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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 ...

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...

Our second production from Bing Dao village. We have produced other teas from neighboring villages but last Autumn we met a grower that had excell...

This Autumn white label YS production is made entirely from wild arbor tea growing in Bang Ma village, Mengku county of Lincang. Bang Ma village is...

This is the fourth cake in our "Road to Yi Wu" (易武之道) series of cakes.  We have selected fall harvest (谷花茶) wild arbor material from the area of "D...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2024 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea. The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters...

Autumn 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...

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...

"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 Sh...

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...

You Le Zhi Chun (攸乐之春 aka “Spring of You Le”) is the second tea cake created under the new Yunnan Sourcing / Rui Cao Xiang label. This label is a ...

Entirely Mannuo Village ripe pu-erh tea! Mannuo is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well-known for cultivating tea that has a thick bittersw...

Our "Fleeting Years" (流年) tea cake is a blend of aged mao cha from several different years and regions, ranging from 6 to 13 years of age. While al...

This is another cake in our "aged as mao cha" series, but this one is a blend of several different regions of aged mao cha and also from several di...

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. ...

Aged Mao Cha blend entirely from the Jinggu region of Simao.  The tea was aged in a loose leaf form in hot and humid Jinggu for more than a decade ...

This tea is made entirely from high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters, making them the highest ...

2023 was a great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 1. Experience the...

This is a Spring 2020 Di Jie Village area old plantation harvest tea. The tea was wet piled during the summer of 2020 and then aged in Mengku until...

This is a first flush of Spring 2019 pluck from Pa Sha Mountain (帕沙山) is just south of Gelanghe in the southeast part of Menghai County (Xishuangba...

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...

Ba Da Mountain First Flush of Spring 2015 tea leaves were picked and processed into mao cha (loose leaf raw pu-erh tea) and then aged for 5 years i...

Entirely Old and Ancient Arbor tea from the Spring 2017 Harvest from Zhang Jia Wan village in the Yi Wu mountain range. Zhang Jia Wan is near Ding...

A blend of Spring and Autumn 2022 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang. 200+ year old tea trees growing...

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,...

2022 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Pa...

"Cha Tou Sheng Yun" (茶头圣韵 aka Cha Tou Sage Verse) is our Cha Tou (Tea Nugget) ripe pu-erh brick and our third production (our 1st production was in...

We present to you our 2023 Peerless! A blend of rare and unique teas of the highest quality tea leaves. All the tea leaves were picked from mature ...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested in spring 2020 and then wet piled in the late summer of 2020.  Entirely Lao Man'e old pl...

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...

This is a spring 2018 harvested mao cha that was pressed in 2019.  It's from an undisclosed location in the Bu Lang mountains.  This is an incredib...

Ma Zui Shi is a small village in the mountains north of Jinggu county that sits at an altitude of almost 1800 meters. The tea that we used to hand ...

Our Man Tang Hong "Number 2" cake is composed from an average of grade 2 ripe tea leaves harvested from mature tea bushes in Mengku county (Lincang...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2018! The tea leaves for this tea cake were picked from 100 to 200 years old tea trees growing wild in th...

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...

Our second Sanctuary release!! Sanctuary is a small wet pile batch of just 600 kilograms! We purchased 230 kilograms in total. Instead of separatin...

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...

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. ...

Qing Mei Shan is a remote mountain area in Yong De county of Lincang.  The tea trees here are 100-300 years old and have been growing wild for cen...

With this lovely cake we celebrate an age-old tradition of mixing raw and ripe pu-erh tea together to create a harmonious blend worthy of aging. Li...

This is a blend of tea from Spring 2016 that was aged as loose leaf (mao cha) before being pressed in December 2020.  This is a warm and nurturing ...

Entirely "ye sheng" varietal tea from the highest reaches of the Wu Liang mountains.  Growing above 2000 feet these wild tea bushes range from 50 ...

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

This is the final Yunnan Sourcing production for 2009.  Fall tea harvested in mid-October from Mang Jing village in the Jing Mai mountains was used...

This is a new blend for 2021! A blend of autumn harvested tea from several villages in Lincang! All wild arbor tea from mature trees! Potent mouth-...

Entirely wild arbor tea from autumn 2019! Tea leaves taken from 80 to 120 years old tea trees growing wild in the Mang Fei mountainous area in Yong...

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 located in Jinggu co...

"Cha Tou Sheng Yun" (茶头圣韵 aka Cha Tou Sage Verse) is our Cha Tou (Tea Nugget) ripe pu-erh brick and our fourth production (our 1st production was ...