Whole Cakes Bricks and Tuo

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...

Yi Shan Mo village autumn harvested tea.  Yi Shan Mo along with Gua Feng Zhai, and Ma Hei village. Yi Shan Mo village tea is pure assamica varieta...

Entirely Old Arbor tea from the Spring 2019 Harvest from He Tao Di Village in Jinggu County of Simao.  He Tao Di (lit. Walnut Grove) Village is a ...

San Ceng Yun 三层云 is a small village southeast of Jinggu Town (the county seat) at an elevation of 1700 meters.  In total there are about 15 househ...

Teng Tiao village (Rattan village) is located in Jing Gu county of Simao.  The leaves used for our production come from the oldest stand of trees ...

 We have selected autumn harvest (谷花茶) wild arbor material from the area of "Ding Jia Zhai" (丁家寨), a mountain area near Lao Man Sa in the Yi Wu mo...

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...

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

Our first ever production from Da Hu Sai village.  Our Da Hu Sai was picked in the first week of October from wild grown tea trees ranging 80 to 2...

Zhu Peng Zhai is a small village in the mountains of Yong De county in Lincang.  Zhu Peng Zhai means "Bamboo Roof Village". Our 2012 production is ...

This is a 2014 production made from Wu Liang Mountain area tea leaves wet-piled in a Jinghong (Xishuangbanna) tea factory and then aged in Jinghong...

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 wonderfully aged ripe pu-erh tea from the Wenshan region of Yunnan (south-eastern Yunnan). Aged from 2003 to 2021 in Wenshan and then Kun...

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...

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...

Nuo Wu Village is in Mengku County of Lincang.  It's about 4 kilometers (as the crow flies) south and slightly east of Bing Dao village in the hig...

Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area.  It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...

Zheng Jia Liang Zi is a small village just south of Ma Hei village and just north of Yi Wu town and Luo Shui Dong.  Zheng Jia Liang Zi was first s...

Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living just west and south of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like th...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2014! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (150 to 300 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong ...

Mo Lie Shan (aka Shang Mu Lie) is a mountain area with several villages south of Bingdao in Mengku just to the east of Bingdao Lake (a reservoir se...

A small harvest of just 24 kilograms of tea from wild tea trees in a forest setting in the Bang Dong area of Lincang. True wild tea with a full-bod...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there. The winding dir...

Here we have a classic blended Menghai recipe cake from the old school Nan Qiao Tea Factory. Potent first flush of spring 2005 tea from Menghai (Bu...

Chang Da Hao is a classic Yi Wu producer that we've sold a couple of times over the last 20 years! This offering is a cake pressed from Spring 2006...

This Xiaguan 2010 XY "Yi Wu Big Green Tree" Pu-erh Tea Tuo is a redux of the classic 1999-2002 Menghai Yi Wu Big Green Tree cake! This cake was ori...

Dragon and Tiger together represent a balance of power. We pressed two potent teas from the Xishuangbanna region together to create something power...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of spring 2013 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meter...

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...

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...

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 mount...

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...

Da Ping Zhang 大平掌 village is at 1750 meters and is located east of Jinggu Town at an elevation of 1750 meters.  The tea garden where this tea is g...

Nan Po Zhai is the closest village to Bing Dao village in the county of Mengku.  It lies 2km from Bing Dao village in a roadless area filled with c...

Entirely spring 2013 material from Mengku county of Lincang.  Blended with teas from various different growers to achieve a strong mouth-feel, high...

Autumn tea leaves from 100-200 year old wild arbor tea trees growing near Xi Bang village in Lincang.  An incredibly potent tea that gives a feelin...

Mengku has blended Lincang wild arbor material entirely from autumn harvest 2010 and pressed into these hefty 1 kilogram bricks. Simple relatively...

Autumn 2010 leaves from a 80 to 100 year old wild arbor tea trees! Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is situated in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Ba...

A blend of Lao Man'e and Xin Ban Zhang Villages tea! Both harvested from first flush of spring 2024 tea! Potent bitter tea with a long-lasting mout...

Zhang Jia Wan (张家湾) is a small village with just a few households and is just north of Yi Shan Mo and Wan Gong (northeast from Yi Wu town, very ne...

Xiang Chun Lin (香椿林) is a small village with just a few households and is just between Yi Shan Mo and Wan Gong (northeast from Yi Wu town, near th...

Nan Ban Qing Village 南板箐村 is a small village with just 260 inhabitants.  It's a lush semi-tropical village at an altitude of 1410 meters and cover...

Zao Qiao Di is a small village south of Jinggu Township in Simao Prefecture.  It's a high altitude village (1900 meters) with cool weather year-ro...

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 mount...

Entirely Old Arbor tea from the Spring 2017 Harvest from Gu Shan 孤山 in Jinggu County of Simao.  Gu Shan (lit. Lonely Mountain) is located in a roa...

October 2014 Autumn harvest tea leaves from 80-150 year old tea trees growing in Jiu Tai Po village in Jinggu county of Simao. Jiu Tai Po or "9 Me...

This tea cake is composed from late autumn harvest of purple tea from the Yi Wu mountains in Xishuangbanna.  Purple tea leaves from bushes aged 20 ...

Our Autumn Pasha tea is from the southwest side of the mountain are growing at an altitude of about 1750 meters, making it one of the highest altit...