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Da Shan (lit. Big Mountain) is an area in the northwest of Jinggu county not too far from Bang Dong area (Lincang). Our Da Shan black tea is plucke...

Jing Gu Yang Ta village is in Jing Gu county of Simao prefecture (景谷秧塔寨). It is well known for its "Da Bai" (大白 - Big White) tea. Actually the tea ...

We thought of offering this as another "Secret Garden" pressing, but instead we decided to keep the location of "Shi Pian Di" nameless. It's better...

This is a Spring 2022 harvested from You Le mountain! Instead of being processed into Pu-erh tea, it was processed into a spectacular white tea! Yo...

Bang Wai Mountain is in the county of Lancang not too far from the Jingmai Mountains. Bang Wai tea, like Jingmai tea, is a naturally occurring mixe...

This is a wonderful and satisfying addition to our Laoshan village teas!  High quality Laoshan black tea has been blended with an premium grade Osm...

Aged to perfection Tian Jian from Bai Sha Xi! This is the original An Hua tea varietal that has grown in the mountains of An Hua county for centuri...

This is a Spring 2021 harvested tea (pressed in 2022)!  You Le Mountain (aka Ji Nuo mountain 基诺山) is situated east of Jing Hong city about halfway...

"Vista" is a potent satisfying blend of teas harvested in Spring 2016 from both Mengku and Jinggu tea mountains! Aged as mao cha in southern Yunnan...

A first flush of spring black tea from our lovely Laoshan tea growers!  This black tea is a unique 1 leaf and 1 bud pluck that's been hand-fried an...

An excellent ripe tea from one of the original Menghai ripe pu-erh tea factories! Xinghai pressed this cake entirely from Yi Wu mountain area ripe ...

Wild Tian Jian from Yun Tai Mountains.  This is the original An Hua tea varietal that's has grown in the mountains of Gao Jia Shan and Yun Tai Shan...

Lao Huang Di is an area west of Long Tang village that has many wild tea trees. The trees range from 50-200 years in age and are completely feral. ...

This is a classic early Mengku Rongshi ripe production using a Te Ji heavy blend of tea wet piled in 2005 (the cake was pressed 1/1/2006). This is ...

Entirely Zhang Jia San Dui Village ripe pu-erh tea! Zhang Jia San Dui is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well known for cultivating tea tha...

This is a certified organic ripe pu-erh tea produced by the Lao Man'e Tea Factory of Menghai.  This was wet piled in 2010 from Jingmai Mountain are...

Liming Tea Factory in cooperation with the Man Ke Village Tea Cooperative has established a certified organic tea garden in the mountainous area of...

This is a well aged Guangdong storage ripe pu-erh tea pressed in 2008 by the Lao Man'e Brand.   This is composed of a blend of gong ting, te ji, gr...

This is a well-aged Guangdong storage ripe pu-erh tea pressed in 2006 by the Lao Man'e Brand. This is composed of Gong Ting (tippy grade) ripe pu-e...

This "Golden Pu-erh" is made by a special process of fermentation. The tea is fermented in bags instead of piled and the fermentation period is mor...

Kunlu Mountain area is south-east from Jinggu town in Simao (halfway to Ning'er).  Kunlu Mountain has many old tea trees and alot of old plantation...

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 E...

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...

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...

Ya Kou Village is a small village near the border of Jinggu County and Mengku County.  It's just east of the Lancang river at an altitude of 1650 m...

We thought of offering this as another "Secret Garden" pressing, but instead we decided to keep the location of "Shi Pian Di" nameless. It's better...

This is a unique blend of Mengku area wild arbor teas from the first flush of spring 2021! This is a strong and flavorful tea with a typically Meng...

Zheng Qi Tang is a small village in eastern Mengku county at an altitude of 2000 meters!  You can find 正气塘 here! This is our first ever Spring Harv...

Aged Mao Cha blend entirely from the Jinggu region of Simao.  The tea was aged in a loose leaf form in hot and humid Jinggu for more than a decade ...

This Yi Wu region harvested tea was wet piled in Menghai in 2001 and then aged in baskets in a Guangdong dry storage condition in Dongguan.   The r...

Sunrise Symphony is an invigorating blend of black teas from 3 famous tea-producing regions. The idea was to create a blend that can stand up to mi...

"Bai Ni Shui" is a small village to the southwest of Jinggu town in Simao prefecture.  Bai Ni Shui (lit.  White Mud Water) is situated at 1900 mete...

This is a classic Changtai Tea Factory offering pressed from Nannuo area spring 2005 tea leaves. Changtai Tea Factory tirelessly collected Spring 2...

Zhang Jia San Dui village teas represent a classic Bu Lang taste.  Bitter, sweet, floral, with notes of hardwood and mushroom. Our old plantation p...

This is a Spring 2020 Di Jie Village area old plantation harvest tea. The tea was wet piled during the summer of 2020 and then aged in Mengku until...

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...

Huang Guan Yin (Ming Ke #2) is a hybrid that was developed over 20 years (1977-1997), by the Fujian Tea Research Center and was officially accepted...

A blend of 2015 and 2016 Spring Harvested teas from Menghai, Simao, and Lincang!  Bitter and astringent, but warm and mellow, with a long lasting s...

This ripe cake is pressed a from a wet pile batch done entirely from Ban Pen Village area (Bu Lang Mountains of Menghai County) tea leaves harveste...

Another awesome offering from our "Aged as Mao Cha" series!  This time we were able to purchase a lovely lot of Big Snow Mountain (Mengku, Lincang)...

Shaanxi Fu Tea producers have been producing Fu tea for hundreds of years using both local and imported (from Hunan, Hubei, and Yunnan) tea leaves....

This is a 2013 Spring harvested tea from Ku Zhu mountain area of Jinggu county (Simao). The tea received a heavy smoke aroma during the kill green ...

This is a premium Lapsang Souchong (smoked Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong) black tea harvested from old plantation bushes in the Wu Yi area of Fujian. The t...

This is a pure assamica varietal (same as is used to make pu-erh tea) that was plucked during the first flush of spring (April) and then processed ...

This tea brick is made by a small Shaanxi tea factory that specializes in just making Fu Brick with golden flowers (eurotium cristatum).  This tea ...

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 a lovely tippy "golden pekoe" Feng Qing #100 varietal black tea.  #100 varietal is a hybrid varietal that is a cross between the original F...

This is a lovely ripe pu-erh tea tuo that was produced without a wrapper for export to Taiwan in 2003.  Supposedly it was produced by Xiaguan Tea F...