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Autumn harvest tea leaves from 200-300 year old tea trees growing in Jiu Tai Po village in Jinggu county of Simao. Jiu Tai Po or "9 Mesa Village" i...

2019 was a great year for YS teas especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Experience the diverse character...

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...

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 grow naturally on ...

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. ...

First Flush of Spring material * Stone-Compressed This is the second cake released by our own label for the year 2010!  It's composed entirely of f...

This is a first flush of Spring 2023 pluck from Pa Sha Mountain (帕沙山) is just south of Gelanghe in the southeast part of Menghai County (Xishuangba...

Entirely first flush of Spring 2023 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them ...

Old Arbor Tea harvested from the Guang Bie Old Village area in the Bu Lang Mountains of Menghai.  Strong, with bitterness that precedes a strong th...

We are proud to invite you to experience our 2020 production from Long Tan Village (龙塘 Dragon Pool)!  Long Tang village is a small village in the n...

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

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...

We present to you our 2024 Peerless! A blend of rare and unique teas of the highest quality tea leaves. All the tea leaves were picked from mature ...

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 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...

Tian Tang Cao (天堂草) is another name for Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum).  Our Tian Tang Cao mini cake is a blend of Menghai-area Ripe Pu-erh T...

Zheng Qi Tang is a small village in eastern Mengku county at an altitude of 2000 meters! You can find 正气塘 here! This is our first ever Zheng Qi Tan...

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 ...

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...

Bang Wai Mountain is in the county of Lancang not too far from the Jingmai Mountains. Bang Wai tea, like Jingmai tea, is a naturally occurring mixe...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Through the years we've offered a vast number of Raw Pu-erh Teas.  So vast is our offering that many customers rely on reviews or filter by "Best S...

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...

Taste a curated selection of Raw Pu-erh from Jing Dong and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of these amazing t...

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...

  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 ...

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. ...

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...

Introducing the 2025 Peerless Gold Label, a small-batch blend built from rare, mature-tree leaf (picked in a natural, low-input environment), craft...

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're very proud to introduce our Yunnan Sourcing Brand Certified Organic Teas! Our Yunnan Sourcing Certified Organic teas are certified organic by...

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...

This year we were very lucky to be able to get about 7 kilograms of tea from a small grove of wild trees growing near Bang Dong village in Lincang....

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 ...

Gu Shu Bai Cha means "Old Tree White Pekoe Tea".  White Pekoe refers to a Jinggu varietal called Camellia Assamica Taliensis that is very large an...

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...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested from mature trees in Spring 2023 and then wet piled in Autumn 2023.  This is the most po...

This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch made entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2024 and wet piled in la...

 "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...

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...

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, ...

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...

Purely Xin Ban Zhang village plantation tea harvested in Spring 2023 and wet-piled during 2023.  Potent, thick, bittersweet chocolatey goodness! St...

"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...

Na Han Village (那罕寨) is located near Bang Dong village in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture.Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitud...