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Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

Leaf grade is based on the size of the leaf.  After the fermentation process is completed, ripe pu-erh is separated into different grades. Each different leaf grade will impart a slightly different taste.  When ripe tea cakes, bricks and tuos are pressed they are usually a blend of different leaf grades.  Blending is used to bring more complexity to the overall taste of the finished product.

Leaf grades from smallest to largest:  Gong Ting, Te Ji, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7,  Grade 8, Grade 9

Other by-products of ripe fermentation might include:  Zao Xiang Ye (or Cu Ye, large coarse leaf), Cha Tou (tea nugget), and small broken grade leaf which is often sold as a cheaper form of Gong Ting.

  • 25 Years Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Menghai | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    25 Years Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Menghai

    $7.00 - $198.00
    $7.00 - $198.00
    $7.00 - $198.00
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    Produced in 2000, this Menghai ripe spent its first years aging in Menghai and then continued in Kunming, a clean, natural progression that has she...

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    $7.00 - $198.00
    $7.00 - $198.00
    $7.00 - $198.00
    $7.00
  • FT 28 Years Aged "Li Li Xiang" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    FT 28 Years Aged "Li Li Xiang" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea

    $11.00 - $48.50
    $11.00 - $48.50
    $11.00 - $48.50
    $11.00
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    This is a new/old production from FT Brand (Fei Tai 飞台)! Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea aged for 28+ years in both Menghai and Guangdong! The tea itsel...

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    $11.00 - $48.50
    $11.00 - $48.50
    $11.00 - $48.50
    $11.00
  • FT "30 Years Aged" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    FT "30 Years Aged" Ripe Loose Leaf Pu-erh Tea

    $12.75 - $59.50
    $12.75 - $59.50
    $12.75 - $59.50
    $12.75
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    This is a new/old production from FT Brand (Fei Tai 飞台)! Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea aged for 30 years in both Menghai and Guangdong! The tea itself...

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    $12.75 - $59.50
    $12.75 - $59.50
    $12.75 - $59.50
    $12.75
  • 2014 Bulang Mountain Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2014 Bulang Mountain Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $7.50 - $102.75
    $7.50 - $102.75
    $7.50 - $102.75
    $7.50
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    2014 Harvested tea from the Bulang mountains of Menghai (Xishuangbanna)! Aged in a loose leaf form since 2014 in Menghai and then brought to Kunmin...

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    $7.50 - $102.75
    $7.50 - $102.75
    $7.50 - $102.75
    $7.50
  • Meng Song Village "Emperor's Golden Pu-erh" Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Meng Song Village "Emperor's Golden Pu-erh" Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $6.50 - $147.50
    $6.50 - $147.50
    $6.50 - $147.50
    $6.50
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    This "Emperor's Golden Pu-erh" 茶皇 is an incredibly laborious tea to produce. A wet pile batch made from Meng Song Village spring harvested tea leav...

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    $6.50 - $147.50
    $6.50 - $147.50
    $6.50 - $147.50
    $6.50
  • 2001 Basket Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yi Wu | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2001 Basket Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yi Wu

    $8.50 - $239.50
    $8.50 - $239.50
    $8.50 - $239.50
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    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 res...

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    $8.50 - $239.50
    $8.50 - $239.50
    $8.50 - $239.50
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  • Aged Menghai Gong Ting Grade Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $8.25 - $109.00
    $8.25 - $109.00
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    Gong Ting (aka Palace Grade) Ripe Pu-erh tea is the smallest and tippiest grade of Ripe Pu-erh available.  When a wet pile batch is completed and t...

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    $8.25 - $109.00
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  • Menghai "Gong Ting" Tippy Grade Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Menghai "Gong Ting" Tippy Grade Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75 - $99.00
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    $7.75
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    Classic Menghai ripe pu-erh tea.  Wet piled by some of the most accomplished ripe tea professionals in Menghai (Yang Li).  Storage in Menghai (warm...

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    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75 - $99.00
    $7.75
  • Menghai "Everyday Drinker" Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Menghai "Everyday Drinker" Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $5.50 - $67.75
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    This is a nice loose leaf ripe pu-erh tea that is sweet, fruity, and smooth.  In later steeps it becomes kind of creamy.  It takes about 6-8 steeps...

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