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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...

A blend of Spring and Autumn 2021 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang. 200+ year old tea trees growing...

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 d...

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...

Spring 2003 Harvested Yi Wu from a small Yi Wu local producer!  This is a stone-pressed cake aged in Yi Wu and then Kunming. This an excellent exam...

This is a small production pressed by an Yi Wu tea grower in Luo Shui Dong Village.  The tea is entirely 2003 Spring Harvest from wild growing tea ...

We are very excited to offer this aged Yi Wu raw pu-erh tea!  The tea was harvested in Spring 2003, and then stored as loose leaf "mao cha" in Yi W...

Da Zhu Peng village is a high altitude village in the mountains north of Jinggu town at an altitude of 1830 meters!  The tea used to press this cak...

This is a pressing of a tea that is grown naturally without human intervention.  The tea trees range from 40-200 years of age and grown naturally o...

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 this t...

A lovely aged ripe pu-erh tea aged in hot and humid Xishuangbanna!  Made from Menghai area fermented tea this tea was fermented for 46 days in Men...

Our first ever pressing from "Cucumber Village" (黄瓜地) in Jinggu!  Old Arbor tea trees growing naturally at an altitude of 1700 meters were harveste...

 "Huang Shan Gu Shu" (lit. Remote Mountain Old Tree) is a mountain in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-300 year old tea trees are growing.  Huang S...

"Lan Hua Qing" (兰花箐) aka "Orchid Village" is a small village that lies halfway between Binglinqing and Yangta villages southwest from Jinggu town. ...

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...

We are pleased to offer our Spring 2021 harvested tea cake from "Man Gang Village" 漫岗 a small village just north of Bang Dong town (just west of Da...

A blend of Jinggu old arbor and wild arbor teas from 6 different areas in Jinggu county (Simao)!  This is very complex tea with a very wide and dee...

This is a blend of several old arbor Jinggu area raw pu-erh teas. We wanted to create a unique blend from the highest quality mao cha but also have...

A unique type of tea that is found only in Jinggu County of Simao.  It is a naturally occurring color mutation much like "Zi Cha", but the fresh le...

Han Gu Di village is one of the more remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 1.5 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there.  Although there ...

This ripe tea cake is a blend of several unique batches of Bu Lang Mountain area teas!  Thick, bitter, and sweet, with chocolatey bite and a potent...

We are proud to invite you to experience our aged pressing from Long Tang Village (龙塘 Dragon Pool)!  Long Tang village is a small village in the no...

This is a blend of Menghai area teas all harvested in Spring 2021!   A well balanced tea with plenty of bitter/sweet, thick, oily, and long lasting...

We are proud to offer a lovely tea from Ba Ma Village in the Nannuo mountains!  The tea was harvested in April 2021 and then processed by the tradi...

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 ...

This is a Wu Yi varietal black tea called “Golden Peony" 金牡丹 that is typically processed into a roasted oolong tea.  By processing into a black tea...

This is our Imperial Grade Qimen (aka Keemun) harvested in Huangshan county of Anhui.  Qimen Black Tea (祁门红茶) is among the most famous black teas i...

Jiu Qu Hong Mei is sometimes Jiu Qu Oolong, and is a relatively unknown black tea produced in the Da Hu Mountain area not too far from the West Lak...

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...

A blend of Spring and Autumn 2020 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growin...

Historically labelled as "bohea", another name for the "Wuyi" region of Fujian Province China, is where some of the most cherished tea plants are c...

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 ...

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...

This is a Spring 2006 pluck from Mangshi county of Dehong "Ye Sheng" varietal purple tea trees.  Stored in Dehong from 2006 until 2014 and then Kun...

This is a pressing of Mengku tea harvested in Spring 2003 and then stored in Nan Jian until early 2020 when the tea stocks were moved to Kunming.  ...

A first flush of spring production from “Lao Qian" Village (老迁), in the north-eastern part of Yi Wu.  Lao Qian village tea is pure assamica tea and...

"Yao Yun" aka "Yao People Rhyme" is pressed from first flush Yi Wu picked from 40-100 year old trees growing in the Yao Minority area southeast fro...

This is Xiao Yao's blend of powerful spring teas!  If you are looking for a balanced thick and complex pu-erh tea for aging then look no further! S...

A lovely old arbor (古树) black tea cake made from first flush of spring 2020 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Bang ...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2020! The tea leaves for this tea cake were picked from 100 to 200 years old tea trees growing wild in th...

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...

Entirely Old Arbor tea from the Spring 2020 Harvest from He Tao Di Village in Jinggu County of Simao.  He Tao Di (lit. Walnut Grove) Village is a t...

Ye Zhu Shan is a Jinggu area mountain (野猪山 lit. Wild Pig Mountain) east and a bit south of Jinggu town near the village of Wang Jia Zhai (up hill f...

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...

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 ...

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 a remote area located...

He Kai village area is south of Menghai town on the way to Lao Ban Zhang.  It could be considered northern Bu Lang mountains, but has a distinct ch...

Xiao Hu Sai village (a neighboring village to Da Hu Sai).   Our Xiao Hu Sai was picked in April from wild grown tea trees 100+ years of age.  Very ...