinggu","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a unique tea to be sure. It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Jinggu county. The tea grows wild and is only harvested in March. The tea was processed using the same technique used for Yue Guang Bai, the tea wilts briefly before being put into a long wind tunnel tube, where the action of air movement gradually halts the oxidation of the tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe taste is something unique too. There is a lot of complexity, with notes of fruit, flower, sugarcane, and a kind of bitterness that fades quickly. With even a few months of age the bitterness will transform into fruit sweetness with a long lasting aftertaste. The tea soup is yellow, and is thick and soupy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring Harvest (80 kilograms in total)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHong Ni Tang Village mountainous area in Jing Gu County of Simao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarietal:  Camellia Assamica Dehongensis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Leaf to 1 Bud pluck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe offer a black tea processed from the same tea trees and bushes (same family garden):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca data-product-page-link=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/jinggu-wild-tree-purple-black-tea?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=596e8c806\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e Jinggu Wild Tree Purple Black Tea \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe also offer a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/purple-varietal-ye-guang-bai-white-tea-of-dehong\"\u003eDehong harvested version white tea\u003c\/a\u003e from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the same varietal!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"25 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46430866309319,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":44117251326151,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46430866342087,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":44117251391687,"sku":"","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46430866374855,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":44117251424455,"sku":"","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46430866407623,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":44117251457223,"sku":"","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46430866440391,"sku":null,"price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":44117251489991,"sku":"","price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46430866473159,"sku":null,"price":202.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":44117251522759,"sku":"","price":202.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_3468_752b828f-4543-4b2d-96a7-679860adc5f7.JPG?v=1682256901"},{"product_id":"purple-needle-black-tea-of-jing-mai-mountain","title":"Purple Needle Black Tea of Jing Mai Mountain","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple leaf \"Zi Cha\" was harvested in Late April from the Jing Mai mountainous area in Lancang county of Simao.  The fresh purple leaves were then processed into a flat needle style tea.  The processed tea leaves are black with tiny golden shoots on some.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brewed tea is citrus fruity sweet and very vibrant in the mouth.  The smell is floral and grapefruit.  The tea soup is a deep red-orange with hints of purple and very clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique tea from \"Zi Cha\" purple tea leaves which is quite different from \"Wild Purple \/ Ye Sheng\" varietal black tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarch Harvest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on Purple tea read below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYunnan pu-erh tea grows in the superior environment of low latitude, high altitude South Asian tropics and achieves many qualities of superior tea. Among pu-erh tea, purplish red bud tea is particularly valued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the hot, humid summer and fall seasons a portion of tea tree buds are purplish red colored. The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!-- more --\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. Another historically famous purple tea is Zhejiang province's Guzhu Zisun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Bud Tea, grown in high mountain ancient tea fields, is hand-picked by growers who select only young tender buds from the purple tea trees. It is solely and painstakingly processed to produce a very small quantity of heavenly tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple bud tea anthocyanin can be bitter, so it is recommended that those who do not enjoy bitter flavors reduce the strength of their brew so as to enjoy the fine tea flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46390046326983,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46390046359751,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46390046392519,"sku":null,"price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46390046425287,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46390046458055,"sku":null,"price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/thumb1_c1c567b2-97c6-4991-9fb3-1b9175b2aea8.jpg?v=1554146696"},{"product_id":"yunnan-purple-beauty-green-tea-from-lancang","title":"Yunnan \"Purple Beauty\" Green Tea from Lancang","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Zi Juan \"Purple Beauty\" varietal that was grown in Lancang county in the Jingmai mountainous area.  First flush of spring tea leaves were used and processed into a green tea.  This is the first ever Purple Beauty Green Tea we have offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe taste is unique, something like a Dan Cong meets Yunnan Assamica Green Tea.  The tea soup is a grey-purple color and the brewed leaves of this varietal remain dark even after many infusions.  There is an umami taste, with sweetness, and slight bitter after-taste.  The tea is packed with cha qi and if you are sensitive to it, you'll most likely notice the feeling of this tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril Harvest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparing Purple Bud and Purple Beauty:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe main difference between Purple Bud and Purple Beauty tea lies in the fact that Purple Bud tea is natural but has undergone genetic mutation due to climate and seasonal changes. Purple Beauty, on the other hand, is the result of human cultivation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tea community first began to notice the Purple Bud variant at Wuyi Shan. Purple Bud has long been known as a scattered deviation that grows extensively among different kinds of tea plants. It is most common in summer tea. High anthocyanin content provides its purple color. It also results in a bitter flavor, which has given the purple buds a reputation as unsuitable for tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, in the late 70's and early 80's Wuyi Stone Tea (Yan Cha) producers discovered that Stone Tea variants could be cultivated and tamed, resulting in a fine tea variety with high yield and stress resistance. This also reduced much of the tea's bitterness. Consequently, the Fujian Tea Research Society produced a new asexual tea variety through natural hybridization of Da Hong Pao tea: Purple Bud Stone Tea. In technical terms, it is a medium leaf, late budding, shrub tea variety. It features dark yellow-green tender tips, purple buds, purplish-red leaf bases, short space between sections, little fuzz, soft leaves, and dense bud tips. In addition, it grows with high yield, and high stress resistance. Spring buds occur in mid to late March and one-bud-three-leaf growth occurs in mid to late April. The quality of this tea is excellent when processed as an Oolong. This variety represents a successful example of utilizing and improving on precious existing tea tree resources and is suitable for widespread cultivation in Oolong tea growing areas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilding on this breeding experience with Oolong teas, research was begun into the cultivation of variants of Yunnan large-leaf teas. In 1985, technical staff from the Yunnan Tea Research Institute discovered a tea tree with purple buds, leaves, and stalk among the institutes' plantation of over 600,000 trees. They processed its fresh leaves to produce a dark green roasted tea. The dried tea had a purple color and maintained this color in its brewed tea liquor. It also possessed a pure fragrance and a strong, intense flavor. Because of the tea's purple buds, leaves, and stems and the fact that it maintained this purple color after processing, they named the tea \"Purple Beauty.\" Through research and further cultivation, this variant has given rise to current Purple Beauty tea trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Beauty tea trees are considered a small arbor\/shrub, big leaf, medium bud variety. The tea trees have a half-open appearance with high branches and moderate branch density. Leaves grow with an upward slant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring buds occur in late February and full one-bud-three-leaf growth occurs between late March and early April.  Bud growth is strong with moderate density. The buds are a purple color and are relatively plump, fuzzy, and tender.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea is well-suited to planting in large-leaf tea growing areas due to its high capacity for cuttage reproduction and resistance to cold, drought, and disease. It can be grown in the same manner as other Yunnan large-leaf teas. Tea tree production volume is moderate. Purple Beauty has an elevated aroma, smooth and light mouth feel (\u003cem\u003ekou gan\u003c\/em\u003e), but with a  noticeable bitterness. Numerous plantations began cuttage cultivation of Purple Beauty trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraditional Purple Bud refers to a bud deviation in large-leaf arbor trees due to seasonal and growing conditions. Only a few trees in a tea forest produce purple buds, and even ancient trees produce limited purple buds. Purple Beauty, on the other hand, is a cuttage plantation tree grown with high yield and tight planting. Tea variants are preselected with light and temperature added to encourage trees throughout the plantation to develop a purple color from the buds to the leaves and stalks. Traditional Purple Bud leaf blades are thick and dark green. The prominent veins in the leaves are similar to those of wild tea.  Traditional purple bud arbor tea brews a golden-yellow tea liquor with a heavy mouth feel and full flavor, while purple beauty has thin tea liquor, brownish-green color, and is relatively bitter. The two share high levels of anthocyanin.  The roasted tea is somewhat bitter and astringent, and the brewed liquor is a brownish green or indigo blue color, the sun-dried version shares some character with Pu-erh and has balanced astringency \/ bitter character.  Sun-dried Purple beauty is suitable for compression and aging as well!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549016838343,"sku":null,"price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121324646599,"sku":"","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549016871111,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121325072583,"sku":"","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549016903879,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121325105351,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549016936647,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121325138119,"sku":"","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549016969415,"sku":null,"price":91.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121325170887,"sku":"","price":91.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_1212.JPG?v=1557493627"},{"product_id":"wu-yi-shan-zi-hong-pao-purple-da-hong-pao-oolong-tea-spring-2018","title":"Wu Yi Shan \"Zi Hong Pao\" Purple Da Hong Pao Oolong Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Zi Hong Pao\" is a purple varietal that's a naturally mutated offshoot from the classic \"Da Hong Pao\" varietal. It's also called \"Jiu Long Pao\" (lit.  9 Dragon Robe) or Wu Yi varietal #303. It's a \"medium-leaf\" tea varietal, neither purely Assamica or Sinensis. The leaves are thick and dense with a purple\/red\/green color when fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZi Hong Pao is a very rare tea with only about 10 mu of land in total producing this tea. The buds and leaf shoots are slow to grow and the harvest is the last of the spring harvests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most special aspect of \"Zi Hong Pao\" is the lovely delicious, thick and pungent tea that it brews. I recommend drinking the rinse. With just a 10 second rinse you are greeted with a vibrant and viscous tea soup. The second through the fifth infusions are really full and exciting to drink. The 6th through 8th infusion is still quite strong and pungent but the needs to be pushed a little bit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTruly a remarkable tea in pedigree, taste and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate-April Harvest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArea: Wu Yi Mountains, Xing Zhen, Cao Dun Village\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"25 Grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45303725490375,"sku":null,"price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45303725523143,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45303725555911,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45303725588679,"sku":null,"price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45303725621447,"sku":null,"price":142.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45303725686983,"sku":null,"price":274.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/2015_s_zihongpao_1_6f8438ac-4dcc-425b-b330-0d229b4ebe1b.jpg?v=1531336142"},{"product_id":"2018-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2018 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBang 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 production is made entirely from the tea picked by three families from their small ancestral tea gardens. The tea trees have 80-200 years of age and are growing naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is entirely Bang Dong Zi Cha (Purple Tea).  The tea is not from cloned purple plants but rather is collected from the purple tinged leave and stem trees that grow alongside the non-purple tea trees in the same garden.  This area of Bang Dong is very sunny and high altitude with southern facing slopes and as such has a high incidence of naturally occurring purple mutations (around 15-20% of the trees in this area).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purple tea of Bang Dong is not quite the same as Yi Wu and Jinggu area purple teas that are more purple when fresh and darker black in color after processing into mao cha.  The Bang Dong area \"zi cha\" (lit. purple tea) has purple stems and some purple tinging on the leaves.  The taste is distinctive from the non-purple mutated trees growing in the same area (often side by side), with less bitterness, more sweetness, and a fruity character.  There is still bitterness like our \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/en\/rawpu-erh\/4143-2016-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-village-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake.html\"\u003eBang Dong Village Raw cake\u003c\/a\u003e from the same area and harvest year, but overall it's less pronounced and sweeter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA total of 30 kilograms in total was produced.  We pressed these tea cakes with a stone-press and used low-temperature drying to preserve the integrity of the tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  April 2018\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Bang Dong village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  30 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrapper Design by Neimen Jaidde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow are the previous releases of this tea under the Yunnan Sourcing Brand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2016-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":12489278619751,"sku":"","price":206.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":12489278652519,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/thumb_8264c92e-1573-44e2-9ed8-93e77bbd400c.jpg?v=1534303822"},{"product_id":"2018-yunnan-sourcing-dehong-ye-sheng-cha-wild-tree-purple-tea-cake","title":"2018 Yunnan Sourcing \"Dehong Ye Sheng Cha\" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn 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 color, and is heavy in anti-oxidants and catechins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYe Sheng \"野生“ varietal aka \"Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (J. Masters) Kitam.\" is a primeval varietal that pre-dates Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and is a naturally occuring non hybridized varietal. It's potency in cha qi arises from it's unadulterated nature. It is naturally bug repellent, and grows wild in the forests of Yunnan at an altitude of 1600-2200 meters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quality of the leaves and the meticulous processing ensures excellent storage and aging potential. The infused liquor is bright with a golden yellow hue. There is strong full taste in the mouth and a warm stimulating feel in the mouth and body after drinking this tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen young this tea can be quite bitter, but with just 2 to 4 years of age the bitterness will fade an transform into something delicious and complex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Yunnan Sourcing\u003cbr\u003eVintage: Spring 2018\u003cbr\u003eProduction area: North-western area of Dehong county\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper design by Neimen Jaidde\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow are the previous releases of this tea under the Yunnan Sourcing Brand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2014-yunnan-sourcing-dehong-ye-sheng-cha-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2014 Yunnan Sourcing Dehong Ye Sheng Cha Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2015-yunnan-sourcing-dehong-ye-sheng-cha-wild-tree-purple-tea-cake\"\u003e2015 Yunnan Sourcing Dehong Ye Sheng Cha Wild Tree Purple Tea cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2016-yunnan-sourcing-dehong-ye-sheng-cha-wild-tree-purple-tea-cake\"\u003e2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Dehong Ye Sheng Cha\" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":12492434767975,"sku":"","price":79.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":12492434800743,"sku":"","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/square_102c5369-98f3-4af1-b1d6-f49b54117a49.jpg?v=1534362104"},{"product_id":"purple-tea-sampler","title":"Purple Tea Sampler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore a very unique selection with our Purple Tea Sampler. Taste a curated selection of purple teas from our and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of these amazing teas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Tea is a special Yunnan tea. There exist three unique varieties, all different cultivars. The original Purple tea is called \"Wild Purple\" or \"Ye Sheng\" Purple tea. The varietal is referred to as Assamica Dehongensis. Ye Sheng tea is very bitter when young but ages quickly and develops great complexity with age. It was originally processed into mao cha and sold as a kind of Raw Pu-erh tea, but more recently has been processed into Black tea with incredible results!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUpdated July 15, 2025!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere are the 5 teas that you'll get in this sampler!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50 grams - \u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/purple-tea\/products\/light-roast-wild-tree-purple-varietal-black-tea-of-dehong\"\u003eLight Roast Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Spring 2025)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e25 grams - \u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/purple-tea-spring-2019\/products\/wu-yi-shan-zi-hong-pao-purple-da-hong-pao-oolong-tea-spring-2018\"\u003eWu Yi Shan \"Zi Hong Pao\" Purple Da Hong Pao Oolong Tea\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Spring 2025)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25 grams - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/purple-tea\/products\/purple-varietal-ye-guang-bai-white-tea-of-dehong\"\u003ePurple Varietal \"Yue Guang Bai\" White Tea of Dehong\u003c\/a\u003e (Spring 2025)\u003cbr\u003e25 grams - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2022-yunnan-sourcing-jinggu-ye-sheng-cha-wild-tree-purple-tea-cake\"\u003e2022 Yunnan Sourcing \"Jinggu Ye Sheng Cha\" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e50 grams - \u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/purple-tea\/products\/jinggu-aged-zi-cha-purple-loose-leaf-ripe-pu-erh-tea\"\u003eJinggu Aged \"Zi Cha\" Purple Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea\u003c\/a\u003e (2011)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12656074129511,"sku":"","price":43.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/files\/Purple_Tea_Sampler.png?v=1734130048"},{"product_id":"yunnan-purple-beauty-black-tea-of-simao","title":"Jingmai \"Purple Beauty\" Black Tea of Simao","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn expertly fermented black tea made from the famous \"Purple Beauty\" Zi Juan 紫娟 varietal.  Subtle appearance with an expansive taste!  Hints of flowers and nectar combined with a deep orange red tea soup makes this tea a very unique experience.  It's sweet and full of vanilla and honey notes, along with a mineral taste much like a Wu Yi Rock Oolong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that this tea may contain a small percentage of unoxidized or lightly oxidized leaves which will be more blue in color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also offer a \"Purple Beauty\" Green Tea \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/yunnan-purple-beauty-green-tea-from-lancang\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/yunnan-purple-beauty-green-tea-from-lancang\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparing Purple Bud and Purple Beauty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe main difference between Purple Bud and Purple Beauty tea lies in the fact that Purple Bud tea is natural but has undergone genetic mutation due to climate and seasonal changes. Purple Beauty, on the other hand, is the result of human cultivation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tea community first began to notice the Purple Bud variant at Wuyi Shan. Purple Bud has long been known as a scattered deviation that grows extensively among different kinds of tea plants. It is most common in summer tea. High anthocyanin content provides its purple color. It also results in a bitter flavor, which has given the purple buds a reputation as unsuitable for tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, in the late 70's and early 80's Wuyi Stone Tea (Yan Cha) producers discovered that Stone Tea variants could be cultivated and tamed, resulting in a fine tea variety with high yield and stress resistance. This also reduced much of the tea's bitterness. Consequently, the Fujian Tea Research Society produced a new asexual tea variety through natural hybridization of Da Hong Pao tea: Purple Bud Stone Tea. In technical terms, it is a medium leaf, late budding, shrub tea variety. It features dark yellow-green tender tips, purple buds, purplish-red leaf bases, short space between sections, little fuzz, soft leaves, and dense bud tips. In addition, it grows with high yield, and high stress resistance. Spring buds occur in mid to late March and one-bud-three-leaf growth occurs in mid to late April. The quality of this tea is excellent when processed as an Oolong. This variety represents a successful example of utilizing and improving on precious existing tea tree resources and is suitable for widespread cultivation in Oolong tea growing areas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilding on this breeding experience with Oolong teas, research was begun into the cultivation of variants of Yunnan large-leaf teas. In 1985, technical staff from the Yunnan Tea Research Institute discovered a tea tree with purple buds, leaves, and stalk among the institutes' plantation of over 600,000 trees. They processed its fresh leaves to produce a dark green roasted tea. The dried tea had a purple color and maintained this color in its brewed tea liquor. It also possessed a pure fragrance and a strong, intense flavor. Because of the tea's purple buds, leaves, and stems and the fact that it maintained this purple color after processing, they named the tea \"Purple Beauty.\" Through research and further cultivation, this variant has given rise to current Purple Beauty tea trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Beauty tea trees are considered a small arbor\/shrub, big leaf, medium bud variety. The tea trees have a half-open appearance with high branches and moderate branch density. Leaves grow with an upward slant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring buds occur in late February and full one-bud-three-leaf growth occurs between late March and early April.  Bud growth is strong with moderate density. The buds are a purple color and are relatively plump, fuzzy, and tender.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea is well-suited to planting in large-leaf tea growing areas due to its high capacity for cuttage reproduction and resistance to cold, drought, and disease. It can be grown in the same manner as other Yunnan large-leaf teas. Tea tree production volume is moderate. Purple Beauty has an elevated aroma, smooth and light mouth feel (\u003cem\u003ekou gan\u003c\/em\u003e), but with a  noticeable bitterness. Numerous plantations began cuttage cultivation of Purple Beauty trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraditional Purple Bud refers to a bud deviation in large-leaf arbor trees due to seasonal and growing conditions. Only a few trees in a tea forest produce purple buds, and even ancient trees produce limited purple buds. Purple Beauty, on the other hand, is a cuttage plantation tree grown with high yield and tight planting. Tea variants are preselected with light and temperature added to encourage trees throughout the plantation to develop a purple color from the buds to the leaves and stalks. Traditional Purple Bud leaf blades are thick and dark green. The prominent veins in the leaves are similar to those of wild tea.  Traditional purple bud arbor tea brews a golden-yellow tea liquor with a heavy mouth feel and full flavor, while purple beauty has thin tea liquor, brownish-green color, and is relatively bitter. The two share high levels of anthocyanin.  The roasted tea is somewhat bitter and astringent, and the brewed liquor is a brownish green or indigo blue color, the sun-dried version shares some character with Pu-erh and has balanced astringency \/ bitter character.  Sun-dried Purple beauty is suitable for compression and aging as well!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest in Jingmai area, Lancang county of Simao (Yunnan Province)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril Picking and processing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVarietal: Zi Juan 紫娟\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElevation: 1450-1500 meters\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"50 grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549013725383,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121341161671,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549013758151,"sku":null,"price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121341194439,"sku":"","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549013790919,"sku":null,"price":36.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121341227207,"sku":"","price":36.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 grams \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549013823687,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 grams \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121341259975,"sku":"","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 kilogram \/ Spring 2026","offer_id":46549013856455,"sku":null,"price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 kilogram \/ Spring 2025","offer_id":45121341292743,"sku":"","price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/thumb_94611617-dced-4670-88bd-7b5dc9cf19e1.jpg?v=1554252836"},{"product_id":"wild-tree-purple-ye-sheng-raw-pu-erh-tea-sampler","title":"Wild Tree Purple \"Ye Sheng\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Sampler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original Purple tea is called \"Wild Purple\" or \"Ye Sheng\" Purple tea. The varietal is referred to as Assamica Dehongensis. Ye Sheng tea is very bitter when young but ages quickly and develops great complexity with age. It was originally processed into mao cha and sold as a kind of Raw Pu-erh tea, but more recently has been processed into Black tea with incredible results!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTry these wonderful samples and get to know this unique varietal!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated February 19, 2025!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 Grams - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2023-yunnan-sourcing-purple-love-bunny-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2023 Yunnan Sourcing \"Purple Love Bunny\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 Grams - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2005-dehong-wild-tree-raw-pu-erh-tea-brick\"\u003e2005 Dehong \"Wild Tree\" Raw Pu-erh Tea Brick\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 Grams - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/purple-tea\/products\/2006-qi-sheng-ye-sheng-qiao-mu-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\" class=\"title\"\u003e2006 Qi Sheng \"Ye Sheng Qiao Mu\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 Grams - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/wild-tree-ye-sheng-pu-erh-tea\/products\/2022-yunnan-sourcing-jinggu-ye-sheng-cha-wild-tree-purple-tea-cake\"\u003e2022 Yunnan Sourcing \"Jinggu Ye Sheng Cha\" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19440204513383,"sku":"","price":36.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/yesheng_graphic.jpg?v=1545167720"},{"product_id":"2018-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2018 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBang 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 production is made entirely from the tea picked by three families from their small ancestral tea gardens. The tea trees have 80-200 years of age and are growing naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is entirely Bang Dong Zi Cha (Purple Tea).  The tea is not from cloned purple plants but rather is collected from the purple tinged leave and stem trees that grow alongside the non-purple tea trees in the same garden.  This area of Bang Dong （4km north of Bang Dong town just west of Na Han village) is very sunny and high altitude with southern facing slopes and as such has a high incidence of naturally occurring purple mutations (around 15-20% of the trees in this area).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purple tea of Bang Dong is not quite the same as Yi Wu and Jinggu area purple teas that are more purple when fresh and darker black in color after processing into mao cha.  The Bang Dong area \"zi cha\" (lit. purple tea) has purple stems and some purple tinging on the leaves.  The taste is distinctive from the non-purple mutated trees growing in the same area (often side by side), with less bitterness, more sweetness, and a fruity character.  There is still bitterness like our much like teas from \"Bang Dong\" and \"Na Han\", but overall it's less pronounced and sweeter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA total of 40 kilograms in total was produced.  We pressed these tea cakes with a stone-press and used low-temperature drying to preserve the integrity of the tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  October 2018\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Na Han village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  40 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper Design by Anna Kampane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (400 Grams)","offer_id":19522765095015,"sku":"","price":102.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":19522765127783,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/square_62278561-ffd5-4c33-9bfe-5f6dad887e3c.jpg?v=1548119747"},{"product_id":"2019-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2019 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBang 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 production is made entirely from the tea picked by three families from their small ancestral tea gardens. The tea trees have 80-200 years of age and are growing naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is entirely Bang Dong Zi Cha (Purple Tea).  The tea is not from cloned purple plants but rather is collected from the purple tinged leave and stem trees that grow alongside the non-purple tea trees in the same garden.  This area of Bang Dong is very sunny and high altitude with southern facing slopes and as such has a high incidence of naturally occurring purple mutations (around 15-20% of the trees in this area).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purple tea of Bang Dong is not quite the same as Yi Wu and Jinggu area purple teas that are more purple when fresh and darker black in color after processing into mao cha.  The Bang Dong area \"zi cha\" (lit. purple tea) has purple stems and some purple tinging on the leaves.  The taste is distinctive from the non-purple mutated trees growing in the same area (often side by side), with less bitterness, more sweetness, and a fruity character.  There is still bitterness like our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/new-products\/products\/2019-yunnan-sourcing-na-han-village-old-arbor-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2019 Yunnan Sourcing \"Na Han Village\" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e from the same area and harvest year, but overall it's less pronounced and sweeter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA total of 40 kilograms in total was produced.  We pressed these tea cakes with a stone-press and used low-temperature drying to preserve the integrity of the tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  250 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  April 2019\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Bang Dong village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  40 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrapper Illustration by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatrik Benedičič\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow are the previous releases of this tea under the Yunnan Sourcing Brand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2016-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2017-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2017 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2018-yunnan-sourcing-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2018 Yunnan Sourcing \"Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2018-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake\"\u003e2018 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e \n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/pages\/eu-mrl-compliance-and-yunnan-sourcing-brand-pu-erh-teas\"\u003eclick on this link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh","offers":[{"title":"1 Cake (250 Grams)","offer_id":29284152410215,"sku":"","price":129.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":29284152442983,"sku":"","price":17.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/thumb_9dbb694f-9246-48bf-8789-1fda389031a3.jpg?v=1561822150"},{"product_id":"lincang-yunnan-black-tea-sampler","title":"Lincang \"Dian Hong\" Yunnan Black Tea Sampler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack tea from Yunnan is among the most robust but refined black teas produced in the whole world! Typically Yunnan Black teas are made from Assamica or Assamica hybrid. Since the end of the Second World War Yunnan Black teas have steadily increased in popularity and in the last 20 years a series of interesting hybrids were developed that greatly enhanced both the diversity and taste of the tea! Black teas vary according to their hybrid, harvest season, pick style, and processing! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaste a flight of teas from the Famous Tea Region of Lincang! Experience a curated selection of some of our Lincang Black Teas and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of this amazing region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term \"Dian Hong\" 滇红 loosely refers to teas from Yunnan.  However the original region where Yunnan Black tea was produced is Lincang, and specifically the Feng Qing area of Yunnan.  So, Dian Hong originally referred only to black tea from Lincang!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated May 8, 2025!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's what you'll get when you purchase this sampler:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e50 grams - \u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/black-tea-spring-2019\/products\/feng-qing-classic-58-dian-hong-premium-yunnan-black-tea\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1566610517571000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNFxnbstmksbB3hMLfgBDOFcmwDIlg\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/black-tea-spring-2019\/products\/feng-qing-classic-58-dian-hong-premium-yunnan-black-tea\" class=\"m_-2639966496626788814title\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFeng Qing \"Classic 58\" Dian Hong Premium Yunnan Black Tea\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e25 grams - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/feng-qing-china-red-yunnan-black-tea\"\u003eFeng Qing \"China Red\" Yunnan Black Tea\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e50 grams - \u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/black-tea-spring-2019\/products\/feng-qing-gold-tips-pure-bud-black-tea\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1566610517571000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNErijWU6LIALN9yF2BW_GrDVw5kmg\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/black-tea-spring-2019\/products\/feng-qing-gold-tips-pure-bud-black-tea\" class=\"m_-2639966496626788814title\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFeng Qing Gold Tips Pure Bud Black Tea\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e50 grams - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/big-snow-mountain-of-mengku-black-tea\"\u003eBig Snow Mountain of Mengku Black Tea\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e25 grams - \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/black-tea-spring-2021\/products\/da-xue-shan-wild-tree-purple-black-tea\" class=\"title\"\u003eYong De \"Da Xue Shan\" Wild Tree Purple Black Tea\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e25 grams - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/collections\/black-tea-spring-2021\/products\/feng-qing-golden-pekoe-100-dian-hong-black-tea\" class=\"title\"\u003eFeng Qing \"Golden Pekoe #100\" Dian Hong Black Tea\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"Spring 2025","offer_id":39955439616199,"sku":"","price":41.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/Lin_Samp.jpg?v=1566524515"},{"product_id":"2019-yunnan-sourcing-ebullient-ripe-raw-blend-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2019 Yunnan Sourcing \"Ebullient\" Ripe-Raw Blend Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a blend of \"ye sheng\" purple raw pu-erh tea and ripe pu-erh from several regions!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis could be considered our second pressing of a \"ye sheng\" raw and a ripe tea.  The first one is \u003ca class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/2016-yunnan-sourcing-wild-purple-green-mark-ripe-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake-1?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=c4208ad40\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e2016 Yunnan Sourcing \"Wild Purple Green Mark\" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake\u003c\/a\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat happens when you skillfully blend Wild Purple \"Ye Sheng\" Raw Pu-erh tea from with wild arbor ripe pu-erh tea from several regions?  You get something delicious, powerful and complex that is the best of both worlds.  It has sweetness of a good ripe pu-erh, it has the umami and savory character of wild purple raw tea and the bitterness of both raw and ripe.  The tea is thick and lubricating in the mouth and there is a slight lingering bitterness that transforms into a pleasant mouth-watering sweetness long after the tea has been enjoyed.  Cha Qi is powerful but not overwhelming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aging prospects for this tea are really exciting.  We have many examples of past raw and ripe blends in the world of pu-erh and several have become famous (like the famous \"Purple Heaven\" bricks and cakes from the 80's and 90's).  I created this tea because it's delicious to drink now and encompasses the things I like about raw and ripe pu-erh.  The blending is harmonious and there is no need to wait to drink this tea, as it's enjoyable right now for those who are not faint of heart!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrapper Design by Yuri Kobylyansky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e357 Grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 kilograms in total (280 cakes) pressed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission \u003ca 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 (357 Grams)","offer_id":29934666678375,"sku":"","price":67.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Grams Sample","offer_id":29934666711143,"sku":"","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/1_5cd319e1-8d8a-44e8-a3d6-0a957c2faea6.jpg?v=1567627423"},{"product_id":"jinggu-aged-zi-cha-purple-loose-leaf-ripe-pu-erh-tea","title":"Jinggu Aged \"Zi Cha\" Purple Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurple tea (aka Zi Cha) is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica) that occurs naturally as a result of mutation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ripe tea is incredibly unique both because it's made from wet piling 100% purple tea varietal, and because of the taste as well!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUltra velvety smooth tea, with tons of creamy sweetness. The aging process in Jinggu (warm and humid climate) has transformed this tea into something to be enjoyed right now. The creamy sweetness and fruit juice notes are wonderful to behold but there is something totally unique about this tea!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvested in Spring 2011, wet piled in late 2011 and then stored in Jinggu (Simao, Yunnan) until October 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a \"cha tou\" tea nuggets version of this tea from the same wet piling batch (and storage condition) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yunnansourcing.com\/products\/jinggu-aged-purple-lao-cha-tou-ripe-pu-erh-tea\"\u003eavailable here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e! We recommend blending the the two together!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAltitude 1400 meters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on Purple tea read below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple Varietal of Camellia Sinensis Assamica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYunnan Pu-erh tea grows in the superior environment of low latitude, high altitude South Asian tropics and achieves many qualities of superior tea. Among pu-erh tea, purplish red bud tea is particularly valued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the hot, humid summer and fall seasons a portion of tea tree buds are purplish red colored. The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. Another historically famous purple tea is Zhejiang province's Guzhu Zisun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Bud Tea, grown in high mountain ancient tea fields, is hand-picked by growers who select only young tender buds from the purple tea trees. It is solely and painstakingly processed to produce a very small quantity of heavenly tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple bud tea anthocyanin can be bitter, so it is recommended that those who do not enjoy bitter flavors reduce the strength of their brew so as to enjoy the fine tea flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"50 Grams","offer_id":31148228378727,"sku":"","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":31148228411495,"sku":"","price":19.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams","offer_id":31148228444263,"sku":"","price":42.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams","offer_id":31148228477031,"sku":"","price":77.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram","offer_id":31148228509799,"sku":"","price":139.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_1250.jpg?v=1573071314"},{"product_id":"jinggu-aged-purple-lao-cha-tou-ripe-pu-erh-tea","title":"Jinggu Aged \"Purple Lao Cha Tou\" Ripe Pu-erh Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurple tea (aka Zi Cha) is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica) that occurs naturally as a result of mutation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ripe tea is incredibly unique both because it's made from wet piling 100% purple tea varietal, and because of the taste as well!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUltra velvety smooth tea, with tons of creamy sweetness.  The aging in Jinggu (warm and humid climate) has transformed this tea into something to be enjoyed right now.  The creamy sweetness and fruit juice notes are wonderful to behold but there is something totally unique about this tea!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese cha tou nuggets take awhile to heat up and give up their goodness.  We recommend using about 30%-40% more by weight.  For example if normally using 7 grams in a gaiwan, we'd recommend using 10 grams of these.  These can be steeped many many times and love the hottest water and longer steeps! If you'd like a stronger brew you can use a bit less and pry them apart with a pick before steeping them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvested in Spring 2015, wet piled in late 2015, and then stored in Jinggu (Simao, Yunnan) until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is \"Cha Tou\"?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCha Tou is a kind of tea nugget that forms naturally from the pressures of compression and heat that occurs during the fermentation process. Typically during fermentation process to make ripe pu-erh there is a pile of tea about 1 meter high. It is kept wet to allow the fermentation process and the pile is turned every few days to allow for an even degree of fermentation, moving the tea from the bottom of the pile (where it is hotter and wetter) to the top of the pile where it is cooler and drier. The \"cha tou\" are the leaves that ball up and get stuck together. The best cha tou are ones that have not been over-fermented and are smaller in size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on Purple tea read below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePurple Varietal of Camellia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYunnan Pu-erh tea grows in the superior environment of low latitude, high altitude South Asian tropics and achieves many qualities of superior tea. Among pu-erh tea, purplish red bud tea is particularly valued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the hot, humid summer and fall seasons a portion of tea tree buds are purplish red colored. The source of the color is anthocyanin, which changes color along with cell sap acidity. High levels of acidity lead to red color, while medium acidity is more purple, and high alkalinity tends toward indigo. Purplish red tea results from an inherited reaction to unfavorable hot and humid summer environmental conditions, providing the tea tree with a mechanism for fighting scorching ultraviolet rays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePu-erh tea growing areas tend to be between 1000 and 2000m elevation. According to surveys, higher altitude tea growing areas receive as much as 8 times the ultraviolet light of lower altitude growing areas. During the dry spring tea season, the atmosphere tends to be quite dusty which serves to reflect, scatter, and absorb most ultraviolet light. Entering into the rainy season, atmospheric dust is frequently washed away by rain. These clean, clear atmospheric conditions allow virtually all UV light reach the surface. In order to resist damage from this shortwave radiation, tea leaves produce anthocyanin, which can reflect away a portion of the UV light hitting the leaves. Although a southern Yunnan tea field during the high of the summer is a sea of green, most eye-catching are the specks of purplish-red scattered throughout. Purple bud tea trees occupy approximately 1-2% of all tea trees, and occur with varying intensities of purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurplish red bud tea has throughout history been regarded as a standard for quality tea. Lu Yu in the \"Cha Jing\" evaluating the color of tea leaves, came to the early conclusion: \"bright cliffs and gloomy forests, purple is the highest and green the second\". Purple tea features prominent fragrance and rich flavor. A small number of tea trees growing on the rocky slopes of Fujian's Zhengyi mountain, because of their red color, are given the famous name Da Hong Pao. Another historically famous purple tea is Zhejiang province's Guzhu Zisun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple Bud Tea, grown in high mountain ancient tea fields, is hand-picked by growers who select only young tender buds from the purple tea trees. It is solely and painstakingly processed to produce a very small quantity of heavenly tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurple bud tea anthocyanin can be bitter, so it is recommended that those who do not enjoy bitter flavors reduce the strength of their brew so as to enjoy the fine tea flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note: The previous batch was 2011 and is now sold out. We are now offering a 2015 batch of this tea (as of July 14th 2025) from the same gardens and wet-piled by the same person as our previous batch. If in doubt, please order the smallest amount of this 2015 batch and see how you like it before ordering a larger quantity!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop","offers":[{"title":"50 Grams \/ Spring 2015","offer_id":31148500516967,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams \/ Spring 2015","offer_id":31148500549735,"sku":"","price":17.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Grams \/ Spring 2015","offer_id":31148500582503,"sku":"","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams \/ Spring 2015","offer_id":31148500615271,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Kilogram \/ Spring 2015","offer_id":31148500648039,"sku":"","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9817\/products\/DSC_1243_218b4e4e-32a7-4692-adbf-ef4979706ded.jpg?v=1573072630"},{"product_id":"2019-yunnan-sourcing-autumn-bang-dong-zi-cha-purple-raw-pu-erh-tea-cake","title":"2019 Yunnan Sourcing \"Autumn Bang Dong Zi Cha\" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBang 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 production is made entirely from the tea picked by three families from their small ancestral tea gardens. The tea trees are 80-200 years old and are growing naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is entirely Bang Dong Zi Cha (Purple Tea). The tea is not from cloned purple plants but rather is collected from the purple tinged leaves and stem trees that grow alongside the non-purple tea trees in the same garden. This area of Bang Dong （4km north of Bang Dong town just west of Na Han village) is very sunny and high altitude with southern facing slopes and as such has a high incidence of naturally occurring purple mutations (around 15-20% of the trees in this area). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purple tea of Bang Dong is not quite the same as Yi Wu and Jinggu area purple teas that are more purple when fresh and darker black in color after processing into mao cha. The Bang Dong area \"zi cha\" (lit. purple tea) has purple stems and some purple tinging on the leaves. The taste is distinctive from the non-purple mutated trees growing in the same area (often side by side), with less bitterness, more sweetness, and a fruity character. There is still bitterness like our teas from \"Bang Dong\" and \"Na Han\", but overall it's less pronounced and sweeter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA total of 40 kilograms in total was produced.  We pressed these tea cakes with a stone-press and used low-temperature drying to preserve the integrity of the tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNet Weight:  400 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)\u003cbr\u003eHarvest time:  October 2018\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Area:  Na Han village, Bang Dong county, Lincang Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eTotal Production amount:  40 kilograms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper Design by Sander Mack-Crane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. 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There is strong full taste in the mouth and a warm stimulating feel in the mouth and body after drinking this tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Jinggu Wild Tree Purple \"Ye Sheng\" is very different from other Purple Pu-erh varietals we have offered before.  It's heavy and sweet with a flower and fruit aroma.  It grows near Ye Zhu Tang village in Jinggu county.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Yunnan Sourcing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage: Spring 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: 357 Grams per cake (7 Cakes per Bamboo Leaf Tong)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduction area: Ye Zhu Tang Village, Jinggu County of Simao Prefecture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapper design by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePatrik Benedičič\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. 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