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Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

Leaf grade is based on the size of the leaf.  After the fermentation process is completed, ripe pu-erh is separated into different grades. Each different leaf grade will impart a slightly different taste.  When ripe tea cakes, bricks and tuos are pressed they are usually a blend of different leaf grades.  Blending is used to bring more complexity to the overall taste of the finished product.

Leaf grades from smallest to largest:  Gong Ting, Te Ji, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7,  Grade 8, Grade 9

Other by-products of ripe fermentation might include:  Zao Xiang Ye (or Cu Ye, large coarse leaf), Cha Tou (tea nugget), and small broken grade leaf which is often sold as a cheaper form of Gong Ting.

  • Menghai "Everyday Drinker" Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Menghai "Everyday Drinker" Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $5.50 - $67.75
    $5.50 - $67.75
    $5.50 - $67.75
    $5.50
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    This is a nice loose leaf ripe pu-erh tea that is sweet, fruity, and smooth.  In later steeps it becomes kind of creamy.  It takes about 6-8 steeps...

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    $5.50 - $67.75
    $5.50 - $67.75
    $5.50 - $67.75
    $5.50
  • Meng Song Gong Ting Grade Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Meng Song Gong Ting Grade Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $6.75 - $93.50
    $6.75 - $93.50
    $6.75 - $93.50
    $6.75
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    This Gong Ting grade ripe tea is a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2017 and wet pi...

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    $6.75 - $93.50
    $6.75 - $93.50
    $6.75 - $93.50
    $6.75
  • Bu Lang Mountain Gong Ting Grade Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
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    Bu Lang Mountain Gong Ting Grade Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $7.25 - $87.00
    $7.25 - $87.00
    $7.25 - $87.00
    $7.25
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    This Gong Ting grade ripe tea is a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Bu Lang Mountain (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2017 and wet ...

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    $7.25 - $87.00
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    $7.25
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  • Gong Ting Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cured in King Orange | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Gong Ting Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cured in King Orange

    $10.00 - $109.00
    $10.00 - $109.00
    $10.00 - $109.00
    $10.00
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    This is a lovely and special tea.  Gong Ting (smallest ripe pu-erh grade) has been stuffed into a fresh King Orange and then cured together.  The ...

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    $10.00 - $109.00
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    $10.00
  • 8 Years Aged "Menghai Grade 3" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    8 Years Aged "Menghai Grade 3" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea

    $7.75 - $99.00
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    This is from a small Menghai area tea factory where tea from all over Menghai county in Xishuangbanna (Bu Lang, Ba Da, Nan Nuo and other areas) un...

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  • 8 Years Aged "Mang Fei Mountain" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    8 Years Aged "Mang Fei Mountain" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea

    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75

    This aged ripe pu-erh tea was produced from tea leaves harvested in the Mang Fei mountain area of Yong De county (Lincang).  The tea underwent wet...

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    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75
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