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  Take a flight around the Famous Tea Region of Jinggu County in Pu'er prefecture, previously known as Simao! Taste a curated selection of samples ...

This is a classic style "light piled" Liu Bao tea from Three Cranes Tea Factory in Wuzhou.  Much like the 100 gram cakes they produce, this is also...

This is a 2015 Spring Harvest blend of Menghai raw pu-erh teas.  Wild arbor mao cha was harvested from several different areas of Menghai (Bu Lang,...

Entirely Old and Ancient Arbor tea from the Spring 2017 Harvest from Mi Bu village in the Yi Wu mountain range. Mi Bu village is in the area of Yi...

Cha Tou is a kind of tea nugget that forms naturally from the pressures of compression and heat that occurs during the fermentation process. Typic...

A classic recipe from Menghai. This is an average blend of 7th grade material that was fermented last year, so the cake does not have that just fer...

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...

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Exp...

Early spring 2024 material from 60 to 80 year old tea trees (老太地/野放茶) growing wild in the area of Ba Da mountain called "Elephant Mountain". The Ba...

This is a classic re-imagined blend based on the original 1952 "Zhong Cha" Green Mark pressing. A blend of tea from Spring 2023 flush, consisting o...

Taste a curated selection of Ripe Pu-erh from Jingmai and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of this amazing regi...

Made entirely from Spring harvested tea leaves! Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of the two villages called "Bing Dao".  There i...

A classic recipe from Menghai. This is an average blend of 7th grade material that was fermented last year, so the cake does not have that just fer...

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. ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn 2018 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

Shuang Yi is a small producer of teas based in Menghai, they specialize in Banna teas, but also produce teas from Lancang (Jingmai, Bang Wei, and H...

This 100 gram tuo is made from Grade 1 "Yin Hao" tea from Yi Wu and Ba Da mountains in Xi Shuang Banna. The tuo was aged in Banna for 1 year befor...

The history of Jian Shui purple pottery, which is also known as Southern Yunnan red jade, goes back hundreds of years. During the Song dynasty it w...

A new old blend for 2024! Our original Cha Qi was released in 2011 and has since become a classic Yunnan Sourcing blend! Our 2024 Cha Qi is a uniqu...

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, grad...

This is a special pressing under the DX sub-label for a prominent Guangzhou tea merchant.  Pressed from all spring teas harvested in 2009 and 2010,...

Naka Mountain area is in the northern part of Mengsong area (north of Nannuo mountains). It's one of the higher altitude tea growing areas in Mengh...

Hai Lang's sole ripe production from 2022! This premium ripe tea cake is composed of Yi Wu area tea leaves harvested from mature tea trees during A...

Entirely old arbor tea from early Spring 2020! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (100 to 200 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong D...

Autumn 2019 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...

Lao Xian Ong ("Ong" is local dialect for "Weng") 老仙翁 (meaning is Old and Venerable Immortal or Old Sage) is a varietal of Dan Cong with more than ...

This is a 2016 Spring Harvest from Jingmai mountain in Lancang county of Simao.  Wild arbor mao cha was harvested from several different areas of t...

Taste a curated selection of Yunnan Sourcing Brand Blended Raw Pu-erh Tea Cakes from from 2012 and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, ...

A tiny production from just three large old tea trees (三棵树) growing near Bingdao village in Mengku county of Lincang.  Entirely picked and process...

"Yue Chen Yue Xiang" means "The older, the more aromatic" and it's the perfect term to describe the essence of Pu-erh tea culture! This cake has be...

From Mo Lie Shan (also called Shang Mu Lie) just south of Bingdao in Mengku, east of Bingdao Lake. Spring 2025 first flush from naturally grown 70–...

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 year's Journey ripe tea cake is pure single-estate Luo Shui Dong Village tea harvested in spring and autumn 2024 and then wet-piled in the Jan...

Entirely first flush of spring harvested purple tea from Yang Ta village in Jing Gu county of Simao.  Purple Tea (Zi Cha) is a naturally occurring ...

This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch made entirely from Pa Liang village wild tea! Wild tea trees and bushes ranging in age from 30-80 y...

Ever since we started pressing our own Yi Wu teas back in 2009 we've dreamed of creating an offering of several Yi Wu villages bundled together in ...

Jingmai Mountain is situated in Lancang County of Simao (now renamed Pu'Er) prefecture.  Jing Mai teas are incredibly unique as a large portion of ...

Entirely spring 2018 harvested tea leaves from Man Ban village (曼班) old plantation tea bushes.   Man Ban village is a Bu Lang area village that is ...

We are pleased to offer our first ever tea cake from "Man Gang Village" 漫岗 a small village just north of Bang Dong town (just west of Da Qing and ...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of spring 2014 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 mete...

Our 2014 Autumn "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 tre...

Shang Chun "赏春" means "Springtime Reward". We tirelessly blended a variety of different wild arbor and ancient arbor mao cha to create this recipe ...

A spring 2005 Hai Lang Hao production produced under the "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" brand. "Ba Ma Gong Chun" is made entirely from 100+ year old Nan Nuo ...

Clay type:  Old Duan Ni clay Maker:  Wang De Ming Style:  Classic Cha Hai Capacity:  160ml Special notes:  Old Duan Ni clay fired at very high tem...

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...

Lovely De Hua Jade Porcelain Teapot in the classic Dragon Egg 龙蛋 style. Stunning translucent material with a solid heavy feeling, and excellent hea...

2009 Chunhai production stored in dry Guangdong storage until August 2023!  Very nice blend with some gong ting and some grade 1,3,5 sized leaves. ...

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...