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A blend of Spring and Autumn 2022 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang. 200+ year old tea trees growing...

Spring 2004 Harvested Yi Wu from a small Yi Wu local producer! This is a stone-pressed cake aged in Yi Wu and then Kunming. This is an excellent ex...

A lovely 2004 spring harvest tea blended from Mengku area tea gardens!  Wu Chi Dao is a small Mengku area brand of Pu-erh tea that launched in 1999...

Wild Arbor King (乔木王) was first introduced in 2006, and quickly became one of Mengku's most popular raw pu-erhs.  In 2006 it won the prestigious Ex...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2018! The tea leaves for this tea cake were picked from 100 to 200 years old tea trees growing wild in th...

An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Wild Pu-erh tree leaves that have a dark purple color.  This 野生茶 (Wild Tea) is naturally dark in colo...

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

Entirely spring 2020 harvested tea from pure assamica bushes growing in Meng Song village.  Meng Song village is northwest from the Nan Nuo mountai...

Entirely Wu Liang Mountain area tea from certified organic tea gardens. This cake is called "Di Fu" 地氟 (low fluoride) as it was tested by Zu Xiang ...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2020! The tea leaves for this tea cake were picked from 100 to 200 years old tea trees growing wild in th...

Ben Wei Da Cheng means something like "Creating the Original Taste".  The question is a good one.  There are so many tea growing areas in Yunnan pr...

Qing Mei Shan is a remote mountain area in Yong De county of Lincang.  The tea trees here are 100-300 years old and have been growing wild for cen...

"Chen Xiang Ya Yun" means Aged Aroma Elegance! This is a one time recipe from Menghai Tea Factory that is a blend of 5 years and older aged ripe pu...

This is a blend of tea from Spring 2016 that was aged as loose leaf (mao cha) before being pressed in December 2020.  This is a warm and nurturing ...

Spring 2016 harvested tea leaves that are 100% sourced from Lao Man'E Village (Bu Lang Mountains) tea from older tea trees.  Hai Lang has long bee...

This tea cake is composed from early spring harvest of purple tea from the Yi Wu mountains in Xishuangbanna. Purple tea leaves from bushes aged 20 ...

Mu Shu Cha or "Mother Tree Tea" is made from a blend of Bing Dao wild arbor tea leaves and other Mengku area tea leaves from Spring 2012.  Mu Shu ...

Jing Long is a small Yi Wu based producer that has been making tea since 1998.  This is a Spring 2006 tea cake that commemorates the Horse Caravan...

Bang 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. ...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring.  Da Qing village is located in Jinggu co...

Feng Qing tea factory (now owned by Dianhong Group) is the oldest tea factory in Lincang and the original producer and exporter of Yunnan Black tea...

This 2013 Spring Na Ka production is a very high quality production from wild arbor tea trees and bushes from the Na Ka mountain area in Menghai Co...

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

A blend of Lincang ripes teas from 5 different areas of Lincang! Smooth, thick, and potent with notes of fruit, mushroom, and chocolate! Entirely S...

Lovely blend of ripe pu-erh tea from Nannuo and Bulang areas of Xishuangbanna!  Tippy, thick and aromatic! Xinghai tea factory is the 2nd producer ...

Entirely "ye sheng" varietal tea from the highest reaches of the Wu Liang mountains.  Growing above 2000 feet these wild tea bushes range from 50 ...

This is a new blend for 2021! A blend of autumn harvested tea from several villages in Lincang! All wild arbor tea from mature trees! Potent mouth-...

Entirely wild arbor tea from autumn 2019! Tea leaves taken from 80 to 120 years old tea trees growing wild in the Mang Fei mountainous area in Yong...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there.  The winding d...

With this lovely cake we celebrate an age-old tradition of mixing raw and ripe pu-erh tea together to create a harmonious blend worthy of aging. Li...

This tea is harvested from untended bushes 野放茶 growing in the Guan Yang area of Fuding (Fujian province) at an altitude of 900 meters! April 2018 h...

Mini cakes are a great way to get to know a tea. They're not small, but they're not huge either, so they allow you to experiment with different bre...

This cake is pressed from a blend of Menghai area ripe pu-erh teas. The blend of tippy and medium sized leaves yields a classically Menghai smooth,...

Nan Po Zhai is the closest village to Bing Dao village in the county of Mengku.  It lies 2km from Bing Dao village in a roadless area filled with c...

Entirely first flush old arbor tea leaves from Gua Feng Zhai in the Yi Wu mountains.   Highly potent cha qi, but taste is balanced and thick with ...

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

This is the final Yunnan Sourcing production for 2009.  Fall tea harvested in mid-October from Mang Jing village in the Jing Mai mountains was used...

A blend of Ba Da Mountain Ripe Pu-erh tea from 2022 and November 2022 Harvested Chrysanthemum Buds from Huang Shan in Anhui. Smooth sweet ripe meet...

"Buddy" celebrates the spirit of companionship that dogs and humans share.  Buddy is also a young stray dog that we fostered for a couple of months...

A high quality slightly aged ripe pu-erh tea cake from Hai Lang Hao! 2005 fermented material from Menghai in Xishuangbanna was blended to create Ha...

This is a pressing of Mengku tea harvested in Spring 2003 and then stored in Nan Jian until early 2020 when the tea stocks were moved to Kunming.  ...

A first flush of spring production from “Lao Qian" Village (老迁), in the north-eastern part of Yi Wu.  Lao Qian village tea is pure assamica tea and...

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

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

Guo You Lin 国有林 (lit. State Protected Forest) is a small area between Yi Wu town and Mengla town in the Yi Wu Mountains at an elevation of 1650 me...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2024 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea. The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters...

This is a unique tea to be sure.  It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Mangshi County of Dehong.  The tea grows w...

This is premium Mengku ripe tea made from entirely spring harvested tea! Wet-piled in a Mengku area tea factory and then aged for about 2 years bef...