nontaxable collection

A premium single-estate tea from Menghai area of Yunnan. Potent cha qi, thick ku wei with a fast returning sweetness (hui tian). Hand-picked, and s...

A new old blend for 2026! Our original Cha Qi was released in 2011 and has since become a classic Yunnan Sourcing blend! Our 2026 Cha Qi is a uniqu...

“Ancient Grove” is an exceptionally limited raw pu-erh tea made entirely from the first flush of the Spring 2026 harvest. The leaves were ...

Classic Nan Jian Tu Lin production from 2003. Tea from Lincang and Wu Liang shan have been blended into this potent little tuo cha!  Good fruity ta...

These handy little dragon balls are composed entirely of the "huang pian" (mature larger leaves) that were hand-plucked from the mao cha (loose lea...

This is a cake composed entirely of the "huang pian" (mature larger leaves) that were hand-plucked from the mao cha (loose leaf raw pu-erh) that co...

Qi Lan (奇兰), or "Rare Orchid," is a fragrant tea varietal from the Wu Yi mountains of Fujian, usually made into oolong. This batch was fully oxidiz...

Pure wild tree purple tea (ye sheng cha) from Dehong.  Aged for 20 years in Kunming.  It's got a strong spicy taste and full mouthfeel.  The tea li...

Classic Nan Zhao Brand release from Xiaguan! 4 x 250 Grams in a shrink wrapped square box! Pressed in January 2005 from 2004 harvested tea and then...

This is a unique charcoal medium roasted take on Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong (aka Duck Shit Oolong). Fresh spring tea was harvested the Phoenix Mountain ...

This is Xiaguan's standard "Jia Ji" recipe. Dry-stored in Kunming since 2005.100 grams of tea per tuo (5 tuo per bag)

This is a Xiaguan "Fei Tai FT" production. FT is a business which custom blends and special orders large quantities tea to be pressed in the Xiagua...

The Lancang Ancient Tea company of Lancang county of Simao produced this fine cake from early spring 2005 Jingmai mountain tea at an altitude of 16...

Classic Changtai tea! 20+ years of Kunming aging! Thick tea with warm qi and a long lasting after-taste! 100 Grams per cake    

Classic Haiwan production with 20+ years of age! Kunming aged, with potent cha qi and strong taste, but without the brash character it had when it ...

"Lan Xiang" meaning is Orchid Aroma.  It is said that tea brewed from some Wild Arbor trees has a subtle Orchid aroma to it.  This cake is made fro...

A classic Guan Zi Zai production that we offered from 2008 to about 2011, before selling out. Or so we thought! We recently found 4 cakes in hidden...

The 0211 recipe is one of the most recognized and enduring productions from Three Cranes (Sanhe), representing a classic style of traditionally cra...

This is a new pressing of premium Spring 2022 harvested Fu Tea from Gao Jia Shan to celebrate the Year of the Dragon!  Each brick is meticulously a...

This is a ripe pu-erh Xiaguan FT Production of the Mushroom "Jin Cha" (tight tea).  Tea harvested from Ban Zhang area plantation bushes in the Bula...

The Te Ji (aka Special Grade) tuo is a newer Xiaguan recipe that has been produced since 2003. High grade material is processed in the traditional ...

Autumn Harvest Forest Tea from Bang Dong village with tea flowers from the same trees! True wild tea with a full-bodied and textured mouthfeel. The...

This is a unique tea to be sure. It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in the Mang Fei mountain area of Yong De count...

This is a wild "ye sheng" varietal tea that was processed into a black tea. Of course, black tea is actually "red" tea in Chinese (红茶)! This expert...

Mengku area mature tea tree leaves were harvested in Spring 2025 and wet-piled in late 2025. The wet-piling process was done with great care to pre...

Q:  What happens when you take 10 year old raw pu-erh mao cha from Jinggu area old tea trees and then wet pile with the utmost care?  A:  You get a...

We are very pleased to be able to offer a single-estate Nan Po Zhai (Village) ripe tea cake! Just 800 kilograms in total was fermented using wood p...

A classic recipe from Menghai Tea Factory, and the first production of 2023 (2301). This is an average blend of 5th grade material that was ferment...

"Qi Zi Zhi Ge" means Song of the Seven Tea cakes. It evokes the image of a tong of tea sitting patiently on a shelf waiting for time to pass, waiti...

Batch 901 * New blend started in 2009 (this is the first pressing ever!Pu Zhi Wei uses an average of grade 5 ripened tea leaves blended and compres...

This is a single-estate ripe pu-erh tea wet-piled from Spring 2025 Yi Wu Mountain area (village) tea leaves. The tea trees are wild arbor and never...

This 2025 Jiu Long Chi Tian Fu Brick Tea is a 500 gram brick of traditional Anhua hei cha made from 2024 tea material and pressed in 2025. Produced...

This is a premium blend that we've named "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King." "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea ca...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested from mature old plantation tea trees in Spring 2025 and wet piled during 2025. The tea w...

This is a unique blend of Ripe Pu-erh tea from several regions in the southern regions of Yunnan! This is a very balanced blend with some bitter, s...

A deeply unique blend of old tree ripe pu-erh tea from Lao Man'e Village and agarwood leaf tea (Aquilaria Sinensis) from Menghai, pressed into a ca...

For the year of the horse we decided to produce some premium quality mini cakes from a blend of Menghai area ripened tea leaves! Each mini cake is ...

We are pleased to offer classic Dian Hong style black tea harvested from old plantation bushes from Feng Qing! Deep roots from 100+ year old tea bu...

Our Daily Drinker Duck Shit Oolong is from younger plantation bushes but is well processed and very good tea! It's tasty, has good body and aroma, ...

This is a loose leaf ripe pu-erh tea that was fermented from "huang pian" leaves.  Huang Pian (黄片) are mature leaves that are typically removed fro...

We are proud to offer a Certified Organic "Te Zhi" Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yunnan. This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in April ...

We are proud to offer a Certified Organic "Gong Ting" Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yunnan.  This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in Ap...

A rare and beautiful floral tea made from the flower buds of the sweet-type purple Ye Sheng wild tea tree varietal growing in Jinggu County of Sima...

Our 2026 release of Cozy is exactly what the name promises: a comforting, velvety, cha tou-heavy ripe pu-erh built for slow evenings, cold weather,...

A tightly compressed 357 gram iron cake pressed in 2003 from first flush spring tea harvested in Mengku, Lincang. Although this was produced by a s...

A classic old-school CNNP-licensed Anhua hei cha production pressed in 2007 and aged in Hunan for nearly two decades. This tea is composed entirely...

A special 2 kilogram Hua Zhuan tea brick produced by Bai Sha Xi Tea Factory in 2016, presented in a striking red commemorative box. Bai Sha Xi, bas...

  A pure Autumn 2025 harvest from old “Mother” tea trees growing in the Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang. These 200+ year old trees grow at around...