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Made from the first flush of Spring White Pekoe (Camellia Taliensis) growing in Yang Ta village in Jing Gu county.  Just the bud is picked but then...

8891 Red Mark is one of two 8891's released in 2007 by the China Tea Co (aka Zhong Cha/CNNP). The other 8891 is a brown label and is identical in a...

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...

This is a 2019 pressing of 2017 Spring tea leaves harvested from Jingmai mountain area tea bushes.  The 2 years of aging as loose leaf mao cha in M...

This year's Impression cake shares some similarities with it's 2012 counterpart.  It's a blend of different teas, but this year we used mao cha fr...

These little purple buds come from the "ye sheng" varietal of camellia tea trees which grow wild in tropical Dehong. These sun-dried buds are in a...

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...

Made entirely from Jingmai mountain area raw pu-erh tea.  Entirely 2016 spring harvest tea was processed through a special decoction process this c...

This is an excellent Cha Gao made entirely from Jinggu area (in Simao) raw pu-erh tea.  These mini 1 gram bricks are individually wrapped and perfe...

This is a 2004 pressing by the Wan Shun Hao brand, a small Mengku area producer.  It's spring harvest tea from the Big Snow Mountain area of Mengku...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens. The tea ...

Part 2 of our "Steps" series will take you further into the world of Chinese tea! While First Steps is meant to get you acquainted with the basics,...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens.  This yea...

This is a first flush of Spring 2018 "Huang Pian" from old tea trees in area of Bang Dong village in Lincang.  Huang Pian (黄片) are mature leaves t...

This is a unique blend of three different high quality spring 2018 raw pu-erh teas from Lincang and Simao.  We relentlessly blended teas from vario...

This tea is composed of wild arbor purple tea picked in April 2007 from high altitude (1900 meters) purple assamica varietal (大叶种紫茶) growing in the...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Mengku, Bang Dong, and Jing Gu tea gardens. The tea h...

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...

This "little treasure" tea cake is pressed from Mengku area tea leaves harvested in Autumn 2020 and Spring 2021.  This is a potent tea cake with pl...

Explore the pu-erh regions of Yunnan with this raw pu-erh sampler! You'll get to know 6 different regions, making this the perfect sampler for honi...

"Peach Cake" is a unique blend from very sought after teas from Menghai and Yi Wu Mountain areas of Xishuangbanna.  Li Wen Hua has painstakingly bl...

We are pleased to present a wonderfully unique and enjoyable tea cake we call "Cha Qi".  It's a blend of three Bu Lang villages with tea from both ...

We used Autumn 2015 Tea Leaves from the Da Xue Shan (Big Snow Mountain) area in the southwest of Mengku county in Lincang.  The tea trees are old ...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2020 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea. The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters...

Big Yellow Mark (lit. Da Huang Yin) is a CNNP labelled tea from a small producer in Menghai.  The tea is a blend of Nan Nuo and Bu Lang Mountain S...

This is a small farmer production using a generic CNNP 中茶 Simplified Character wrapper.  This is made entirely from Spring 2002 wild-harvested "Ye ...

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 20...

Probably a small Menghai area tea factory produced this cake under the CNNP (zhong cha) label.  Likely not a licensed CNNP production! Stored in M...

Shuangjiang Mengku Tea factory the most famous tea factory in the Lincang area of south-western Yunnan has produced this cake for a second year. Th...

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...

To celebrate the Year of the Pig we created this potent little tuo cha for those who enjoy the convenience of a little single serving tea.  We used...

This is a 2020 pressing from 2013 Spring harvested leaves were picked and processed into mao cha (loose leaf raw pu-erh tea) and then aged for 7 ye...

Our "Fleeting Years" (流年) tea cake is a blend of aged mao cha from several different years and regions, ranging in age from 14 to 8 years in age. W...

  Taste a curated selection of samples from Kunming Aged Raw Pu'erh Tea Cakes and develop an appreciation for how different storage conditions affe...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2018 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 mete...

Although this is a 2018 pressing the tea itself is 2016 Spring harvested tea from Jingmai Mountain area of Lancang County.  Harvested in 2016 and ...

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 color...

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...

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 Yun is a blend of teas from three distinctly different areas of southern Yunnan.  This blend is the the lighter of the three in taste. It spor...

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...

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...

Classic production pressed in the Yi Liang tea factory just outside of Kunming. 7561 is considered a "tippy grade" recipe. The bricks have been dry...

A powerful first flush of Spring 2015 tea from 50-80 year old trees growing in Da Xue Shan area of Lincang (45 km west of Lincang City).  Da Xue S...

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...

Wu Chi Dao brand tea is produced by a small tea factory in Mengku area of Lincang.  This is a spring 2003 production pressed by stone press and th...

Part 3 of our "Steps" series will take you further into the world of Chinese tea! While First Steps is meant to get you acquainted with the basics ...

We are proud to invite you to experience our first ever production from Long Tan Village (龙塘 Dragon Pool)!  Long Tang village is a small village in...