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These little dragon balls were hand-rolled in from 2017 Mang Fei Mountain spring harvested ripe pu-erh tea.  Mang Fei mountain area is in Yong De c...

This is a wonderful blend of aged (2014) tangerine peel (chenpi 陈皮) and aged "Gong Ting" ripe pu-erh tea (2010).   High quality aged tangerine peel...

In recent years using high quality wild arbor and old arbor tea leaves from tea trees that have historically been used for pu-erh production has be...

Nuo Mi Xiang (糯米香 Semnostachya menglaensis H. P. Tsui) is the Chinese name for Sticky Rice Herb.  Nuo Mi Xiang is a natural herb that grows in Yunn...

This is a special premium 7572 release to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Menghai Tea Factory! A classic recipe from Menghai. This is an av...

This is a Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Sampler of some of our customers' favorites. Experience a wide range of styles and vintages and discover why these...

A classic recipe from Menghai, but the first production of 2010. This is classic Da Yi recipe that originally formulated in 1974.  This particular ...

Ba Nuo Village is a small remote village about 10 kilometers (as the crow flies) from Bing Dao village in Mengku county (for map click here). Our B...

Na Han Village (那罕寨) is located near Bang Dong village in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture.Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitu...

Qian Jia Shan (lit. Thousand Home Mountain 千家山) is a small village in the northern part of Jinggu county in Simao prefecture.  Being a high altitud...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked at the end of Autumn.  Da Qing village is located in Jinggu county and i...

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao). Ku Zhu mounta...

This is a one leaf to one bud style plucking of a Jinggu area (Ku Zhu Shan vicinity) Camellia Taliensis varietal.  Camellia Taliensis is a native J...

Purple tea (aka Zi Cha) is a large leaf varietal (Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica) that occurs naturally as a result of mutation. This ripe tea is ...

Premium Grade Tie Guan Yin is made from a genuine varietal of Tie Guan Yin from Gande village in Anxi County of Fujian province. The tea is full of...

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 A...

This year's Qian Li Xiang 千里香 (lit. Thousand Mile Fragrance) is a medium-high level of roast The roasting is done over a period of two weeks to bri...

Black tea from Yunnan is among the most robust but refined black teas produced in the whole world! Typically Yunnan Black teas are made from Assami...

This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch made entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2018 and wet piled in la...

We are proud to announce our second He Kai (贺开) village production! He Kai village area is south of Menghai town on the way to Lao Ban Zhang. It co...

This year's "Spring Impression" cake is a blend of tea leaves entirely from the first flush of Spring, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jin...

This Laoshan Village "Pine Needles" Green Tea is incredibly bright and sweet. Unique processing that involves hand-processing (hand-frying, hand-ro...

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

This is a spring 2018 pressing from entirely Ban Pen village older tea trees.  Ban Pen village is in the Bu Lang mountains and is one of closest vi...

"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...

This is most likely a generic production which uses a classic "Big Yellow Mark" with large characters wrapper.  This is a private production pressi...

This is a high quality blend of Menghai tea from Ba Da, Bu Lang, Nan Nuo and Meng Song.  Pressed in 2006 and then stored in Guangdong until early 2...

This is the original Feng Qing varietal black tea!  The leaves are from old trees and bushes growing naturally ranging in age from 80-120 years of ...

These little wafers are pressed from Shou Mei White Tea from Fuding in Fujian.  Each wafer is roughly 5.5 grams (+/- 0.5 grams) and is just perfect...

After tasting Lu Shan Yun Wu (Lu Mountain Cloud Mist) from a tea chum's family farm in Jiangxi we just had to offer this tea to our customers. Lu S...

Take a special flight to the Famous Tea Region of Yunnan! Taste Scott's personal favorites from this year's Spring Harvest of Yunnan Black Teas. Tr...

Take a flight to the Famous Tea Region of Yunnan! Taste a curated selection of our Yunnan Golden Black Tea and develop an appreciation for the dist...

  These are all Premium Yunnan Early Spring Green Teas! This is our "Spring Tribute" sampler! Taste a curated selection of our Yunnan Premium "Spri...

We have offered the "Silver Strands" 银丝 varietal green tea (a robust one leaf to one bud ratio) since 2005, but decided to also offer its first flu...

This is entirely 2016 spring harvested Shou Mei White Tea from Fuding area of Fujian. It was pressed in 2016 and then stored in a dryish Guangdong ...

"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...

We are pleased to offer our first ever tea cake from "Da Qing Zhai" 大箐寨 a small village just north of Bang Dong town (just east of Man Gang and Na ...

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. ...

Hong Ni Tang village (lit.  Red Mud Pool) is located in the far west of Jinggu not far from Mengku county (Lincang).  The tea trees from which thi...

Gu Shu Bai Cha means "Old Tree White Pekoe Tea".  White Pekoe refers to a Jinggu varietal called Camellia Assamica Taliensis that is very large an...

We are proud to announce our second Yi Wu area ripe pu-erh tea cake produced under the Yunnan Sourcing Brand! We used spring 2018 plantation and wi...

This is a tippy blend of ripe teas that work together to create a balanced and harmonious whole. Very smooth and sweet, with some bittersweet char...

This is a premium production is a blend of medium fermentation Liu Bao tea from the oldest producer of Liu Bao in Guangxi (Three Cranes / Wuzhou T...

This is a Menghai area ripe pu-erh tea produced by a small tea factory in 2004. It was aged in Kunming from 2005 until now. It comes wrapped in a w...

This is a cake composed entirely of golden buds ripe pu-erh tea. Golden Bud (aka Jin Ya 金芽) is a fine tippy grade of ripe that is unique from gong ...

Enjoy 6 of our best Fu Cha. Taste a curated selection of Just Fu Cha from our favorite Tian Jian and Fu Zhuan and develop an appreciation for the ...

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...

An expertly fermented black tea made from the famous "Purple Beauty" Zi Juan 紫娟 varietal.  Subtle appearance with an expansive taste!  Hints of flo...