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This is a premium ripe pu-erh tea made from a small wet pile batch (about 400 kilograms) composed entirely of Spring 2019 harvested Guang Bie villa...

This bamboo white is made from April 2024 harvested tea that is processed into a shade-dried white tea and then packed into bamboo sections and the...

The Te Ji (aka Special Grade) tuo is a newer Xiaguan recipe that has been produced since 2003. High grade material is processed in the traditional ...

This is a blend of Mengku (勐库临沧) area teas that is powerful, aromatic and flavorful!  This is a tea for aging and offered at a price point that mak...

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...

Heat tempered glass gaiwan for gong fu brewing! Volume 200ml ***Glass teaware is durable, but it is also fragile. Please make sure to properly warm...

One of the many 1975 classic recipe teas from Menghai Tea Factory. This is a tried and true recipe that is a prime candidate for near-term aging an...

This is a premium tippy "Gold Ribbon" version of the classic Feng Qing Te Ji tuo cha.  Aged in Lincang area since 2007 has given this a warm honey-...

"Buddy" celebrates the spirit of companionship that dogs and humans share.  Buddy is also a young stray dog that we fostered for a couple of months...

This year we decided to ask the grower of our very tasty Wild Tree Purple Moonlight White Tea from Jinggu to harvest tea from the same trees and bu...

A lovely naturally grown tea from Man Gang village in the Bang Dong area of Lincang. Harvested in 2023 from Spring and Autumn teas and then wet pil...

Classic Bu Lang blend with excellent Guangdong storage character. Thick and sweet, creamy vanilla mouth-feeling and nice feeling all around. This i...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2019 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 mete...

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...

Hong Mao Feng Black Tea from Jinggu, picked during the early spring flush, is carefully infused with fresh jasmine blossoms harvested in late May t...

These lovely mini tuo have been dry aged in Kunming since 2015 (previously stored in Menghai). They were produced by a Menghai area tea factory and...

This is a lovely lightly aged ripe tea made from Menghai harvested and wet-piled tea leaves.  It's a blend of various leaf grades that simulates th...

This tea cake is pressed from Spring 2017 harvested Bu Lang Mountain (south of Menghai in Xishuangbanna) that was wet piled in early 2018 and then ...

We are proud to announce our second Yi Wu area ripe pu-erh tea cake produced under the Yunnan Sourcing Brand! We used spring 2018 plantation and wi...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves from Spring and Autumn, originating from Lincang, Simao, and Menghai tea gardens. For the year...

Another wonderful Guangdong dry-storage Changtai cake made in honor of Hong Kong's Tong An Teahouse!   A blend of high quality wild arbor material ...

"Ba Xian" also known as the Eight Immortals Dan Cong grows in a couple of villages (Phoenix, Ping Keng Tou, and Zhong Shan) in the Wu Dong mountain...

A classic single edition of Da Yi's classic "Hong Zhuang" ripe pu-erh tea cake.  High grade tippy ripe pu-erh from Menghai has been blended to per...

This is a wonderful little super miniature ripe pu-erh tea cake.  Weighing just 8 grams each and individually wrapped for convenience!  Pressed fro...

A premium tippy blend from Menghai Tea Factory!  Aged in Kunming since it's release in 2011, this satisfying ripe pu-erh tea has lost all it's wet ...

This tea brick has been aged for 15 years in Guangdong dry storage.  The tea is ripened tea leaves from Menghai area tea leaves.  The leaves are c...

Menghai Gong Ting Grade Ripe Pu-erh Tea Harvested and wet piled in 2010.  Aged in Menghai and then later in Kunming as a loose leaf tea and then pr...

8592 is a classic "Da Yi" ripe pu-erh tea recipe first release in 1985.  It's a blend of wet piled tea with an average of grade 9 tea leaves (clic...

Liming Tea Factory is located in Menghai and specializes in both ripe and raw pu-erhs composed of Xishuangbanna tea leaves. This cake is a blend of...

A very strong tea from Bu Lang mountain area.  Purchased from a long time tea dealer in Foshan Guangdong who has stored it in their 2nd floor ware...

Spring 2017 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...

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...

This year's Impression cake is a blend of tea leaves entirely harvested during the first flush of spring 2024. The blend is sourced from tea garden...

This is a small Menghai area tea factory production composed almost entirely of tippy ripe leaves! The blend is their take on the classic Da Yi "Go...

This is our first ripe Jingmai Mountain tea released since 2012.  Entirely Jingmai mountain area tea harvested in 2017 and wet piled in Menghai.  S...

Yun Tai Mountain is located in An Hua County of Hunan Province and is home to some of Hunan's most remote and wild tea gardens. This tea is from t...

Our Jianzhan wares crafted by lifetime Jianzhan pottery veteran Wu Hong Hua. Jianzhan wares are from Jianyang town in Fujian Province.  They became...

A very modern style of cup.  When I first saw these I thought" "My cup runneth over (with cream)!" Perhaps a good cup for a creamy Jade oolong, or ...

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 1. Exp...

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...

Late autumn harvest tea from wild arbor tea trees (between 60 and 80 year old) growing in the area of Yi Bi village of Yi Wu county.  Entirely no ...

This is an aged "Que She" varietal oolong that was harvested in 2012!  It's been re-roasted once since it was harvested!   The flavor is ultra smoo...

Ru Yao Kiln celadon wares originate from Henan province. The technique was perfected in the Song Dynasty. The glaze used is unique and contains som...

Purely wild arbor Mengku area ripe tea! A blend of three different 2020 wet pile batches from Xiao Hu Sai, Ba Wai, and Da Hu Sai! This is a very fu...

The "Xiao Fa" or "Little French" tuo is a classic Xiaguan Ripe Pu-erh tuo tea.  It has been produced since the 1970's. It was the first Pu-erh tea ...

This is a premium blend that we've named "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King." "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea ca...

An early white wrapper production with a "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" nei fei pressed into the cake.   "Ming Xiang Ya Yuan" is the name of Hai Lang's tea ...

A light-roast take on classic Rou Gui (literally “cinnamon”), a Yancha cultivar prized since the Qing Dynasty. Spring leaf is gently fired to prese...