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Purple Tea

Purple Tea is a special Yunnan tea. There exist three unique varieties, all different cultivars. The original Purple tea is called "Wild Purple" or "Ye Sheng" Purple tea. The varietal is referred to as Assamica Dehongensis. Ye Sheng tea is very bitter when young but ages quickly and develops great complexity with age. It was originally processed into mao cha and sold as a kind of Raw Pu-erh tea, but more recently has been processed into Black tea with incredible results! The second kind of purple tea is often called "Zi Cha" 紫茶 or 紫芽 (Purple tea or Purple Bud). Zi Cha is a naturally occurring mutated version of Assamica. It grows all over Yunnan and accounts for less than 1% of cultivated Assamica in Yunnan. The third kind of purple tea is called "Zi Juan". Zi Juan (aka Purple Beauty) is a man-made cultivar developed by Yunnan Xishuangbanna Tea Research Station in the late 1990's. Fujianese purple leaf cuttings from Wu Yi area were hybridized with local Yunnan Assamica plants to product this unique tea.
  • Purple Wild Buds Black Tea from Dehong

    Original price $11.50 USD - Original price $165.00 USD
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    Purple Buds from wild Camellia Assamica Dehongensis were picked in earliest part of Yunnan's tropical spring time and then processed into a special...

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  • Jinggu "Wild Tree Purple Moonlight White" Tea Cake

    Original price $9.00 USD - Original price $50.50 USD
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    This is a unique tea to be sure.  It's pressed into a lovely waffle shaped cake and made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing ...

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  • 2007 Yi Shan Purple Bud Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake of Jinggu

    Original price $10.25 USD - Original price $96.75 USD
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    Spring 2007 harvest of 1 leaf / 1 bud and 2 leaf / 1 bud purple tea!  Aged over 7 years in Jinggu town's sub-tropical conditions has given this te...

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  • "Purple Voodoo" Purple Black Tea Cake * Spring 2021

    Original price $9.50 USD - Original price $53.00 USD
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    This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of spring 2021 harvest!  A painstakingly blended cake...

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  • "Purple Voodoo" Purple Black Tea Cake * Spring 2022

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    This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of spring 2022 harvest! A painstakingly blended cake ...

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  • 2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Wild Tree Purple Moonlight White" Tea Cake

    Original price $12.25 USD - Original price $86.00 USD
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    This is a unique tea to be sure.  It's made from Wild Tree Purple varietal tea (ye sheng cha) growing in Jinggu county.  The tea grows wild and is ...

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  • "Purple Voodoo" Purple Black Tea Cake * Spring 2023

    Original price $8.50 USD - Original price $47.25 USD
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    This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of Spring 2023 harvest! A painstakingly blended cake ...

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  • 2014 Yunnan Sourcing Dehong Ye Sheng Cha Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $109.25 USD
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    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...

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  • 2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Dream in Purple" White Tea Cake

    Original price $9.75 USD - Original price $66.00 USD
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    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...

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  • 2011 Wild Tree Raw Pu-erh Tea Brick of Dehong

    Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $155.75 USD
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    Dehong Purple Leaf varietal.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...

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  • 2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Jinggu Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake

    Original price $11.75 USD - Original price $106.75 USD
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    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...

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    Original price $11.75 USD - Original price $106.75 USD
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  • 2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Dream in Red" Purple Black Tea Cake

    Original price $9.75 USD - Original price $66.00 USD
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    "Dream in Red" 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)! T...

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  • 2005 Dehong "Wild Tree" Raw Pu-erh Tea Brick

    Original price $9.25 USD - Original price $66.00 USD
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    This is made entirely from Spring 2005 wild-harvested "Ye Sheng" varietal (Dehongensis) tea harvested in the mountains west of Mangshi area of Deh...

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  • 2006 Qi Sheng "Ye Sheng Qiao Mu" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $10.25 USD - Original price $96.75 USD
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    This is a small production from the "Qi Sheng" Brand based in Kunming.  Li Fa Lou the owner is a close friend of mine and a Dehong (Mangshi) native...

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  • 2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Jinggu Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake

    Original price $9.75 USD - Original price $85.50 USD
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    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,...

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    Original price $9.75 USD - Original price $85.50 USD
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  • 2017 Yunnan Sourcing "Jinggu Ye Sheng Cha" Wild Tree Purple Tea Cake

    Original price $12.25 USD - Original price $121.50 USD
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    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...

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  • 2014 Yunnan Sourcing Wu Liang Ye Sheng Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $12.75 USD - Original price $130.25 USD
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    Entirely "ye sheng" varietal tea from the highest reaches of the Wu Liang mountains.  Growing above 2000 feet these wild tea bushes range from 50 ...

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  • "Purple Voodoo" Purple Black Tea Cake * Spring 2024

    Original price $8.50 USD - Original price $43.00 USD
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    This is a blend of multiple types of Purple varietal (mostly black) teas from the first flush of Spring 2023 harvest! A painstakingly blended cake ...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Wild Purple Black" of Yong De Tea Cake

    Original price $8.75 USD - Original price $58.75 USD
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    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...

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  • 2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Synergy" Black and White Tea Cake

    Original price $7.70 USD - Original price $52.00 USD
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    This tea is truly exceptional! Crafted from the Wild Tree Purple varietal (ye sheng cha) found in the Mang Fei mountain region of Yong De county, i...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Bang Dong Zi Cha" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $9.75 USD - Original price $68.75 USD
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      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....

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  • 2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Bang Dong Zi Cha" Purple Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

    Original price $8.60 USD - Original price $61.00 USD
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    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. O...

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